R142 (New York City Subway car)

The Bombardier R142 was made in Canada, with final assembly taking place at Plattsburgh, NY. It currently operates on the 2, 4 & 5 lines of the NYC Subway.

An R142 (5) train at 180th Street station, bound for Flatbush Av - Brooklyn College

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The first R142s were delivered in November 1999. Regular service began in mid-2000 after several months of testing. The R142s and R142As replaced all of the Redbirds—the R26, R28, R29, R33, R33WF, R36 and R36WF IRT cars.

There are two types of cars: "A" (cab at one end) and "B" (no cabs). "A" cars are powered with four traction motors each. "B" cars are powered by two traction motors at the number two end (car ends are numbered on the lower body just above the truck). The trains are linked up in A-B-B-B-A sets (Bo'Bo'-Bo'2'-Bo'2'-Bo'2'-Bo'Bo), but also can be linked in sets of 4, 6, 9, 11 or possibly 12 cars.

These trains have a top speed of 66 MPH, but can be restricted to speeds of around 55 or 50 MPH, depending on the place and line you’re on (i.e. 50 MPH between 14th & Brooklyn Bridge on the 4, 5 & 6 or between 34th and 14th on the 2.)

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Showing the difference between the motor and trailer trucks.

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Recorded announcements

The R142 and R142As were the first cars to feature recorded announcements. An announcement for a station and the next stop comes in the configuration of station name, subway line transfers, connections to other forms of transportation, and if the station has a bus connection to LaGuardia Airport or John F. Kennedy International Airport. After the doors open, the announcements tell the destination, line, local or express service, and next stop. The door warning is then played and the doors close with the standard tones.

The recorded announcements are by:

• Jessica Ettinger-Gottesman, 1010 WINS Anchor: Announcements on the Lexington Avenue Line (4)(5)(6)
• Melissa Kliner: original announcements on the 4 and 5 outside of Manhattan; these have since been re-recorded by Ettinger-Gottesman
• Diane Thompson: announcements on the Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line (1)(2)(3), though the former and the latter are rarely seen. Since 2022, she also replaces Jessica on the (4)(5)(6) on the “The next stop is” and “This is” announcements, though Jessica still announces the Station and Route informations.
• Charlie Pellett: "Stand Clear of the Closing doors, please" and various public announcements, such as safety announcements, announcements about a delay, and station transfers.
• New announcements introduced since 2018 are recorded by Vellina Mitchell, who also does the WTC-Cortlandt announcement.

These people were news anchors with Bloomberg Radio at the time the announcements were recorded. Since then, Ettinger-Gottesman and Pellett are now at 1010 WINS-AM and Sirius Satellite Radio working with Howard Stern and his Howard 100 news team.

Examples

On a Bronx-bound 5 Express train stopping at 125th Street:

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If a train is being rerouted from its normal route, the proper announcements will change. For example, if a 2 train is traveling via the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, Jessica Ettinger-Gottesman's voice is used to announce the incoming and next stations, since her voice is used for the 4, 5, and 6, the three services which normally run on this line. Diane Thompson's voice, however, is used to inform passengers of the train number, destination, and express/local designation.

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On a 2 train via the 1 line (When the 2 is rerouted due to construction along the IRT Lenox Avenue Line) at Cathedral Parkway – 110th Street

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See also

• R142A (New York City Subway car), the R142’s twin train sister

External links

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• Bombardier - R142
• nycsubway.org - NYC Subway Cars: R142
• R142 Motor Truck
• R142 Traction Motor
• Car Status/Assignment
• Train Set Assignments