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So I'm assuming that the 10-car set will start running in service this week, am I right...?

167 St on the train is now open. Funny thing is, it wasn't when I was going northbound around 7:15 pm, so they just just opened it. Stopped there around 8:50 pm, southbound.

So...don't have open gangway trains because of homeless people... Not cool at all. Not all homeless smell so bad that they stink up an entire car. And if they do, they have to be removed, that's a health hazard.

I like CBTC train. The ride is so much smoother and faster everywhere.

Passed by 174-175 Streets earlier and I have to say, it's looking nice...! From what I can see most of the tiles look clean and/or new.

I'm all for elevator replacement, but, an entire year!? There must be some serious work going on there.

Yeah, why didn't the just tunnel bore the whole thing all at one time, that's like the easiest and quickest part of the whole process!?

Yep. Pay now, save later; save now, pay later. They need to abide by this, it would really help them.

I'm in agreement with this. Getting trains in and out of stations will speed up service and keep trains on time. No more holding trains for connections, this is not the Long Island Railroad.

Nice shots!

The 8th Avenue stations are looking better as the weeks go by. I see work being done by workers during the weekends. I'm not even asking for new tiles during the enhancement. A simple cleaning would suffice.

Nice shots! I'm just now noticing that the 179s have flatter roofs than the 160s.

Sad... The Fourth Avenue redos look six months worthy, 72 and 86 do not. At least clean the tiles and grout! 😕 😑

OK, so, now that you mention the tiles not being redone, what justifies these stations being closed for so long? It doesn't look like much was done. But, I can say that I remember the walls being stripped as I was passing by on the lower level during reconstruction, because this station didn't get the blue walls that most ESI's get, so why does it look so bad...? lol

From the looks of it, the latest ESI's are not nearly as nice as the originals; they seem half-done.