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56 minutes ago, VIP said:

If the R179’s on the  are performing well, I don’t see why East New York Can’t run them in  service very soon. 

I would say R179 are doing well and solid on the   although  the MDBF of 90k miles does not really support my claim. I haven't seen "Door problem" on the  for a while.

2 hours ago, AlgorithmOfTruth said:

What they could do is keep them in storage, just so they're available if they're absolutely needed—for example, if some defection is found on the 8-car R179s that has a few sets taken out-of-service for inspection and repair that warrants a few temporary substitutes. They'll most likely be kept around (not necessarily for passenger service) until the R32s are scrapped.

Actually two of the R42 are in services as   in morning rush hour. I am not sure about the evening rush hour. I dont see the reason running them since ENY has extra R160 and R143. 

I am now thinking that how does mta deal with those stolen/lost credit cards since they cant verify who used them. 

On 4/17/2019 at 11:33 PM, Enjineer said:

I've never seen that used before. I've always wondered why they never used it for disruption reroutes!

One time I saw something like "local trains are  express between 81st st and Columbus Circle due to NYPD activities" on the MTA website, so I assume that they did use the switch to skip 72nd st. Despite of the  was running slow before switching the express track, it is great to see this.

There was interesting movement on the  train I was on today. The  arrived at the local track of Columbus Circle because there was a  at the express track. Then the  kept running at the local track to 72nd St and used that switch to switch express track instead of using switch at Columbus Circle. 

1 hour ago, happy283 said:

I know this is irrelevant but how do you add the icons for routes rather than just typing the letter or number out?

They are emojis. 

19 hours ago, trainfan22 said:

There's 2 sets of R42s in service right now....

There were two sets of R42 parking at the central tracks between 111st and 121st last Sunday. I cant remember the exact numbers of them, But some of them are 480x, 481x, 479x, and 483x.

22 minutes ago, RR503 said:

Human operators vary widely in the speed at which they enter a stop, how they brake, how they treat station time signals, etc

I agree, some T/O are driving slower than others. I had a rush hour A trip last week and the T/O kept braking hard before pulling in the stations and crawling to stop the train. And this was not related signals because I kept watching all the signals after he braked hard in the first station. And the trip took a little longer than usual and it was unsmoothed. Other T/Os on the A line tend to just brake slightly and kept the speed and then make a final brake to stop train.

And I was also on J train whose T/O overshot the 121st station when the 121st station was just back in service for a few days. I thought there were at least three cars out of the station. It ended up the T/O walked all three cars and asked who need to get off.

CBTC would definitely be helpful to prevent those.

5 minutes ago, subwaycommuter1983 said:

Let's see what happens.  A lot of the major fleet changes beyond A/C trains are not going to happen until the r211's enter service. The N/W will most likely lose the r160's at some point. The Q might still keep the r160's. I doubt it will happen this year or next year. Some of those r160's displaced from the N/W may most likely go to the F, but the R is slated to get the r211's. Remember that QBL CTBC will accommodate r211's and r160's, while 8th Avenue CTBC will accommodate r160's, r179's (10 car trains) and r211's. I wouldn't be surprised if the rest of the 10 car r160's displaced from the N/W wind up in 207, or even Concourse. The B and D will most likely lose the r68's due to 8th Avenue CTBC, which may include CPW, although I don't think the B will get r160's.

Right now, we need to pay close attention to the A /C, which are the lines that are currently undergoing major fleet changes due to the r179's. 👏👏👍👍

According to the Fast Forward Plan, there is NO CTBC plan for CPW within 10 years. So I dont think BD will get any R160 in these five years.  Lets just wait and see what will happen in this fall when all the R179 are delivered. 

37 minutes ago, Dan05979 said:

Here's my take on operating the 179 on the A line.

The good:

1) The train is a rocket ship, after living on 46's and 32's I had to watch my speed because certain areas where the older trains are doing 40, on the 179 it's going 8-10+ miles faster, great!

