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  1. I wonder if those 46 XD40s thats supposed to go to JFK will all go to Far Rockaway. 46 buses should be enough to cover all of the Far Rock routes?

     

     

    For years, they kept the FR local routes entirely OG hybrids while all the NGs stayed at JFK. Once they started retiring the OGs then NGs started regularly popping up on FR routes. 

     

     

    I'm excited that the ex Green Line depots are getting a new batch of local buses. I missed the introduction of the OG hybrids on the former Green Line routes cause I wasn't actively bus fanning at the time. Spring 05 was the last time I regularly commuted in Green Lines service area, came back a few years later the MTA and the Old Gen Orion hybrids had taken over :lol:  

  2. I just realized, the Staten Island R211s will be testing on SIR during wet leaf season, none of the tech train car classes prior to the R211 likes rain/snow/wet leaves on rails so I wonder how the R211s will handle slip n slide on the wet leafs on the rails.

     

     

    The SI R44s stayed having flat wheels due to leaf season in the fall and early winter. I wonder how the R211s will handle those conditions.

  3. Does anybody know if these R160s on the (C) are being inspected at 207th? Or if it's an R160 on the (A) in 2020 situation where they ran on the (A) , but they was still inspected at Jamaica Yard rather than Pikin.

     

     

    I wonder if an R160 (C) has an mechanical issue, does ENY repair it or 207th?

  4. 46 minutes ago, zacster said:

    Train without signs?  Happens all the time on the R46s on the Q.  

    I've never seen an R160 without signs though.  Sometimes they aren't right but there is always something.

    I seen R46s on every line that uses them with messed up signs. In recent years that's an common issue on those cars.

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    55 minutes ago, Metro CSW said:

    foamer babble

    You are a foamer because you got all sassy cause I pointed out something that might have been the train's fault. You act like I slapped your mother just because I posted an observation on the R211 :lol:  

  6. 1 hour ago, Metro CSW said:

    Teething issue? You do know that human error is a thing, right?

    You foamers can be so annoying, yes I know human error is a thing but I've been riding NTT for 20+ years now and never seen any of the tech train car classes running in service with the entire train exterior signs completely blank until today. 

     

    Also, most car classes going back to the SMEE era has had teething issues when new so I don't see the issue assuming this particular issue was an teething issue as well.

  7. 1 hour ago, Lawrence St said:

    That's exactly my point. They should take 75 R143 cars from the (L) and send them to SIRT and convert the remaining R211S's into R211A's. 

    As a regular (L) rider, I like the current fleet the (L) line uses and I don't wanna see R211s on the (L) with their reduced seating. I have no complaints about the R143/R160 combo.

     

    I have no issue with Staten Island getting the R211s, they haven't had new trains since the early 70s. 

     

     

  8. 1 hour ago, FLX9304 said:

    Now hear me out on this: the previous NTTs, the R160s and the R179s are not equipped for railroading. They wouldn’t even survive on railroad service if they were to be put on it. Most areas require canatary for overhead power. Both R160s and R179s would cost an extra $5K to put 2 over the car power and feeders to power them. No third rail shoes. For non electrical railroads, the R160s and R179s will have to put special trucks with one square box on top of A cars, while B cars lose ALL propulsions. The B cars would be “trailers”. 

    All they would have to do is put cab signaling in the older B div NTT and boom! They could run there.

     

     

    To the naked eye, the SIR R211s and NYCT R211s appear to be exactly the same. Only difference is cab signaling.

     

     

    TBH the subway is a harsher operating environment for rolling stock than SIR, if the older NTT can survive the (L) line then they could survive SIR.

     

     

  9. 19 hours ago, B35 via Church said:

    Can either of you two suggest a good Saturday fantrip? I have been putting aside a good SEPTA trip for mad long, mainly because I either don't know where in Center City to start (I prefer fanning full routes), or I hate knowing that I have to take the dreaded NEC to get to Trenton (this is also a reason I tend to put off fanning NJT's 600 routes, but that's besides the point).... The #127 is cool, but quite frankly, I've grown tired of using that route as a gateway/catalyst to SEPTA land.

    I have no restraints on start or end times, or trip duration; as my trips are usually long as shit anyway.... Curious to see what you come up with... Thanks, guys.

    Have you considered taking an intercity bus service like Peter Pan or Megabus to Philly to avoid the NJT NEC? It's quicker and cheaper depending on when you buy the ticket. 

     

     

    There is bus maps online of portions of Septa bus systems but they aren't as detailed as the MTA's bus maps.

     

     

     

    SEPTA-Bus-Map-SMALL.jpg?fit=4000,4000

     

     

    Maybe this map can help you plan a trip since nobody answered yet.

  10. 5 hours ago, NBTA said:

    The (4) would love to have a word with you in terms of worst lines..but we are super spoiled in terms of service all across.

    What issues you have with the (4) ? Service wise I never had an issue with that line, train usually shows up when it's supposed to. My only complaint with that line is its too crowded in Manhattan.

