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Any New Subway Cars After R262?

Question

It's abundantly clear that the final of the pre-NTT NYC subway trains will be the R62/R62A, to be replaced by something along the lines of the R262. This would end what has been a pretty significantly long run of regular fleet replacements.

What then, though? The R142/R142A family would become your elder statesmen with plenty of years left. Would the fleet just sit in stasis running the system as-is for a decade plus?

I know we've seen some gaps between new rolling stock, but this would be a pretty lengthy pause.

Posted Jan 30, 2026, 5:08 AM UTC

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