New York Public Transport System, USA
Key Data:
Type of vehicle
Advanced Rapid Transit (ART)
Type of system
Automated Rapid Transit
Owner
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Operator
AirRail Transit Consortium
Dates of order
1998
Quantity ordered
32 cars
System length
13km (8 miles), double-tracked
Train control
Fully automated, 24 hour per day operation
Signalling
Moving block, two modes of operation: automatic train operation; emergency manual
Power supply and distribution
750V DC, third rail
Communications
Station dynamic displays, full PA system, CCTV cameras, telephones, 2-way O&M radio system, fiber optic communication network
Length (over coupler faces)
17,602mm
Overall width
3,197mm
Track gauge
1,435mm
Maximum design speed
110km/h
