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Those R179s on the  has some speed to them !  Caught the 8:56 train from 168th. Train was late because it was held and it ran express from Hoyt - Euclid. They are really fast cars !!

Damn what’s going on in WF ?!?!

The newest one. The 3161 set had the  route display. They were all next to each other i couldn’t see the other set numbers 

There’s 4 train of R179s and one signed up as the   At Pitkin Yard idk if one of the 4 train is a split 5 car set thou. I have a pic but too hard too upload 

Interesting 

2 minutes ago, Around the Horn said:

Nah, they're just there to get 207th and Pitkin familiarized with them before the 10 car sets arrive.

Gotchu thanks 

Does anybody have a feeling that the MTA decide to split the 179s 8-car order between the  and  ?!? I’m mention it to not start a rumor but to trying to understand that’s the  got fresh out the factory cars 

Just now, RR503 said:

This is indeed legit. I've been told first departure was 3:56 from 168. 

So basically they’re getting train operators to get use to the train before the 10 cars start rolling in 

15 hours ago, East New York said:

What I said it should have been in the first place! lol Minus only Jamaica Depot.

No point in sending diesels when there are plenty of NG's free, and new Hybrids will be coming in next year. In addition, MV will get electric buses at some point in the near future anyway.  

More OG's will also go Bus Company until they retire. I'm going to start updating the first page soon, and now we are just waiting on the new XD assignments which are just fly-by-wire right now.

So ENY maybe getting NGs ???? As well at Ulmer Park ???

1 hour ago, limitednyc said:

so if this is the case what busses will jamaica  wind up with?

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The last assignment was like 60 something but things are likely to change 

9 hours ago, Jdog14 said:

But to say its the bare minimum is false. The OGs were new and the XD40s are new and its not like those are small batches either. 

 

You want bare minimum? Take a look at QV and LGA. 

No no no lol you missed understood lol. What I’m saying is whenever  thers a new bus order the always get the least. For example look at what they good the previous 2015 XDs. I know they have a lot of NG/OGs but still show FP some love. Or FP is a type of depot that just loves Hybrids then I’ll take everything back lol 

4 hours ago, MysteriousBtrain said:

7520, 7522 to grand

Wow. They stay giving FP the bear minimum on new buses

7 hours ago, VIP said:

Yall do Know that the  will permanently have R160’s assigned to the line AFTER the Canarsie shutdown. There’s gonna be a huge surplus of 8-car R160’s after all the 8-car sets of R179’s are delivered. 

What about the R179s that’ll be on the (C)(J) lines will those be permanent too ?  

3 hours ago, subwaycommuter1983 said:

The  will be full length, so that's another season why the  will get the 8 car r160's from the  and 

Additionally, the  will see the highest ridership during the Canarsie shutdown, which is the reason why the  will need half of the remaining r32's in addition to the r160's. 

Plus you have to think about maintenance. Coney Island takes good care of the R160 so why not give the  new cars 

10 hours ago, trainfan22 said:

Fresh Pond gave away all those hybrids to JFK with nothing in return... I wonder if FP will get some extra buses to make service for the fall pick? Perhaps bring back some RTS's back from the dead? 

I feel like the new XDs is gonna cover there lost 

Saw a driver driving 1085 out of JG. He looked very uncomfortable driving that bus lol. Must take some getting use too lol 

35 minutes ago, LegoBrickBreaker101 said:

Never. Those were loans from Coney Island for extra service after the Woman's March.

That’s what I meant lol sorry. So why are they testing on Concourse ? 

5 hours ago, JFK Depot said:

I was talking with an MTA insider last night and they told me something that was quite interesting 

I was told that 10car 160s were being tested on Concourse this past weekend... and that the D might be in play for NTT when the L shutdown happens... any light on this perhaps 

Didn’t the  have R160s. I remember Dj Hammers had a video of them like a few months ago

20 minutes ago, mine248 said:

Plus the set of R143s that ran on the  today. 

Shouldn’t the R143 be pushed back to the  or the  still needs them ? 

1 hour ago, AlgorithmOfTruth said:

Referencing the credible user @RR503, the R42s will be displaced to Coney Island Yard to service the . As the R179s are steadily making their way to East New York Yard for  service, R32 sets are being transferred to 207th Street Yard for  service. This coming fall, the R32 sets occupying a portion of the 's fleet will be sent down south to CIY to service the  and . The source of this piece of information is reputable member @Dj Hammers. These plans have been finalized and are pending implementation, as he has stated.

Thanks for the info. Do you knows things are going to be after the shutdown is over ? 

10 hours ago, MysteriousBtrain said:

8504 to GH. Trackable and running on the Bx30.

That was fast sheesh 

19 hours ago, subwaycommuter1983 said:

Posted today on YouTube

Thoughts??????

Have a feeling the  is getting R46s. It’s just a thought 

1 hour ago, Ultimategamer12c said:

Fp is now  down to 88 units of Orion 7 old gens 

FP must be getting a lot of XDs in return 

8 hours ago, Novabus 5000 said:

7668 and 7669 to ENY

Any in service yet ? 

How set of R160 that’s Coney Island has that belong to Jamaica. I see 9200 and 9400 sets. And does anybody know why they have them ???