  11. 21 minutes ago, Chris89292 said:

    MTA truly sucks so bad, the worst agency in the US, they can’t never reach a day where they’ll get good reviews, delays dirty trains stations flooding will always be a issue, only thing the MTA is good at is at lying. 

    Septa is worst than the MTA IMO. 

     

     

    The subway is not that bad, the only NYC Subway route that truly sucks is the (R) . MTA is still the best transit system in the U.S.

     

    Outside of NYC most USA transit systems are garbage in comparison.

     

    NY Subway riders are spoiled IMO. The MTA weak spot is the bus system. A lot of awful service there, even then, most cities in the U.S have terrible bus service to the point where certain jobs won't hire you if you don't have a car. Try relying on public transportation in the south, yikes.

     

  12. 1 hour ago, Lawrence St said:

    What was the shortest lived car class that wasn’t a prototype in the history of the NYCS?

    R27 only ran for 30 years. Some R16s were planned to be replaced by the R46 after being in service for only a little over 20 years. 

  13. Seen 4965 IRL in midtown today. As soon as I saw it make a right on 42nd from 6th Ave I immediately made an U turn to catch it on 5th Ave but then.. as Im walking down 42nd Street E/B that bus FLEW by me like an bat out of hell down the 42nd Street. I gave up once I realized I wasn't catching that bus and made another U turn and went home lol. 

     

     

    For those of you who like fast buses, I think yall is gonna like these new XE40s, to the naked eye these aren't nerfed at all like most of our Diesel & CNG buses. 

     

     

    From what I can tell, 4965 can't be tracked on bustime so you have look for it the old fashioned way.

  14. I just now realized there's only an eight dollar difference between Metro North and Amtrak to travel one way between NYC and Poughkeepsie (Metro Morth costs 20 bucks one way where Amtrak costs 28 bucks).

     

     

    Between NYC and New Haven, a lot of Amtrak trains have the exact same fare as the Metro North (17 bucks).

     

     

    That's an pretty good deal for Amtrak standards. 

     

     

    Been wanting to fan Amtrak to Poughkeepsie and New Haven for a while now (already rode Metro North between NYC and POU & NH years ago).

  15. 12 hours ago, Chris89292 said:

    yesterday I was on a super hot car on the (6), this is very unacceptable, does the westchester yard even inspect their cars before putting them to passenger service? 

    This isn't a Westchester Yard only problem, R62A's been having A/C problems in the summer for years. Same thing happens on the (1) line.

     

     

    You just have to deal with it until the R262 show up as the TA doesn't have an solution to fix the R62A frequent hot car problems. If every R62A was taken OOS due to A/C problems, there would be no service on the (1) and (6) lines :lol:

     

     

    I would suggest just switch to an car with working A/C like most ppl do.

  16. 47 minutes ago, AZthefoamer said:

    As a somewhat regular A train rider the R211 is a big improvement. They are smoother, have better lighting, have better rush hour capacity, much better announcements (even if they are underwhelming), better signage, and they generally go faster. I do agree about the seating issue though, but them starting to retire is probably for the best. 

    Yeah, the signage is better on the 211s as R46s with messed up signs seem to be pretty common.

  17. 2 hours ago, Ale188 said:

    Why is everyone happy that the 46s are gonna retire? What did they do to you to think that?

    I think its mostly railfans that are happy, I rode the R211 the day it debuted in revenue service and some riders asked "well where are you gonna sit?" (in regards to the reduced seating). I don't think A & C line riders mind the R46s.

     

     

    IMO there isn't much of a jump in passenger comfort from the R46 to the R211. 

     

     

    From a passenger perspective the only pros the R211 has over the R46 is..

     

    FIND

     

    Automated announcements 

     

     

     

    that's about it lol

     

     

    The R46 has more seating, I don't like standing so I like the R46s more. 

     

     

    Growing up The 75 FT (specifically the 44s and 46s ) cars felt like luxury subway cars compared to the R32 - R42 to me, it made the (A) line seem so much cooler than the (C) which used those loud and raw R32s. R44/46s had smooth stops and quiet interiors. 

     

     

    I do realize they are old, in poor condition and need to be retired but I like the R46s, been riding them regularly since the early 2000s. They still ride smoothly and have quiet interiors. 

     

     

     

  18. 5 minutes ago, RestrictOnTheHanger said:

    What the heck happened here

    (B) (D) (N) (Q) (R) trains are running with delays in both directions and (W) service is suspended after we removed multiple vandalized trains from service.

    Posted: Tue, Sep 12 2023 06:46 PM

    I JUST saw this. First time ever seeing an entire subway line suspended due to vandalism

  19. 24 minutes ago, B35 via Church said:

    Speaking of Utica/Eastern Pkwy, do they still have the B14 picking up on the main road, or does it pick up on the service road (with the B17) like it used to?

    The B14 picks up on the main road.

     

     

    The B17 picks up on both (which is annoying AF). When the 17 picks up on the main road everyone waiting at the 17 stop on the service road gotta make a mad dash to catch the bus on the main road.

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