R62 (New York City Subway car)

R62
R62
	An R62 train on the 3 entering Van Siclen Avenue
	Interior of an R62 car
In service	1983–present
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Built at	Kobe, Japan
Family name	SMEE
Replaced	All remaining R12s; All R14s and R15s;
Constructed	1983–1985
Entered service	November 29, 1983 (revenue service testing); May 7, 1984 (official service);
Refurbished	1991–1992 (modified from single cars to 5-car sets)
Number built	325
Number in service	315 (260 in revenue service during rush hours)
Number scrapped	8 (+2 for fire training)
Successor	R262
Formation	5-car sets (originally single cars)
Fleet numbers	1301–1625
Capacity	42 (seated-A car); 44 (seated-B car)
Operators	New York City Subway
Depots	240th Street Yard; Livonia Yard;
Service(s) assigned	; Assignments as of December 23, 2023
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel with fiberglass end bonnets
Train length	510.4 feet (155.6 m)
Car length	51.04 feet (15.56 m)
Width	8.60 feet (2,621 mm)
Height	11.89 feet (3,624 mm)
Platform height	3.6458 ft (1.11 m)
Doors	6 sets of 50 inch wide side doors per car
Maximum speed	55 mph (89 km/h)
Weight	74,900 pounds (34,000 kg); (Odd car); 74,540 pounds (33,810 kg); (Even car)
Traction system	Bombardier Groupswitch ECAM propulsion w/ 4 General Electric 1257E1 motors per car ; all cars originally had General Electric SCM 17KG1924A1 Group as built.
Power output	115 hp (85.8 kW) on all axles
Acceleration	2.5 mph/s (4.0 km/(h⋅s))
Deceleration	3.0 mph/s (4.8 km/(h⋅s)) (Full Service) ; 3.2 mph/s (5.1 km/(h⋅s)) (Emergency)
Electric system(s)	Third rail, 625 V DC
Current collector(s)	Contact shoe
Braking system(s)	WABCO RT2 Braking System ; WABCO Tread Brake Unit
Safety system(s)	Dead man's switch, tripcock, emergency brakes
Coupling system	Westinghouse H2C
Headlight type	Halogen light bulb
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The R62 is a New York City Subway car model built between 1983 and 1985 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe, Japan, for the A Division. A total of 325 cars were built, originally as single units. When the reliability of the fleet improved, they were converted to five-car sets. The cars replaced the remaining R12s, R14s, and R15s, which were all retired by the end of 1984.

The R62 was the first order of A Division cars in 20 years (following the R36 order from 1963), and the first stainless steel subway car built for the A Division. The first cars entered revenue service testing on November 29, 1983, and officially entered service on May 7, 1984. The R62s are scheduled to remain in service until the late-2020s, when they will be replaced with the R262s.

^ "R-62 Datasheet from NYCT Revenue & Non-Revenue Car Drawings". Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
^ Chiasson, George (June 2003). "Redbird Update" (PDF). The Bulletin. 46 (6). Electric Railroaders' Association, Incorporated: 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
^ "Subdivision 'A' Car Assignments: Cars Required December 23, 2023" (PDF). The Bulletin. 67 (2). Electric Railroaders' Association. December 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
^ 'Subdivision 'A' Car Assignment Effective December 23, 2023'. New York City Transit, Operations Planning. December 23, 2023.

[1] "R-62 Datasheet from NYCT Revenue & Non-Revenue Car Drawings". Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

[2] Chiasson, George (June 2003). "Redbird Update" (PDF). The Bulletin. 46 (6). Electric Railroaders' Association, Incorporated: 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.

[3] "Subdivision 'A' Car Assignments: Cars Required December 23, 2023" (PDF). The Bulletin. 67 (2). Electric Railroaders' Association. December 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

[4] 'Subdivision 'A' Car Assignment Effective December 23, 2023'. New York City Transit, Operations Planning. December 23, 2023.

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