SimplyMyself

3820 has the same orange sticker as 3864. Also, 3818/19 have yellow stickers that are a bit different from the “orange” ones. Maybe this is the set @Around the Horn was talking about? As far as I can tell it was a Pitkin pair back in the ‘90s.

Maybe they have nine lives.

Apparently there was another subway car fire at 103rd Street , yesterday evening. Crews managed to successfully remove the train from the station. https://mobile.twitter.com/NYCTSubway/status/1244046976112570370 This is getting ridiculous at this point, as this is impacting people’s safety. *Sigh*

Well you have the R262 order coming around the corner. A few sets can go to the 42nd Street , given that there's 504 cars in the base order and all lines on the Main Line are configured in ten-car trains. That leaves four six-car trains.

According from one of the media outlets, I believe CBS?, the T/O was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai hospital, NOT on-scene. It’s very possible he could’ve died from cardiac arrest from all the smoke inhalation, but that’s yet to be known.

Apparently there’s a couple other videos on YouTube (different perspectives). I’m going to assume that they’re firefighters on-duty, but maybe someone on here can give a better answer.

I found an on-scene video on the incident, for those interested. WARNING: This content could be disturbing for some viewers. This was definitely not something myself or anyone would’ve expected to happen. My heart goes to the family of the MTA worker who lost his life on duty; I can’t imagine what they must be going through right now. As New Yorkers, we must remain strong, through these tough times.

The is still running Express in Manhattan.

The thing is, the R32s have been living on borrowed time for the past decade. If it weren’t for the R44s, the R32s would’ve retired at 45 years. Although, they’re a really good product for their age, it’s just a matter of luck that they’re still running today.

Good luck to the accomplishing the 2020-24 Capital Plan. This coronavirus is really going to leave an impact on future plans...

Just because someone posted a picture of a R42 on Instagram, doesn’t mean it was taken recently. Anyways, I’m sure if they actually re-entered service, you would’ve heard about it on one of the threads by now, but obviously no one said anything. Carry on.

8888-92, 8913-17, 8938-42, 8978-82, 8993-97, 9003-12, 9018-9102 (12 trains)

On a lot of the remaining R32 sets that I've ridden on lately, they've been intact. Some sets that I can remember are 3414/15, 3706/07, 3714/15, 3818/19, 3938/39.

Seriously though, what’s with these trolls on all the threads lately... @Deucey @Cait Sith @SevenEleven or any other mod, do what you have to do.

Those two sets have been assigned to CIY for a while.

The R42s managed to survive with only 50 cars left in-service for almost a decade. Same thing applies to the 24 M2s on the New Haven Line that we’re kept in service for a few years after the M8s came in. I wouldn’t say it’s the end yet...

According to a post from Facebook, the R32 total dwindles to 80. These are the 18 newly retired pairs: 3388/89, 3438/39, 3670/71, 3772/73, 3782/83, 3828/29, 3886/87, 3894/95, 3912/13.

To my knowledge, 1943-1944+1947-1949, 2006-2010, *2097-2100, *2154-2155 (2096, 2151-53 with newer interior lighting) are the only other sets on the with the original lighting as of January 2020. I rode on 2098 on February 11 and still had original lighting. Seems like there’s been a pause on converting the remaining Westchester sets.

@Ultimategamer12c Just saw 3444/3777 on the , definitely not retired.

That doesn’t even make sense. It’s more logical to keep the R46s at Pitkin, and R68s at Coney Island. The can use the 8-9 R46 train sets needed for rush hours out of Pitkin Yard, just like how the uses R32s out of 207 Street. That can save a lot of spares, and it creates a more uniform fleet. 72 cars beats 140 cars, and saves 8.5 trains.

Last time TTMG posted their roster, back in December, it said 210, while 215 cars were listed. They were missing three whole pairs, one of the three are still in-service today. This was before any cars were retired, so they weren’t reactivated. I counted the cars from the new roster, and I believe it adds up to 101 cars (should be 102, since they forgot one car from a mixed pair). Based on the last time, I’m not going to count on the TTMG roster. Also it list 5870-77 still at Pitkin, when it moved to Jamaica, then Coney Island already..... Along with other errors. It’s possible they forgot some pairs, along with adding pairs that are actually retired. 🤷‍♂️

Do you know which 16 cars were newly retired?

You REALLY want those R160’s to go back to the huh... I guess your T/O fellow doesn’t like the swap either. The isn’t going to waste time swapping cars from CI to JAM, only to return them in a few months. I hope you’ll like walking to the train on a regular basis.

Wouldn’t it make more sense if they put the R46 on the ? The has to change terminals between Bedford Park Blvd and 145 St. Also, it’s a weekday-only service. The doesn’t need to change the rollsigns, so R68/As would be more ideal. @bwwnyc123 They added 34 St-Hudson Yards on the rollsigns of all those R62As that used to be on the . Don’t see how that would be difficult for the R68/As on the . A fair number of sets already have it.

Before the swap CI had 580 R160’s (58 trains). Jamaica is only going to give 396 R46s (49.5 trains). CI is going to potentially need to have a few sets of R46s from Pitkin. So that could justify the idea of keeping some of the R32s.