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Check out the first weekend of December 1st to 4th... suspended the entire weekend, no Jay - Utica just like planned a few months ago before incliment weather and flooding resulted in that being cancelled at the time. (Apologies if it was already mentioned, I went back a few pages and didn't see anything about this)

Interesting to note that 4130-4134 has these features on while 4135-4139 in the same consist doesn't. I rode 4139 last night and did not see the additional features displayed.

4130 - 4139 has returned to service. Spotted heading to 207th at Aqueduct Racetrack around 10:30 AM.

(North)4114-4110 + 4125-4129(South) has returned to service, currently heading uptown to 207th at Broad Channel at 12PM. Edit: (Sorry for editing all the time, I often remember to add more info just after posting); It just occured to me that 4125-4129 was previously linked with 4070-4075. This means an additional 5-car set has been returned to service, not a full 10-car train.

Smoke Condition, FDNY had to be called to the scene. This was told to me by someone else and I did not see that set running for the remainder of the day (nor any R-211 for that matter however being in the Rockaways all day they could have been sending them to Lefferts) 4130-4139 is OOS at this time.

Wow, I just rode 3621 a few days ago then proceeded to just miss it deadheading along the Rockaway Flats. It looks like I caught this unit on its very last day of service. They're not hesitating at all to retire these first. I strongly suggest for those who can to make time to capture these buses NOW before they become too difficult to find in the next few weeks. Also to note 3621 was one of 3 units remaining with the older slim-font signage. 3502 and 3506 remain.

To confirm this, there are three R-211A trainsets in service as of today November 5: 1. 4060-4069 (pilot set, never removed from service) 2. 4130-4139 (8th and newest trainset to debut into service) 3. 4070-4074 + 4125-4129 (first production set to return to service after receiving gearbox repairs) The two above mentioned production sets returned to / debuted into service on Friday, November 3. As for 4075-4124 these units are still being worked on and will return to service in the next coming weeks however are currently still OOS as of November 5. I will also note while before there was previously an effort to keep the production sets away from running overnight as I would observe them returning to Pitkin after the evening, that both 4060-4069 and 4070-4074+4125-4129 ran all night last night. The announcement issue on 4060-4069 also seems to be cleared up as I witnessed it pass several times without any announcement issue. (I decided to stay out overnight and document the R46 on the Lefferts while they're still out in force along with the extra hour last night and witnessed those R-211 sets out).

I just witnessed 4050-4059 (R211T) burn-in testing along the Local to Euclid at 81 Street.

Just to answer this once and not go off topic after, yes most of their Orions remain in service. The units were to be all retired by recently implemented Proterras however they're still around as the Proterras have issues. (That's why JFK ordered a few D40LFs from another agency to fill in for when Proterras can't make service).

The Pilot set seems to be taking a break today or is also OOS. I did not see any R-211 in service along the today. A few R-46 sets that were sidelined for spare parts have been pressed back into service.

6244-6246 has returned to service with Rollsigns intact and is on the south end of a Northbound currently heading to 207 St. I missed seeing what A-A pair it was linked to by a split second.

Was this the set that caused all of the others (except for the pilot set) to be taken out of service?

I've just witnessed (North)4089-4085+4095-4099(South) Not in Service along Fulton Express going NB traveling at about 5MPH. One car has a SERIOUS flat wheel spot. Looks like the set is heading somewhere to be fixed. Edit: Just got a video of it crawling past Nostrand. 4085 is the car with a severe flat wheel spot. I'm unsure of where it's heading to be fixed. If I had to guess where likely Coney.

I happened to catch 4060-4069 earlier while taking advantage of getting some R46 clips with the lack of R211s. The automated announcements were going haywire skipping stops and playing announcements after the doors closed at each stop. By the time we got to Aqueduct North Conduit the train's display showed 80 Street next, then abruptly the entire announcement program went blank. Upon leaving Rockaway Blvd all the signs were off. The R-160s notably had a similar issue with stop miscalibration during their first few years where announcements would not play upon opening the doors with the train thinking it's still several hundred feet behind. This still happens on occasion but I don't remember the glitches being this severe compared to what 4060-4069 was going through earlier. I'm curious to know if this or a similar computer issue is what currently plagues the grounded R-211 sets.

This pair, specifically 6218 has a notably loud air brake release that sounds reminiscent of the Pre-GOH R-46 air brake. (That's unless they've fixed it since I last seen it on the on August 28th)

Now that R-211 sets are mixing up with each other keep an eye out for one appearing on the Rock Park . While I'm not one to know what the official car assignments are, I will say judging based off observations of how quickly R-179s took over the they'll be quick to use R-211s once available. Regarding the Rock Park , the final R46 consist to run the line was around September 21st with 6018-6019-6021-6020. The line has been 100% R-179 since.

4100-4109 is out doing burn-in testing today along the . Seen in Manhattan around 12PM.

6182-6183-6185-6184 is currently in service on the with LED lighting. (The list above notes this set last seen on July 5) Edit: Additionally, 6086-6087-6089-6088 is also running along the today with LED lighting.

While I've been told the Rockaway Shuttle is assigned a mix of R46 and R179, the line is currently using 100% R179 sets. 6020-6021-6019-6018 was the last R46 to run the a few days ago.

4110-4119 has entered service this morning, making it the 7th set in passenger service.

4105-4109 + 4100-4104 were burn-in testing earlier.

Caught me off guard. I wish I was a little further south to catch this on the bridge over Jamaica Bay.

There is one R-46 trainset roaming around with the original Pre-2005 signage programs and you may have just seen that. When the R-46 first started appearing on the in 2019-2020 some cars were running around displaying "K WORLD TRADE CENTER" as that code was updated to "Q 96 ST / 2 AV". The code number for "M NASSAU ST LINE" is a digit off from the program for the C. The R-44s notably often featured this interesting signage during their time on the in 2010. If I'm not mistaken some original and interesting codes were removed from the latest update such as "X 21 ST QNSBRIDGE", "X WORLD TRADE CTR" or "T QUEENSBORO PLZ". A while back I saved the list for all the R-46 sign codes from 2005. I must find that and take a look again.

It seems there are still R-46 in service and the additional R-160s are filling in for previously missing runs. Ever since the R-160s returned the line has seen an increase of trains, showing up every 8 minutes. Before August 28 the would show up around every 10-15 minutes with sometimes longer gaps.

Over the past two weeks I've observed 4060-4069 being used for Operator Training (Not In Service) along the including a trip to Rockaway Park and back a few days ago during Saturday Evening.