m2fwannabe

Good stuff, right on it!

On 1/27/2020 at 11:41 PM, Around the Horn said:

3030-3039 is burn in testing tonight

Good news!

Might be on the road by the weekend early or late, then the very last start at last.

Ain't we just so lucky?

12 hours ago, Lawrence St said:

What's the deal with that set that was involved in an accident or something when it was doing the shuttle?

That would likely be some kind of physical evidence for legal proceedings.  Short-hand, a lawsuit somewhere along the way.

11 hours ago, Maxwell179 said:

14 hours ago, m2fwannabe said:

As the days go on since the R179s resumed service it looks like there haven't been more than a single R-32 train on .  Others maybe in reserve.  Is anyone finding them?

saw one this morning

Thank you.  It looks like to be a habit of one or zero each rush hour now.  Definitely reduced in number since the R-179s returned.

Here's the R42 location listing as of January 28, 2020, AM:

East New York:  4792/93, 4804/05, 4808/09, 4810/11, 4814/15 (X), 4822/23, 4828/29, 4832/33 (X), 4836/37 (X)=18.  (X)=Previously Retired.

 Fresh Pond:  4800/01, 4812/13, 4820/21, 4834/35=8.

Pitkin:  4788/89, 4794/95, 4802/03, 4838/39=8.

Coney Island:  4798/99, 4816/17, 4824/25, 4830/31=8.

207 Street:  4790/91, 4796/97, 4806/07, 4826/27=8.

(50 Total.)

The R-32s are now down from 222 to 212 to 208 to 184.

These 38 are now retired effective January 27, 2020 (obviously after the R179s found their sea legs again):

3383/3890, 3384/85, 3404/05, 3424/25, 3440/41, 3452/53, 3471/3658, 3472/73, 3496/97, 3522/3523, 3578/79, 3618/19, 3624/25, 3682/83, 3698/99, 3806/07, 3870/71, 3878/79, 3900/01.

3410/11, 3454/55 and 3483/85 WERE retired as of January 3 then reactivated.  They are still in passenger service as of January 28.

Round and round she goes, where the R32s roulette wheel stop no one stops!!...

As the days go on since the R179s resumed service it looks like there haven't been more than a single R-32 train on .  Others maybe in reserve.  Is anyone finding them?

7 hours ago, Around the Horn said:

Couldn't get a good look at the numbers cause it went by quickly but I think I saw 5682 on the  this morning.

The Renegade R46 train was 5586-89 and 5602-05.  Report is it was on the today (January 28).

8 hours ago, j express said:

Its on the as of today.

Thank you!

Has anyone found R-46s 5586-89 and/or 5602-05 yet at Coney Island ().  That had been temporarily moved from Jamaica to Pitkin  en route to Coney Island.

21 hours ago, T to Dyre Avenue said:

On 1/25/2020 at 3:05 PM, VIP said:

Chairman Foye isn’t  gonna let that happen. 

And then Cuomo will try to force him out like he did with Byford?

Well and then even as the most Genius as he truly is <<>> Governor Cuomo will not be able to personally operate the entire MTA by all himself...I know his Greatness has tried that very thing, no?

On 1/22/2020 at 2:13 PM, j express said:

9113-9117, 9208-9212, 8653-8657, 8663-8667, 9103-9107, 9163-9167, 9183-9187, 9468-9472 Coney Island to Jamaica.

5662-5665, 5790-5793, 5530-5533, 5490-5493, 5846-5849, 5650-5653 Jamaica to Coney Island.

As of today, Coney Island now has about 120 cars of R46s while Jamaica has 860 cars R160s. 

NIce tabulating!

Does anyone know if R-46s 5586-89 and 5602-05 have moved yet on to Coney Island ()? 

On 1/2/2020 at 11:41 PM, jon2305 said:

R62 1591-1595 is back on the

The R-62s used on the are cycled back through LIV for certain inspection or overhaul requirements that 240 can or will not be able to perform.

LIV is still and always has been the "home" shop for all 305 Kawasaki R-62s.

When this the case, either there are no R-62s or if needed a random train from the is loaned as long as required.

