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Kingsbridgeviewer382

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  1. It ran on the SIM7 earlier. Remember that all SI coaches end up moving back and forth between all 4 depots.
  2. It seems a bit redundant to mention the Quill and Hale loans as they happen every day and the units sent to Tuskegee rotate daily.
  3. Here's what the article said (I took this from a comment on a FB group) Four bolts — and their mysterious disappearance — are at the center of the MTA’s investigation into the Jan. 10 derailment of an F train in passenger service in Brooklyn, the Daily News has learned. MTA investigators are trying to track down the high-strength Grade 8 bolts, which were noticed missing from the undercarriage of the derailed car when crews arrived on the scene on Coney Island, transit sources told The News. The bolts are supposed to affix to a train’s undercarriage a piece called the “radius arm,” which helps keeps in place subway cars’ massive wheels and axles. Properly installed radius arms keep wheels correctly aligned as trains move, subway car experts explained. Photo from the scene of last week's F-train derailment, showing the truck that jumped the track. (Obtained by the Daily News) Photo from the scene of Jan. 10 F-train derailment, showing the truck that jumped the track. (Obtained by the Daily News) “If that [radius arm] falls off or breaks, it can derail a train,” said a transit source with knowledge of subway car maintenance. The fourth car of the northbound F train jumped the elevated track at midday on Jan. 10 as the train approached the Neptune Ave. station. No one was injured in the incident. Photos from the scene show one of the fourth car’s trucks — the wheel, motor and brake packages that make up the undercarriages of subway cars — more than a foot off the rails. What the bolts are supposed to look like, on another R160. (obtained by NYDN) A photo of another R160 radius arm. (Obtained by the Daily News) Those photos also show one of the subway car’s eight radius arms, boltless and disconnected — an assessment confirmed by multiple transit sources. Investigators have yet to determine the cause of the derailment, and have not ruled out track issues or other factors. But an MTA spokesperson confirmed Friday that the agency believes the bolts may have contributed to the incident. It is not yet clear whether the bolts broke before they disappeared, or if they were not properly installed in the first place. Sources told The News that vandalism was not being considered as a factor. When properly affixed to the train, the radius arm bolts are secured against accidental loosening with a metal cotter pin, according to a diagram of the truck reviewed by The News. Subway service was suspended in Coney Island on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, when an F train jumped the tracks near the W. 8th St.-NY Aquarium station in Brooklyn. (Emma Seiwell / New York Daily News) Subway service was suspended in Coney Island on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, when an F train jumped the tracks near the W. 8th St.-NY Aquarium station in Brooklyn. (Emma Seiwell / New York Daily News) While bolts can loosen over time from the vibrations and mechanical shocks of everyday train service, critical fasteners on trains are checked at regular inspections, said experts on subway maintenance. The trucks on the car that derailed, a Kawasaki R160, were last inspected on Nov. 21, and had traveled roughly 9,000 miles before the derailment, according to sources. That’s within the MTA’s maximum allowed inspection interval of every 78 days, or 12,000 miles. An MTA spokesperson told The News that out of an abundance of caution, some 50,000 radius arm bolts have been checked across the subway fleet since the derailment. The bolts have been checked on R160s and cars of similar design. A typical ten-car train of R160 cars should have 320 such bolts. The MTA said no “systemic issues” were found during the inspections, and officials believe riders are not currently at risk. MTA officials have previously said an issue with the track along that section of the Culver Line — which carries the F train over southern Brooklyn — was the likely cause for the derailment. Investigators are now looking into whether an issue with the track could have exacerbated the damage to the train’s undercarriage, sources said. The section of track where the train derailed had passed a walking inspection the day before, and was inspected by the agency’s track geometry car in November. Days before the Coney Island derailment, on Jan. 4, two slow-moving trains collided on tracks near the W. 96th St. and Broadway subway station in Manhattan’s Upper West Side, injuring 24 people, none seriously. That incident is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.
  4. Good thing they're doing this during the mid-winter recess for public school students instead of any other weekday.
  5. I do question the accuracy of that report, but I can see that happening. The bus was on loan to Tuskegee and it last ran 3 days ago.
  6. That’s even worse, with trains either still needing to go up so they can change to the downtown track, or disrupt and trains by using the express switches. It would make sense if and service was also cut to 96th. Just saw it clearer and I apologize for the error if it turns out to be a week long operation. The posting also has that date stretch so either this is truly week-long, or they bunched up both weekends into one stretch making it look like a long term change. I’ll need to come back to this once the postings for Feb 17-25 are posted.
  7. service ends around that time the G.O starts up. The last Manhattan-bound train leaves Brighton at around 9 PM and the last to arrive from Manhattan is around 10-10:30. They can easily cut off service early on Friday.
  8. I was referring to the President's day G.O. not the 191st St one for Structural maintenance.
  9. The G.O. posting has "Structural improvements" listed, not station improvements.
  10. Downtown Trains switch to the express track before 207th, skipping that station in the process. That shuttle isn't a 1-track operation and its been done plenty of time during the past few months. The curious bit is trains terminating at 116th. My guess is that structural work is being done on 125th St and 137th, hence why trains won't serve there. Trains can technically switch back to the downtown track without having to use 137th at all.
  11. I can see why the temporary platforms would not be a thing. It would give work trains unimpeded access to the platforms under construction so that work is done faster rather than how things are being done at 82nd and 111th.
  12. So the downtown platforms of the 79th & 50th St stations on the Line will be closed from February 5th to the 26th. Reason given is structural maintenance.
  13. From the MTA site has, trains are only making stops in one direction while the other side remains closed. With the Manhattan-bound platforms closed, only the Queens-bound trains are making local stops from 33rd to 69th Streets. Same will happen once the Queens-bound platforms are closed for renovations, with Manhattan-bound trains making local stops. 61st Street will be available as a transfer point. Each side is expected to be closed for half a year (5-6 months). The last update was made in November, so things can or have changed from what’s outlined. https://new.mta.info/project/flushing-line
  14. 2789 is still at Charleston (It ran on the SIM10 earlier).
  15. In theory it would be a good idea, but I'm pretty sure politics would get in the way so that a 24/7 shutdown doesn't happen. The shuttle itself looks to be similar to the one done nearly 10 years ago when the repaired the tunnels damaged during Hurricane Sandy on the Line.
  16. 1204 has been sent to Tuskegee. Its been in service pretty consistently since Friday.
  17. 5450, 5452-5453, 5461, 5465 equipped with bike racks. Updated Hale list: 5444-5448, 5450-5453, 5458, 5460-5461, 5463, 5465-5467. Someone mentioned that 5454 had bike racks, but that was incorrect.
  18. 3098-3101 were moved to Pitkin. It was paired with a 32×× set I saw on the .
  19. The wear and tear buses in the city go through is a hell of a lot worse than in other cities. Constant stop and go, uneven quality of the roads, maintenance levels, etc. While the doesn’t fully follow the retire buses at 12 years old like in other agencies, some are retired sooner to salvage parts to keep the other units alive. It gets more expensive to maintain buses that have parts that are no longer manufactured in high volumes than to simply buy a new one.
  20. It’s usually edits made after posting erroneous moves. There’s no way to delete the post yourself, hence why [delete] posts are shown.
  21. Actually, It was already in service at Quill for a few days now. That’s just the usual loan Tuskegee gets on a daily basis.
  22. So are they actually assigned there or were they only sent to CMF?
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