MHV9218 Posted April 13, 2015 Share #1 Posted April 13, 2015 I was recently looking through a great set of photos by "farrockawayatrain" and I found this photo of an R62 train from the 80s. I knew that some R62As (particularly lower 16xx) trains tested on the line during the 1980s, but I'd never seen an R62 photographed. Does anybody know how long this test lasted, and why R62As were later favored over R62s? Note also the rare R62 rollsign in this photo--a few R62As (namely 1918, 2067, a 17xx car, and a 21xx car) have an R62 rollsign installed, but seeing the (7)'s destinations in that single-line, condensed script of the R62s is a rarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRunRob Posted April 13, 2015 Share #2 Posted April 13, 2015 Nice find. I remember seeing/Riding the R62a's on the Flushing line circa 1984/85.. This photo probably shows in service testing for reliability (Late 1983) in running the cars for almost a day (20-24 hours) and then inspecting. I believe they ran the same tests on the as well...before going over the . As far as why they picked the r62a's over the r62s are we talking present? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted April 13, 2015 Share #3 Posted April 13, 2015 Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3216068E Posted April 16, 2015 Share #4 Posted April 16, 2015 Nice pics the days where the R62s were amongst the most reliable trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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