The R62 was the first stainless steel and air-conditioned subway car built for the A Division. A graffiti-resistant glaze was applied to all of the cars because of the extensive graffiti tagging of nearly all of the subway cars in the system since 1971. They continued a controversial interior design by employing bucket seating, which was very narrow, with each seat being about wide. This reduced the number of seats per car when compared to standard bench seating, but allowed for higher standing capacity. This design originated with the R44 and continued through the R68A order, as well as the R110A prototype cars. Four cars in the order (1587–1590) were built with bench seating after complaints by passengers upon delivery.