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5 hours ago, CenSin said:

I smell an ad hominem attack… 🙄

You smell an ad hominem attack, my ass...that’s cute coming from someone who was getting all sassy with a train operator the other day in that dumb  express thread all for a grammar and punctuation...as if you’re some English professor, but I disgress...

1 hour ago, Lawrence St said:

Would it make sense to run these to/from 96th St if the main cause of delays come from Queens Blvd?

Kid, trains are more reliable in the earlier portions of their runs than they are in the later portions of their runs. This is speaking from my very own personal experiences. Your suggestion is not necessary.

3 hours ago, trainfan22 said:

From what I noticed, sometimes the same 32 set on the would run on both the Lefferts and Far Rock branch on the same day. They'd have a MTA employee walk though the train to change the rollsigns.

You’re correct. 

2 hours ago, m2fwannabe said:

And to pile on yes there were at least three R-32 trains over the weekend.  I presumably only to Lefferts as those long rides to Far Rock can be a bear for both your a** and your C/R.

Bleh...

Do C/Rs even sit in their cabs between stations anyway? Especially on all local routes like the ?

35 minutes ago, Lawrence St said:

I'm wondering how they're able to turn both the and at Bowling Green with the current headways. Normally they run the only to Grand Central or East 180th St.

Fumigation takes 5 minutes, but with more staff at the station, it should go well.

8 hours ago, darkstar8983 said:

Since 2016 the  has gone downhill similar to how 2001-2004 was with the route swaps

2016 - Sea Beach Reconstruction begins

2016 -  train returns but means fewer trains outside rush hours in Astoria and car shortage is noticed.

2017 - Astoria Stations begin Construction

2018 - 4 Av Express tunnel begins repairs

2019 - Astoria Blvd closes &  train is cut from Stillwell Av

2019-2020 -  loses almost all R160s for the worst performing subway car (outside the R32)

if they still did the state of the subway report card, you’d see the  at the bottom of the list again like it was in the 90s and early 2000s

Could have never said it any better lol. However, the only thing I do not agree with is the  part. Outside of rush hours, Astoria levels have always been the very same - 12 tph. That’s a train every 5 minutes mathematically on average. Off-peak  service prior to SAS was 6 tph like the current  service. No service off-peak was cut before and after SAS open with the exception of Astoria-related GOs of course.

13 minutes ago, Lawrence St said:

Now to answer your question, you can't have full express service in the Bronx because theres only one express track.

The Pelham Line would like to have a word with you on that matter.

41 minutes ago, T to Dyre Avenue said:

Right. Express trains that have to switch to the local tracks to make a stop, then back to the express kind of defeats the purpose of running those trains express. 

It's an utter waste of time too. It's completely unacceptable and should not be taken lightly either.

6 hours ago, itmaybeokay said:

Edit: Upon review I realize I'm late to the party on this one and also that the N isn't going to stillwell right now. I haven't been paying attention lately 🙄

Don't stress...it's a pretty dumb swap tbh anyway, because just watch them put the R160s back in CI after only 3 years in (as we already saw with the ex- and  car swap numerous times) and it'll cost them money too (what else is new with the ). I didn't bother railfanning on the  either just to get a pic of those lousy ass 75 footers so you're not alone...the R46s in particular...which alot of buffs bitch and cry about them being slow and shit and all, especially on the  and , yet when they finally on the those 3 other Broadway lines I mention, now everyone is all up and arms to foam or get pics and all...please... 

9 hours ago, Union Tpke said:

https://www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/docs/NYC_full_trackmap.pdf

Good looking.

9 hours ago, Lawrence St said:

Did VanShnookRaggen take down his NYC Subway track map?

I've always wondered that myself till now.

The R38s’ roofs were made of carbon steel, which resulted in it rusting a lot. Now, the R32s’ roofs have been rusting a lot lately. Not surprised.

Just now, trainfan22 said:

I been on 32  trains with broken A/C this past summer, also been on two 32  that had to be taken OOS due to door problems. If they are having trouble on the    I doubt they would be doing any better on the  , they are maintained by the same yard!

What you mean. They're 55 year old cars. It has hardly anything to do with 207th Street Yard. Plus, they constantly run them on the entirely underground  line and the Lefferts Blvd . All 18  trains are in service all day and evening compared to every other line in the system whose trainsets vary across the day due to relatively higher scheduled frequency than the . Meanwhile, the Lefferts Blvd  is outside for at most a half-hour or so (including dwells at the Lefferts Blvd terminal), compared to the Rockaway , where they're outside for an hour or so (including dwells at either Rockaway terminal). The running time for Lefferts Blvd trains between Grant and Lefferts is approximately 9 minutes anyway (plus the extra minutes dwelling at Lefferts Blvd and then heading back up to Grant).

31 minutes ago, MHV9218 said:

One post in the FB group and everybody's off to the races.

Count me out lol. I'm just saying that the R32s were better off on the  imo. But overall yeah, these people deadass be doing too much with all these "rumors". It's why I honestly just said "yeah okay", shake my head, and shrug it all off lol.

26 minutes ago, R32 3838 said:

It won't be as bad since there's no more R42's. So six R32's would be Z trains alone.

Eh, the R42s retired won't make a difference. It also depends on how many R32s would be assigned back to ENY if your rumor is true.

3 hours ago, SimplyMyself said:

An R32 swap between 207 and ENY would only result in a loss in cars, and is utterly pointless.

1) ENY just went 100% NTT, you think that they want the older trains back?

2) The 100 R179s on the  would trade for the (supposed 142?) R32s. The 32s are utilized by the . By ENY giving their 179s to 207, they’ll only be used on the , because they’re four-car sets. The  would lose some cars, since they use some 32s. (The 32s are interchangeable between the , but not the 179s).

