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10 hours ago, Ale188 said:

4185-89 is with 4060-64 as of today

Is that one dirty and one clean...? 😀

I'm assuming those Long Beach super-expresses are primarily for Manhattan beachgoers???

17 hours ago, RandomRider0101 said:

I rode an R179 on the a couple months back; the train was vibrating nonstop, making the ride a little less pleasant. Another time I was on an R179 (also on the ) that smelled like it was burning; those trains definitely have some issues, hope the SMS can address the ones mentioned here.

Yeah, I like the 179, but I do find they vibrate at high speed, which is pretty unpleasant, taking away from their general smooth ride and quietness.

On 12/11/2022 at 2:13 PM, Trainmaster5 said:

Just look at the DC Metro system right now. The same problems plaguing it too. Funding and equipment problems. There’s a stopgap funding mechanism for this year only and then it’s the  scenario for them. The government has always funded airports and highways to the detriment of public commuter systems. Those who live in the metropolitan areas like Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, DC, and Atlanta and use the systems are pitted against the highway users who don’t normally use the transit system and who resent being taxed for services they don’t use. New Yorkers know the game now.Being told that they must pay congestion pricing fees to fund a system that they don’t use. There’s gotta be a fairer, more equitable solution to the problem plaguing transit systems in the cities. I don’t know how this gets solved except for direct government funding and that’s never happened before in the past. Money is the problem, period. It’s always been the problem even when the private companies ran the system. Perhaps the public school funding mechanism is the way forward. My opinion. Carry on.

I don't understand this thinking, though. The people that "don't use" the system benefit from it. They should pay as well. Shut down mass transit, and gridlock everywhere; nobody goes anywhere.

23 hours ago, subwaycommuter1983 said:

$5?? People can barely afford to pay $2.75. Why do you think most of the farebeating is happening in poor neighborhoods like the Bronx and upper Manhattan?? Is because they can't afford it. Everything is going up and jobs are not paying well. Low and middle income New Yorkers are struggling right now.

Plus the MTA recently received billions of dollars from the federal government. If they want more money, then they have to tax the rich.

A lot of these people can afford it, they just choose not to pay. Just check out the wares of some of these fare beaters. Some rocking the latest gear. But hey, somehow funds for transportation just isn't important.

On 4/13/2022 at 5:42 PM, rbrome said:

Absolutely! People would have had somewhere to run to instead of everyone trapped in that one car. I've read reports about people desperately trying to get to other cars, but the end doors were locked. Open gangways would have helped. If I have to be trapped in a space with an active shooter, I'll take the space that's 5x larger with places to run to, thank you very much. That's a no-brainer for me. 

I also wonder if open storm doors would've been a bad thing in this type of situation? Imagine a stampede between train cars. And if someone falls and triggers the emergency brake... Bad situation made much worse. Open gangways all the way.

On 1/15/2022 at 3:10 AM, B35 via Church said:

Well, trains aren't as loud as that of having entered/left old South Ferry station on average, but the rumblings of NTT's up in the Bronx on them el's aren't all that quiet either.... We're not remotely at the point where we can try to convey that the noise emanated by trains can't be bothersome....

If you're referring to RR's, I actually find the screeching of the M9's {LIRR} pulling into/out of stations rather annoying at times, TBH....

Those are old elevated structures. Newones aren't even noisy anymore. For example: the JFK Airtrain viaduct over the Van Wyck. Also, the upgraded LIRR Atlantic Avenue viaduct in Brooklyn which, if I'm not mistaken, has rubber dampers. Technology has significantly lessened the noise trains make. 

On 1/8/2022 at 7:08 PM, RapidoNewLook said:

Loud diesel powered trains once nightly is a lot less disturbing than loud subway trains all day every day. 

Honestly, trains aren't even loud anymore. Especially with continuous welded trail and concrete ties.

5 hours ago, MHV9218 said:

Flat ground, but downhill in 60th Street speeds pushing 60 have always been possible.

Our trains are so nerfed. They barely reach 45 on the Rockaway Flats. Anything above that has to be grade aided.

18 hours ago, Snorunts said:

Do the R-32’s still run on the  line? TTMG roster shows all active cars assigned to the  line (but you know TTMG often doesn’t update).

