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  1. R36ML Cars 9542/9543 running under their own power on the road for the first time in 20 years!
  2. R211s entered the subway system early this morning: https://youtu.be/kn9AUDN72j4
  3. Some more cars moved out for scrap:
  4. And here they are street running on 1st Avenue heading to 65th Street Yard:
  5. The R143 and R160 are partially inter-operable (propulsion, brake, and some trainline functions, etc.). The R160 contract included a requirement to provide software/hardware upgrades to the R143s to allow this. Both of these 4-car links were at Jamaica for wheel trueing. It's more efficient crew-wise to transfer them back to ENY as a single train.
  6. Get your videos of R46s and R68/As on the G as soon as you can. The current plan (always subject to change, of course) entails swapping out the fleet pretty quickly.
  7. Last night, the first R211s were delivered to NYCT! This video is a detailed look at the logistics of the operation. Take a look:
  8. Word is that while the problem that caused the train separation was quickly identified and fixed, they’re doing a more comprehensive analysis to square away any other potential issues so they don’t have to keep pulling them.
  9. Not sure yet. The call still hasn’t been made and there is still some internal back-and-forth right now about next steps. It could be tomorrow, it could be next week, or next month. Just have to wait and see.
  10. Just putting it out there that it may not be long before the R179s are back in service. The issue was quickly identified and only present on the train involved in the pull-apart incident. Bombardier wasn’t really responsible for this. This was a result of a QA/QC failure at WABTEC, which was the supplier of the linkbar equipment.
  11. It varies depending on the needs of the service really. So far looks like 8-9 consists of R160s donated to the A. i should add that several consists of R179s have been transferred out of Pitkin Yard for storage at an undisclosed location.
  12. The switches at Kings Highway are out of service until around September, so regular weekday service likely won’t return until then. New switch machines are being installed that are incompatible with the existing GRS Model 5 interlocking machine. Next time a switch throws at Kings Highway it’ll be under the control of the new interlocking being constructed there. This is why the F for the time being will continue to run the essential service schedule - the base F schedule is inoperable right now due to Kings Highway being unavailable. In the interim it is possible that a supplement schedule will be written with slightly increased service and a few trains turning at 18ave. Either way, the F’s train requirements are reduced compared to the base schedule which is a major help in this situation. Yesterday afternoon, 5 R160s from Culver Yard were transferred to Rockaway Park Yard. Overnight, several more consists from JYD and 179 layup were transferred to Pitkin Yard. One of them is a Siemens set. 28 R32s are currently at ENY now after 3 transfer movements yesterday evening. Given that access to/from 207 yard isn’t available this weekend due to a GO, that number isn’t likely to change until Monday at the earliest.
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