6 Lexington Ave Posted October 9, 2011 Share #1 Posted October 9, 2011 1. For how long has the been 100% R62A? 2. When the was redbirds and R62As, where there more redbirds or R62As on the line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dman1455 Posted October 9, 2011 Share #2 Posted October 9, 2011 1. For how long has the been 100% R62A?2. When the was redbirds and R62As, where there more redbirds or R62As on the line? 1. I think it's been R62A's ever since those cars came in service so around since the late 80's early 90's? 2. What time period? When the R62A's first came in of course there were few in numbers, over time the fleet got bigger and bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Lexington Ave Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted October 9, 2011 2. What time period? When the R62A's first came in of course there were few in numbers, over time the fleet got bigger and bigger. Well, I'm mostly talking about afar all the R62As came into service. What was the percentage. I don't think it was 50% redbirds-50 % R62A.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova RTS 9147 Posted October 9, 2011 Share #4 Posted October 9, 2011 Well, I'm mostly talking about afar all the R62As came into service. What was the percentage. I don't think it was 50% redbirds-50 % R62A.. Pre infantile amnesia precludes me from remembering the exact car assignments of the since 1985, but from the 90s on, the was 60/40 or so R62As. The redbirds didn't reign supreme like they use to, but they still had a significant presence. And yes, the was all R62A since the trains arrived off the boat. This is a great article on the details of the R62/A program. http://www.nycsubway.org/articles/chiasson-r62.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68 Subway Car Posted October 9, 2011 Share #5 Posted October 9, 2011 1) The R62A has dominated the from when the R62As first came to the system in 1984. 2) The had a mix of Redbirds and R62As back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princelex Posted October 9, 2011 Share #6 Posted October 9, 2011 1. For how long has the been 100% R62A?2. When the was redbirds and R62As, where there more redbirds or R62As on the line? 1. The has been 100% R62A since 1987 or 1988. 2. There were slightly more R62A's on the . I think dman1455 was spot-on with the percentage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted October 9, 2011 Share #7 Posted October 9, 2011 1986 is probably more like it. '87 was when the 2000's came in, and then spread to the , after the long got its fill, and had passed down to the it's entire share. There was a very brief period afterwards, where an R36 redbird ran on the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted October 9, 2011 Share #8 Posted October 9, 2011 1986 is probably more like it. '87 was when the 2000's came in, and then spread to the , after the long got its fill, and had passed down to the it's entire share. There was a very brief period afterwards, where an R36 redbird ran on the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted October 10, 2011 Share #9 Posted October 10, 2011 Was that the last time the saw a non R-68 train in service? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted October 10, 2011 Share #10 Posted October 10, 2011 Was that the last time the saw a non R-68 train in service? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted October 10, 2011 Share #11 Posted October 10, 2011 It may have been when I mentioned (and that's 62, not 68); though I'm trying to remember if more recently it happened again (like in the equipment shakeup post 9-11, or some other time when there was a G.O. or something. Like a 142? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted October 10, 2011 Share #12 Posted October 10, 2011 It may have been when I mentioned (and that's 62, not 68); though I'm trying to remember if more recently it happened again (like in the equipment shakeup post 9-11, or some other time when there was a G.O. or something. Like a 142? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lance25 Posted October 10, 2011 Share #13 Posted October 10, 2011 Was that the last time the saw a non R-68 train in service? R142s popped up on the during the water main break on Central Park West last month, as well as late last year, both times to provide extra service on the Bway-7th Ave line. Just naming a few examples off the top of my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lance25 Posted October 10, 2011 Share #14 Posted October 10, 2011 Was that the last time the saw a non R-68 train in service? R142s popped up on the during the water main break on Central Park West last month, as well as late last year, both times to provide extra service on the Bway-7th Ave line. Just naming a few examples off the top of my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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