how can one tell the difference?

How can one tell the difference between an A or B of a subway car model bby looking at it? Like R68 and R68A.

By just looking at them I can't. I don't think anyone can. The car numbers is how I can tell.

I agree with everything that Harry said, at the same time some trains do have the builder plates on there (well in really) so that is another way to tell who is the builder and model.

u can tell the difference definitely between the 68 and the 68a's..

Heres how :

Car numbers

R68 Car numbers range from 2500-2924

R68A Car numbers range from 5001-5200

Interior:

Cab doors; Open and swing like a regular door on the 68's.

Cab doors; Slide back and forth on the 68a's

Rollsigns:

R68 Rollsign:

R68A Rollsign:

Route letters on the Outside of the train:

R68- 2500'S - 2790'S, The letter is displayed alot lower then the R68A

R68 display :

R68A Display :Higher then the 68s

hope this clears some air with the R68/R68A Hippo differences

then some people have a problem differentiating :

An R42, R62, R17, R32

hehe...

Zach

Those are pretty obvious. What about the R160's? Nice models. Where's the R68's?

160s? hmm, to tell u the truth, i really cant tell the difference, except for the car numbers...

thanks, hope u like em hehe..

R68 Subway car models havent been produced by any model train company yet..

Thanks for all the information.

Good post. I'm still trying to figure out which cars are which.

I am getting better at it.

Paul

I would have never noticed that zach thanks for pointing that out.

no prob

How can one tell the difference between an A or B of a subway car model bby looking at it? Like R68 and R68A.

Car with Full cab: A

Car with No cab: B

I'm not so sure, but i think a car with Half-width cab like R32's are A, but that i'll have to check

Error, what you said was a description of a R44, 46, 142, 143, and 160.

no, that is far from a description.

he said how can you tell the difference between a A car and a B car of a train

that is how you tell the difference between A and B

A with cab

B without cab

easiest way there is.

forget car numbers and everything, the car number trick (odd being B, even being A) only works on R44's and R46's.

I figured he meant just by looking at the outside of the train. Like a train passing by without stopping or without stepping inside of it.