ttcsubwayfan Posted January 16, 2013 Share #1 Posted January 16, 2013 Can any of the train operators and conductors on this forum please comment on what they think of the R62/A cars? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted January 17, 2013 Share #2 Posted January 17, 2013 They're decent cars to work. Except for the buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzing in the IC speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted January 22, 2013 Share #3 Posted January 22, 2013 They're decent cars to work. Except for the buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzing in the IC speaker. ohh yes, especailly if they turn up the PA system to make announcements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted January 23, 2013 Share #4 Posted January 23, 2013 Contrary to popular belief, NONE of the active revenue fleet have volume control for the PA. The volume control is your voice and how close you get to the mic. On a related matter, the HVAC doesn't have a temperature control either - we have ON or OFF, and the thermostat in each car does the adjustments automatically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted January 24, 2013 Share #5 Posted January 24, 2013 Contrary to popular belief, NONE of the active revenue fleet have volume control for the PA. The volume control is your voice and how close you get to the mic. On a related matter, the HVAC doesn't have a temperature control either - we have ON or OFF, and the thermostat in each car does the adjustments automatically. I thought I saw a volume control knob near the door close announcement button when I peeked into an OOS R160... (from the platform of an active station.. don't any of you get any ideas lol) It's probably just for the automated announcements then if it is, I know sometimes I hear the automated stuff in different volumes. IINM you can feed the radio directly into the train on the NTT's too. One time a message from RCC came on through the entire train and another time I saw a C/R talking to control through a mic near the TOD (not the one by the door control nor into an external radio.) With all that I've only seen one knob that looks somewhat like a volume control knob, and I've only seen it on an NT train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted January 24, 2013 Share #6 Posted January 24, 2013 That volume knob is for the cab speaker, and controls how loud you HEAR it, not how loud you broadcast. The speaker is for the IC (which is used for talking to the other cabs) and for the automatic announcements, emergency intercom and radio on the NTTs. Yes you can broadcast the radio over the PA on the NTTs too, but that is typically only used in cases of severe delays or emergencies where RCC wants to pass information directly to the the customers that the conductor doesn't have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted January 24, 2013 Share #7 Posted January 24, 2013 I thought I saw a volume control knob near the door close announcement button when I peeked into an OOS R160... (from the platform of an active station.. don't any of you get any ideas lol) It's probably just for the automated announcements then if it is, I know sometimes I hear the automated stuff in different volumes. IINM you can feed the radio directly into the train on the NTT's too. One time a message from RCC came on through the entire train and another time I saw a C/R talking to control through a mic near the TOD (not the one by the door control nor into an external radio.) With all that I've only seen one knob that looks somewhat like a volume control knob, and I've only seen it on an NT train. is that how a 142a can BLAST the bleecker street announcement or is that because of the recording? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vprojis Posted January 24, 2013 Share #8 Posted January 24, 2013 62 & 62a are the same as R68s.... its basically a mini R68. Havent seen a lot of big issues with those contract. I think the 62s on the #1 line have NO Door Enabler System on it..... correct me if i am wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgood6195 Posted January 24, 2013 Share #9 Posted January 24, 2013 62 & 62a are the same as R68s.... its basically a mini R68. Havent seen a lot of big issues with those contract. I think the 62s on the #1 line have NO Door Enabler System on it..... correct me if i am wrong. Except that the R68s came about 1 to 2 years after the last R62As. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princelex Posted January 24, 2013 Share #10 Posted January 24, 2013 62 & 62a are the same as R68s.... its basically a mini R68. Havent seen a lot of big issues with those contract. I think the 62s on the #1 line have NO Door Enabler System on it..... correct me if i am wrong. R62/A's don't have door enablers in them at all. The only subway cars with door enablers in the A Division are the R142/A's. I enjoy working on the R62/A's. The majority of the PA's work, it's surprisingly roomy inside the cab and they are basic and simple cars to operate from a conductors point of view and for me, simple is perfect. 2 thumbs up for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted January 24, 2013 Share #11 Posted January 24, 2013 Here i will make this easy! R62A>R62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted January 25, 2013 Share #12 Posted January 25, 2013 From a passenger's standpoint, amen. The R62's accelerating/decelerating is jerky like the R46's compared the smoother riding R62A and R68/R68A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenFrancis Posted January 25, 2013 Share #13 Posted January 25, 2013 I love the R62A more than the R62 because , its smoother, the propulsion noise sounds better than the R62's (which is like the R46s) and also the rollsigns of the R62As look more "organized" than those of the R62s , the only thing I dont like about those trains are those pantograph gates, they should be replaced with the spring ropes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted January 25, 2013 Share #14 Posted January 25, 2013 Here i will make this easy! R62A>R62 Math can be fun!! +1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted January 25, 2013 Share #15 Posted January 25, 2013 This may be an unpopular opinion around here, but R68A > R68. The 68A intercoms actually work and they're the only class in the active fleet which have fire extinguishers in the cabs. And sliding doors beat hinged doors, especially with those TIGHT cabs that the 68/68A's have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share #16 Posted February 2, 2013 Here i will make this easy! R62A>R62 While I do agree with you from a buff's perspective, is there anything in particular about the R62As that makes them superior to the R62s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share #17 Posted February 4, 2013 Not to double post, but I read on an older thread that the R62A and R68A cars have a component called e-cam and that it delays the application of the brakes by 4 seconds (this was posted by a driver). Another source said that it was the R62 and R68A with the delay, since they are Kawasaki, and that it's only a 1.5 second delay. And yet another said that the delay only kicks in when the train is doing 32 mph or higher. Which of these statements has a truth to it? I'm doing research for a fictional project and I don't know much about the mechanical aspects of these cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleRTO Posted February 26, 2013 Share #18 Posted February 26, 2013 I think that the 62's are decent i like the full width cabs and the acceleration but they're too jerky and getting used to the breaks can be a pain in the ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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