MTARegional Bus

Saw 6333 m100 today, man seeing black back felt so nostalgic. also it in nicer condition then the other Orion v. no rust.

Oh I was hoping they would all be called New York City Bus. Could also be a move to save money. No need to put the stickers on the buses anymore

I hope not, I like the depot sticker Art, specially the kingsbridge logo with a RTS bus coming out of the caste, as well we know which depot maintains them. this is just my opinion but the Quill Depot Maintain there buses very well. very clean...by NYC standards.

Hopefully they wont make that same mistake with the 6000

Do you guys think that they will preserve one 6000 orion V for there museum fleet?, I understand we have 101 and one as a training bus but that's it and those are 93 models. it sad because they have different types of old and new look buses and different types of RTS in the museum fleet, they didn't ever bother preserving Orion V CNG.

#6267 at WF??

 

I saw an Orion V on the Bx6 today. Didn't know they had Orion Vs.

Same

WF is the last depot before they go to eastchester depot for retirement. 

Actually, Moses was "trying to turn NYC into LA" before Los Angeles turned into LA. In the 1950s, when LA started building its freeways, New York already had parts of the BQE and the LIE open, with the Cross Bronx Expressway under construction. In fact, LA still had Yellow Car streetcar lines in service five years after New York's last streetcar line (over the Queensboro Bridge) shut down in 1957.

I crap I forgot about that part of history, L.A had the biggest trolley infrastructure in the world.

Lets also not forget Robert Moses, he let the system deteriorate while he was trying to turn NYC in to LA with his express ways.

am taking about the single car 2000, not the 2000 fleet, there are still videos from 2012 of 2000 as a half cab.

1996-2000 are now on the

They converted 2000 to a full cab?, that was quick.

What is RFW ?

Rail Fan Window 

they were pretty common back then with the older Subway cars. but in 97 they started to full cabs all R62 and some R62A singles, The remaining singles will be converted to a 5 car set or be use as garage trains or work train replacing the work redbirds.

You might have seen an R127,it pulls garbage cars and looks similar to the R62/A

it wasn't a R127. trust me 

Since when?

just a theory,I mean I saw a garbage set being pulled by a R62A  a couple of a months ago. 

Somes single maybe going to work service, replacing the rusted redbirds I think.

Man Can't believe this project decades in the making is now reduce to a Manhattan shuttle 

got 2046 a couple of weeks ago 

As a 90s kid The RFW was the best part about the Subway. it give me a nostalgia trip riding in the front seeing the rails for the first time since 2002 on the 4 train,I can't be leave it the end of an era.. well it least untill the R32's Retire.

Take those RFW footage and pics while you can, if anything the R62A singles will be used as Work trains to replace the  rusted redbirds. 

The CBTC sensors are in place, I think that what they are, can anyone tell me what this is on the track?

That's not necessarily true. The connects to the @ Queensboro, connects to the and and the connects to the rest of the Lexington Line . But yeah the and doesn't share with any other line.

 

Well it doesn't share track service wise,The queensboro diamond crossover is there to take subway car off the flushing line if the R62's needs major work they go to the coney island overhaul shop via B division trackage, queensboro junction hasn't been used for service since the duel BMT-IRT days of the 40's. however the junction in 125th is used for the   to make local stops on the Lexington line at late nights.

Papi is mad

It's easy to say that the   is the best since it doesn't have to share trackage with any other line. Same goes for the  .and   which has good service overall.

 That is another reason why the was voted the best line in the MTA!

 

That article is bulls--t

Yea it almost like I was 6 train with the Peeling LED and poor lighting.

I believe some were down the line the R62A'S will have flat screen delay monitors installed for the destination signs and the number signs.  

 

C/Rs were shouting over the PA, T/Os were making announcements at the same times as the C/Rs, there were a lot of annoyances. Couple of basic screwups as well while C/Rs were getting used to the equipment, I had one C/R who pulled into 23rd, made all the announcements for the station and the 'Stand Clear' without ever opening the front half of the train. Luckily the T/O caught the mistake and radioed back, doors opened.  

 

But I agree, those 62As can and do move faster than the 142As...it's just loading times in the rush that are the achilles heels.

Thank you, if they overhaul R62A with modern tech it would be a lot better,like auto announcements LED destination sign  but it looks like we won't see that anytime soon.

You sir are almost 3 yrs late on the swaps .... and nothing makes the special , it needs the CBTC to replace the old signal system as well to improve crowding , that is why the R142As from the are getting cbctc and are now R188s , and why the R62As are returning back to the

But Lexington ave is the most crowded then any line and they are relying on old signal system. yet the get the old rolling stock WOW LOL.

Man I just realized the it a shame the 6 train will get the old stock of R62A, what makes the 7 so special? LOL.