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27 minutes ago, BayParkwayW said:

Can anyone verify this?

Can't personally verify, but I did see someone on Instagram mourning the loss of the car with attached photos of it being taken from the store. 

My dad got these for me when the M86 was being converted to an SBS route. The adhesive has done some damage to the machine wrap but it's still a neat item to have, I think. 

50 minutes ago, Coney Island Av said:

It's actually inevitable that the first production five-car sets will begin arriving soon.

I figured as much, but I was just wondering how soon is soon. Given that you said they're almost done with the 4-car sets, then I assume it shouldn't be too much longer until the 10-car sets begin to show up on property...and then it's only a matter of time until the  starts to get a whole lot more interesting!

1 hour ago, Calvin said:

According to twitter, the R179  train completed its 30-day test with a grade of: P (Passing) . 

So will they then soon begin delivering more 10-car trains? Or will they wait until the 8-car deliveries are completed first? Or might they deliver them at the same time?

11 hours ago, mine248 said:

This one doesn't really follows the MTA design guidelines, but it gets the point across.

To a degree it makes it immediately stand out – it's big and red, and has a giant "STOP" written on it. Reminds me of the new fare evasion ones they've put up all over fare controls around the system

56 minutes ago, Maxwell179 said:

that’s the movie train right ?

Yep, someone over on r/nyc who's in production said they're frantically trying to get this car back because it's definitely not supposed to be in service with the prop signs.

Saw this today at Jay St-MetroTech! I've seen it before but wasn't able to get a photo when I did. 

1 hour ago, ibroketheprinter said:

Where do y'all think the R179s will go after the delivery of the R211s?

Probably they'll stay where they are now. I don't think they ever were slated to be assigned elsewhere than the A/C/J/Z. The A/C might also get 211s since there are still 46s there. 

On 3/5/2019 at 11:20 AM, XcelsiorBoii4888 said:

new speeds allow that type of acceleration

I once was on an R42  that had an operator in training, and I overheard the supervisor explaining that they should always use the highest power level when leaving a station, even with speed restrictions, and only cut/lower power upon nearing that limit. Also, they may have adjusted the acceleration curves on the NTTs to be faster or slower

19 minutes ago, Bay Ridge Express said:

So is that why the person caught by their own clothing was found in the East River tunnel?

They weren't found "in the East River tunnel"

IIRC they got dragged maybe 200-300 feet down the tunnel, which in terms of an accelerating train is not that far – it's like half a train length. If the emergency brakes got set off as they were noticed being dragged, depending on their location along the train that's entirely plausible for where the train might have stopped. Besides, it was a freak accident by all accounts. It's not like you hear about that happening every week. 

3 hours ago, Lawrence St said:

Is it when someone throws up or is it something more serious?

Anything that would make them unable to get off the train safely or by themselves. Could be someone gets dizzy, could be someone vomiting (like, really shooting chunks), or could be something far worse like a heart attack or seizure. 

2 hours ago, Far Rock Depot said:

I believe Brakethrow was reffering to the windshields,  not the cab doors.

Ah, my bad! I never even really noticed the windshields were that tinted, but that's pretty logical that they'd do it to reduce glare. Whoops!

1 hour ago, brakethrow said:

Why did the decide to go with these windows ?

Privacy and likely security as well. You often see operators putting their jackets or even newspaper over the windows for further privacy. 

10 hours ago, VIP said:

And quite frankly I strongly believe these “sick passengers” should be attended to at the end of the line and not enroute.

Seriously, you don't think about sick passengers delaying things until you see it happen. I got to 74 St-Broadway, and heard someone had passed out on the platform, and saw a man unresponsive very close to the platform edge, with people surrounding him, including the C/R. Someone started to do CPR, and after maybe 10 minutes, EMS arrived and took him away, but service was already well past screwed by then, as it was the 7 during rush hour. Still, it made me realize that sick passenger could be anything from someone who just puked all over a car to someone who might be having a stroke or a heart attack and needs urgent medical attention. Quite possibly he might've not made it in the end; I'm not sure, but I can say that taking him all the way to Hudson Yards would not have been the right course of action, as you suggested they should do. 

1 hour ago, VIP said:

I’m starting to believe these “sick passengers” are paid by the MTA for cover gaps in service due to equipment failure or inadequatibility

Slow down there, you might wanna take off your tinfoil hat... 

On 2/17/2019 at 10:59 AM, Around the Horn said:

I'm wondering if it's possible to make a "smart" AAS system which switches back and forth between the Times Square and Grand Central programs automatically

I would think a Shuttle program would be like that by default. It would simply announce the next stop at each end, and the exterior signs likely would read something like "42 St Shuttle - Grand Central - Times Square"

59 minutes ago, NoHacksJustKhaks said:

I don't see why they'd get rid of it unless for testing purposes, which I cannot confirm.

For some reason I've seen the ring both out on test R179s, but also in-service trains as well. They usually seem to go back on – maybe it goes off if the C/R changes the FIND mid-route?

Saw the set today at Jay St – caught me by surprise. Hopefully the snow won't affect anything tomorrow and it can finish out the 30 days with no hitches. 

39 minutes ago, S78 via Hylan said:

The  usually borrows sets from the  when it’s split due to GOs.

Totally forgot about that. It threw me for a loop since it was just about 1 PM when I saw it arriving at East 180th. 

Saw an R142A on the  today! It went express from E 180 St to Pelham Parkway, and it then came back down out of service. Not sure how/why it ended up on the , but I did manage to grab a photo of it: 

28 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.

I assume for a minor issue like that caused by a passenger they just keep the train in service until it's scheduled to go back to the yard as to not reset the 30-day clock. 

4 hours ago, Union Tpke said:

I have heard that the full-length  likely won't happen.

Why wouldn't it is my question. With the 10-car R179s in service on the , it'd free up a lot of R46 trainsets for use on the  (13 assuming every 46 that could be moved out by a 179 is moved), which is just about 2/3 of the  fleet. I'd think a surplus of 32s could also allow for 10-car sets to then run, right? 

Can confirmed not OOS, someone from Discord posted this vid of it leaving Utica – clearly with passengers. Carry on, everyone, and here's to a hopefully incident-free 30-day test!

4 hours ago, Gong Gahou said:

a quick look online  gave me a 2.125 inch diameter for HPS lamps and 2.5 for CFLs, so see what works for you.

Thanks! The biggest issue for me likely would be finding a place in my room to put the lamp, or figure out some sort of mount to place it on. I'll definitely post here if I can get a bulb inside and have it lit up well, as I'm sure it'd be really cool to have it look like a nice authentic entrance lamp. Just wondering, I assume if I did want to use a bulb that they would use that it'd be easy to run it off of standard household current? 

2 hours ago, subwaycommuter1983 said:

I think the r42's will retire once all r179's are in service, but I don't think that they'll be scrapped right away.

IIRC there are no plans to scrap them, as you said, just in case they are needed. I'm pretty sure nothing will be getting scrapped until the 211s show up.