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As bad as this was, imagine had this been at 42 street or Jackson Hts Roosevelt or Queens Boro Plaza. Or imagine this madman started this rampage in Manhattan. I feel like 36 Street is a start, I would check all over the system for all kind of explosives and any other traps set up. Especially It’s sad you can’t even ride the system with out fear because literally anything that could happen. I also would like to know if that train move was smart? if I knew there was a gunman shooting up a station isn’t better to keep a fairly packed train bypassing the station, than to risk the same gun man come in and shoot up another train? Like are there rules in place when a live shooter is at a station. Are trains supposed to stop anyway.

Theoretically speaking, this could've been a whole lot worse if it was a 40 footer. Could you imagine if a 40 footer to the plunge below and all of the bus took impact. The fact that this was an Artic was probably the best case scenario for this type of crash b/c atleast the back side didn't topple over and kept the rest of the bus from sliding down. But if that was C40LF and it had the same fate, who's not to say it takes a nosedive and then on the rebound the back portion of the bus falls and then burst into flames on impact. Might even explode due to the distance of that fall. Definitely the worst bus crash I've ever seen, but might have been the best case scenario in the case of this type of accident.

They're still a good amount of them. Cypress Hills, 85 St, Woodhaven Blvd and other queens stations on the still have them. The line north of 52 street have them. Intervale Ave yes. And 207 & 215 Sts on the . Like seeing those screens, one of the few remains of the old MTA. Its the windscreens, some old helvitca signs, and some M logos, nice little throwbacks. Speaking of that. What was the first elevated line to get the modern station rehab. With the yellow lego strip and modern windscreen design. Another Red Windscreen pic. https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?102203 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?102204 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?102110

https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?25586 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?25584 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?25576 https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?25581 Came across this weird find on nycsubway.org where it shows the windscreens at the Court Sq (45th Road) station painted red. Does anyone know why, and if any other stations have been painted like this before.

I'm unfamiliar with the line. I want to fan the R32s and want to know which stations have the fastest arrivals. I want to hear the fast deceleration of the westinghouse motors on the R32s. I know that the has a lot of slow sections like the S Curve, Bway Junction, before the Willy B bridge. I want to know which station(s) hauls the most ass on the line.

Hell nah

Think they'll keep a 10 car set to do a farewell run? Of all the cars, The R32s deserve a farewell run the most. (Albeit prob in like 2 years from now).

I remeber reading some where that some one burned the Intervale Av Station in the 80s or 90s. But this has to be the worst case of arson ever commited on the Subway. Rest In Piece to the T/0 and they should honor him in some way. When they rebuild that station they should make a plaqe of him. Or even rename the station after him. But he deserves to honored for his bravery. Rename the station 110 St - Goble.

What ever happened to the Subway Conquistadors?

You guys think that the is going to touch the rollsigns on the R68s/68As or leave em alone. Still don't know why they touched the ones on the R62As.

Just for fun, I challenge you all to bus fan from the staircases of els. I tried it last summer and I like the angles and views. For ex: 4468 from 82 Street I'm always trying to find new views to switch it up. Anyone got other suggestions?

What if the was to forced to stop trains from entering and leaving the Concourse Yard/Jerome Av yard for a serious repair. No trains coming out. How do you manage a shortage of cars to the . Concourse Yard has 276 R68s Jerome has 210 R142 and 220 R142A

Well the Next Gens are perfect for Manhattanville because hybrids are good for stop and go traffic. But those 3rd Gens could've easily done their thing in Queens or Brooklyn. I doubt that they'll retire there anyway. Once they're closer to retirement, watch them send the 3rd Gens to Bus Co. Were all the old buses go before they die.

Just want to here your thoughts. What buses do you rock with right now? As for now I only care about. 1. Nova LFS (2016s and 2019s) 2. XN40s and XN60s 3. 6500s and Old Gens. Everything else is meh or just there to me. Rest In Piece to the Real Buses of NY. RTS, Orion 5/CNG, Orion 7 CNG, D60s, 1999 C40LFs, and most MCI D4500 with the Detroit Diesels.

I just like to refer to trains by their route and location. Astoria Line New Lots Line Brooklyn Queens Crosstown

Why did that depot close anyway?

What if the MTA got approved to make a new bus depot. Where would you build the depot and what routes would you run out of it.

While you have a point about the other end of the swap, the train receiving the older trains is just that. Older trains do mean more breaking down and some confusion. But service is still the same. The with R62As are just as frequent as when the R142As were on the line. I can say that because I take the regularly to Cypress Av and train service is practically the same. Now as far the in Brooklyn and Astoria, I don't know. But I'm sure that with no delays, the would run close to what it was running, maybe a few minutes more. But not to the point where a line gets drastically worse.

