⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ R142 and R142As Running in 6 Line Service

As a result of track work that cut off Westchester Yard from the southern portion of the 6 line, several trains of R142 and R142A equipment from the 4 line were used to provide 6 line service, which is normally provided by R62As. This video is notable as the 6 line originally used R142A equipment from 2000 to the early 2010s. Enjoy!
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Taken in November 2020.

[@thechazmatrix2001]

R142As on the 6 Train is a true legend

[@lewisasaprichards5649]

They've been serving the 6 sense 2003

[@Hotters9060]

@@lewisasaprichards5649 The (6) line used to have REDBIRDS R29, R33WF and R36WF together with the R62A during the 1990's. The R142A trains arrived on the (6) line in the year 2000.

[@lewisasaprichards5649]

@@Hotters9060 yes your right but I was talking about the line being fully operated by NTT

[@Hotters9060]

@@lewisasaprichards5649 Yes you are correct. The R142A trains took over the (6) line completely in 2003 after the REDBIRDS and the R62A's were sent to the (7) line at that time.

[@leecornwell1062]

@@Hotters9060 then the R62as came back to the Pelham line because the R142as got reconverted to the R188s for elven cars trains for Cbtcs for the Flushing line That's when the R62as took over the Pelham 6 line

[@OrpheusOrpheus]

After all these years, they return. Really missed the R142s for the 6

[@jokerinthebronx]

Yeah. They went to the 7. Ever see that mutant 11th car?

[@Hotters9060]

@@jokerinthebronx The now retired Redbirds together with the R142A trains are my favorite subway cars in NYC.

[@Hotters9060]

@@jokerinthebronx The now retired Redbirds together with the R142A trains are my favorite subway cars in NYC.

[@leecornwell1062]

@@Hotters9060 I dis agree with that first the value the R142as are not retiring from the Pelham line like they said must of the R142as went to Flushing for Cbtcs to reconverted to the R188s 200 R142as were sent to the Jerome avenue 4 line you know all the old Redbirds got retire back in 2003 the R142as whent to the Flushing line and Jerome avenue line

[@Hotters9060]

@@leecornwell1062 I was stating that the Redbirds that retired in 2003 are my favorite subway cars along with the R142A's. You are absolutely correct though. Some of the R142A trains were converted to R188's for the (7) line and the remaining original R142A's that were built in the early 2000's were taken off of the (6) line and were transferred to the (4) line back in 2018!!!

[@therealchrisazitube]

Remember this announcement: This is a Pelham Bay Park bound 6 Train making express stops in the Bronx. Yes or No.

[@jaylen1067]

Yes

[@MysticZeenoz]

Loved that announcement. I’ve been looking for videos that have that exact announcement in them.

[@TrinityTwo]

Yes

[@mariahtownsend6345]

Yup 💯💯

[@apexhunter935]

no it was usually: this is a pelham bay park bound 6 local train (or parkchester bound 6 local train)

[@mariodude7424]

R 62: Haha took your spot of the show R142A: GET OUT OF HERE WITH THAT with your old history I got one more day to shine bruh I got the fame im NEW!

[@Dondeenie]

*Lmao* *EDIT:* I only made the word bolder, nothing else...

[@williamparra7668]

@@Dondeenie Had a stroke looking at your profile picture ...

[@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN]

@@williamparra7668 That won't age well once he changes his PFP, that'll make you look like a total fool lmao

[@williamparra7668]

@@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN Ok and ..

[@williamparra7668]

@@Dondeenie no.

[@savionmjallyeiither42luvr]

It’s 2014 all over again

[@arielgonzalez5296]

facts

[@jokerinthebronx]

I can tell the difference with my eyes closed. The traction motors and the doors.

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

The Bombardier propulsion is my favorite

[@lewisasaprichards5649]

@@atomstarfireproductions8695 really?

[@SmileyShorts900]

I like the r142a propulsion. My favorite is the r160a

[@thrashakilla]

@@atomstarfireproductions8695 it’s an alstom propulsion used by bombardier

[@xn60fantho]

Great video as always, legendary Kawasaki R-142A Trains on the (6) line!

[@rigojeftegalo3282]

R142A is the advanced one and R142 is the standard one.

[@lewisasaprichards5649]

@@rigojeftegalo3282 I disagree

[@rigojeftegalo3282]

@@lewisasaprichards5649 if you see an A at the end is advanced if you don't see an A at the end is standard I'm a genius smart guy.

