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Eventually, some time in the not too distant future, JYD will need their trains back like you said. But if the TA ordered the 10-car R179s to go to the N/Q/W (which won't happen), the operators would have to go to training and learn about operating them. I was never sent to training. I was at Essex St with my conductor waiting for our trip to Crescent St (weekend GO). The next train that pulled in was a R179. It was our train to go so we had to take. There was a TSS on board. You could say that I learned on the fly.

Hello! This is my first time posting a comment to a forum. I am an MTA T/O and I work vacation relief. I do respect the knowledge of you guys concerning all things transit. I just want to know what you think about the following: I'm noticing that a few workers on the A line like the R160s. I've even heard some say they would rather keep them. They don't want the R179s back. However, what we wish for is usually not what takes place. With that said, what do you think about the R179s NOT going back to the A, but to somewhere else? Now there are 13 10-car R179s (3010-3049 and 3238-3327). There are 12 Siemens R160s on the N/Q/W. So howsabout a 'straight-up trade': the 10-car R179s go to N/Q/W and the Siemens R160s plus a R46 (preferably 5870-5873 and 5874-5877) go to the A line. Note: For car number uniformality, 8888-8892, 8913-8917, 8938-8942, and 8978-8982 go to JYD; 8983-8987, 8988-8992, 8998-9002, and 9013-9017 go to the A line. JYD would then have 8843-8982 and the A line would have 8983-9102. Now I realize that this WILL NOT HAPPEN! There's been so much transferring as is. Just want to know if you guys would go along with this to appease A line workers.