Thank You. We went from the worst system to a fully functioning system that has problems, but is doing way better than the 1980s. We don't have to worry about flickering lights, Lots of violence, very filthy, and unsafe conditions anymore. But Some LCD that don't work? Come on man. 90% of riders know where the train is going. Its either going to Astoria or to Brooklyn. If the LCDs are messed up. Look at the map, or better yet their damn phones and look where its going. These new rail fans (2010 and up) don't know how to act when they see a different car type on a line. Back in the days, most subway lines had more than one car type running on the same line. But now when a swap happens, they want to sue the MTA? Get out of here. A city as tough as New York, we made through the worst of the 70s and 80s. These new generations think they should have the latest and greatest, but fail to realize that in the 80s, you'd be lucky to ride a train that was clean ON THE INSIDE, not even the outside. If TEMPORARILY moving R46s to means better service (which will help way more people). Hell yeah the swap should happen. The same with the . The R142As to the (which is one of the most busiest lines) helps the Flushing Line run better. But all these kids see is that their Automated Announcements and Blue seats go away, and complain to MTA that the R46s are falling apart and that service is terrible. Falling apart? Did you forget the rusty brown roofs on the R38s, R40M/R42s. Did you forget the Frame rotting R44s. That's falling apart. Some R46s at there worst are dirty on the exterior with broken LCDs. But falling apart? My rant is over but damn man, this why I like the older members here because they keep it real and see things from the bigger picture. While younger fans lose their cool when a swap happens and nitpick literally everything. Let's see what ridiculous comments we'll hear next.🤦‍♂️

Damn man, we got a punk ass society. New York had to deal with the 70s and 80s with graffiti, filthyness and neglect. Now in 2020, we got brothers raising hell over some LCD signs. You don't have to like the R46. But trust me people had Real complaints back in the day. Not nitpicking every malfunctioning LCD sign.

Why did the MTA remove the rollsigns on the R46? The Smees kept them before and after the R44s/R46s. Rollsigns don't glitch and the old ones were fine. If it ain't broke don't fix it. I wonder if they could use some rollsigns from the R42 and put some on the and sets. Either Way, atleast they didn't put them on the front.

MJ = The RTS is the best bus we've ever had. Kobe = Orion 5 is closest to the RTS Lebron= Orion 7 CNG. The loudest bus. Lebron has made loud moves. Went to Miami, won in Cleveland, went to LA, ect. Vince Carter = D60HF Artics. Long bus = Long Career Shaq = All the MCI Coaches = The Most Dominant Express Bus = The most dominant Big Man. Allen Iverson = 1999 C40LF small fleet with loud backfire. AI was small and flashy player. Carmelo Anthony = Orion 7 Next Gens, Love or Hate just like Melo (I like Melo, but dislike Next Gens) Stephen Curry = Xcelsior is the bus of this generation. Curry is the player of this generation. Giannis = Nova LFS = Better built and Tough Buses, can handle Staten Island. Giannis is a strong player. Just one MVP. Grumman Flexible = Kwame Brown, Anthony Bennett, Big Country Reeves, Okafor, Darko Milicic.

to Franklin Avenue to catch the or . Take either one to Grand Central to take a to Junction Blvd and take the Q72 Bus to LGA Airport. The reason why I chose the Q72 is because by the time you get off at Junction Blvd and Roosevelt Avenue, the Q72 has very few stops to the airport so you deal with less traffic than taking the M60 or Q70.

Say what you want about the R46s, but I have mad respect for them because they got to be used on a lot of other lines before they retired. The R32s got to shine on the and for a little while, but for the better part of the last decade, the R32s only ran on the and . The same could be said about the R42s. Other than the Shuttle, they've ran on the and strictly for the last 10 years. The R46s have spread out over the system and still have a few years to go. On a day like today. You can have an R46 run on the and Rockaway Park all at the same time. The R32s and R42s have been used on every line during their 50+ year careers, but during their final years of service (or really the entire 2010 decade) they have been relegated to one or two lines. I don't know which line will have the R46, but atleast you can say that the R46s have been around many lines, in the beginning and the end of their careers. Other car types like the Redbirds, R62As, R68s are cars that started with a lot of lines and finished off with a lot of lines.

If you are stuck in Coney Island and want to get to Broadway Junction what to you take to get there the fastest. to Jay St to catch to Prospect Pk for to at Franklin to Atlantic Av to to transfer to the to Bway Junct. to at Church to Lorimer St for . to at Church to Hoyt to . Any other options?