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Despite the issues on SubChat there was a significant amount of historical photos, stories and personal accounts of experiences from decades past on that site that cannot be replaced and are a travesty to lose. I wish at least the old posts were archived and not lost. I will say as a member of this site since 2010 I have had a great experience here for the past 14 years (wow it's really been that long, still remember when I first joined) although there are some rules to follow (example this thread is technically supposed to be under a different sub forum not photos and videos, and simply refrain from spamming and making multiple posts). The moderation here keeps a good job at keeping the noise and distractions away after a fair warning. There are many new members starting here at a young age seeking to learn. Hoping to see more long-time members from SubChat arrive here and share valuable historical transit information and photos and their personal experiences.

I just witnessed 3302 on the QM17 at Beach 73 Street under the in the Rockaways with a LGA sticker. Is this also a transfer?

3520/3891 were a part of the final R-32 consist to ever run in passenger service on the line in March 2020. 3614 was the lead motor NB

There must be an equal effort to ensure working fare machines at every location where fare enforcement takes place. Otherwise, those that cannot pay any fare because none of the fare machines are working properly are criminalized. I have witnessed this countless times where NYPD is posted up at a station entrance for fare enforcement only to stand around and let people in themselves when none of the fare machines are accepting cash. Not everyone always has a bank card or balance readily available for use, and if putting a $5 bill on a Metrocard instead of going into overdraft is too difficult because there are no operable fare machines accepting cash it's inevitable people will have no choice but to wait until the fare gate opens.

3762's farebox has been spotted on 9319 this morning, most likely retired.

4257 is currently on the Q11. I don't see it mentioned being transferred from LGA to JFK in this thread as far back as mid-February however apologies if this was already reported.

It is in Clifton Shop with Test Train signs still in the window and blue tape on the top corners as of this post. Edit: I've also observed some stations have "R5" and "C5" markers (along with "R3 and C3") while others do not.

4150-4159 is currently burn-in testing heading to Far Rockaway at ENY as of 11:10PM. I've never witnessed burn-in testing occuring this late before. A few seconds before this, 4170-4179 showed up going Local with blank signage on the South end of the train. It's been running like this all day.

4060-4069 has notably been used for School Car recently. It is currently heading south towards the Rockaways at around 8PM. The trainset could use a wash. One of the flip-up seats in 4069 seems to be sagging.

To confirm once more this set is currently running heading Northbound at Euclid. Looking at it as I'm typing this.

(North) 4160-4164 + 4140-4144 (South) Spotted by myself yesterday several times to and from Far Rockaway. Also witnessed 4150-4159 burn-in testing yesterday as well.

(North) 4195-4199 + 4194-4190 (South) in service as of this morning. Spotted at Canal Street going Northbound at around 11:20AM. Edit: Something is up with cell service underground, this took about 10 minutes to post. The above post somehow made it first.

The equipment assigned on the Rockaway is primarily R-179, however R-46 sets can be used if needed. This entire previous weekend the shuttle consisted of two R-46 and one R-179 (happened to be the pilot R-179 set, 3010-3014) . No. Most often the equipment running on the is shared with what is laid up at Rockaway Park between Rush Hours.

It was a test train. I witnessed a 5-car R-211 signed as at Broad Channel Layup while on a passing Q53 bus. Turns out it was 4190-4194 testing on the Test Track.

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Were these spotted in Nebraska or Yonkers? I've been told 105-109 are at Yonkers and would like to know if this is true or not.

I have been hearing Coney's 5754-5755-5757-5756 and possibly another set has been retired and has been separated sitting in the back of Coney. This explains the one R-160 filling in for a Coney run throughout the day if true. 5754 was the first R-46 built under number 500. Has anyone seen this set in service recently?

As per sighting by someone else (and not me): 4095-4099 + 4105-4109 has returned to service today (Sunday, December 10) making a total of FIVE sets in rotation for passenger service. I've also been hearing that the R-211T was supposed to debut in service late last month and haven't heard anything since.

Upon downloading the most recently revised draft plan from "November 2023" from multiple sources, it appears it is literally just the March 29, 2022 version being falsely advertised as the most recent update. Not a single change was made since last year. Yet I've been told the newest plan has been released and is publicly available. Either multiple website have incorrectly linked 2022's version or the most recent update doesn't exist and they're just using last year's version.

As of November 27th (the last time I observed the A line) 1. 4060-4069 (Pilot Set) 2. 4130-4139 3. 4110-4114+4129-4125 (First Production Set to return) 4. 4100-4104+4120-4124 (Second Production Set to return) Have not observed any new sets burn-in testing. While I am unable to confirm the status of the R-211T it seems quite implicative that it will run in service very soon. I was told that this month was when it was supposed to debut but so far there is no further word and the month is almost over.

Since late September, the Rockaway Park has been 100% R-179 equipment as incoming R-211s have freed up R-179 sets for use on the Shuttle. However on Thursday November 16th, R-46 set 6046-6047-6049-6048 was placed in service on the Rockaway Park and remained on the line until yesterday (November 20th) of which was swapped with another R46 set in the 596x series. Unfortunately, later in the day someone kicked out the rear cab window and subsequently the R-46 was removed off the line and now the is 100% R-179 equipment once again. With the R-211 fleet returning to service, R-46 on the Rockaway Park may be a thing of the past.

As of November 21, (North) 4100-4104 + 4120-4124 (South) has returned into service along the . This now makes four sets in rotation.

As of November 18th the following 3 trainsets are in revenue service: 1. 4060-4069 (Pilot trainset) 2. 4130-4139 (Newest Production trainset) 3. 4110-4114+4125-4129 4125-4129 were the first to return linked with 4070-4074, however 4070-4074 has been missing in action since November 9 and instead 4110-4114 took its place. I have not witnessed 4140-4149 at all yet it should be the next trainset to debut.

This explains why at one point I witnessed it return with all of the announcements abruptly off. Also, this set and 4114-4110+4129-4125 ran overnight all night into AM Rush again. Safe to say they'll run them at any time now.