[@mtaproduction_1]

@@rigojeftegalo3282 Lies

[@rigojeftegalo3282]

@@mtaproduction_1 I don't lie stop calling me a liar I know what is stands for my opinion I'm not trying to be mean I'm being nice I'm sorry about that.

[@RainbowSpinDashIsawesome]

I was kinda suprised that R142/A sound like a R160 Siemens for some reason idk Y tho but is sound hilarious & congrats for getting 50k subs DJH

[@lewisasaprichards5649]

I think you mean the r143, the r160 Siemens sounds different

[@RainbowSpinDashIsawesome]

@@lewisasaprichards5649 hmmm that's explains it

[@Hotters9060]

@@lewisasaprichards5649 The new R211 trains arrive this year.

[@Hotters9060]

@@RainbowSpinDashIsawesome I am excited to see the new R211 subway car arrive to New York City this year.

[@hazielmcdonald659]

I miss r62 7 train so much memories. And I also, miss r142a 6 train.

[@Emperor_NYC]

Jesus Christ thank you for uploading this, this is like happiness medication for me, but also makes me disappointed at the same time since I’m unfortunately not able to see the trains I became to be who I am today with.

[@GrowlingMotors]

I feel you, seeing R142As on the 6 takes me wayyy back!

[@lewisasaprichards5649]

Takes me back like when the brown M was running when things made sense

[@TheRailLeaguer]

@@lewisasaprichards5649 That joke about the Brown M being perfect is getting too old.

[@SirSammyII]

@@TheRailLeaguer but it's so true

[@rahmel2009]

Why does Lexington have Dianne’s recording instead of Jessica’s.

[@LIRRSBSPRODUCTION]

I believe the computer on the R142 and R142A had a update with the software which caused jessica and Dianne's announcements to mix a little bit for lexington.

[@Luigistar-nb1]

They should make the r62a 6 trains be Bronx local and the Bronx exp bound 6 trains be r142A

[@fiercingdragon]

Nice!

[@cliffpadilla5871]

The next thing the mta needs to do is put back some of the R160 trains back on the N train.

[@TheRailLeaguer]

Some R160s are already back on the N. More specifically: A one to one swap between the Siemens sets at CI and some Alstoms at Jamaica to install the CBTC kits.

[@leecornwell1062]

The R160s is also back on the Q/W trains aswell mixed equipment s r46s R68/as R160s

[@turtleeater3827]

I never expected r142 on 6 train.

[@soraforpresident5209]

Finally sheesh at least we see ntts on the 6, I got so sick and tired of those boring r62as. But I would imagine the R62As having mechanical issues and the R142/As return to the 6.

[@TheRailLeaguer]

If an R62A has a mechanical problem, they will take that train out of service and swap it out for another R62A set within the dedicated fleet. The 6 needs 370 cars during rush hours and they are assigned 450 cars, so they should have a big spare factor for service.

[@soraforpresident5209]

@@TheRailLeaguer I'm saying if most of the R62As had mechanical problems then they'll probably borrow sets from the 4 to go to the 6.

[@TheRailLeaguer]

@@soraforpresident5209 Borrowing sets from the 4 could be disastrous. The 4 also needs 370 cars and it can’t do that without 200 cars.

[@soraforpresident5209]

@@TheRailLeaguer but the 4 can borrow sets either from the 3 or 1 train cars and have them to go to the 4 for couple of days but I wouldn't mind if OTT were on the 4 tbh.

[@TheRailLeaguer]

@@soraforpresident5209 The 1 and 3 also need their full roster. There are 365 R62As assigned to the 1 and all 315 R62s are assigned to the 3. During rush hours, the 1 needs around 300 cars and the 3 needs 260. The remainder of the cars have to sit there in the yard for spare trains. Borrowing from the 2 and 5 is also not an option. Both lines need around 360-380 cars a piece. The combined 2 and 5 train pool consists of 820 cars, and with 720-750 cars out in the road, that leaves at least 100 cars that must sit there for spares. The A division is different from the B division. We don’t have 300 extra train cars sitting around one can use excess impacting the spare factor, unlike the B division when the R32s stuck around while the R179s were going through teething and standard new car issues.

[@FunnyMonkey1217]

Why are these trains getting new announcements it just doesn’t feel right

[@TheRailLeaguer]

It’s for storage space on the trains onboard computers. It’s also rumored that all the announcements will be deleted and replaced with newly recorded ones.

[@FunnyMonkey1217]

@@TheRailLeaguer so your saying the announcements we have now they gonna be deleted...

