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  1. So I’m assuming those R211s will be retrofitted with Canarsie CBTC specs and will be restricted to the (and non-CBTC line). In any case, I’m envisioning all 4-car trains (the R179s still on the ) assigned to ENY regardless to accommodate these service increases. But it still will mean that there aren’t enough cars to really “expand” service / create new routes stemming from the Eastern Division. Just enough to provide more frequent service to the routes we already have, and that’s the take-home message.
  2. No. It’s going to be JUST enough cars to deal with the service needs and account for slight service increases that may be planned in the BMT East. division. Extra R160s can shift to the for its CBTC, and the has plenty of R160s to pick from, while the would then be mainly R179s with a couple of R160s. Just that there wouldn’t be enough 4-car units to create a new service route, or to fully equip another full line (I.e the - the would need 160 cars (20 trainsets of 8-car units including spares).
  3. Yeah I don’t think the 4-car sets are necessary especially if it’s going to be only 32 cars total (4 8-car trains) which would just be an oddball fleet
  4. After the R211 order nears completion I wouldn’t be surprised if the goes back to Coney Island Yard, since Coney Island HAS to get NTTs due to Concourse Yard being too small for both the routes (particularly the shops)
  5. That must have been awkward to run that R211 on the route at SAS stations but have guards at each door preventing the average commuter from getting on for the St Patrick’s Day Parade. And imagine the delays to the regular service
  6. The desperately needs them. They’re using the R160s and R143s not used on the due to fleet shortages. If you want to get technical, out of the 372 R160s at ENY, 64 are exclusively for the (cannot run on the ) and the needs 192 to make service + 64 as spares, leaving only about 40 R160s. The uses a mix of these R160s in CBTC bypass mode
  7. Yeah I’ve seen the Rockaway Park run R211As. Probably the first or last trip of the evening (they originate at Dyckman St instead of 168 St)
  8. I think the moves will start when the is back to full service. And the R179s are the real odd-balls that restrict fleet interchange between the . The 10-car R179s cannot run on the until the 8-car R179s are gone due to likely train crew confusion as to whether they're operating a 10-car or 8-car consist. Especially now that the 168 St train trips from the morning rush get changed over to trains for midday service, then back to the line for the Rockaway Park trips in the PM rush, the R179s cannot run on those specific trips, and there has to be specific R46s available to be taken out of service at 168 St to change over from the . Also the Euclid Av trip in the morning from 207 St cannot run R179s assuming that that particular train also gets changed over to a train at Euclid Av for midday service. At least now that the is running R211Ts, technically the R211s can run on the 168 St trips out of Far Rockaway and swap over to the , but knowing operations and dispatchers from the will not send the R211s on those trips either (opting to just use the R46s).
  9. Yes and the fact that concourse has only 3 shop tracks and they probably had a black log of R68s that needed to go in for inspections.
  10. The base order yes would suffice for the since it is 44 trains for the , which is what is normally required including spare factor. Remove 10 of those R211s and move them to the , along with the 8-car R179s and 2 R211T trains. Boom. The are fully NTT. We’d have to wait for option 1 to see what happens to the R179s
  11. That happens even with the R160s (when the first car Brooklyn bound is at Canal St or 5 Av-59 St. The grade is too steep
  12. This is why i proposed having the run up via 8 Av using the W 4 St interlocking. The would cross around each other, not in front of each other, allowing both routes to run thru simultaneously. The would still originate from World Trade Center and the coming from Brooklyn, meaning no capacity sharing. Just think of it is another type of DeKalb Av Interlocking, where the pair and the pair from Manhattan switch and then become the pair (4 Av) and the pair (Brighton). However in this case it would be the pair coming from the south and the pair becoming the pair and the pair.
  13. How would this help your response to 53 St tunnel closure for repairs? You already have the routed via 63 St for the “repair” GO, and usually those two routes need their service reduced to fit on 6 Av (no 179 St trips). The would need to run either via 8 Av to CPW, or to Chambers
  14. The R211S is part of the base order, so they should all be on property by end of next year. But according to the chats, looks like the R44s are doing pretty terrible - can someone please comment on how bad it is over there. Once the first R211S is cleared for service, you can bet it will be run 24/7 and another train of R44s can be stripped down for parts.
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