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The ends have extra electrical cabinets for the various LCD screens and security cameras. Its also why the end seats have been removed.

Those are all typical early teething issues

If the R211 has failed the 30 day test multiple times, then who let the first production set go out to Broad Channel test track for burn in tests earlier in the week on what would have been day 31? Shouldn't that not have happened if the pilot set was nowhere near completing the test?

The time is separate from the programs. IIRC, if the crew selects an interval (aka departure time) during the overnight hours the transfers listed change.

There's more cars waiting by the Goethals so it won't be long regardless

They're trying to give Roosevelt Island service in at least one direction for as much as possible to reduce the number of shuttle buses needed.

There are two R211s under tarps by 39th Street

Last I heard they were still gathering the data for those maps.

That would require the police to do actual work instead of remaining up by the turnstiles at each station which is why it probably won't happen.

It could also be through the Governor's press office if she's in attendance

207 Street Station or 207 Street yard?

That was when the returned. November 2016, I think.

They're going to have the same number of overnight layups; they're just going to be between Queens Plaza and Forest Hills instead of between Forest Hills and 169 Street because those tracks will be a part of the QBL East project.

I would love to see that (I think we should use trunk colors for reroutes much more often) but the suits strongly disagree

I'm not sure if this is intentional but I've been noticing lately that the is almost entirely R68/As and the mostly R46s. I personally haven't gotten an R46 in a week (not that I'm complaining).

I agree with this take. My biggest gripe with the ESI program is 1. that those stations didn't get ADA accessibility as part of the work and 2. instead of continuing with other stations on each line (except for the Astoria line) they just did a few random stations and failed to capitalize on the momentum. Now we're not going to implement all the stops on your list at once but it could probably be done in four or five phases of 20 or so stations at a time. For example on the you could probably do 33rd/52nd/103rd then 40th/69th/111th followed by 46th/82nd/Mets. IIRC this is how Chicago was able to get so many elevated stations done at once.

I was in fact talking about the bus.

I was trying to think up a good response to this nonsense, but I don't have to cause this is perfect.

The batteries on those were more primitive. These buses will have a longer range.

Here she is in all her glory: Looks like the plug doors were a one time thing as that back door has the hinges to open inwards.

The first R211S set should be here soon

You're not going to hear a peep until someone inevitably leaks the memo from car equipment about the 30 day revenue test starting. It's how it always works with new subway cars.

Update on the pilots at this hour: Both 4040-4049 and 4060-4069 are at Pitkin 4050-4054 is at Coney Island for final fit out (gangways, third rail shoes, etc, etc) While this is technically not wrong, (the and will in fact receive Option 1 cars) the majority of Option 1 will be going elsewhere.

The is borrowing an R62 set from the again. Today it was 1491-5 and 1596-1600. Apparently multiple R62As at 240th are out with various issues.

Trains stopping in different positions depending on the consist becomes an operations nightmare very quickly... Its why the R40s and R42s got removed from the in 2008. They only had door panels in the #2 ends of each car which in an 8 car consist means you have to operate in 5/3 instead of 4/4. train stations did not have conductor boards set up for 5/3 so R40/R42 consists had to stop at the 10 car markers while R32s and R38s continued to stop at the 8. The current situation with a clear visual difference between the two fleets is not ideal but manageable in the short term.