Yes, they do I saw some yesterday. 

32 minutes ago, TrainRider Railfan said:

I still just don’t think open gangways are gonna work. They’re a great concept, but I feel like in reality, they will just allow smell to spread and cause problems.

Smelly train cars are a minority. We should not eliminate a feature that will increase capacity and efficency because of a smelly car here or there.

On 10/7/2019 at 2:25 PM, 40MntVrn said:

Not everything has to be justified--but this certainly is.

But hey, let's double down on this narrative: No good came from him posting this. Similarly, no good came of this paid employe, in uniform, on MTA property flipping off a railfanner. Coolio.

I don't understand the narrative of no good came of this. This guy was caught red-handed. It's good that this behavior was exposed, because I'm pretty sure this is not the first time this was done. He didn't just get out the bed and say, I'm going to be a rude person today, he just got caught. Employees with attitudes like that is bad for business. If I'm an employer, I want to know. Plenty of people have perfected phoniness; they know how to act when the boss is around. Real character is when you act right when no one's looking. Who's to say that this incident didn't stop something more serious from happening down the road. Also, maybe another employee that hasn't been caught has learned from that man's mistake, saying, hey, I better get my act together, or that could be me.

Interesting, to say the least. 

23 hours ago, LTA1992 said:

Umm, what?

I'm saying what's the point of having a limit that our trains can't reach, unless it's grade aided? A 50 sign on a flat makes no sense to me if trains can barely do 44, period. If a train does 50 on the Rockaway Flats it was probably wind aided. 😃

What's the point of these 50 mph signs when our trains can't do any more than 45 on a flat? 😕

3 hours ago, Bosco said:

The mockup car does have some functional components, but it is not fully functional.  The purpose of the mockup is to prove as many static tests/designs as possible, so HVAC, software, doors, etc.  In addition to build quality and TS compliance, the MTA also looks for maintainability of certain components.  The mockup does not have propulsion equipment included (no traction motor, no inverter).  Only the boxes for where the components would go are included, to ensure everything fits together and can be accessed easily.

Just wanted to clear that up in case anyone thinks that car will see service, or run on its own power.

 

So, what happens to it once they're done with it?

19 minutes ago, Maxwell179 said:

the shuttle goes back and forth between far rock and rock beach right ?

Right

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.

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.

3 hours ago, Union Tpke said:

Beginning 12:01 AM Saturday, January 5, 
trains will not stop at 168 St through 
early 2020 for elevator replacement

http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/StationInfo_168st/index.htm

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

On 12/5/2018 at 11:25 PM, Around the Horn said:

Honestly, since the TBM went south from 96th to 63rd it should have just kept going to Houston anyway...

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!?

1 hour ago, Lance said:

Every ESI station has reopened towards the end of the month they are scheduled to open. 23 Street is the only exception, so based on that, it's safe to assume a late December opening for 28 Street, 57 Street and 174-175 Streets.

In regards to the "upgrades" made at 23 Street and 145 Street, based on what we can see, I think we can safely assume that it is not in fact due to the contractors in question. With one contractor, a poor job done on the four stations under their purview would be contractor fault. However, if this is the case among several contractors across several projects, it becomes much more likely that this was the intended result based on what the MTA ordered. It would after all go hand in hand with their latest "cost-saving" efforts that have made the rounds here on the forum.

With the results of the latest two parts of the ESI program complete, we can now see a distinct difference from the first underground phase, which I believe was intentional. The 4th Avenue stations were the showcase to illustrate the effectiveness of the program, so it made sense to go all-out in their station rehabs. Same thing with the Astoria renovations since they were the first aboveground stations. Had the ESI program continued with the original slate of elevated stations, we probably would've seen the same lack of improvements at Westchester Square and the like.

It's very troubling that this is what they're trying to save a buck on. Whether it's painting over water-damaged walls and tiles or ignoring the underlying structural defects in favor of stringing up new lights and adding those new ad monitors (both of which are not bad in themselves), they are only deferring the problem to a later point where it's both more expensive and more disruptive to commuters than it would've been to address the problem in the first place.

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

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.