R62 (New York City Subway car)
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An R62 train on the
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Interior of an R62 car.
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| In service | 1984–present (under CAP) |
| Manufacturer | Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
| Built at | Kobe, Japan |
| Family name | SMEE |
| Replaced | R12, R14, R15 |
| Constructed | 1983–1985 |
| Entered service | May 7, 1984 (under CAP) |
| Number built | 325 |
| Number in service | 315 (260 in revenue service during rush hours) |
| Number preserved | 2 |
| Number scrapped | 8 |
| Formation | 5-car sets originally single cars |
| Fleet numbers | 1301–1625 |
| Capacity | 42 (seated-A car) 44 (seated-B car) |
| Operator(s) | New York City Subway |
| Depot(s) |
240th Street Yard (15 cars) Livonia Yard (300 cars) |
| Service(s) assigned |
 – 10 cars (1 train) – 250 cars (25 trains) |
| 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 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 with 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 miles per hour per second (4.0 km/(h·s)) |
| Deceleration | 3.0 miles per hour per second (4.8 km/(h·s)) (Full Service) 3.2 miles per hour per second (5.1 km/(h·s)) (Emergency) |
| Electric system(s) | 625 V DC Third rail |
| Current collection method | Contact shoe |
| Braking system(s) | WABCO RT2 Braking System WABCO Tread Brake Unit |
| Safety system(s) | emergency brakes |
| Coupling system | Westinghouse H2C |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The R62 is a New York City Subway car built between 1983 and 1985 by in Kobe, Japan, serving the A Division (IRT). The R62s replaced the remaining R12s, R14s and R15s.
The R62s are numbered 1301–1625, totaling 325 cars. Each car was purchased at an average price of US$918,293.
The R62 was the first stainless steel and air-conditioned subway car built for the "A" Division. A graffiti-resistant glaze was applied to all of the cars because of the extensive graffiti tagging of nearly all of the subway cars in the system since 1971. They continued a controversial interior design by employing bucket seating, which was very narrow with each seat being about 17 inches (430 mm) wide. This reduced the number of seats per car when compared to standard bench seating, but allowed for higher standing capacity. This design originated with the R44, and continued with the R62A, R68 and R68A cars and R110A prototype cars. Four cars in the order (1587–1590) were built with bench seating after complaints by passengers upon delivery.
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