2) It's new, so the cabs smell fresh & clean. 

3) it's shiny. After being on the A for so long, I'm not used to seeing something new...EVER

4) Smiles...When I enter some busy stations, customers are smiling or surprised the A has some new stuff. The cameras come out, they stare, they mouth "is this an A?"

5) Privacy...The cab windows are tinted, less eyeballs on the t/o's sitting down. 

The bad:

1) The cab is smaller than the 160's On the 160's there was a cut out behind the seat so the seat can go further back. There is no cut out behind the cab seat on a 179. If the t/o is tall or big, it's a problem. Knees hit the console, of you're a big dude the t/o is so close to the console. 

2) The cab window sucks. Those cab windows should slide sideways like a 46 or straight down like a 68. Conductors have been complaining about the latch hitting their chins and making it harder for shorter people to see. 

3) The placement of the speedometer is near the ceiling or where the air gauge is on a 160. That is the stupidest thing I have ever seen. speedometer and gauges should be eye level like any other normal transportation vehicle. 

4) The master controller...THe MC is terrible, the handle is small and you have to put some muscle into holding it while operating which can start to hurt the hand, especially when the t/o is going express. Can't switch from left hand to right hand...terrible

5) The placement of the master controller. The MC is on the right hand side and it's very uncomfortable to operate while doing a long run. Local trip, fine you can rest your hand between stops, but from Howard beach to Broad channel, forget it. 

6) The 179's on the C and probably J line...The operating crews cannot hear the automated announcements in their cabs. They fixed this issue with the A-179 supposedly they are correcting this with the C-179's and whatever 179's that are out there. 

I have more but it's more technical. 

Great to know the your experience as a R179 operator. 

I took the R179 A first time yesterday and I noticed it was less smooth than the R46 tand it kept shaking. And the sound insulation is about the same as R46. Correct me if I am wrong, I think R179 on J perform much better than the one and only one on A.

btw, MTA really needs to clean the exterior of the R179 A because there are lots of bird droppings on it.

44 minutes ago, subwaycommuter1983 said:

If the G becomes full length, it's going to be with 8 car r179's or 8 car trains r160's due to the surplus of 8 car trains. ENY has too many trains already. The C and G trains are the only trains outside ENY to accommodate 8 car trains, but since the MTA confirmed that the plans for making the G full length have been (temporarily) halted, then there is no other choice than to have the remaining 8 car r179's on the C until the r211's.

As for the 10 car r160's popping on the A and C. It's not going to happen this year or next year. But, it can't be completely ruled out a few years from now, as a result of 8th Avenue CTBC, which will be completed at the same time as QBL CTBC. 8th Avenue CTBC will accommodate r160's, r179's and r211's.

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.

3 minutes ago, AlgorithmOfTruth said:

While it may be informative to select users on here, it actually detracts from the topic proper, causing the domino effect. When I click on the "R179 Discussion Thread," I know most people would prefer to see content relating to the R179s, not the number of trains the Williamsburg Bridge can run per hour or the kinds of signals located just before entering Essex Street.

I agree that those are off topic and should be moved to the corresponding thread. But I disagree that those are useless garbage, those are a lot better than the spammed asking "where is the new 10-car set R179 now" comments for three or four pages. 

9 minutes ago, Bay Ridge Express said:

Their strategy is farebeating.

 

Btw I witnessed a live installation of an OMNY machine right above Canal St  platform today... no vids/pics tho :[

Good to know. It seems MTA is doing it faster than we thought. 

And you mentioned Canal St station, I wish MTA can re-configure the entrance/exit of JZ because it is the only one entrance for JZ and its shared with NQ (most of people wont take the long walk to RW exit). The exit is congested and too small.

10 minutes ago, VIP said:

Ok, I want to know why they closed the NEW extra set of stairs at Broadway Jct (J/Z platform) ??? 

Its not finished yet. I guess they gotta put some tiles on the wall and the floor. And signage as well.

