I'd rather punt all 4-car NTT sets off ASAP, then shift the 5-car R179s over. That would improve consistency with not just the R46s, but also the existing R211s.
Me? I was at home.
For the first few seconds, I thought someone was knocking on the wall. Then the building started to shake.
As an aside, despite having no recollection of dealing with earthquakes, I found myself far calmer than I would've expected.
Well, the cops aren't exactly obligated to do a damn thing, but even if they were, this would still be a massive resource sink.
Because you're more likely to see black people around them?
While it's true that traffic was pretty light when it happened (it was around 1:30 AM EDT, after all), the end result was no less horrific.
There's footage of the impact and collapse on Twitter, among other places.
Right now, the has to serve as an alternative to the other Brooklyn IRT routes to varying degrees, which could put more pressure on some parts of the B Division, so I'd have to agree with that sentiment.
Not to mention that these day-specific branches (by that, I mean one branch receives all of the service on certain days while the other branch gets everything on others) aren't exactly desirable for regular service from a passenger's standpoint. It's bad enough that we have branches like the Rockaway Park and the peak/reverse-peak branches, and those only see a relatively small number of weekday trains.
Metra recently announced a contract awarded to Stadler for new battery-powered trains.
While the press release doesn't directly refer to the sets as FLIRTs, the phrasing of the last paragraph and Stadler's own video on the topic indicate that they are indeed FLIRTs.