3) If the  is going to go full-length with the 211s, they would need to bump the four-car sets off the  to most likely ENY, ultimately doing another swap.

4) Maybe the  has a large outdoor section, but they still run 24/7. With the supposed 142 cars, you’re bound to have some sets running on weekends and late nights. At least the  the 32s can rest during late nights.

It would be for the best to retire the 32s, with 211s at 207, as it would be convenient, but more beneficial.

The  is better though because the other half of its fleet would still be either R46 or those five-car R179s or both. This means the R32s can operate at any given time on the  as per the dispatcher and the R32s would still have a decent spare ratio too. Remember, trains that get taken out of service are usually those that fall into an accordance to a scheduled layup or requested by the barn for inspection. Honestly, the  Summer Swap back in 2011 and 2012 should have been permanent. Unfortunately, because of Euclid lacking any track bed for T/Os to walk to the other end of the train to take it back north, they have no choice but to spend more money on two T/Os on both ends of the train at Euclid due to the R46s' end doors being locked, forcing the  Summer Swap to be permanently discontinued for good. The  is good for the R32s too. However, ENY just became 100% NTTs for the first time following the R42s' most recent retirement. This constant swapping of car fleets back and fourth (in general) honestly needs to end sooner or later. It's really not worth the time and money for crews to be moving trains back and fourth like this every time. This is what happens when the  does not have a plan B up their sleeves. Like in 2010 when they went scrap happy till they estimated that the mainline R44s needed to be prematurely retired due to their carbon steel on the frames rotting compared to the R32s' pure stainless steel bodies and those (now-retired) 50 R42s needing to stay due to the  /  combo, forcing the  into requiring slightly more trains than it previous did with its old Nassau Street/4 Avenue Local/West End route. It's also why the R42s never once ran on regular  service on weekends (outside of -related GOs) too due to the agency wanting to save money with OPTO.

1 minute ago, biGC323232 said:

And what happened to  cuomo's full length  idea...

Postponed for now.

13 minutes ago, MHV9218 said:

No. Somebody wrongly posted that on Wikipedia. As far as I'm aware the fleet is down six sets at most. Already reported are 2 cars retired, some talk of 12 total gone. 80 are set to go first. There are rumors of a total March 31st retirement, but I truly doubt that'll happen. Smart money seems to be an / split keeping the 46s off the to avoid the issues at 168th and Euclid, with the chance of a return to the  and  in the summer if they last long, and if ENY allows the fleet to go back from NTT.

Nice surprise to see an R46 running today. Still out there.

Good looks. Because I feel 80 is too much. Right now, as we all know, the  runs a total of 18 trainsets all day and evening (not just at rush hour); half of those trainsets are R32s. The rest of the 210-ish R32s are either spares or on the , which is already dominated with R46s and all the five-car R179s. Any event that the R179s crap out, they would need to use an R32, as some R46s have already been transferred from Pitkin to Jamaica long ago.

@m2fwannabe, regarding the R32s...what was 222 is now down to 142, correct?

6 minutes ago, Dj Hammers said:

Not sure what tweet you're referring to - I didn't tweet that.

Regardless, that info is correct. The cars are no longer in regular revenue service.

It was a screenshot I saw on Facebook from this Leo kid, the SMEE-obsessed dude, and when I tried to copy and paste it into my docs, it got deleted, presumably by the same person.

So this dude @Dj Hammers said on Twitter that the R42s that ran on the  earlier this morning is out of service and the entire fleet is now officially retired for good. Subject to change though.

2 hours ago, Maxwell179 said:

I don’t think there’s any switches between Bergen St & Bedford-Nostrand

You're correct. There isn't.

38 minutes ago, danielhg121 said:

LOL I recorded the whole RFW from Jam to Broad today. Not a single buff so ur prob good. Just some crazy homeless guy around Bowery yelling about Jesus.

Good looking. Appreciate it.

I’m gonna get it tomorrow in the AM leaving Jamaica Center. I hope it departs from one of the thirteen total skip-stop intervals (7:15-8:18) and also hope there are no other rail buffs early in the morning either, all I need is to record the front window from Jamaica to Broad and I’m finally set. I’m not doing today because of the shitty rainy weather.

2 hours ago, Lawrence St said:

You clearly have zero form etiquette which is why I don't even respond to you anymore, because all you do when we suggest something is complain and complain.

You clearly are not a daily rider, we are. The Bronx needs express or skipstop service, particularly along the and because they are both high ridership routes and some type of pilot must be tried again. The is a clear example of that.

I’m not a daily  rider all because I continuously disagree with your endless idiotic proposal to run it express in the Bronx? Lol, whatever. Complaining? Look who’s talking. I been riding the  for 23 years now. Thank you very much. And even if I didn’t, what’s your point? You’re gonna give me a reward? No, you’re not. You have no valid sources from any news media or transit advocates or even the people who live/work along the ’s route in the Bronx whatsoever to further prove that there’s a heavy demand for a Bronx  express anyway. Only thing you have is this thread and the other thread you created. And you talking about me not ridding the  daily and “complaining” and all that shit. You are clearly a foamer who just wants to see the  be a “true express” just because.

Like I always tell you, dream on. It’ll never happen. And I’m not the only one who is opposing to this Jerome Avenue express crap of yours. Even a train operator here disagreed with you. Have a wonderful New Years.

@RR503, sure thing.

20 minutes ago, RR503 said:

Scheduled throughput southbound at 59 St (where trains enter the CBD), see the 8-9AM time slot:

Where do you be getting these diagrams from?

Delete this post. Accidentally quoted my own post above without looking carefully first. My mistake.