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Enjineer

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  1. Speaking of which, does anyone know how much of the C's fleet now is made up of R179s? I know the C has, what, 18 sets assigned to it, so the 179s have to be nearing half of that by now
  2. Awesome, we've crossed the 3200 mark! Seems like every week or so now a new 179 is going into service on the C
  3. I know what you mean. ONIX and the R179's MITRAC have a harsher tone, while the older MITRAC 1580c inverters have a more soft tone. All I was saying is Alstom isn't exclusively harder sounds, for example this is Alstom propulsion, and even other ONIX systems in this video aren't like the R142s and R160s
  4. The thing is the Bombardier trains are all using MITRAC, which is one of their widespread products. ONIX, however, doesn't seem to be produced by Alstom anymore, so it'll be interesting to see how a decade and a half makes a difference in terms of propulsion style.
  5. Gotcha. Will there be any elevators to the express platform at some point (or downtown local, either?). Seems like it was an opportunistic (though not in a bad way) choice as that whole corner is totally under construction because of the new apartment building, so it's logical they'd add an elevator when they had the chance without causing any surface disruption.
  6. My mom just sent me a photo on her way home from work – we've seen the shaft for a while, but 86th on the 4/5/6 is getting an elevator! I only saw a shaft from street level, on the northbound side, as they're building a new building on the northeast corner, so it may be northbound only (and not sure if it'll serve both the local and express platforms, or just the local one). Still, it's something!
  7. They confirmed they will have an actual card further into the rollout. To start it'll be via phones, but by the time they actually phase out the MetroCard in 2022/2023, they'll have an OMNY card for those who might not want to/can't use a phone to pay.
  8. If you're referring to knowing exactly your balance, I'd guess with a phone payment app (e.g. Apple Pay/Wallet/Android Pay/whatever you want) you'd be able to see, manage, and probably refill your balance on the go. While using an eventual OMNY card might not allow it, the general assumption is that people will use their phones for most of the payments anyways, and cards will be less common. In that regard, I think that opens up more possibilities than both tokens and the MetroCard, since you could easily manage your payments anywhere via your phone.
  9. RFID was old news by the time this was happening. Cards lost support for it and phones didn't incorporate the tech.
  10. IIRC those were RFID readers, for a trial program which used credit cards. This is NFC, which both new cards as well as phones can use for payment.
  11. I don't think that's any sort of significant population. Bending over backwards to support another city's farecard isn't a great idea. At least for the rollout of OMNY, it'd be much better for the MTA to perfect their own farecard system before looking to partner with others'.
  12. A Comet V cab car at Hoboken Terminal
  13. An Arrow III just after arriving at Hoboken Terminal
  14. An M8 sitting at Grand Central Terminal
  15. AFAIK, OMNY will be a Gen 3 farecard system. Only SEPTA and the CTA have them right now, with other systems in Asia and Africa having Gen 3 systems. Most tap systems are Gen 2 (Like the Oyster Card and Charlie Card), so it'll be interesting as OMNY will be very much similar to SEPTA's. Hopefully it won't go as crappily as in Philly though!
  16. My local stops are 86th on both west side lines. Often on a weekend I'll opt for the just because I know the will be crowded, not stopping due to service changes, and running with lower frequencies than the . Often it's a mix of all three reasons. Weekend service either needs some sort of truncated along CPW (e.g. 145th St to 2 Av-Houston, maybe?), or at least more frequent service.
  17. Wasn't it also due to fleet shortages, at least until recently?
  18. Two L trains just outside of Broadway Junction
  19. An R46 A Train about to depart towards 207 St, and the R179 A Train arriving
  20. An R142 5 Train arriving at 14 St-Union Square
  21. An R142 5 Train at Eastchester-Dyre Av
  22. 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.
  23. Yeah, I saw that just after I made it. Realized it a little too late
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