[@TheRailLeaguer]

@@FunnyMonkey1217 Possibly.

[@XcelsiorFan4964]

@@TheRailLeaguer Oh wow.

[@meyes1697]

Did anyone notice when the announcement said, "The next stop is" at 0:54 it sounded like that of the R142 instead of the R142A it was?

[@TheRailLeaguer]

That update was applied to all R142/A cars.

[@meyes1697]

@@TheRailLeaguer Oh, I guess I missed that not riding the subway for months because of Covid.

[@BenTheMiner]

@@TheRailLeaguer What even is the point of an update like this?

[@TheRailLeaguer]

@@BenTheMiner I have had heard rumors that the some announcements were changed or deleted to deal with storage space on the onboard computers.

[@BenTheMiner]

@@TheRailLeaguer I doubt changing that would do anything. Besides, they already deleted a bunch of defunct programs. But I guess it's because it's old technology, though they could try upgrading it.

[@irtunionport329]

The Diane”the next stop is” ruins it for me

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

I never ride MTA trains by myself before. 😮🙏🏿😇

[@kirkzevola5004]

I believe there was only one Jerome set R142A that was running on the 6 in this case it was R142A 7680 - 7631

[@lewisasaprichards5649]

You mean 7680 -7676 and 7631 -7635

[@leecornwell1062]

@@lewisasaprichards5649 those cars numbers came from the Pelham Westchester yard sets it's still farmer from the Pelham line it doesn't matter what other lines it goes on it could be the 4 /5 /2 /3/1 trains even though they had definitely change the strip maps it's still farmer from the Pelham line until this day it still exists

[@lewisasaprichards5649]

@@leecornwell1062 great.. when did I say it was from Jerome or Corona. I just corrected you on the fleet numbers I never said anything about what yard its from

[@leecornwell1062]

@@lewisasaprichards5649 The R188s car numbers between 7201 through 7500 those are in corona yard No the r142as from the Pelham line to the Jerome avenue 4 line car numbers was 7591 7595 7596 7600 7601 7605 7608 7610 7611 7615 7618 7620 7625 7630 7635 7640 7645 7650 7655 7660 7671 7675 7680

[@leecornwell1062]

Four R142as sets came from Westchester yard I had looked at every car numbers on the Pelham line before they got transferred to the Jerome avenue 4 line

[@transitmaestro6410]

Whoever took the first couple of clips can’t record for the life of them

[@hazielmcdonald659]

Eny ways I only ridden the r142 6 train 1 time

[@cat5hurricanelorenzo880]

I dont know why I guess i just really love that brooklyn bridge bound 6 train announcment and the R142's hvac at 6:57 sounded so nice and quiet

[@iitrapezoid_8243]

thats the compressor, not the HVAC

[@thenyctrailfaner]

Why tf are people thinking it here forever I believe just temporary

[@windows3572]

fax tho

[@MysticZeenoz]

Unfortunately they are temporary.

[@JavaU18C]

Ah yes, Pelham 123 is back 😁

[@hazielmcdonald659]

We might never hear the r142a 6 express.

[@AaronMohammed-v6v]

JOE is My FRIEND OK

[@putositemueres6102]

Will they stay on the 6 line or will it be gone again?

[@TheRailLeaguer]

This is temporary.

[@mood4eva98]

Wtf the announcement bug is on the 6 too 😭🤦🏽‍♂️

[@TheRailLeaguer]

It’s not a bug, but an update. However, the average rider does not care how the announcements sound, but rather if the announcements give meaningful info.

[@BenTheMiner]

What announcement bug?

[@paulinehenry3624]

I wish i could take the r142 6 train

[@leecornwell1062]

I wish I could catch the R142as on the Pelham line my self to you never know if you going to catch the R142as on the Pelham line or not one day we will catch the R142as on the Pelham line

[@vrysta4]

Well it looks horrible

[@apexhunter935]

wait: r142 on the 6, thats illegal. (rip r142a 6 train)

[@vrysta4]

FR

[@Jon47608]

R142As need to come back to the Lexington ave local line I miss them

[@TheRailLeaguer]

The R142As won’t be returning to the 6 line since the R62As are providing enough service on the 6 line and the cars are fairly reliable. However, on a brighter note, there could be R262s coming to the 6 sometime within the next few years.

