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[[Image:Subway train 125th.jpg|thumb|right|390px|An R62A on the [[IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line]]]]
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'''R62A''' is a series of [[New York City Subway]] cars, built by [[Bombardier]] in [[Montreal, Quebec]], with final assembly done in [[Barre, Vermont]]. The R62A series was a continuation of the [[R62 (New York City Subway car)|R62]] order. These 825 cars were built between 1984 and 1987 and entered service between 1985 and 1988. They replaced the [[R17 (New York City Subway car)|R17]]/[[R21 (New York City Subway car)|21]]/[[R22 (New York City Subway car)|22]] cars, which were retired by early 1988.
'''R62A''' is a series of [[New York City Subway]] cars, built by [[Bombardier]] in [[Montreal, Quebec]], with final assembly done in [[Barre, Vermont]]. The R62A series was a continuation of the [[R62 (New York City Subway car)|R62]] order. These 825 cars were built between 1984 and 1987 and entered service between 1985 and 1988. They replaced the [[R17 (New York City Subway car)|R17]]/[[R21 (New York City Subway car)|21]]/[[R22 (New York City Subway car)|22]] cars, which were retired by early 1988.
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Revision as of 15:32, 21 January 2007

An R62A on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line

R62A is a series of New York City Subway cars, built by Bombardier in Montreal, Quebec, with final assembly done in Barre, Vermont. The R62A series was a continuation of the R62 order. These 825 cars were built between 1984 and 1987 and entered service between 1985 and 1988. They replaced the R17/21/22 cars, which were retired by early 1988.

The R62A series are numbered 1651-2475. Numbers 1901-2155 are single cars and run on the 7 service to make 11-car trains. Some 1900-series cars run on the 42 Street Shuttle. All other cars are in 5-car sets.

R62A cars currently run on the 1 (based at the 240 Street Yard in the Bronx), 7 service (based at Corona Yard in Queens), and 42nd Street Shuttle (based at Livonia Yard, Brooklyn). They also occasionally appear on the 3, which also has Livonia Yard as its home, and 4. [1]

Car 1909 was wrecked in 1996 and removed from the property in 2001.

R-62A Specifications

Car builder Bombardier Transportation Ltd. in Montreal, Quebec, Canada & Barre, Vermont
Car body stainless steel with carbon end bonnet
Unit numbers 1651-1900 and 2156-2475 are configured in 5 – Car sets, 1901-2155 are Single cars
Fleet of 824 cars
Car dimensions 51 ft 1⁄2 in long
8 ft 7316 in wide
11 ft 1058 in high
15 m long
2.621 m wide
3.623 m high
Track, standard gauge 4 ft 812 in 1.435 m
Doorway width
(side—clear opening)
4 ft 6 in 1.37 m
Wheel diameter 34 inches 864 mm
Propulsion system Westinghouse(AdTranz) XCB248R E-CAM
DC Traction Motors Westinghouse 1447J
Power (4 per car) 115 horsepower 86 kW
Brakes New York Air Brake (NYAB) Newtran elctrodynamic "SMEE" Braking System
Average car weight
(empty)
A-car (with cab) : 73,900 lb
B-car (without cab): 74,540 lb
33,970 kg
33,810 kg
Maximum speed from 55 mph to about 65 mph 90 to 105 km/h
Average about 100 km/h
Total seated passengers A car (cab car): 40
B car (no cab): 44
Air conditioning system Two Stone Safety Corp. HVAC units each car.
Price per car (new) US$798,770