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  1. Around the Horn
    That was the full size mockup car. The actual 4256 will be a completely different car built in Nebraska.
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    Reportedly only one R160 on the today
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    yup, we got three cars this morning
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    It's like the Chicago L having the Loop as a "terminal" The sign changes after the last stop before it enters LGA I believe it does terminate there for now but it will become a circular as part of the Bronx redesign.
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    I'm hoping it is that one. It could also be any of these: It's too bad GTO's have gone out of style... The sound the 1996 stock on the Jubliee line make would be awesome.
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    I think Siemens to the is a legitimate possibility purely because they are the exact number of trains it needs for peak service plus spares (26).
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    If it's like the R179s, they should be coming in a month or two.
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    But 6th Street has never been a bus stop going southbound, let alone a terminal. Only the uptown M103 stops there. Astor Place has always been the farthest south you can ride on the M101 and M102.
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    East Village-Astor Place would be perfect
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    As I recall when the R179s were delivered, the cars remained on the same track that they were ramped off the trucks from until the entire 5 car set arrived and then they attached the link bars between the cars and moved them as one unit. I suspect that this is also the case here.
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    They somehow traveled cross country on multiple freight trains all the way to New Jersey without anyone spotting them? I find that highly unlikely... That would be quite the feat to pull off.
  12. Around the Horn
    No it's just temporary for the elevator works. I suspect that they'll have to move staircases to fit them in, so the walkway allows them to close one side of a particular entrance at a time at a time.
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    They already do this with certain late night trips. They operate normally southbound and arrive at Coney Island on the platform then deadhead to Broadway-Lafayette via Culver where they reenter service.
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    SEPTA's are completely out of service and the TTC also is starting to see hairline fractures where the body meets the windows, however to my knowledge they are still running.
  15. Around the Horn
    The retail network as in stores and bodegas, akin to what Oyster has. The idea is that participating stores could sell and top up cards in addition to the machines in stations. Suica in Japan also works the same way.
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    It's not the worst idea ever but I agree it really should have been Broadway and Astoria concurrently (and there's a decent chance that's what we'll actually end up with)
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    Astoria CBTC is rumored to have been pushed back if not outright cancelled due to the MTA's financial situation. 6th Avenue is almost certainly first again.
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    1. Wont be an issue since the is slated to become full length with the 8 car R179s cascaded elsewhere (, possibly the ) 3. Assignments are still unknown at this time, however if I were to make a prediction right now, I'd say base: SIR, option 1: , option 2: Since Broadway is slated to be the last trunk line without CBTC, the is likely to get all of the R68/As with cascaded R160s from the rounding out the service.
  19. Around the Horn
    Should be Lincoln
  20. Around the Horn
    9702 is in fact at Quill. It was on the roof. However unless something changes next week, the allotments are still the same.
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    https://new.mta.info/document/42401 Delivery of the R211A in July, 30 day test in August 2022, production cars in September 2022. R211S pilot delivery in August 2022, 30 day test in September 2023, production cars in October 2023. R211T delivery in June 2022
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    That lawsuit was in a personal capacity because he lived around the corner and had nothing to do with TWU (who actually supported the busway)
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    It's really bold to keep repeating this nonsense after three years of speed increases throughout the system ever since Byford first arrived. The SPEED unit and Save Safe Seconds very much result in faster trains and CBTC is no different.
  24. Around the Horn
    Nova Bus does make a “long range” electric LFS though... That’s the wild card here. XE40s for ENY and Grand seem like a given. It’s what Charleston and Kingsbridge are in line for that has the potential to get interesting since they are both depots without any Xcelsiors currently.
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    Considering that Kingsbridge's batch (to my knowledge) hasn't run in over a month, I think we've got some bad teething problems on our hands...
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