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Well, a Next Gen was on the M14D today. Bus number was 3827.

The changes are becoming reality. I have recently saw a subway map on an R62A train, and it had the train extension.

So 9717-9713 was on the this evening... Coney and Jamaica still swapping R160s?

Most likely.

things like that aren't always by accident. Sometimes a problem can cause this to happen. Example:

Oh, and don't forget G.O.'s as well.

Those R62A's suck on the , i took one 2 nights ago, very slow takeoff

Isn't this just great. A few months in, we have 62A's on the from Corona Yard, and it already sucks.

Back to topic...

 

Have the R32's hit the line yet? If it has, I hope there won't be railfans that will misbehave unlike the R32 train incident last year...

It's kind of hard to tell if that's a mixed set do they have any other photos of it?

If you look closely, it is a mixed set. There are 2 R42's, and 5 R32's. Add that in total, it's a seven car set.

There's a pair of R32s paired with R42s In the yard. Tell me that wasn't in service...

You serious? o_o

Look what's trending on SubChat...

http://www.subchat.com/read.asp?Id=1364438

The mayors not gonna be there, thats why Bloomberg went when it was still being constructed. If the mayor was going why would it be in service?

 

Im excited too!! Only 2 more weeks

The mayor would attend because it would be an achievement for NYC. Other than that, let's hope that some railfans don't misbehave...

As for railfans misbehaving at the Hudson Yard opening, y'all do realize that event is gonna be swarming with cops, right?

By cops that means (most likely) the mayor is going to be there, as well as officials, the governor, and city politicians. Maybe even Schumer might be there for the opening.

So excited about the train extension! I have a feeling a lot of railfans are gonna attend this event! But let's hope it won't end up like what happened on the R32 last year... There are gonna be news cameras there!

Events that occurred over the past few months

 

(6/27-6/28) TOMM, BMT Triplex, Arnines, and BMT Standards were operating for the BMT's 100th Anniversary. The Standars got the most attention because they underwent a ton a maintenance.

(8/8) Lo-V's ran on the line. Lots of noteable railfans attended.

Is the Rockaway Park Shuttle always this empty? On Saturday, it was a full 8 car train and there was just only 1-2 people on that train

Depending on the time of the day. That's my guess.

you're really grasping at straws now

Good point.

Hmm... I wonder if there are any new updates...

Even if changing the order were as simple as you make it out to be (it isn't, because A cars are more expensive than B cars), you've just replaced an order for 36.5 trains with an order for 31 trains. How do you make up for the shortfall of 5.5 trains?

 

The A and C don't share any terminals. There's no operational advantage to sharing a fleet. The 2 and 5 (effectively) share a fleet because southbound 2's often become northbound 5's and southbound 5's often become northbound 2's at the shared Flatbush Avenue terminal.

Well it was possible with the & trains back then with the R27/R30's around with what you have with the & trains today. Maybe keep some good R32's to respond to that shortfall.

Unless official documentation comes out from the August board meeting stating otherwise, the R179 order is still going to be for 65 four-car sets and 8 five-car sets.

Interesting. We'll see...

I find this really interesting, I know it's like 15 years ago but I was trying to find a bus map that was used in 2000 showing Manhattan routes and I can't believe the express bus fare was $3.00 compare to what is now $6.50.

http://www.nymedicaldoctor.com/images/Bus.pdf

When RTS'es dominated New York, old World Trade, these were the good old days. Even though I lived in the 2000's, I still remember the M27 and the RTS on the M50. Even the M18 as well.

I was thinking, since our elevated trestle are aging, would it be possible in the next 20,30 or even 40 years from now that these lines may have to be place underground? I would think if would build a new subway line, it will be below ground rather that make the line elevated.

Most likely not. Some of the sections of those lines are elevated for geographical reasons.

Seeing a ton of Xcelsiors (XD60's, the bendy buses) on the M100 right now.

There has been a bomb blast in Bangkok near a shrine. So far, 18 people are dead.

 

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/08/17/bomb-blast-rocks-bangkok/

ok here is a idea CTA style announcements on new cars coming out soon like the R179s Examples,

Queensboro Plaza is next Doors open on the left at Queensboro Plaza Transfer to And Trains At Queensboro Plaza

This is Queensboro Plaza Transfer to And trains at Queensboro Plaza, This Is A Train To Coney Island

 

This stuff costs money you know. Adding to that, you didn't name the person who would be doing the announcements.

Since no one has posted on this for over a month...

 

Derailment on the northbound train while it was leaving Atlantic Avenue. The switches changed at the last minute, and the train derailed instantly. 

 

Reroute away.

Asking this question again just to make sure...

 

Is the Bus Rodeo for this year available to the public? Just asking...

Any new information on the R32's?