R262 (R62/R62A Replacement) - Information & Discussion

[LTA1992]

11 hours ago, Enjineer said:

Well remember, there are orders in between these contracts, so I think they generally just go up as they get more railcar-related contracts. Not all of them are even things like new work equipment, sometimes there are R contracts for stuff like HVAC systems. It would make sense though that the "generations" of cars would fall into different numbers (R1XX, etc.) 

No shit. But there ARE gaps. Large gaps in the sequence now that never used to exist.

These lists do exist you know.

[Eric B]

I wonder if it's even really the same number series. The full number is actually R34xxx, and it didn't start out that way. It looks like this was a whole new series (including many other things besides rolling stock, which is what the original series was; hence so many consecutive numbers), and they just fixed it so that it appeared to pick up with the old R series, but it's really the "34000" series..

[Enjineer]

6 hours ago, LTA1992 said:

These lists do exist you know.

I know, that's what I've looked at to see where the passenger car contract orders fit in with the other contract orders. I still wonder why they've started having gaps in the contract orders...maybe things were drafted and then shelved so they just move on? Seems weird that they wouldn't just sequentially number contracts. 

[Just New York]

18 hours ago, V886132 said:

I wouldn't be surprised if they wind up on the   , as the R142s from the  will likely have to go to the for Lexington Ave CBTC before the R262s.

Knowing TA the will get the R142 from the

[T to Dyre Avenue]

23 hours ago, Union Tpke said:

 

Already a thread on the R262s? Damn, that was quick!

19 hours ago, MysteriousBtrain said:

And this makes sense because????

Well, it depends. If the Lex CBTC is ready to go live before sufficient (if any) R262s get on the property, then they may have no other option. They have already ruled out equipping the R62/R62A cars with CBTC.

1 hour ago, Just New York said:

Knowing TA the will get the R142 from the

Not necessarily. The  ran solely with R62As while the  ran solely with Redbirds for roughly 15 years before the R142s came on the scene. Don’t forget, they had issues that sidelined them for the better part of 2001 and 2002.

Edited January 19, 2019 by T to Dyre Avenue

[R68OnBroadway]

21 hours ago, MHV9218 said:

Interesting to think whether the 62s or 62As will go first. The latter fleet are a few years newer, but they've been subject to way more abuse. The 62s consistently outperform on MDBF thanks to the diminished service requirements of the (3), sort of like how the 68As ought to long outlive the 68s given their M-F use only. I wouldn't be surprised if the 62s made it longer than the newer 62As. Their latest MDBF numbers were 2.5x that of the newer 62As. Also wonder if the MTA might spread the fleets more to decrease that kind of difference.

 

 

I would expect the 62As to go first given that they are on lines that would see CBTC installment quicker and are also more prone to failures; I would expect replacement to go something like this:

 fleet retired first

 42nd fleet retired 2nd

 fleet retired 3rd

 fleet retired last

I think though that if FF comes into play, we could see the R62s go to the  while the  gets NTTs and is flat-out retired... I hope that this plan will also allow 7th and Lex to have two separate fleets.

[LGA Link N Train]

3 minutes ago, R68OnBroadway said:

I would expect the 62As to go first given that they are on lines that would see CBTC installment quicker and are also more prone to failures; I would expect replacement to go something like this:

 fleet retired first

 42nd fleet retired 2nd

 fleet retired 3rd

 fleet retired last

I think though that if FF comes into play, we could see the R62s go to the  while the  gets NTTs and is flat-out retired... I hope that this plan will also allow 7th and Lex to have two separate fleets.

Nice! This is what I predict will happen:

Remaining R142A's are CBTC equipped (basically converted to R188's) and stay on the  or move to the  or  

R142's are CBTC converted. 

R262's first batch go on the  first. Retiring Westchester's R62A's

Second Batch goes to the  and  which opens a door for a number of possibilities: I'll just name one: 

E 180th/239 R142's get booted to the  which can boot its "R188's" to the  or / (< I say this since the  and 42nd Street share Livonia)

Last batch will replace remaining R62A's and can either go to the ,  or  

For now, this is all just speculation.

[ABOGbrooklyn]

Nice, now we just need a replacement for the fat ass R68/As

[gravescend179]

anyone want the link to read the whole article ?