1 hour ago, trainfan22 said:

I was guessing as to why the 32's on the  line seem to run so poorly.

 

Never knew that in regards to the last sentence of your post (Subway car components getting warmed up). 

The R32/R42 suck even at the time that they were running at J/Z. I have met three door problems that I was on those trains in the past two years. I guess that MTA just dont want to/cant take a good care of them because they will be retired very soon.

4 hours ago, m2fwannabe said:

The MK R-42's were barely hanging on this past week.  Usually one set far down in the  cycle each weekday.  Actual revenue usage cannot be verified.

Also no more than one train of R-143's on  daily.

Having said that, there were three R-42's set up for the  on Friday the 15th.  Again usage can't be verified but at least one or two should have been out there roaming somewhere.

That might indicate a little shortcoming on the NTT side as much as anything.

I saw one R42 on Wednesday AM rush as Z. Its the same one I saw on the last weekend. 

3 hours ago, Lawrence St said:

When that happens, revoke their student metrocards and ban then from riding the subway for a week.

LOL, they dont need a metrocard to ride the subway, They just jump over the machine and open the emergency door for their friends. Thats what happen in my station.

56 minutes ago, VIP said:

Some may feel like it’s a waste but these are needed just like the “Do not hold doors” and “Do not lean on doors” stickers. Main reason; Lawsuit prevention. So now if someone walks in between cars while the train is in motion, and gets hurt or killed, the Tranist authority isnt liable. Their defense will be “Rules/regulations and signage” citation would state something like this “Plaintiff failed to abide or acted in negligence” 

I know its mean to say, I hope those ppl get penalized if they cause service disruption intentionally. Like in Japan, the ppl(and their family members) will be fined and need to pay the loss if they attempt to suicide in the subway system. 

8 hours ago, Calvin said:

There's no 484x on the  :either 480x or 482x

Yeah, you are right. I tried to remember the car# at the very last second and I failed to do so. What I am sure that the R42 I saw is different than the one that was observed on 3/4. There are at least two sets of R42 on the J now.

On 3/5/2019 at 10:18 AM, m2fwannabe said:

That's confirmed for March 4.  Consist was 4801/4800-4807/4806-4790/4791-4805/4804.  N to S.  A slightly different arrangement than last Wednesday.

There is another set r42 running on j with two 484x, four 483x, and two 481x

19 hours ago, Jchambers2120 said:

You cannot be denied a comfort, if you gotta go then you gotta go. It happened to me on the 6 once at the BB loop, I knew that there was no way I’d be able to make it back to Parkchester holding it in (keep in mind on lines like the J and 6 you don’t get off the train at the end)  called it in and went at the bridge.

It’s pretty shady of them to post that to put the public against us, but I’ll leave it at that...

Yeah, I think they should just blame the signals. The public does need transparency but definitely not something like this. 

34 minutes ago, Q Broadway Express said:

@Around the Horn Can you tell me how many R32 Brightliners are on the and on the please?

https://erausa.org/pdf/bulletin/2018/2018-12-bulletin.pdf

40 R32 on  and 56 R32 on  In Nov 2018.

38 minutes ago, Around the Horn said:

All R32s are on the  now. None of them are on the BMT anymore.

Yup, I took R32  last week at the evening rush hour and I saw at least 4 R32  from 125th st to Bway Junt. 

59 minutes ago, Around the Horn said:

I could sworn there was one on the  Friday, but maybe I saw an old photo.

I haven't seen any R42 for a while. I have seen a few R32 on the morning rush hour , but I did not see any R32 last week, not even packing at the middle track of 111st st. So I guess there are only very few sets(less than 3?) of R32 running on  nowadays. 

By the way, I did notice that  have much less delays after they swapped out R32/R42.

25 minutes ago, NoHacksJustKhaks said:

That's exactly what happened when a window was cracked on the 10 car set the first day it was in service. And when a bag hit the 8 car set on it's first few days of service

I wish MTA can release MDBF of R179 at their performance dashboard.