Railfaner100 Posted July 14, 2009 Share #1 Posted July 14, 2009 Why did the Coney Island yard give away R160Bs 9123-9162 to the Jamaica yard for and service when they were originally assigned to the and lines in the first place for Coney Island? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R44 5278 Posted July 14, 2009 Share #2 Posted July 14, 2009 They were just spare trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfaner100 Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted July 15, 2009 Is it true that the Jamaica yard also recevied R160Bs 9103-9122 from the Coney Island yard for the and ? I am just asking this, because i read on wilkipedia on the R160B article and it said that R160Bs 9103-9232 are running on the and , while R160Bs 8713-9102 are running on the , and lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted July 15, 2009 Share #4 Posted July 15, 2009 http://www.subchat.com/read.asp?Id=802503 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3348 Posted July 18, 2009 Share #5 Posted July 18, 2009 Don't believe everything Wikipedia says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted July 18, 2009 Share #6 Posted July 18, 2009 Don't believe everything Wikipedia says. Same, because anyone who knows how to type could spin out any information, however real or however false. To be safe, I'll see what happens before making any general conclusions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maserati7200 Posted July 19, 2009 Share #7 Posted July 19, 2009 I usually don't believe wikipedia either (when it comes nyc transit) even though I edit there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maserati7200 Posted July 19, 2009 Share #8 Posted July 19, 2009 You should believe what Wikipedia says to increase your knowledge on any subject. I do. I often browse on wikipedia to learn about certain subjects. Just last week I started read an article about New York City from the late 1800's to early 1900's and made my way all the way to an article on George W. Bush. However when it comes to current events in nyc delivery (i.e. R160 delivery and the R179) I take it with a grain of salt. I know foamers tend to mess with info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted July 19, 2009 Share #9 Posted July 19, 2009 I do. I often browse on wikipedia to learn about certain subjects. Just last week I started read an article about New York City from the late 1800's to early 1900's and made my way all the way to an article on George W. Bush. However when it comes to current events in nyc delivery (i.e. R160 delivery and the R179) I take it with a grain of salt. I know foamers tend to mess with info. Wikipedia is a good basis to start your research on what ever subject as long as you go to other sources to confirm what you've read. Keep doing what you're doing. :tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted July 19, 2009 Share #10 Posted July 19, 2009 Wikipedia articles are supposed to cite their [credible] sources. (Else, there's a good chance the article or statements in question will be challenged). So if one wants to use Wikipedia for projects, as was said above, keep in mind that it is primarily for basic information. The thing to do is to go to the sources. Use the Wiki as a starting point for information, rather than the final source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R44 5278 Posted July 19, 2009 Share #11 Posted July 19, 2009 Note that most of the wikipedia articles have no sources. The R179 article and certain R160 matters have too much speculation than facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted July 19, 2009 Share #12 Posted July 19, 2009 For me the issue with Wikipedia is, if there are confirmable sources on those pages backing up the article and its information, than its largely true. If there are very little sources and that you know yourself that the information is untrue, it is untrue. Like on Wikipedia, if you see that 9872 is listed in service on those pages, you know for sure that's false. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted July 19, 2009 Share #13 Posted July 19, 2009 Wikipedia is not the end-all, be-all place to gather information. Heck, there's less chance of finding what you want in Wikipedia because most of the time, it's inaccurate, and when people all try to edit a page at once, it gets pretty nasty. Well, I'm heading to college next year. I really hope that the sources I need to find for any papers will be ready for me. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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