R62A (New York City Subway car)
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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 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.
[edit] Service History
In 1984 R62As were being deliver. Its first 30 Day Test run ran on the 1 Line. It wasn't so long when the R62As was taken out of service due to problems. After that it made a Test run on the 4 Line. Then the Test ran on the 2 line.
Between April 14, 1985 and April 21, 1985 The test ran on the 5 and 7 lines. When it was completed it ran on its first service on the 1 Line on May 29, 1985. And in the mid 1987 more newer cars were delivered on the S, 3 and 6 Lines.
[edit] 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 73⁄16 in wide 11 ft 105⁄8 in high |
15 m long 2.621 m wide 3.623 m high |
| Track, standard gauge | 4 ft 81⁄2 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 |
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| Air conditioning system | Two Stone Safety Corp. HVAC units each car. | |
| Price per car (new) | US$798,770 | |
