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With CBTC, I don't think that kind of technology would go that far in terms of replacing T/O and C/O physically. I think the Fix Block signaling would still be around for a little while.

On 10/22/2020 at 11:37 PM, R32 3838 said:

They Should Do this, Replace all The remaining R32's,all the R46's and All the R68's (If we have the funds)

They talk about CBTC this, CBTC that. If they want to modernize the system, those R68's gotta go.

I'm Not a fan of 75 foot subway cars in the present day. If it were up to me, All the 75 footers would be gone with the R211 order.

 

IMO It's cheaper than to do another order for 800-900 cars. They can focus on improving subway lines and etc. It'll be about 10-15 years for the R143's to be replaced.

 

 

I don't think the r143 would get replaced anytime soon, look at the SMEE trains they been around for more than 50 years so expect the new tech trains to be around longer than that. 

On 10/22/2020 at 10:56 PM, Deucey said:

It is. SIRTOA is run by  even though it's officially owned by  (since MTA actually owns the railroads separate from NYCTA).

But to make it a division other Boris could transfer to, you'd need the unions to merge. Having been through that (my union in Northern California, SEIU Local 250, merged with the SoCal sister union, Local 399, and too many of us saw our company seniority numbers fall because 399 had more longer term employees), and watching when companies with unionized staff merge, there's little incentive for union members to want to do that beyond wage parity - since every member loses.

Plus, having fewer unions doesn't help  since it means more employees can strike at the same time, and because wage and benefit parity would be non-negotiable, the operating costs go up.

So no - won't happen.

So it all has to do with coalition matters, but remember, SI is a borough of New York City is just awkward how SI is treated as not part of New York City, dose it has to do with geographic factors ?

Which department within transit is responsible for fleet assignment on lines?

On 10/21/2020 at 7:32 PM, LaGuardia Link N Tra said:

68/68A’s would remain though unless the R211’s (if all Options are exercised) managed to replace some of them 

By the way, when are those equipment's due to retire? because you making it sound like they be around forever.

On 10/21/2020 at 7:31 PM, Deucey said:

Different unions and was a different agency (SIRTOA). Also IIRC it's still a FRA railroad.

Hopefully they will intergrade SIR with NYCTA, should it ? 

Throughout the course the school car, what am I going to get trained on ? can you provide a syllabus?

12 minutes ago, Vulturious said:

Sending more R46's to Coney Island would make service on Broadway worse than it already is. I've been hearing a lot about how they tend to break down. They also need to keep those R160's probably for the  because of Culver CBTC. Sure it's being installed where the  doesn't operate, but it deadheads from Church Av, I don't know how often it deadheads either.

NYCT needs to exercise all R211 option in order to get rid of all SMEE trains.

23 hours ago, trainfan22 said:

Nope. SIR is separate from NYCT. NYCT crews can't pick SIR runs and vice versa...

but they use the same equipment's as division B and they also maintained at C.I. Yard

Since train crews usually switch around to different lines, dose that also include the Staten Island Railway?

On 10/16/2020 at 1:32 AM, Calvin said:

There will be a subway closure on the  line, one is Livonia Av as they will prepare installing elevators at that station. Set date is next month. 

Elevators as well as a free connection between the  and  lines for a smooth transfer as well

I've never seen an R68/68A run on QBL lines like the  even before the installation of CBTC, how come? 

21 hours ago, Calvin said:

Some R160s between Jamaica Yard and C.I tend to rotate for the day during occasion:
 

Today, the  had 9027-9023 w/ 9068-9072 while the  had 8758-8762 w/ 9558-9562. 

About last month, the  had 8913-7/9088-9092 with the  being 9853-9858/9883-9887

They probably do so for maintenance reasons

Dose anyone has an idea on why fleets like the R44/46 and 68s car are 75 feet long compared to majority of the fleets which are 60 feet long?

What's the difference between Eastern and southern division and what lines are included in those division?

I think they should have some R32s in lines like the  lines. 

13 hours ago, Calvin said:

Lately, there are problems with the LCD signs on the R46s as to some of the cars out of the 4 not displaying the correct route and frozen displays. I think the  didn't have that problem back then but it was the tape on the roof. 

I may think it's the cars being used a lot vs mainly one route on QBL that runs short distance late nights, the   with a few on the  . 

 

On the other side, the ex.CI R160s are starting to have loud screeching brakes before arriving/leaving in the station. One of the cars have the ad panels falling off but fixed at the last stop. 

It looks like C.I is the only barn that care of all the fleets. 

On 10/7/2020 at 9:30 PM, Lex said:

Based on what, exactly?

For example the  has way too many trains and they be empty most of the time and same with the . 

I think Jamaica Yard has way too many r160s, its time to send some back to Coney Yard.

During night hours, instead of the  running from 207 to Far Rockaway why not just reroute it to Lefferts and have a shuttle  train From Euclid Ave to Far Rockaway.

There need to be emergency power cut button on subway platform like what they got in Toronto metro and this cuts power to the 3rd Rail incase a customer falls onto the tracks. 

There need to be emergency power cut button on subway platform like what they got in Toronto metro and this cuts power to the 3rd Rail incase a customer falls onto the tracks. 

I wanna know your throughs about the BQX connector ?

Could an 8 car train be converted to a 10 car train or the other way around ?

1 hour ago, Calvin said:

Chambers St on the  lines now have working elevators while the entrances has new floors and tiles. 

I still don't understand why they still have concrete on some of the renovated stations, stations should be retrofitted with tile flooring just like the ones at 96 street and 2nd Avenue