MJHmarc

4255 - 4259 Delivered at  SBK Marine Terminal

20 hours ago, R32 3838 said:

The is full of shit, Go ride the trains and see how packed they are. Not trying to sound rude but I'm tired of the " says the ridership is the same and there's plenty of room" That's all bullshit and when congestion goes into effect, Y'all going to learn the hard way. As for the R46's they haven't started yet besides a very few cars. The trains aren't empty at all, esp during rush hour. Why do you think they purchased buses they rejected in 2008-2009 from NJT for? Come on man use your brain.

I still think they'll get them, they aren't testing them for CBTC for nothing. It would make sense for them to get them anyway due to the high capacity of the and .

There was actually some political pressure behind the move to add more express buses to Brooklyn and S.I. As there’s a higher chance of people going from car to express bus vs the subway. I know one person who told me this is what they will do instead of driving but avoiding the subway at all cost. Time will tell how all of this plays out. Also queens blvd is the only area CBTC train sets can be tested. 

9 hours ago, Ale188 said:

Damn when did that set get delivered? And thanks for the info as always. How do you get it?

Had a feeling there was another delivery that didn’t get detected 

7 hours ago, R32 3838 said:

Option Order I is to replace the older trains too and if they do make the full length Only a small chunk of Option order I would go to pitkin or 207th. They haven't even started retiring the R46s in mass yet since congestion pricing is around the corner and CI still have a spare issue. Option I is 640 cars so that's plenty of cars and majority of Option I would either go to Jamaica or Concourse since Jamaica routes have CBTC already and the will eventually get it as well on 6th ave on top of the GOs that the can sometimes run on 8th ave.

 

Their Priority should be to make sure they have enough equipment for the potential surge in ridership. 

The MTA has and keeps saying the trains are empty and there’s plenty of room for lots more. Their priority is retiring r46’s asap. 

1 hour ago, subwaycommuter1983 said:

I just hope that the MTA exercises option order 2 not only to make the "C" and "G" full length, but also to eliminate the subway car shortage that has been affecting the B division since the retirement of the r44's and to properly accommodate the growth in ridership.

Remember their first priority is CBTC and end of life r46’s not fixing car shortages or full length train sets for both lines. That’s an afterthought 

48 minutes ago, Ale188 said:

Today and tomorrow is/will be the 1st year of the R211Ss on property!

Has the power and signal issues been fixed? 

Did anyone notice one of the newer sets does not have digital ads under the ceiling lighting? Like a second pilot set. I wonder is this the same set with the heated floor test? 
 

3 minutes ago, Kamen Rider said:

East New York can’t even store the cars it already has. There’s at least 5-6 J’s parked in various corners every night.

again, the relocation of those cars is predicated on the expansion of 207’s inspection barn to hold full length trains, not the arrival of new equipment.

Everyone seems to forget that this is the reason why the C does not use 10 cars. Also the MTA cares more about how many trains can they put into service vs a spare factor. 

3 minutes ago, Kamen Rider said:

East New York can’t even store the cars it already has. There’s at least 5-6 J’s parked in various corners every night.

again, the relocation of those cars is predicated on the expansion of 207’s inspection barn to hold full length trains, not the arrival of new equipment.

Everyone seems to forget that this is the reason why the C does not use 10 cars. Also the MTA cares more about how many trains can they put into service vs a spare factor. 

1 hour ago, Metro CSW said:

With that coming in, we also have a new consist in service: 4210-19!

4235-4236 delivered 

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2 hours ago, MJHmarc said:

should be ….not sure why 35 was reported today….that should be with next batch. 

Saw the pics…. 4230-4234! 

1 hour ago, Ale188 said:

4230-34*

should be ….not sure why 35 was reported today….that should be with next batch. 

 R211A:  4230 - 4235 Delivered to The South Brooklyn Marine Terminal today. 

R211A 4225 - 4229 Delivered at The South Brooklyn Marine Terminal today.

1 hour ago, Ale188 said:

I've noticed 4049 with no NYS on the left side of the train. It got tagged, though.

The wrap got destroyed in the graffiti removal process

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R211A 4220 - 4224 Delivered to The South Brooklyn Marine Terminal tonight 

9 hours ago, Vulturious said:

They were transferred earlier this evening to Pitkin Yard.

That was fast. 

R211A 4215 -4219 delivered.. if this was not already posted 

Another person hit by train in bk effecting F an G right now at 530pm 

8 minutes ago, Lawrence St said:

Can’t we just upgrade Canarsie CBTC to be compatible with the rest of the system? It seems overly complicated to have cars restricted to one line.

Won’t likely happen as there’s more of a need to roll out new cbtc vs replacing existing ones just for compatibility. Likely the L doesn’t need too many more sets which the cost would likely be less than changing out a system. If eny had enough sets they wouldn’t need to borrow from the L line. This is really all r211 option 2 order talk. 

On 3/15/2024 at 10:59 AM, Comrade96 said:

Got some potential news from the grapevine, would be nothing too new but as always take it with a grain of salt.

Car equipment's current plan is to keep the r68s around for around another 8-10 years due to them being purchased with federal funding way back when, so dont expect the 268s for a while. Of course, the car equipment of today will most likely not be the same car equipment a few years from now, as always, grain of salt.....

I don’t think it’s to anyone surprised the R68’s/A’s will be around for a while and will likely replace the r46’s running on the N Q W. 

R211 4185 - 4189 delivered. 

 R211 4180 4181 4182 were delivered too.