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R262
File:Mock R262 Drawing.png
In service	2025–2028 (expected)
Manufacturer	CRRC
Replaced	All remaining R26s All R62As
Constructed	Sometime in the next decade
Entered service	Somewhere in this century
Number under construction	0 (Approximately 1,500 cars)
Number built	0
Number in service	TBD
Formation	Five-car sets (planned); Six-car sets (for the 42 Street Shuttle)
Fleet numbers	1,125
Operators	New York City Subway
Specifications
Car body construction	Probably something pretty ugly
Train length	TBD
Car length	TBD
Width	TBD
Height	TBD
Doors	6 sets of 58 inches (150 cm) wide side doors per car
Maximum speed	TBD
Electric system(s)	600 V DC Third rail
Current collector(s)	Contact shoe
Braking system(s)	TBD
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The R262 is a proposed New Technology Train-series subway car for the New York City Subway. It is expected to replace the current R62 and R62A rolling stock, which are used on the subway's A Division and were built in the mid-1980s. First announced in January 2019, the R262 fleet would consist of at least 1,500 subway cars, but would not be funded until at least the 2020-2024 Capital Program. In addition to replacing the 1,139 R62s and R62As, the new cars will allow for fleet expansion.

The cars will be based on the plans for the R211T fleet, which are being built for the B Division. Like the R211Ts, the R262s will include open-gangway trains and be equipped with communications-based train control (CBTC) and ethernet systems. These trains will allow for the acceleration of plans to install CBTC as part of the Fast Forward Plan.

In March 2019, it was revealed that Chinese railcar manufacturer CRRC was paying the lobbying firm Mercury Public Affairs in order to get New York state lawmakers to grant the future R262 contract to them.

See also

• New Technology Train - A list of all NTT trains on the New York City Subway.
• R211 (New York City Subway car) - a similar car built by Kawasaki Railcar for the B Division.

References

1. ^ "Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
2. "Manafort-Linked Firm Helps China Company Chase NYC Subway Deal". Bloomberg GOV. Retrieved April 19, 2019.

External links

• Capital Program Oversight Committee Meeting (page 25)

• New York City Subway rolling stock
• Proposed public transportation in New York City