R262 (R62/R62A Replacement) - Information & Discussion

[GojiMet86]

Guess they really will be doing 6-car sets for the Shuttle, explains that 1,178 number.

[ABOGbrooklyn]

Does anyone else think that they'll give the , or the R188s from the and give the 7 cbtc equiped R262s?

[Maxwell179]

2 minutes ago, ABOGbrooklyn said:

Does anyone else think that they'll give the , or the R188s from the and give the 7 cbtc equiped R262s?

I see why you would think that but I doubt they’d do that 

[trainfan22]

36 minutes ago, ABOGbrooklyn said:

Does anyone else think that they'll give the , or the R188s from the and give the 7 cbtc equiped R262s?

Nah, because the   uses 11 car trains where's the  and  use 10 car trains. 

[GojiMet86]

1178-1160=18, which can be three 6-car sets for the shuttle.

 

[Around the Horn]

46 minutes ago, GojiMet86 said:

1178-1160=18, which can be three 6-car sets for the shuttle.

 

That's a rather tight spare factor...

I still don't quite get why they're going with 6 car sets when you can just use 5 car sets and swap sets with other lines as necessary, should the situation arise.

[MysteriousBtrain]

1 hour ago, GojiMet86 said:

1178-1160=18, which can be three 6-car sets for the shuttle.

 

 

12 minutes ago, Around the Horn said:

That's a rather tight spare factor...

I still don't quite get why they're going with 6 car sets when you can just use 5 car sets and swap sets with other lines as necessary, should the situation arise.

I did the math already. For service on the Shuttle you need 2 6 car sets at the very least. Right now I believe 24 train are assigned, which are basically 4 3 car sets and 3 4 car sets. You can't have even 5 car sets without the 8 going away. With 18 being very tight for service, the next best number would be 48. That leaves 1130 R262s for service elsewhere. That should be more than enough to replace all R62/A cars (315+825*=1150)

The only way the 48 could really make sense is if all 3 tracks remain open (using 18 trains at a time) or the MTA decided to revive the abandoned southbound express track after rehabilitation. That would add another 6 car set during peak times and with this plan half of all 6 use sets would be in service.

 

*Including the wrecked car from 1995.

Edited February 16, 2019 by MysteriousBtrain

[m2fwannabe]

11 hours ago, MysteriousBtrain said:

I did the math already. For service on the Shuttle you need 2 6 car sets at the very least. Right now I believe 24 train are assigned, which are basically 4 3 car sets and 3 4 car sets. You can't have even 5 car sets without the 8 going away. With 18 being very tight for service, the next best number would be 48. That leaves 1130 R262s for service elsewhere. That should be more than enough to replace all R62/A cars (315+825*=1150)

The only way the 48 could really make sense is if all 3 tracks remain open (using 18 trains at a time) or the MTA decided to revive the abandoned southbound express track after rehabilitation. That would add another 6 car set during peak times and with this plan half of all 6 use sets would be in service.

*Including the wrecked car from 1995.

**-The active R-62A fleet is now at 820, not 824.

But seriously, the actual quantity that arrive have historically been one for one.  It depends mainly on the schedule needs, cost and available capital monies at the time the contract is let.  Usually. all are subject to later adjustment as circumstances (and actionable options) allow during the duration of contract life.

The only way to really insure accuracy is to have a crystal ball that gives you a vision of the city and the NYCT system in the late 2020's.

Another factor here is the barn upgrade that will be necessary at Livonia for NTT equipment on .  Presumably 240 will lean on 207 Street Shops for larger scale SMS needs.

At least we know there won't be any unforeseen traffic spikes on the due to Amazon...

 

[trainfan22]

I wonder if the train crew would bother setting up the AAS on the 262s that end up on GC shuttle, would just seem easier to make manual announcements.

[Lawrence St]

56 minutes ago, trainfan22 said:

I wonder if the train crew would bother setting up the AAS on the 262s that end up on GC shuttle, would just seem easier to make manual announcements.

The program already exists on the R142's and Annie Bergen does them...the only thing I'd wish they do is change the first announcement to say "This is the 42nd Street Shuttle".

[trainfan22]

1 hour ago, Lawrence St said:

The program already exists on the R142's and Annie Bergen does them...the only thing I'd wish they do is change the first announcement to say "This is the 42nd Street Shuttle".

I know, I heard it before. Just because it's there doesn't mean the train crew will use it.

 

I would imagine it would be annoying to set up the AAS on every trip.

Edited February 16, 2019 by trainfan22

[Q23 via 108]

In my honest opinion, I would run the R62As on the  till they die. I don't see the need to scrap Livonia's R62A's since the line it only has two stops. I can see R62As (on the shuttle) running along side with the new R262s. Granted, if the 62As begin to prove unreliable than yeah, give it some tech. But if the oldest R32s can run on the  (the longest route) than I'm pretty sure a couple of R62As can do the  (the shortest).

[S78 via Hylan]

20 minutes ago, Q23 via 108 said:

In my honest opinion, I would run the R62As on the  till they die. I don't see the need to scrap Livonia's R62A's since the line it only has two stops. I can see R62As (on the shuttle) running along side with the new R262s. Granted, if the 62As begin to prove unreliable than yeah, give it some tech. But if the oldest R32s can run on the  (the longest route) than I'm pretty sure a couple of R62As can do the  (the shortest).

