R62A (New York City Subway car)
| R62A (New York City Subway car) | |
|---|---|
 An R62A 7 train arriving at Queensboro Plaza station in Queens. | |
 Interior of R62A on 1 train | |
| Constructed | 1984-1987 |
| Number built | 825 |
| Number in service | 824 |
| Number scrapped | 1 (1909) |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 51.04 feet (15.56 m) |
| Platform height | 3.6458 ft (1.1 m) |
| Doors | 6 per car |
| Braking system(s) | NYAB GSX23 Newtran “COBRA SMEE” Braking System NYAB Tread Brake Unit |
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 42nd Street Shuttle. All other cars are in 5-car sets.
R62A cars currently run on the 1 (based at the 240th Street Yard in the Bronx), 7 service (based at Corona Yard in Queens), 3 and42nd Street Shuttle (based at Livonia Yard, Brooklyn).
Car 2153 features blue colored bucket seats and currently operates on the 7. The 11-car train set it is part of all (except Car 1915) feature green LED local (circle) lights around the rollsign where the number 7 is indicated and red LED express (diamond) lights. These are featured on the window rollsigns of these 11-cars.
Car 1909 was wrecked in 1996 and removed from the property and disposed of in 2001.
An interesting fact to note is that the R62A uses a different brake package than the majority of the fleet. Known as the "COBRA" configuration, it involves utilizing friction brakes on only one of the two trucks per car. This decreases overall wheel tread wear and dust resulting from brake applications, which in turn reduces maintenance costs. The R62A's brakes are manufactured by the New York Air Brake Company.
See also
References
- Sansone, Gene. Evolution of New York City subways: An illustrated history of New York City's transit cars, 1867-1997. New York Transit Museum Press, New York, 1997 ISBN 978-0963749284