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Ignored. I don't need to see the nonsense. I want to hear both facts and opinions, even the crazy fantasies, but not attacks and name calling.

R32s 3520/3891, 3810/3811 are still on the track along 37th St right off Ft. Hamilton. I went by on my bike about an hour ago. Still no pics though, I didn't want to stop as I was finishing up a long ride.

Because the trucks weren't tested, that's why. MTA tested the pilot set with different trucks. They broke the rules of structured testing by testing the pilot train, and then not retesting any changes that were made after the test and just put them in production. An auditor would have found that. If I did that I'd get fired for circumventing the rules and/or violating Sarbanes/Oxley laws. To make it even worse, the part they failed to test was the main moving part, and these are much more prone to failure.

I just tried again and there was actually one new post that showed up from Monday before it errored out. That's as far as I could go. But somebody actually got to post something.

Still down. Going, going....

When all else fails, reboot.

Once they have a program that they like it'll be released to all the sets. No sense in distributing a faulty program before it is ready. I wonder how they distribute it. Is it over wifi or does it need to be plugged in somewhere? Is it automated, does the train just pick up the latest code when it is within range? Is it pushed or does it need to be pulled? It isn't any different than with your phone. Lots of different ways to update.

And in a total coincidence I was looking for something on BikeForums just now and this thread https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycling/58460-need-new-front-wheel-what-should-i-get.html popped up.

Many years ago on the BikeForums, there was a guy with the handle R600DuraAce and he used to boast endlessly about his explosive efforts on the bike. Everybody else made fun of him. In a thread that I posted to I said something about wanting more modern wheels to upgrade my bike. Since I posted with my location I got a private message from this guy and he had some decent wheels that he offered me for very little since he was also in Brooklyn and rode in Prospect Park. He actually delivered them to my house and you know what? He was actually the nicest guy, not at all like his online persona, which I now believe was just a put-on. He continued to post like that for a few more years but then disappeared. I don't know who Wallyhorse is, nor do I want to know, but he could just be yankin' our chains.

You have HSS and MSK also on York. But development on the UES has been going on forever, and was happening even as they were tearing down the 3rd Ave el. Development has been happening EVERYWHERE in NYC though and you could say every neighborhood needs more transit.

I doubt many members live on the UES. That's a pretty pricey place to live. I go through there from time to time but that doesn't make me an expert. But some development did occur in anticipation of the 2nd Ave Subway finally opening. And I'm sure more development is happening between 96th and 125th in anticipation of the extension. I've seen the Q train though going up that way in the PM rush and it was crowded but not packed. The bigger crowd? Going downtown from 72nd St from all the hospitals. They used to have to either walk or bus to 68th/Lex and this is an easier walk to 70th/2nd where the entrance is. I've done it as a patient before the Q train and it was a PITA. Luckily I was and am fully mobile because the bus was packed too.

Probably because it is unnecessary to even do the work. Even if not officially retired, mothballed or whatever, there are enough R211s to make it surplus.

There seemed to be more historical talk on Subchat than this board, which focuses on current items. But it has been down now for 3 weeks or so and my guess isn't coming back this time. Or if it does, somebody is trying to update the platform and convert the history, which can be difficult. Upgrades are a PITA even when you are just going to a new version sometimes.

I count 10 R211 trains in service in the listing by Ale188 above, with 3 trains in testing, plus another 5 car set was just delivered. On top of that the R211T trains are on the C. So yea, it'll be dominated by NTTs. I was on CPW last week and every C train was an R179 and every A train was either R179 or R211, except the last one I saw which looked like a dinosaur by comparison.

I noticed this on the R62s and the R188s on the 7 at GC and 5th Ave at the rear of the train since both stations are at the top of the grade but the back is still at a grade.

How about this for speculation: E/F on 63rd, with E to WTC and F as normal M from Bway/Laf, up 8th Ave, to 53rd/Lex during weekday. There's a diamond crossover entering the tunnel, but I don't know how far down, to turn the trains there. Work needed in the vicinity of the stations can be done off hours when this is not running. This will replace the E, which is a busy train from the east side to Port Authority and Penn. R as normal G to Forest Hills using R179s from the A, which will be backfilled with the R46s that are no longer necessary. This will allow some capacity to transfer at Court Sq, although my recollection is that this is a very long transfer. Practical? Probably not. Possible? Mostly. But if this work can be done during the overnight or weekend hours only don't do any of this.

There is still a backlog of cars waiting to ship in Lincoln.

To what end? Unless they plan on expanding the line there just isn't any need. And if they do plan to expand the line there will be plenty of lead time.

As of late last week the best place to see the R32s would be on 37th St just off Ft Hamilton Pkwy across from the cemetery. They are right behind the fence there.

https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_Independent_Fleet_(1932-1939) Look there if you haven't already for some info.

Closing 53rd St would mean no E trains to 8th Ave, and that's a busy line. A lot of people on those trains going from the East Side to Penn and Port Authority. 53rd St is a busy corridor both below and above ground. It would also leave only the R at Queens Plaza. It will be a lot harder with more disruption than closing 63rd St.

Yea, that was it. When I was returning home I saw that it was one matched set and one mismatched. There was somebody right behind me so I couldn't slow down to look. I need to go back to MicroCenter so I'll swing by again. If it were warmer out I'd just bike over and take pics too.

That's what I'd think. There are R32s on the track at 37th St and Ft Hamilton Parkway. 3502 was one of them. They look like they were prepped to be taken off property. I was going to see what was there but there wasn't any place to do pull my car over.

I doubt they'll wait that long. Why keep an entire fleet of cars when they are no longer needed? Consider that in light of how they've been retiring cars even before their replacements are ordered. The only reason to keep them would be if their disposal costs are greater than keeping them, and even then eventually they have to be disposed. Pay me now or pay me later. As I've said in the R46 retirement thread many times, they managed to keep up service even without the 11 R32 trains that were retired early. With the R211s being a lot more reliable, assuming no more disasters, they won't need as many spares either.

And when they opened the 2nd Ave Subway they made sure the newest trains were running there. If Cuomo were still Gov. my guess is they wouldn't have been allowed to swap them for the oldest cars. He would've had a fit that his pride and joy wasn't being treated right. By the time the extension is opened to 125th St, no matter where it ends up there, the R68s will also be gone.