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GCM ridership has been increasing...

Because many stops are very small and would foul something. Making everything single-level would double the length of trains which will also double the amount of time at the station.

The MTA has stated in their Earth Day announcement that JA and MJQ are getting a portion of the 60 XE40s. "Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will deploy 60 zero-emission electric buses at six bus depots serving all five boroughs." " These buses will provide service among numerous routes at the following depots: • Grand Ave, Queens: servicing the B24, B32, B39, B47, B48, B57, B60, B62, Q59 • Charleston, Staten Island: servicing the S55, S56, S74, S78, S84 • East New York, Brooklyn: servicing the B12, B14, B15, B17, B25, B42, B45, B65, B82, B83, B84, Q24, Q56 • Kingsbridge, Manhattan: servicing the Bx3, Bx7, Bx10, Bx13, Bx18, Bx20, M100 • Michael J. Quill, Manhattan: servicing the M8, M9, M12, M20, M21, M22, M42, M50, M55, M57, M66, M72 • Jamaica, Queens: servicing the Q3, Q4, Q5, Q17, Q30, Q42, Q77, Q84, Q85 " https://new.mta.info/press-release/icymi-earth-day-governor-hochul-announces-mta-expand-next-wave-deployment-of-zero-0

Having the whole fleet be single-level is an unwise decision.

GCM can hold 12 cars...

Planned Electric Allotment (For Now): Bronx Division: Kingsbridge-10 XE40s, 5 LFSe+ Brooklyn Division: Grand Avenue-10 XE40s East New York-10 XE40s Manhattan Division: Michael J. Quill-10 XE40s Queens Division: Jamaica-10 XE40s Staten Island Division: Charleston-10 XE40s

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4 units aren't much though. From the math I did Jamaica will have to retain 23 XD40s if they only get 60 LFS. 60-35=25 74-26-25=23

Queens Village only got 2 extra units so that would only decrease the XD40 count to 21.

Jamaica must keep a max of 23 XD40s or they will have a shortage.

I spotted 1544 heading down to NYC this morning on I-87. It should’ve have arrived by now. 8912 is currently heading south to NYC on I-87.

The busses will take quite a while to be repaired. Why not just send out 7550-1?

I think Jamaica's allotment is still 60. Jamaica is unable to receive any other bus for them to boot their XD40s.

Max Jamaica can send out is 25 units. They have already sent 10 units to Brooklyn. This means they can only send 15 more XD40s.

You don't understand how the LIRR works. You provided examples of how other railroads work but they are OTHER railroads. This is the LIRR. Go speak to a worker and understand how it works...

You don't understand how railroad operations work. I'm tired of attempting to explain how things work when you refuse to accept them. Talk to a railroad worker and maybe you'll finally understand how the railroad works.

Talk to a WORKER first...

You cannot change the platform height without redesigning the whole thing... Off the shelf European trains will never work. I suggest you go and speed with someone who works at LIRR.

Subways don't need to change their train lengths... You do not understand how LIRR operations work. I suggest you speak to someone who works there.

LIRR is looking for married pairs... All Euro stock is not married pairs. In addition, since the platform heights do not match, you have to jack up the LIRR platform height which results in it not being able to fit in ESA. Off the shelf European trains are off the table and will not be considered.

Once again it does not meet LIRR's requirements. They do not fit, have different platform heights, are not married pairs, etc. I can go on and on and on.

The MTA does know about the rule change. They will not buy off the shelf because it does not meet their requirements.

None of what you said makes sense... Through running makes no sense. LIRR/MNRR will not be utilizing off the shelf since it does not meet their requirements and they are not married pairs.

Preparation for snow loans are a more plausible theory.

Do you know how long these swaps will last?