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17 minutes ago, subwaycommuter1983 said:

Yes (I'm assuming). Once the the train gets to 207, the train has go to where the train schedule says.

It has indeed been to rockaway park. Here’s the find.

Anyone know why 3010-19 is testing again? 

14 minutes ago, m2fwannabe said:

So, there's no news yet on the long-awaited arrival of 3070-73 AFAIK.  Maybe the 5-packs will be here first.  Maybe no one knows

The R-179 burn-in train for first week of April will be 3222-29.

3010-19 has officially graduated from New Car Acceptance, warranties aside.  It only took 2½ years...

It seems it just got delivered, according to what I’m hearing. @m2fwannabe

15 minutes ago, whz1995 said:

I won’t feel surprise if they decide to take all the r179 away from ENY since JZ won’t get cbtc in the next ten years according their plan. And if that happened, we gotta see r32 r42 r143 and r160 running on JZ again.

32s and 42s would be retired by then.

1 minute ago, R179 8258 said:

Then what are they gonna do with all the R179s lol on the  can’t push everything on the  lol

Probably send them to the J, as another push for a full length C. Although, ENY already has a lot of extra.

Just now, R179 8258 said:

Wondering what they’re gonna do with with surplus on R46 and R32 on the  lines 

R46s will probably start popping up more on the  C as the 10 car R179s come in, and R46s will likely replace most R32s on the A and C. It’ll eventually reach a point where they have R32s sitting in the yard and trying not to run them— to prepare for scrap.

4 hours ago, m2fwannabe said:

We're looking for 3230-33 to come in this week (ends March 29).  Heads up at 207 & Pitkin.

Also rooting for the acceptance of 3214-21 sometime soon & the start of road testing for 3222-29.  Heads up on the .

 

Anything on 3070-3073?

33 minutes ago, VIP said:

I’m glad you mentioned it because I literally was just gonna reference that document. 

By any chance could you provide that document? I searched for over an hour and couldn’t find it.

Ever since R179 #3190-3197 entered service, there have been no major swaps to my knowledge. The last major swap that happened was the last R160 leaving the (C). Do you have any information about the swaps caused by #3198-3205 and #3206-3213 entering service? @m2fwannabe

21 hours ago, S78 via Hylan said:

And also 3070-3073.

I believe 3222-3225 was already delivered. Meaning the 16 cars left are 3226-3229, 3230-3233, 3234-3237, and 3070-3073.

1 minute ago, JayJay85 said:

Is 318 cars now instead of 316 cars.

Its not 318 cars — yet. Andy Byford only confirmed that the order will be extended by *at least* 2 cars, meaning it could be over 318 cars. However, 318 is looking extremely likely at the moment.

Here’s a nice clip that I know lots of people wanted to see. https://youtu.be/fV31s00d2x4

13 hours ago, Daniel The Cool said:

That can't be right because there was two R160 sets on the  this past Saturday. 

Transfers usually happen overnight, meaning Saturday into Sunday. Did you see the 2 R160s during the day?

1 minute ago, Coney Island Av said:

So basically, 3010-3019 is very close to entering service now that's it's doing simulated stop testing.

The speculation can finally end and this set will finally be ready for service after almost two and a half years of testing. Unless I'm mistaken and it's doing some other kind of testing...

I’m pretty sure it is simulated stop testing. Based on what I observed from the J and C R179 simulated stop testing, it’ll be anywhere from 20 to 35 days before it enters passenger service. To be clear, I observed set 3058-3065 for the J, and 3150-3157 for the C.

7 minutes ago, NoHacksJustKhaks said:

No, the R179 5 car set only has to go through burn-in. It is essentially the same train as the current 4 car set.

Actually no, MTA mentioned that there will be a 30 day passenger test for the 10 car train.

5 minutes ago, Fan Railer said:

 

The picture on Facebook is of a test train that ran tonight signed up as an A train. It is NOT in service.

By any chance can I know what facebook group you’re referring to? I dont see it on TNPV.

18 hours ago, Derrick Tan said:

Yeah, we should do that.

No, we should not. There’s more ESI as part of the 2020-2024 capital program.

Just now, LaGuardia Link N Tra said:

Now that you bring that up, I wonder if  is still going through with that. (For 34th Street-Penn Station for both the  and ) Also, I hope you’re not mixing up ESI with overall Station Rehabilitations. 

No, I’m not mixing it up. Both 34th Streets are definitely part of ESI package 4. And yes they are going through with it, the renovations are currently happening as the stations remain open.

Just now, LaGuardia Link N Tra said:

That completes ALL ESI work if you think about it

Not exactly, theres still the two 34th Streets in manhattan (7th and 8th avenues)— and theres more ESI as part of the 2020-2024 capital program.

1 minute ago, VIP said:

Man, those cars are awaiting inspection then will be utilized by  crews for passenger service. 

I honestly thought they were. Don’t know why people are thinking they’re solely being stored there.

7 hours ago, m2fwannabe said:

Well folks, we now have a second R-42 train laid up at Pitkin.  Involved are 4788/89, 4794/95, 4796/97, 4820/21, not in order.

There were still three 8-car consists in the cycle for Friday, January 25.

Still 20 R-160A-1's at 207 Street for (for now).

Honestly, is there any reason for the R42s in Pitkin to go back to the J/Z lines? If the J/Z will only continue to get cars until the R179 5 car sets start coming in, wouldn’t it make more sense for the R42s to just go in service on the A, rather than being sent back to ENY?

2 minutes ago, VIP said:

Huh? 

I think he’s referring to the sets that still need to be delivered.

Just now, R68OnBroadway said:

All ESI work will complete after 39th reopens, right?

If you dont count 34th St on 8th Av and 7th Av, then yes; all ESI will be done after 39th Av.

@Richard Lewis Please stop sharing the inaccurate information. There are actual people who will believe this. 1) The L Train Shutdown is cancelled, as a movement from Governor Cuomo. 2) They are trying to avoid 8 car trains on the C, which is why R160s are leaving the C. 3) R42s cannot run on the L line, due to CBTC.

2 minutes ago, Around the Horn said:

3154-3161 is back on the , rode it today. So that's at least 1 of the 7.

Actually, that set was running before. It was the only one R179 set on the C earlier.