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"If it ain't broke, don't fix it".

Right as I started eating I read this post...

How did I not run into you?!?! Nice pics.

Accepted ✓ I'll get it done tonight as my computer is being beyond slow right now...

The R143 has an almost identical body to the R160, but have R142A features, such as propulsion, door chime, and door motors (of which they might replace with the R188 door motors (which are very similar to the R160) as they've been doing on the R142As on the ). ____ There really needs to be a Railfan dictionary.. Railfan Logic When a new piece of equipment runs in service, everyone goes after it until the old equipment is almost gone, then miss the old equipment and regret riding the new equipment in the first place. Example: Fans going after the R188, and then eventually realizing the R62As are gone and are now stuck with the R188s. I had to .

I see most of the Q70 quite empty... It doesn't seem anyone gets on at the LIRR either. Then again, I haven't seen it during Rush hour. Could be packed then.

We already have two threads up... I bet at least 10 will be up by tonight. http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/43288-the-r188-7-coming-to-a-station-near-you/ "The R188 , Coming to a station near you" By Q23 Central Term http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/43289-the-great-growing-change-in-technology-the-all-new-r188/ "The Great Growing Change in Technology... The All New R188" By yours truly ( )

Just so you guys know, here's the full range of signs that I make: LED signs: > R160 Interior > R160 exterior > R143 exterior > R142 interior > R142A interior > R46 LCD Station signs: > Overhead - traditional > Staircase entry > Platform Overhead - Information > I can actually make almost any static sign you would like, as long as you give me the details. Rollsigns: > R40/R42 side rollsign > R42 front rollsign > R62/R62A side rollsign > Proposed: R62A side rollsign with LED > R62A front rollsign > R68 side rollsign > R68A sign rollsign > R68A front rollsign > Scrolling rollsigns (will take a while to make) > The rollsign templates will be revised in the near future, as the current ones aren't so great. Bullets: > All MTA Subway bullets in any color or letter(s) / number(s) Bus signs: > Bus stickers (See signature): MTA Bus, Long Island Bus, MTA NYCT bus > Next proposal: Orion V Ex-bee line LCD signs > I don't do any front bus LED / Flipdot signs. This may be improvised in the future. I will put examples up later.

How did I not see this? Remind me never to use the subscribe feature for the forums again... Never got any notifications on this thread. I'm assuming you want it as the station entry sign, so i'll do that.

Wow... It seems not too long ago every bus there was a Blackback. Now when I see a blackback, it looks so foreign and strange. I still find it interesting how 6701 is still a blackback and in it's original form... It makes me wonder if they missed that one or they're planning to keep it for the museum in the future.

Then doesn't that mean it is at ENY? That doesn't make any sense that it isn't at ENY meanwhile it has ENY stickers and it's been at ENY.

From Woodside it's not that far. That makes me wonder, how far away is LGA from CP? And aren't they a short highway ride apart from each other? Oh, and I remember when The College of SI had the older buses... Were those gilligs? I vaguely remember them.

My first impression is that there was snow on the front of the train, then I realized it hasn't snowed yet. Also, is there any reason why they keep sending the via QBL exp on weekends? It's bad enough the way service is already on Weekends.

Yes there is... After Sandy, some of the cars got it. I remember seeing it.

I give you credit Rick for redoing the roster... It's much easier to read. 164 & 158 are still at BP unless they got transferred to ECH between now and Friday.

Watch it go back on the now It makes sense... When it does go back on the it will get back it's correct strip map. The same happened to 2175, 2236 & 1891 when they went on the . (1891-1895 is still on the btw...) Another thing on strip maps... Will the ever get any updated strip maps? All I see are the outdated ones with the , and other cut lines on there from pre June-2010... Also, I wonder if the will re-update theirs. It still says Q32 (Yes, Q32) to LGA & 45 Road-Court House Square with Free metrocard transfer to & .

http://mta.me/ If anybody is really bored...

It sure is... There are bus stations along Nostrand Avenue, including the two I saw which are Church Ave and Newkirk Ave.

I was on the earlier... Same thing going to Manhattan as well. The transfers were off by one station in Queens, and every station that didn't have a transfer had in the transfer box. Only the updated cars have this... I think the MTA has seen their error by now.

This is why you can't have everything run on computers... Luckily the announcements for the transfers were correct, but the FIND wasn't...

A little off-topic here, but i'm pretty sure the reason why we have timers is to prevent accidents. Look at the Broad St line in Philly; trains on the express go up to 70, but the headways are long.

Has anyone seen the new programming for the R160's? I didn't know I could get the or PATH in Queens...

It has Manhattanville stickers. I saw it around 8:35 AM on a Q88 to Queens Village at Junction / LIE. I have a photo... Give me a minute. EDIT: Here: