The R62As were displaced by the R188s from January 2014 to March 2018 in preparation for the automation equipment for the Flushing Line. The displaced R62As were returned to the train, which had given much of its R142As for conversion to R188s. The first train of R188 cars began operating in passenger service on November 9, 2013. By 2016, most of the CBTC-equipped R188 train sets were on the 7, and by the end of March 2018, the last R62A trains were displaced by the R188 cars.