[@soraforpresident5209]

@@TheRailLeaguer 2024

[@leecornwell1062]

@@TheRailLeaguer we don't know if it's gonna happen or not never say never so could this there is going to be a lots of movement s going on that I can tell you that now you never know if the R142as will return back on the Pelham line of not However they are coming back on the Pelham line not yet I do feel in my Holly sprint that it is definitely coming back on the Pelham line the Holy Bible says old things will pass away all things become new we all got to be careful what we say

[@leecornwell1062]

You also got to look at the N/Q/W trains they now have three different trains Equipments R68/as R46s r160s

[@Bklynkid52]

Well, technically the R142As are on Lexington Avenue Local during late nights. LOL

[@oval5252]

who here before premiere

[@blameitonluis]

44th comment

[@brownmtrainandvtrainfan3327]

Bring back the schutzstaffel

[@TheRailLeaguer]

Huh?

[@brownmtrainandvtrainfan3327]

@@TheRailLeaguer join the nazi party

[@TheRailLeaguer]

@@brownmtrainandvtrainfan3327 Are you okay? You make no sense.

[@brownmtrainandvtrainfan3327]

@@TheRailLeaguer -snorts-

[@brownmtrainandvtrainfan3327]

@@TheRailLeaguer *snorts*

[@josecontreras8468]

Thats not even rare

[@josecontreras8468]

A R142A 6 isn’t rare but a R142 6 is

[@vrysta4]

R142 6 *is* rare Ill admit that, but I have a burning passion for it on how trash it looks.

[@sexytee42]

Cool

[@r160fan7]

In November 2020, I rode an R142A 6 train #7593 towards 149 street. The ride was LEGENDARY and #7593 reminds me when I mostly rode 7300's on the 6 in the 2000's.

[@jokerinthebronx]

9:08 DAMN! Them brakes sounding ROUGH!

[@GSU_Panther_Nation]

That was the old R62As and bc of how loud the brakes are, they should either be retired or refurbished

[@jokerinthebronx]

@@GSU_Panther_Nation Good God I'm old. I remember when they were new and replaced the Redbirds. 😢 Funny. The 2 and 5 never got R62s. They rocked the birds until the R142s came out.

[@pramodshah5930]

almost like tires lol

[@r160fan7]

At least they are not as rough as an R143 L trains brakes like what I experienced in June 2020 Because even for a train made in 2002, it ages very fast

[@kitsunefaye1661]

The R62A is 38. She’s getting old.

[@icewaster4814]

One day, this will be the norm again. R62s will probably not outlast the R142s

[@transitcity]

I missed the R142A 6 train

[@MysticZeenoz]

We all do.

[@lewisasaprichards5649]

And the brown M

[@TheRailLeaguer]

@@lewisasaprichards5649 The Brown M no one missed.

[@bullymaguire6168]

@@TheRailLeaguer shut up.

[@TheRailLeaguer]

@@bullymaguire6168 What do you mean shut up?

[@rigojeftegalo3282]

Back in 2012 to 2018 the R142 from Bombardier had to borrow sometimes on the 6 line it happened a long time ago.

[@AnywhereLondonTransportZero]

How dare they remove the Local or Express LED’s those put R142As as good at R62A

[@coolboss999]

2:48 Are we not gonna talk about how this guy isn't on the platform 💀

[@TheRailLeaguer]

It’s taken from an area accessible to the general public.

[@Hotters9060]

@@TheRailLeaguer The breaks on the R62A trains sounded rough at 9:08 in this video.

[@leecornwell1062]

@@Hotters9060 yes the r62as sounds rough when the train stop s adleast when the R142as used to run fully between Pelham Bay East 177 Street parkchester every time when the r142as stops the brakes sounds like the old Redbirds I not going to tell you no Lie at all

[@Hotters9060]

@@leecornwell1062 The R142A trains do sound a lot like the Redbirds and they have a red bonnet on the front of each car. That red bonnet is probably a tribute to the Redbirds. The R62A trains look like they are now starting to have some mechanical issues......The last time I saw a video of an R62A train stopping at a train station, it had door issues and the train stayed at the station for several minutes before it could move.

[@leecornwell1062]

@@Hotters9060 one thing about the R142as on the don't have that problem except when they had that fire issue and the brake issues anyway the r142as will definitely be back on the Pelham line one day I'm telling you I told you that they have started to build the brand new R262s at the end of last year in December

[@redphone1438]

The MTA should fix those automated announcements on the 4 5 and 6 lines. And bring back the 68th Street - Hunter College announcement as it represents a university.

[@TheRailLeaguer]

Why?

