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Really a shame that this is even a thought. So far, Byford's done some great work (like Save Safe Seconds and SPEED), and it'd be pretty sucky to lose him over petty politics, especially considering how much he's tried to avoid getting caught up in it. One can only hope he can reason with the State and/or Governor himself.

Hasn't that issue been fixed? Also if they ran via the it'd be via the Bridge...

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

Thank you! It was really cool to be able to get a look under the car and see all that's going on in person

I mean...to give at least a little credit, the looped stanchions they add are good for passengers, since they effectively double the space to hold on each one

I went back to 207th Street with my friend, and this time I was actually able to witness them taking 3240 off of its trailer. I also was able to get some cool photos of the underbody and components on 3239. Enjoy! 3239 following 3240 down 215th Street Build plate on the truck – 3241 had its truck assembled later! View of wheel assembly. Note the trip arm on the left More shots of the trip arm Factory fresh body View of the trip arm on the other truck, on the other side of the car View under the carbody. It looks like this pipe went into the brake valve relay Main switch box? Self-explanatory: battery breaker box (battery is off to the right) This had the caution symbols for heat and high voltage, I believe. My guess is some sort of heatsink for electrical components Sorry for the blur, but this is the valve relays Close-up of the air ride suspension and where the third rail contact shoe will be attached (the bright red assembly) Looking at what's above the truck - that black arm-like truss seems like it's part of the suspension Close-up of the wheel. Notice the wheel is shaped inwards. Tried to get a better view of the flange The best shot I got – the motor and axle in full view Wheel, bearing, and truck assembly Another angle of the truck and suspension

Given that it's already about 7 cars long, and they've removed the crossover south of the station, would it be possible to extend it an extra three cars (even if it might have to go slightly north?) Or would ridership simply not warrant that much effort?

I believe a section of one of the tunnels has a middle trackway that was intended to be used for maintenance under the 1970s SAS project.

I mean, they still will have to bore tunnels from 105th to 110th, and 120th to 125th/Lex.

3240 and 3239 arrived tonight at 207th Street. I got to see them actually unloading 3240, and saw 3242 and 3241 just behind it, ready to be linked up with tonight's deliveries. 3240: 3239: 3240 being winched off the trailer, with 3241 in the background (maybe 3242 if you look hard enough!)

They're here! 3242 and 3241 arrived last night – didn't see them unload it since for some reason the locomotive wasn't coming, and I was cold and needed to get back home... Photos:

I'm guessing it was a typo of "GWB"

Thank you! I'd been wanting to see them deliver a car before they were all here, and never knew in advance when a car would be coming!

What time do the cars typically come over the bridge?

From what I saw they had heavy security. I saw a photo of massive lines just to be screened for the ferry, let alone get on

Seems like it was poor planning on many accounts – good weather also probably caused even more crowds than expected. Reportedly not just the subway was jammed – the bridge was closed to traffic, ferries were packed, and the tram had giant lines.

Referring to the on the local, it would be a green/yellow signal over a yellow signal on the bottom, which indicates a diverging route. Your would then have a green/yellow over green, indicating it's clear to proceed straight through the interlocking.

At Flushing I know they do it to allow people to get to trains that might be leaving before the train on Track M. Given the small staircases and large crowds, it's a lot nicer to walk through a terminating express on Track M than to cross over.

Every time I've been on the QBL during rush (mind you I am a complete outsider to what's happening with RTO), I see a complete line of express trains. Roosevelt often has large crowds, and train after train they come in, crawling in with the ST signals active. And of course all that is felt at Forest Hills where you have late trains making the local switch, delaying s behind it, and so on and so forth. It's not just a hidden thing that small delays can cause problems to spiral

I think a perfect example of paint on stainless steel is the M8s on Metro-North. The red stripe along the carbody with the black ends looks very sleek, IMO

I also don't trust riders to make that possible. If CBTC can allow for better service management between small gaps caused by things like crowding and passengers holding doors, then I don't see any disadvantages here. Sure, there's a lot of changes to be made in management, but I can imagine it's very frustrating if a train crew is doing everything properly and the passengers are messing things up.

Even in the US they can be like that. I just went to Portland, and the MAX trains both run on the street in downtown, with fairly frequent stops, and also on dedicated ROWs outside of downtown, with further station spacing. I remember in San Francisco the Muni Metro also ran in a tunnel under Market Street, but ran on the surface like a streetcar route outside of downtown. I know the MBTA's Green Line also does this on one of the branches, with other branches running on dedicated ROWs

I know it's Cuomo colors, but I have to say that paint scheme really looks sharp. It's amazing how even a little paint in the front can add so much character to the car

What's next, another subway car?

So why was it MIA for like a week? I heard software upgrades?