Good point with 2466-75 now also back home the R-62s might not be anymore needed.  At all?

Keep them eyes open!

On 1/25/2020 at 1:02 AM, R10 2952 said:

When the overhauled Redbird R27/30s ran on the BMT Eastern Division (roughly 1987 to 1990), were any of those trainsets regularly assigned to the ? Browsed through SubChat and historical car assignment sheets, but couldn't find anything significant.  Seems odd, especially considering they were well-documented on the 

Simply, no.

On 1/24/2020 at 11:06 PM, Coney Island Av said:

4788-89 was allegedly reported as retired before but ran a  skip stop trip in the AM rush. 

That would have had some quickly refurbished 600vdc bussing inside, maybe a helped inverter?  A waste or just respect for their history?

Whatever, nice to see of the final ride!

On 1/24/2020 at 9:16 PM, m2fwannabe said:

So you must assume therefore that all 870 R-160s based at Jamaica are now CBTC operational.

So now we may NOT from the horse's mouth.  The Queens lines have mixed sets of CBTC enabled, some completed sets when so consisted and some have not have (Jamaica) installation even yet begun.  CBTC installation is in its fourth year as it is.  That means somebody has to figure out which exactly R160s can or can't be used during CBTC operationality.

Kind of a chore or a mess, isn't it?  The drilling crews at JYD must be busy (ahem, thrilled?).

On 1/24/2020 at 11:06 PM, Coney Island Av said:

and likewise (already reported this in the nyc subway car listing thread)...

and which other thread is that please?

On 1/23/2020 at 9:07 PM, j express said:

R160 update as of 1/23/20:

8658-8662, 8668-8772, 8778-8837, 8843-8892, 8898-9012, 9018-9102 (420 cars based out of Coney Island).

8653-8657, 8663-8667, 8773-8777, 8838-8842, 8893-8897, 9013-9017, 9103-9942 (870 cars based out of Jamaica). 

So you must assume therefore that all 870 R-160s based at Jamaica are now CBTC operational.

The "hot wire" tells us that all the R-42s went nappy nap this afternoon--again!

Er, that appears to mean the the R-179s have concurrently been returned to revenue at least 3050-3149 group on the .

Swap news #2:

As of January 17, 125 of the Coney Island R160s have been transferred to Jamaica, including the former CBTC Test Siemens train (8893-97 and 9013-17).

The only left 9100-series Alstom cars at Coney Island are 9103-07, 9113-17 and 9163-67.  All other 9100, 9200 and 9400 series Alstoms have all gone over to...

THE BORG!

Queens Will Be Assimilated...Resistance is Futile

(quoth Third of Five)

Swap news #1:

As of January 17, 92 R46s have been reassigned to Coney Island, but NOT ALL HAVE ACTUALLY YET BEEN MOVED.  Will be in effect on January 21.

Two of the former Jamaica R-46 links have been temporarily reassigned to Pitkin.

So to answer the questions as of this weekend (January 18-20) there are 300 R-46s left at Jamaica, but you still might see 16 of others that are already reassigned to Coney Island if still randomly wandered on or .

No additional moves can be expected for a few weeks.

Different subject:

44 of the 50 R-42s have been restored to passenger service as of January 17.  Almost all have been running wheels off since January 8.  Chances are poor that the other six will be restored for serious (various) problems.  Bad luck, it appears.

10 hours ago, R42sDaBest said:

20 hours ago, irongirl6128 said:

So what happened to the 20 cars that were pulled out?

They were thrown back into service because of the 179 issue

Start with this:

10 of the 20 R-32s that were meant to be scrapped were restored to revenue service.  Two of those pairs (4 cars) had other defects discovered immediately.  One of those pair"SHOULD" be fixed quickly, the other unknown.  Time will tell. 

Unfortunately 10 of the 20 didn't get rescued at all and will still be retired and scapped.

As of today the R-32 fleet has settled at 212 of the "original" 222.

17 hours ago, R32 3838 said:

3410/11 is in service, spotted it just now

Back from the Grave!!

38 minutes ago, VIP said:

R160 9263-9267 from Coney Island to Jamaica as of 20:23

Five more to go?  That makes 55 altogether so far.