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I attempted to get an interior video ride on the last QM17 hybrid to Manhattan via the Midtown tunnel but overslept and missed it by minutes. Very disappointed with myself considering I have no videos of it and there doesn't seem to be any out there while having plenty of opportunity to do so. The real question is, what the hell are riders supposed to do who work in Far Rockaway and travel to / from late? For those that use fare it would be at least two and three bus rides. I would only hope they're reassigning those runs as Q22 runs to connect with the Q53 at least.

Expect to see an increasing amount of R179s return to the in the next few days. Get your R160 shots while you can. Now it's eyes on when they'll hit the again as eventually they want to remove all or some of the 46s off the as relaying at each terminal with R46s requires paying extra crew or the op walking through the entire train having to relock each storm door as they pass which potentially could cause a delay. Although anything is possible at the moment with the future of the 's equipment considering the only reason 46s returned to the in March was to push out the 32s.

Get your R160 shots. This may be the final week. Four and counting lemons have returned to the .

Make that three, I just witnessed 3263-3272 heading to Far Rockaway. No, an R32 did not see service today, only thing I missed was you being right. EDIT: Make that FOUR! 3015-3019 is hooked up to another 32xx and also heading to Far Rock.

Seems like the day after is when they threw the second set out. This morning around 6AM I happened to see two (both?) at the same time crossing by the wye. One of them was 3243-52, unsure what the other was and if there's still only two out.

There's two 10-car R179s on the since a few days ago (3238-47) and no R32s saw service today. Sort of a random thought but has anyone else gotten pics / vids of an R160 passing over the hammel's eye connector? There's a train that deadheads from Far Rock to Rock Park passing over the wye at 6:35 PM and around 7:15 PM as well as one the other way in the AM usually directly behind the (S)huttle after the second out (and another at an unknown time, possibly earlier). I've attempted many times however either only caught R46s or just missed an R160 passing by seconds (at least 5 times now ugh).

This video is a year old according to someone in the comments. Note the absence of any distancing stickers and that set hasn't returned to service yet.

Hearing it's the 5-car sets that have more major issues as those were the later cars in the order and rushed through production as quick as possible. The R160s should stick on the for a little bit.

That set ran in service this morning as a along with two other sets on the and one . That set deadheaded to Pitkin yard around 2 PM. There are currently two R32 sets in service on the for midday and one laid up in the back of Parsons. No R32s are scheduled to run on the today for PM.

I'm aboard 6532 and there's a paper sign on the Driver's cab reading "NIGHT CAR" in big letters. Any idea what this means?

Although this may change at anytime, there are currently four Siemens and three half-cuomo sets on the . Tomorrow morning should see at least three R160s out of Rockaway Park including 8888.

Isn't there a feature that unlocks all of the storm doors from the cab immediately in case of an evacuation? (Unsure about re-locking, perhaps that's why it's not used)

Funny that this was mentioned; two weekends ago I caught an R68A in regular D service. This used to be a common thing to use 1-2, occasionally 3 sets from the B on weekends around 2011-2 I recall.

I remember someone mentioning that the Line's R62A fleet gets washed at 207 Street yard however that wash is designed for B-Division sized cars thus the brushes don't reach all the way to the sides & ends of the car. (This is what I've observed being mentioned before. Open to clarification on this)

There's a mixed Alstom (S 9693-7) and Siemens (9007-3 N) roaming the . It went southbound towards Far Rockaway but didn't return up (possible Rockaway Park deadhead?)

There are still the same 10 or more sets in service especially rush hours, however middays usually see less (around 5 or more). Last weekend around 10-15 sets were in service, I would guess more sets were borrowed on weekends to service the R46s in the meantime. The will need their sets back very soon, sometime in the next week or two although there's no further word as of now exactly when.

8718-8722 has returned to Jamaica and is on the right now. This was part of the first passenger service set on the in 2006.

There is still one pair signed as on the front, numbers unknown (whoever goes to the front of the Manhattan bound platform there can see)

Just witnessed 3628 from LGA pulling into ENY. Assuming this has something to do with CMF work rather than a depot transfer which is why I posted this here.

So I witnessed another mention that the R179 cars have some parts supplied by WABTEC including the link part that separated taking them OOS. Any more details on this? This would be quite alarming if true considering that now they're replacing all of their older reliable diesel work units with... WABTEC built hybrid - electric diesels

I am almost certain that I did not see 3888/9 - 3732/3 - 3587/6 - 3714/5 on the before today. If I'm wrong my apologies. Also noted the complete absence of the yellow "Train Operators Cab" sticker signs on this consist.

3404/5 was the lead pair on the set that ran the one day in May 2014. Cool to see some notable pairs return such as 3380/1 with the R30 end and 3614/5 which was the lead of the last trip they made. Edward G. Budd must be looking from above so proud. Also 8 cars of R42s still sitting at FP. Guessing they're just dead storage waiting for their demise?

A news anchor simply reposts the same exact statement about "being removed from service indefinitely" and suddenly it's fuel to the agreeably ridiculous thought of being permanently removed. On the other hand, I've been hearing the Union does NOT want R32s in passenger service due to having to switch cabs and crews exposed to the public. Possibly they'll find a solution to this and eventually send them out.

Stuff from the last few months. Kudos to the one who told me to use Flickr. Enjoy! R68A 5096 at Jamaica Yard. May 30 Final R46 set at Jamaica Yard. May 7 R46 in the Sunset at Rockaway Blvd. March 21 Final R46 set in Passenger Service. April 24 Watch the doors, no one. March 21 - on the which was 4 minutes behind the very last R32 run in Passenger Service before being taken OOS at Jay St (my previous thread). R32 Refuse at Forest Hills. March 12 ut it's ot real. March 17 R62A at Hunts Point Avenue. Feb 18 Trying to Look Like Another Transit System. Nov 15 '19 Empty Times Square before the 'rona @3AM. Jan 29 Way in the back on the right. R42 right after the retirement run in Pitkin. Jan 12 Really? March 5 Second to last AM Rush Hour for these bad boys. Jan 23 New Years special. Dec 31 11PM. nother iew. R46 up above at Queensboro Plaza. Feb 19 Orange. Feb 19 Identity crisis. Nov 21 '19 (It was an ) Miss You... Bonus Stuff from our closest major city Final Week of PCC Trolley cars on Route 15. Jan 31 '20 Just Your typical unrebuilt silverliner at Trenton. Oct 31 '19 (Fun Short Story - Decided to take my Mom on a trip to Philly on a whim and didn't realize it was Halloween until heading there. However as the day went on extreme wind gusts up to 60+ mph developed meaning only a handful of people were outside trick-or-treating. We never would have realized it was Halloween if we didn't check the date! We also caught the very last train going back to Trenton until sometime the next afternoon as the winds downed trees onto the tracks along the line.) One More.... Wonder when we'll see another event like this. Hopefully soon! Oct 27 '19, 115th IRT Birthday Special Hope You Enjoyed! Thanks for Viewing!