Although the  42 St is only two stops, remember that it’s R62As see heavy usage every day and it’s completely underground.

[Q23 via 108]

13 minutes ago, S78 via Hylan said:

Although the  42 St is only two stops, remember that it’s R62As see heavy usage every day and it’s completely underground.

I hear you about that, but at the same time  is completely underground and its using R32 and R46s which are much older than the 62As. Now yeah, the  is heavily used so those doors might need some work on it but overall. Many subway lines are using old car types underground. Half of the  is underground and has a good amount of R46s, The  is completely underground with R46s. And the  is mostly underground with R46s and R32s. So to me, those 62As have a lot more life in them.

[Around the Horn]

50 minutes ago, Q23 via 108 said:

In my honest opinion, I would run the R62As on the  till they die. I don't see the need to scrap Livonia's R62A's since the line it only has two stops. I can see R62As (on the shuttle) running along side with the new R262s. Granted, if the 62As begin to prove unreliable than yeah, give it some tech. But if the oldest R32s can run on the  (the longest route) than I'm pretty sure a couple of R62As can do the  (the shortest).

The problem there would be parts.

I don't see the MTA spending the money to keep all the necessary parts for an oddball fleet of 20 cars just because they're "in good shape" when everything else in the A division will be techs by that point.

It's cheaper just to replace everything and keep one set of parts that works on anything than to go through the hurdles to keep 1980's era parts for just the shuttle cars and 2020's era parts for everything else, plus the open gangways (I'm assuming they'll have them because it mentioned in the fleet review) would be a benefit for the shuttle in rush hour, over the R62As. 

19 hours ago, trainfan22 said:

I would imagine it would be annoying to set up the AAS on every trip.

Considering that the crew already swaps roles between operator and conductor based on which direction the train is going, it shouldn't be that annoying to set up the AAS in the direction for which you're the "conductor".

I'm wondering if it's possible to make a "smart" AAS system which switches back and forth between the Times Square and Grand Central programs automatically, to facilitate shorter dwells, but that kind of technological knowledge is a little above my pay grade lol

 

[Q23 via 108]

Yeah, forgot about the open gangway. That would greatly improve the  service and overcrowding.

Edited February 17, 2019 by Q23 via 108

[Q23 via 108]

9 minutes ago, Around the Horn said:

The problem there would be parts.

I don't see the MTA spending the money to keep all the necessary parts for an oddball fleet of 20 cars just because they're "in good shape" when everything else in the A division will be techs by that point.

It's cheaper just to replace everything and keep one set of parts that works on anything than to go through the hurdles to keep 1980's era parts for just the shuttle cars and 2020's era parts for everything else, plus the open gangways (I'm assuming they'll have them because it mentioned in the fleet review) would be a benefit for the shuttle in rush hour, over the R62As. 

 

Fairpoint. All I can say now is that the R62s and R62s better be ready for being the next work trains.

[Q23 via 108]

When Trains are converted to work service, do they have specific procedures on how they are to be implemented. In the case of the 62s/As, would they take out side rollsigns and seats. Would they take out the gates on the front of the car to make it look like an R127/R134?

[FLX9304]

Topic on the R262s: My question to this is what fleet numbers will it get? Let’s just say Kawasaki & another rail builder wins bid. Except the R160s which didn’t see gaps like the R142s (6301-7180 & 1101-1250) & R142/A/188 (7210-7936). The R143/160 cocurrents each other (R143 8101-8312, R160 8313-9974), would we see cocurrents or gaps in between numbers

[Around the Horn]

1 hour ago, FLX9304 said:

Topic on the R262s: My question to this is what fleet numbers will it get? Let’s just say Kawasaki & another rail builder wins bid. Except the R160s which didn’t see gaps like the R142s (6301-7180 & 1101-1250) & R142/A/188 (7210-7936). The R143/160 cocurrents each other (R143 8101-8312, R160 8313-9974), would we see cocurrents or gaps in between numbers

I imagine that these cars would take the R44's and R46s numbers so, 5201-6300 (1,100 cars) and then 400 cars in another number series

[GojiMet86]

They should go with 5 digits. Really wonder what prevents the MTA from putting 5 digits on trains and buses.

[R68OnBroadway]

Just now, GojiMet86 said:

They should go with 5 digits. Really wonder what prevents the MTA from putting 5 digits on trains and buses.

I think they don't do it because 5 digits are for work trains.

 

[Union Tpke]

10 minutes ago, GojiMet86 said:

They should go with 5 digits. Really wonder what prevents the MTA from putting 5 digits on trains and buses.

There is no need. If you had to expand the range, I would prefer going to 3 digits from 100-999.

Edited March 6, 2019 by Union Tpke

[Enjineer]

On 2/17/2019 at 10:59 AM, Around the Horn said:

I'm wondering if it's possible to make a "smart" AAS system which switches back and forth between the Times Square and Grand Central programs automatically

I would think a Shuttle program would be like that by default. It would simply announce the next stop at each end, and the exterior signs likely would read something like "42 St Shuttle - Grand Central - Times Square"

[FLX9304]

56 minutes ago, R68OnBroadway said:

I think they don't do it because 5 digits are for work trains.

 

At least 10000-10999