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26 minutes ago, LTA1992 said:

Stylish and simple.

I like it too. Rolls off the tongue nice and smooth, and it definitely has the potential to become as well known as the MetroCard was. 

16 minutes ago, NoHacksJustKhaks said:

 Already made a thread on this above btw. 

 

Yeah, I saw that just after I made it. Realized it a little too late 

https://nypost.com/2019/02/22/mta-to-begin-pilot-for-metrocard-replacement-next-week/amp/

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The MTA’s new fare payment system will be called OMNY – short for One Metro New York – and agency employees will test out the new contactless cards starting next week, according to a memo sent to workers.

The pilot program being offered to MTA workers is the first major step toward the agency’s move to its new fare system – which they expect will replace the MetroCard within a few years.

“A tremendous amount of planning has gone into building the new system…and I want to thank the many departments and teams who have already shared their time and support,” MTA President Pat Foye wrote in the letter.

The agency has installed the readers for the new system at 16 stations along the 4,5, and 6 lines between Grand Central Station and Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center.

Riders will be able to use a smart device like a phone or tablet or a credit, debit or pre-paid card.

Non-MTA employees will be able to use the new technology at those stations starting in May.

The MetroCard won’t be phased out until 2023, said MTA officials.

So, the MetroCard's replacement will be called OMNY. What do you guys think? 

On 2/19/2019 at 12:07 AM, Fan Railer said:

storm doors were clipped open to improve airflow in the cars.

And still are on the Holiday Nostalgia Train. You can freely move between cars and nobody will say anything about you doing so. 

On 2/20/2019 at 6:24 PM, Gong Gahou said:

Can you verify that what you wrote is correct and that the metal divider "internally divides" both halves?

Here's a photo of the inside: 

Hope that helps clarify what I was saying

23 hours ago, trainfan22 said:

When are these a**holes gonna make it where you can pay your fare though an app?  

Well, that method of payment is starting along the 4/5 in a few months...so...now, I guess? 

7 hours ago, U-BahnNYC said:

That's a good idea. Or make a group chat/mega forum somewhere else, like reddit?

I have a Discord server (linked in my signature) that could fit the need. We already have users talking about where it is sometimes, haha

9 hours ago, T to Dyre Avenue said:

I really hope it will be a substantial portion of the R211 fleet (not just the 20 experimental cars currently planned for).

They seem to be assuming that the two test trains will be successful, and that the option order with a significant number of open gangway trains will be purchased. Additionally, the R262 slides mentioned incorporating features of the R211s into their design, with open gangways being a bullet point on that list. 

9 hours ago, R32 3838 said:

If these fans act like this with the R179's,

I doubt railfans would (purposely) crack a window. At least I'd think they'd have enough respect to, y'know, not damage transit property, especially on a brand new train in service.

3 hours ago, Around the Horn said:

get the people that do the PATH announcements.

Now those are some nice automated announcements. 

1 hour ago, Lawrence St said:

That cant be her, she sounds different for the PSA's in both the NTT's and on the intercom.

It is her. As @Calvin said, it's Velina Mitchell. Either that's her, or they happen to have interviewed a woman with the same name who just so happens to also work at the MTA. 

13 minutes ago, Lawrence St said:

Who? She sounds horrible...

She does a lot of the service change announcements already. Here's an interview.

26 minutes ago, Calvin said:

Just to point out: At Inwood-207 St, the  transfer announcement is voiced by Velina Mitchell , herself and announcing a free transfer to the  at 207/215 St with your metrocard

I was not expecting her to voice the announcement. Totally caught me off guard, lol

1 hour ago, Calvin said:

notice that the R179s don't have that pinwheel vision  on the first/last car of the train but on the 160s, that can be shown

Probably the LEDs operate at a higher frequency, so unless you have a very high framerate camera, you don't get the pinwheel effect. 

1 hour ago, RR503 said:

How were the other express runs? 

Phenomenal, bar the timers along Fulton and CPW, of course 

Hoyt-Schermerhorn-Nostrand was quite good, along with the Broadway Junction-Euclid run. 8 Av was pretty much stellar the whole way from Columbus Circle to Canal

For those wondering about the flats, we topped out at ~49 MPH S/B

1 minute ago, Bosco said:

The inverters take DC from the third rail and convert it to AC for the traction motors.

Ah yeah, I meant to say inverters. Just used to calling them 'motors' as a catch-all term for what's going on to make the wheels turn. So would the case with the R142 vs. the R160s be that the inverters are slightly different on each car, so they have slight differences in sounds (versus the inverters on, say, the R142As/143s/188s, or the Siemens R160s, or the R179s). 

15 minutes ago, clausenjh said:

I'll probably wait at Fulton Street or High Street, then I'll be able to cover both directions from one platform.

Yup, that's your best bet, unless you have someone who knows where along the line they are. I waited at 34-Penn so I could film other trains on the local tracks while also waiting (and not missing) the 32  I wanted going uptown. 

9 minutes ago, RedLine said:

I heard it's at 7:45

The 7:45 from Euclid to Lefferts? 

Here is an entrance globe that my dad was able to get for me the day of the reopening of 86th Street after its ESI rebuild. I'd love to turn it into a lamp or something, but the metal divider which internally divides the green and white sections make it difficult to know what light may fit inside that would light up both halves well. 

19 hours ago, East New York said:

hey actually get their names based solely on the last 3 digits of the contract.

Huh wow, I never knew that! Thanks for the info. 

On 1/30/2019 at 7:50 PM, Gong Gahou said:

the conductor position in the middle of the car is eliminated.

With CBTC likely active on many more lines by the time the open-gangway trains show up, I wouldn't be surprised if either: they've begun to do OPTO on said lines, or at least the MTA will be fighting with the TWU to let them do OPTO (and with CBTC rolling out to more and more trunk lines, I'd expect some sort of rehash of the L train fight over OPTO in the coming years). 

22 hours ago, clausenjh said:

I'm visiting New York City in four weeks time. I note from the discussion that the use of R32 cars has reduced on the A recently. Is there still at least one set out on weekdays in the rush hours?

I've seen at least 3-4 sets running during rush hours on the . As long as you are patient and can afford to just sit and wait at a station, you can get one. It's just a matter of being at the right place at the right time, or just waiting a long time for one to come back the other way if you've seen it going away from your direction of travel. 

35 minutes ago, Bosco said:

Yes, it is similar (and sounds very similar) to the R142 propulsion, but the hardware/software is significantly different.

Sort of a side note, but I've always wondered why the R142s and R160s with Alstom propulsion sound quite similar, yet each have distinct differences? Is it just a difference in time between manufacturing, or something else? I know Wikipedia at least lists both having the same model (4LCA1640A) of Alstom Onyx motors, so I've always wondered as to the sound differences between them. 

51 minutes ago, j express said:

3190-3197 is now in service on the

How many sets are now on the  now? I know I saw at least 4 yesterday...