R62A's on the 5 line?

[borednyorker157 38]

Back then, why did they operate very few R62a's on the 5 line? I remember well seeing a few when I was little around 2000-2001 on the Dyre avenue line, how come they still don't operate them today along the line?

[jgood6195 216]

Because the MTA had decide to upgrade the with R142/As when it was time to replace the Redbirds.

Edited December 15, 2012 by jgood6195

[Art Vandelay 783]

The 5 ran OPTO shuttles at night, which required R62As. During the day, these two 5 car trains would be combined into one and would (not always) run on the 5.

[Eric B 1,028]

Those were basically borrowed from the .

Of course, before OPTO, they almost never ran there, as the were strictly redbirds, and the 62/62A were strictly . I used to wonder why they didn't spread the new cars out more. In '87, when the 2000's started arriving, and the was full, I thought they were going to make it an "full time expresses gets the new stuff" thing, and begin putting them on the (Especially after I saw the new arrivals in 180th St. signed up as ), but then put them on the instead. (And it was not so that the and could have the same cars to swap, because they did not seem to do that back then. The was strictly the MK 26-29's, and the was strictly 33's, not even painted and overhauled yet at first).

[jgood6195 216]

It would be so cool to see an R62 or R62A on the train!

[realizm 4,456]

Those were basically borrowed from the .

 

 

 

No kidding. I assumed all this time they were borrowed from the . Never knew that.

[Snowblock 3,488]

It would be so cool to see (any type of equipment) run on the (any line that equipment doesn't normally run on)!!!

[realizm 4,456]

It would be so cool to see (any type of equipment) run on the (any line that equipment doesn't normally run on)!!!

 

 

M8s on the IND Rockaway branch!! Woohooo!!!

 

Just kidding.

[borednyorker157 38]

The 5 ran OPTO shuttles at night, which required R62As. During the day, these two 5 car trains would be combined into one and would (not always) run on the 5.

 

Oh! lol i don't remember ever seeing them run at late nights. I can't even find pics of them running late nights at the time.

[Dj Hammers 1,842]

When I lived in Park Slope when I was really young, I once saw an R62/A 5 Train at Franklin Avenue. Only saw one R62/A 5 in my life :/

[Snowblock 3,488]

Don't worry, you didn't miss much. They look just like the R62A's on any other line, just with different rollsigns.

[Tim92 6]

R62/A's are comming back to the lines, just got to wait for the R188's to go to the and

[jgood6195 216]

Damn, I miss seeing R40s on the .

[Trainmaster5 3,780]

Don't worry, you didn't miss much. They look just like the R62A's on any other line, just with different rollsigns.

 

Maybe it's just me but I operated an R62A train, Monday-Friday, for a whole pick and it never seemed "special" to me , my C/R, or any of my regular passengers. No big deal.

[paulrivera 1,145]

I rode an R62 (no, not an R62A) on the once, and have never seen one since. Apparently it was on loan from the line, but how would I know why since I was about 8 .

 

And that one time I rode an R26 up to Woodlawn on a rerouted . Those were the days....

[GojiMet86 4,698]

I've ridden 62s on the and , and the Redbirds on the and .

 

 

Does anyone else remember the vanilla smell on the R62s? I don't smell it anymore.

[Metro CSW 1,507]

My brother and I used to fan the 62s on the when we were really young and always sneak outta the house. Those were the days....

Edited December 15, 2012 by NovaCSW8030

[Fresh Pond 5,363]

R62/A's are comming back to the lines,

 

For the last time, ita only the

 

just got to wait for the R188's to go to the and

 

 

Only to the ...dunno where you hearing the rest of that nonsense from

[Metro CSW 1,507]

R62/A's are comming back to the lines, just got to wait for the R188's to go to the and

 

Edited December 16, 2012 by NovaCSW8030

[Kingsbridge Bus 193]

No kidding. I assumed all this time they were borrowed from the . Never knew that.

 

 

It couldn't have been borrowed from the as the for used R62's and not R62A's

 

*Correct me if I am wrong

[GojiMet86 4,698]

http://www.thejoekorner.com/carassignments/index.html

 

The used R62s, and the used R62As. The , if you look at several years, used about 20 R62As.

[Eric B 1,028]

It couldn't have been borrowed from the as the for used R62's and not R62A's

 

*Correct me if I am wrong

 

Correct. This was before the swap, which was when the NTT's were coming in. So the had the 62A's, and the had 62's, and a few redbirds.

It would be so cool to see an R62 or R62A on the train!

They did have some 62A's on there during the post-911 service changes, as the was cut back to 14th, and even with the extended to New Lots, there were still some leftover cars.

[Grand Concourse 2,690]

I remember seeing R62as from the 1 red stripe and the 6 yellow stripe when I rode the 5. This was around 1999-2001. Without question, the 5 didn't use the 4's R62s.

Edited December 16, 2012 by Grand Concourse

[Nova RTS 9147 79]

I remember seeing R62as from the 1 red stripe and the 6 yellow stripe when I rode the 5. This was around 1999-2001. Without question, the 5 didn't use the 4's R62s.

 

 

There were a handful of times (two I personally remember) when R62s would show up on the during weekend GOs where the line ended at 149th-Grand Concourse.

[Grand Concourse 2,690]

Well, ok, but I meant regular service, sans gos or any other out of the ordinary service disruptions.