Description:

NYCTA R-62 electric subway train. This train for the 42nd Street Shuttle consists of 4 permanently coupled motorized cars. In other cases, an R-62 unit consists of 5 permanently coupled motorized cars. Driver's stand with digital speedometer (see text at Misc. below), manometer (pressure gauge) and pilot lamp. The power handle and the break handle are both moving and follow the simulation in OpenBVE.

Max load:

176 seats

Power source:

3rd rail 625 V DC

Vintage:

1983--1985

Creator:

Tony C. ETERNITYTNT1@aol.com

Lines:

NYCTA line S - 42nd Street Shuttle 
NYCTA line 7 

Vehicle description:

History, short info and >600 pictures of the R-62 class
Pictures inside the R-62 class, a few video clips and a number of pictures of the R-62 class

Misc.:

The digital speedometer indicates the speed in km/h, but the permissible speed indicators in the New York subway indicates permissible speed in mph.

Last update of this directory entry:

2018-Jun-02