[Mysterious2train]

No article yet, just the committee meeting materials: http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/190122_1400_CPOC.pdf (pgs 8. 9. 22 and 25)

Obligatory disclaimers that I can't see the future, I don't work at the MTA, I don't know what kinds of technologies could appear in the future and there's little point in speculating about a fleet that currently doesn't exist. But for the sake of discussion: 

As long as the  and  maintain their current routings, it's probably safe to say they will share a fleet to keep things as simple as possible. (And putting aside logistics, why would anybody want 7th and Lex to have their own uniform fleets? It'd be a bit dull seeing all the routes on a trunk line use the same fleet exclusively!) 

Once CBTC on the Lexington Av Line starts, I assume every car assigned to the  would have to be CBTC-compatible in case they show up on the . There aren't enough R142s and R142As to completely fill the , so it seems we have little choice but to wait before a sufficient amount of R262s enter service before Lex CBTC can start. (If there's something I'm missing in this regard, please let me know!). 

If the R262s come with wider doors and open gangways like the R211s, I assume they would go to the lines with the biggest dwell time and crowding issues. That sounds like the  to me, with any leftover cars going to the . (Keeping in mind that the MTA put the R62As on the  to keep them off of the ). Which would mean that the R142s and R142As would go to the  - though which of the R142/R142As end up on which of those three lines specifically is irrelevant to me. 

Edited January 19, 2019 by Mysterious2train

[Union Tpke]

58 minutes ago, Mysterious2train said:

No article yet, just the committee meeting materials: http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/190122_1400_CPOC.pdf (pgs 8. 9. 22 and 25)

Obligatory disclaimers that I can't see the future, I don't work at the MTA, I don't know what kinds of technologies could appear in the future and there's little point in speculating about a fleet that currently doesn't exist. But for the sake of discussion: 

As long as the  and  maintain their current routings, it's probably safe to say they will share a fleet to keep things as simple as possible. (And putting aside logistics, why would anybody want 7th and Lex to have their own uniform fleets? It'd be a bit dull seeing all the routes on a trunk line use the same fleet exclusively!) 

Once CBTC on the Lexington Av Line starts, I assume every car assigned to the  would have to be CBTC-compatible in case they show up on the . There aren't enough R142s and R142As to completely fill the , so it seems we have little choice but to wait before a sufficient amount of R262s enter service before Lex CBTC can start. (If there's something I'm missing in this regard, please let me know!). 

If the R262s come with wider doors and open gangways like the R211s, I assume they would go to the lines with the biggest dwell time and crowding issues. That sounds like the  to me, with any leftover cars going to the . (Keeping in mind that the MTA put the R62As on the  to keep them off of the ). Which would mean that the R142s and R142As would go to the  - though which of the R142/R142As end up on which of those three lines specifically is irrelevant to me. 

Keep in mind that the R142/As' doors are wider than those on the R62As. The R62As on the  are awful, and it takes longer for people to exit the train. Dwell times should go down across the IRT. This is great news. I hope they send both R62s and R62As to the museum, instead of doing what they did with the R27/R30.

 

2 hours ago, T to Dyre Avenue said:

Already a thread on the R262s? Damn, that was quick!

I had little time to spare. Shabbat was about to come in. I thought there would be a few more pages of discussion by now.

23 hours ago, Coney Island Av said:

Lol R262. It's just like R62 2.0 in a way! 

My thought as well.

 

On 1/18/2019 at 6:55 PM, Elmhurst said:

You must've been grinning from ear to ear while creating this thread.

Yes. But not for that long since I had to walk to the subway station to help my dad carry some things.

On 1/18/2019 at 6:36 PM, XcelsiorBoii4888 said:

It says including open gangway. 

I'm looking forward to THIS order. The will be the best trunk in the entire system.  

I didn't realize that. I just quickly took screenshots and posted this!

On 1/18/2019 at 5:33 PM, Lawrence St said:

DARN IT I was going to do this thread!

 

Heh heh heh.

Edited January 20, 2019 by Union Tpke

[RR503]

Just now, Mysterious2train said:

As long as the  and  maintain their current routings, it's probably safe to say they will share a fleet to keep things as simple as possible. (And putting aside logistics, why would anybody want 7th and Lex to have their own uniform fleets? It'd be a bit dull seeing all the routes on a trunk line use the same fleet exclusively!) 

A real win-win would be isolating the Lex in Brooklyn --  to BG, Utica and New Lots,  to New Lots, more  to Flatbush. Gets your fleets in order,  fixes Rogers w/o having to install new switches and lets everyone keep yard access...but I digress. 

