Brighton Local Posted December 20, 2007 Share #1 Posted December 20, 2007 A little sneak peak of the 'behind the scenes' of Coney Island Yard. *However, Due to Heightened Security Measures, there are some Questions that may be asked, in which I can probably give a round about answer, but not in full detail. Thank you for your cooperation.* Your Senior Moderator Zach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1Toasty Posted December 20, 2007 Share #2 Posted December 20, 2007 Sneaky sneaky. Is that the track geometry car and what's up with the redbirds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share #3 Posted December 20, 2007 Sneaky sneaky. Is that the track geometry car and what's up with the redbirds? Brand new set of geometry cars yes, and the Redbirds are being converted to work train Rider Cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted December 20, 2007 Share #4 Posted December 20, 2007 Nice material there Z! Did you get to see any of the rumored retired R40 slants anywhere in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share #5 Posted December 20, 2007 Nice material there Z! Did you get to see any of the rumored retired R40 slants anywhere in there? Thanks man. I actually didn't get to see the "retired" R40s. I believe they're stored in the back of the Yard, toward the Gravesend-86 St Station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1Toasty Posted December 20, 2007 Share #6 Posted December 20, 2007 Thanks man. I actually didn't get to see the "retired" R40s. I believe they're stored in the back of the Yard, toward the Gravesend-86 St Station. Oh no! How many are there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68 Subway Car Posted December 20, 2007 Share #7 Posted December 20, 2007 Hey Brigton Local: Is this an R44 or R46? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycbusfan Posted December 20, 2007 Share #8 Posted December 20, 2007 What is that train in the third photo? What does it do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share #9 Posted December 20, 2007 Oh no! How many are there? To my knowledge, there are 4 sets of 10 cars. retired R40 Slants. So 40 Cars total are "retired" What is that train in the third photo? What does it do? Track Geometry Car. It has sensors built in, so It can track any defaults along the road on the tracks its traveling on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share #10 Posted December 20, 2007 Hey Brighton Local: Is this an R44 or R46? R46 5660 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB2RTO Posted December 21, 2007 Share #11 Posted December 21, 2007 Thanks man. I actually didn't get to see the "retired" R40s. I believe they're stored in the back of the Yard, toward the Gravesend-86 St Station. Gravesend? How ironic if they put them there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share #12 Posted December 21, 2007 Gravesend? How ironic if they put them there. You know what I mean? You know right next to the Manhattan Bound local track at the 86th St Station, there are the 2 layup tracks, thats where I have a feeling they might be. I passed there earlier today on the , I saw R40 Slants laid up there, but I cannot confirm that these are the retirees, were looking for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-Trizzy2609 Posted December 21, 2007 Share #13 Posted December 21, 2007 It looks like the R-40 are coming to it's end. What about R-32's that were there? Were they being overhauled or being stripped? A bit irreverent but did the train operate with anything else beside R-46's? At all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted December 21, 2007 Share #14 Posted December 21, 2007 wow lucky you got see what the inside of ci yard looks like great pics my fav is the one with the truckless R160 next to the R68a and the R46 train to the plane and when i took the N train home the other day i notice the two r40 stlants laid up and the front rollsigns were not in service but the sides were signed up as a B train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share #15 Posted December 21, 2007 It looks like the R-40 are coming to it's end. What about R-32's that were there? Were they being overhauled or being stripped? A bit irreverent but did the train operate with anything else beside R-46's? At all? Those are Train R-32s from Pitkin Yard; They're in Coney for special repair. I believe mainly R-46's were used. Somebody else who has a better memory than me can probably answer this one correctly. wow lucky you got see what the inside of ci yard looks like great pics my fav is the one with the truckless R160 next to the R68a and the R46 train to the plane and when i took the train home the other day i notice the two r40 stlants laid up and the front rollsigns were not in service but the sides were signed up as a ( train. Thanks. yup, those are the slants I saw today, but it was more than 2 cars, minimum 8, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastman346 Posted December 21, 2007 Share #16 Posted December 21, 2007 oh okay you went to ciy and did not invite anyone. It was cool you got to get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebbieprops Posted December 21, 2007 Share #17 Posted December 21, 2007 First picture I've ever seen of an Air-Train rollsign! Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracknut Posted December 21, 2007 Share #18 Posted December 21, 2007 Great pics Zach. I got to get my butt in there one day. Did you find out anything new there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracknut Posted December 21, 2007 Share #19 Posted December 21, 2007 First picture I've ever seen of an Air-Train rollsign! Thanks for posting! JFK Airport Air-Train below. There's also a Newark Airport Air-Train. JFK Express Subway Train Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebbieprops Posted December 21, 2007 Share #20 Posted December 21, 2007 Thanks for showing the Newark one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted December 21, 2007 Share #21 Posted December 21, 2007 Thanks for showing the Newark one! I think he confused you more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastman346 Posted December 21, 2007 Share #22 Posted December 21, 2007 Zach what was the coolest thing you saw at the coney island shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted December 21, 2007 Share #23 Posted December 21, 2007 Zach, Was this part of the Transit Museum tour? Would have love to have gone but tough getting to CI from north jersey at that time of day. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransitGuy Posted December 21, 2007 Share #24 Posted December 21, 2007 Very Nice photos. Thanks a lot for sharing. I have yet to see C.I yard but I hope so one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted December 22, 2007 Share #25 Posted December 22, 2007 Those are Train R-32s from Pitkin Yard; They're in Coney for special repair. I believe mainly R-46's were used. Somebody else who has a better memory than me can probably answer this one correctly. Thanks. yup, those are the slants I saw today, but it was more than 2 cars, minimum 8, I believe. I see them every Thurs and Fri (not this Fri PLD Day) while working the Line... There are about 40 cars all on two tracks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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