[@jimmyjj9410]

@@TheRailLeaguer because people do like it that is why I swear bro everytime people don't like what they like the bitch and complain about it the announcements for the 4,5,6 lines are just fine they might get a upgrade in the future might

[@TheRailLeaguer]

@@jimmyjj9410 They plan to re-record all the announcements for all the NTT cars. However, who does the announcements really shouldn’t be a concern for anyone, as long as they have essential announcements like what train it is, what the next stop is, destination, etc.

[@kirkzevola5004]

Sounds interesting can’t wait to hear what they sound like once the upgrade the announcements

[@joshuajimenez6893]

@@TheRailLeaguer source?

[@brygyM]

Try to see the new Announcement on the 7 train

[@trainfanrailfanner7828]

Bro you don't know how bad I want this to happen again

[@tombom-kn4yx]

yay

[@davidng2336]

Exact year the R142As left the 6 is 2018.

[@leecornwell1062]

That's the reason why we see all the R62as back on the Pelham line do to the train swap

[@JasonCarrionBASEBALL]

r142a brakes way better then r142

[@AaronMohammed-v6v]

MTA SERVICE BUSES MTA OK

[@BigAppTransitFan]

Even the 6 train used the IRT 7th Ave Broadway line announcer for The Next Stop Is.

[@superbrownsheep3777]

YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHH BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII R142A BACK ON THE 6 LINE YEAH BOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

[@jellyplayztrainzzz5591]

ITS NEVER BACK

[@BenTheMiner]

@@jellyplayztrainzzz5591 The video proves otherwise

[@GabysCake]

cursed r142a and r142 6 train

[@vrysta4]

R142 6 is FAR from cursed.

[@mariahtownsend6345]

I like the 6 train like that tbh

[@Vegabloom-m14325User]

I Have never seen an R142/R142A 6 Trains Before.

[@TRENDSETTERAVENUE1505]

I love the R142A propulsion sound

[@kaiganbuddie799]

,7 train please contact

[@RockvilleTrainFan]

Now all we need are the R62s back on the 7 for a bit and also it would be nice to see some R142s on the 7

[@leecornwell1062]

The R62as can not come back on the Flushing line anymore because of Cbtc however the R62as could go to other lines not the Flushing line so that's out

[@leecornwell1062]

Now the. Flushing line now uses all 100% of R188s that the reason why the R62as is back on the Pelham line not only that the Flushing line was ready for Cbtcs

[@leecornwell1062]

That's the reason why they have the R62as back on the Pelham line and the Flushing line has 100% of the R188s R142as and the rest of them were sent to the Jerome avenue 4 line. However we are gonna definitely see more changes are coming next year way before the brand new R262/as comes for Cbtcs. You know that the G trains has 100% of R160s. Nomore R68/as and R46s on the G line anymore because of Cbtcs. The R68/as R46s will go to the N/Q/W trains.

[@Theonlyrealdanne]

Can someone explain why that gap is between the platform and the train @ the 14st station?

[@BenTheMiner]

The platform is on a curve, and trains have straight sides, so a gap is formed when the train is stopped on the curve.

[@Theonlyrealdanne]

@@BenTheMiner thanks

[@CR1Creative]

Pretty soon the pelham line will get mixed equipment of R142/As & R262s

[@nematbekzada6748]

Bro he also film the R62A

[@Pensyfan19]

Why were the *R142s* replaced by the *R62s* on the 6 in the 2010s?

[@portlandbusfan]

Because the R142s were converted into R188s for use on the 7 Also, the R142s were replaced by R62s not R82s

[@Pensyfan19]

@@portlandbusfan Thank you for the correction and very interesting to know. Just subbed to you btw.

[@lewisasaprichards5649]

What's a r82

[@Hotters9060]

@@portlandbusfan The R262 trains will replace the R62A'S in the future.

[@Pensyfan19]

@@lewisasaprichards5649 Just fixed it to R62.

[@Elijahg538C]

YAY R142A 6 Train Is Back From Service!

[@RRLtrainProduction]

Are they officially back on the (6)

[@Elijahg538C]

Veci Estre yea

[@RRLtrainProduction]

@@Elijahg538C so where are the r62 on the (6) gonna go to

[@Elijahg538C]

John Sanchez R62 (6) are not available in this service any more only R62A & R142/A

[@windows3572]

It’s not staying forever tho

[@kiwibunny320]

WE KNOW ABOUT THE SUBWAY...

[@XcelsiorFan4964]

.

[@BenTheMiner]

Clearly, some people don't

[@sexytee42]

Can subway Trains talk, play, bake cookies , took u to the Restaurants, and help people?