[ttcsubwayfan]

All of this of course begs the most important question - are there any R62A singles left that they will be able to save for the museum collection when their time comes? If they kept a 5 car set I imagine they'd run out of storage space real quick.

[Lawrence St]

1 hour ago, Union Tpke said:

Keep in mind that the R142/As' doors are wider than those on the R62As. The R62As on the  are awful, and it takes longer for people to exit the train. Dwell times should go down across the IRT. This is great news. I hope they send both R62s and R62As to the museum, instead of doing what they did with the R27/R30.

 

I had little time to spare. Shabbat was about to come in. I thought there would be a few more pages of discussion by now.

My thought as well.

 

Yes. But not for that long since I had to walk to the subway station to help my dad carry some things.

I didn't realize that. I just quickly took screenshots and posted this!

 

Heh heh heh.

I went to go create the R262 page on the wiki only to find that one already was created by rejected, why?

[Union Tpke]

1 minute ago, Lawrence St said:

I went to go create the R262 page on the wiki only to find that one already was created by rejected, why?

There is only one source and there is absolutely no press coverage yet. Wait until after the MTA Board Meeting. It is premature.

[trainfan22]

3 hours ago, ttcsubwayfan said:

All of this of course begs the most important question - are there any R62A singles left that they will be able to save for the museum collection when their time comes? If they kept a 5 car set I imagine they'd run out of storage space real quick.

Yes, the Times Square shuttle cars or those 4 singles leftover at Corona Yard. I'd imagine it's possible for shop forces to rebuild a Kawaski 62 to be operational as an single car again.

[R179 8258]

5 hours ago, Mysterious2train said:

No article yet, just the committee meeting materials: http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/190122_1400_CPOC.pdf (pgs 8. 9. 22 and 25)

Obligatory disclaimers that I can't see the future, I don't work at the MTA, I don't know what kinds of technologies could appear in the future and there's little point in speculating about a fleet that currently doesn't exist. But for the sake of discussion: 

As long as the  and  maintain their current routings, it's probably safe to say they will share a fleet to keep things as simple as possible. (And putting aside logistics, why would anybody want 7th and Lex to have their own uniform fleets? It'd be a bit dull seeing all the routes on a trunk line use the same fleet exclusively!) 

Once CBTC on the Lexington Av Line starts, I assume every car assigned to the  would have to be CBTC-compatible in case they show up on the . There aren't enough R142s and R142As to completely fill the , so it seems we have little choice but to wait before a sufficient amount of R262s enter service before Lex CBTC can start. (If there's something I'm missing in this regard, please let me know!). 

If the R262s come with wider doors and open gangways like the R211s, I assume they would go to the lines with the biggest dwell time and crowding issues. That sounds like the  to me, with any leftover cars going to the . (Keeping in mind that the MTA put the R62As on the  to keep them off of the ). Which would mean that the R142s and R142As would go to the  - though which of the R142/R142As end up on which of those three lines specifically is irrelevant to me. 

Since the R142/R142A are being upgraded to CBTC wouldn’t it make since just to keep the 

 - R142

 - R142A

 - R262

its save a lot of time and work from transferring train fleet between yards and all IRT lines would have fleet with CBTC

Edited January 20, 2019 by R179 8258

[Lawrence St]

Someone made a mockup of the R262 and it looks like something out of a star wars movie 🤣

[Enjineer]

1 hour ago, Lawrence St said:

Someone made a mockup of the R262 and it looks like something out of a star wars movie 🤣

I'm going to assume the actual R262 will look something like a hybrid of the design features of the R142/As and the R211s. It seems the MTA has pretty much solidified NTT car design, even with cars like the R211 taking on at least a bit of a changed design from the R142/As and R188s, and R143s, R160s, and R179s. 

[Eric B]

"Someone" involved with the actual design of cars, or just some fan imagining what it might be like?

[Fan Railer]

5 minutes ago, Eric B said:

"Someone" involved with the actual design of cars, or just some fan imagining what it might be like?

Some foamer. Pay it no mind lmao.

[Fan Railer]

16 hours ago, ABOGbrooklyn said:

Nice, now we just need a replacement for the fat ass R68/As

Yea, the R297......

[ABOGbrooklyn]

1 minute ago, Fan Railer said:

Yea, the R297......

When was that confirmed? 

[LGA Link N Train]

11 hours ago, Lawrence St said:

Someone made a mockup of the R262 and it looks like something out of a star wars movie 🤣

Where was this?

[beelinefan]

There will have to be three and four car sets in this order to accommodate the 42nd st