R32 3838 Posted March 3, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 3, 2010 No More BS, There are more than 15 Transets of R46's on the Now, I am starting to see more 5800 and 5900 series R46's on the and As of Now They do belong to 207th if they have a Blue Diamond Sticker next to the Number Board, This Weekend I did see more R46's than usaul on the . We All Know What this Means Its Preitty Obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted March 3, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 3, 2010 I like the R46 and all with the smooth ride and no carbon strip,but the R44 is THE BEST RAILCAR OF ALL TIME!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted March 3, 2010 I like the R46 and all with the smooth ride and no carbon strip,but the R44 is THE BEST RAILCAR OF ALL TIME!!!!!!! Yeah, They will be the Best Reef Bait too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTrain Posted March 3, 2010 Share #4 Posted March 3, 2010 R46s on the are not a surprise, I had a feeling this was going to occur with the R44s being less frequent on the . To say that the R46 are in large numbers, is pretty accurate right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted March 3, 2010 Share #5 Posted March 3, 2010 No More BS, There are more than 15 Transets of R46's on the Now, I am starting to see more 5800 and 5900 series R46's on the and As of Now They do belong to 207th if they have a Blue Diamond Sticker next to the Number Board, This Weekend I did see more R46's than usaul on the . We All Know What this Means Its Preitty Obvious. Yesterday evening, I also saw an R44 running light in the uptown direction at Jay Street. I couldn't get the first four numbers but the last four were 5280-5281-5279-5278 (north to south). There were two crew members in the front cab. Does this mean that consist may be meeting its fate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share #6 Posted March 3, 2010 If It had Stickers in the Front (White Diamond Stickers or Red Diamond Stickers) Then Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted March 3, 2010 Share #7 Posted March 3, 2010 If It had Stickers in the Front (White Diamond Stickers or Red Diamond Stickers) Then Yes. I did not notice any stickers on the front, but there was no bullet symbol on the front-end of the car either, not even "Not In Service"...just a blank white reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay85 Posted March 3, 2010 Share #8 Posted March 3, 2010 If It had Stickers in the Front (White Diamond Stickers or Red Diamond Stickers) Then Yes. if the has 15 sets of R46s, that means the has 2 sets of R32's and 21 sets of R44's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted March 3, 2010 Share #9 Posted March 3, 2010 I did not notice any stickers on the front, but there was no bullet symbol on the front-end of the car either, not even "Not In Service"...just a blank white reading. Maybe it's a ghost train. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted March 3, 2010 Share #10 Posted March 3, 2010 could just be running up for routine maintenance... i think they are scrapping them slowly and quietly at this point... it would be interesting to see 12 car long scrap trains of R44's though.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share #11 Posted March 3, 2010 could just be running up for routine maintenance...i think they are scrapping them slowly and quietly at this point... it would be interesting to see 12 car long scrap trains of R44's though.:cool: They are mantained at the Pitkin Shops, Not 207th st, They are doing it very Quietly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3348 Posted March 3, 2010 Share #12 Posted March 3, 2010 Yesterday evening, I also saw an R44 running light in the uptown direction at Jay Street. I couldn't get the first four numbers but the last four were 5280-5281-5279-5278 (north to south). There were two crew members in the front cab. Does this mean that consist may be meeting its fate? It was most likely just deadheading to the yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATHOM1 Posted March 3, 2010 Share #13 Posted March 3, 2010 Yes, From what I know the blue diamond designates the R-46 or 44 to the 207th street M/S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted March 3, 2010 Share #14 Posted March 3, 2010 It was most likely just deadheading to the yard. Except R44s are not based out of 207th Street.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted March 3, 2010 Share #15 Posted March 3, 2010 Today, I saw just an R44 on the . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queens Surface Posted March 3, 2010 Share #16 Posted March 3, 2010 Except R44s are not based out of 207th Street.... They get stored at 207th, for rush hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share #17 Posted March 3, 2010 They get stored at 207th, for rush hours. We Know That Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted March 3, 2010 Share #18 Posted March 3, 2010 Are they secretly phasing the R44`s out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted March 3, 2010 Share #19 Posted March 3, 2010 Are they secretly phasing the R44`s out? In a nutshell, yes but very very slowly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted March 3, 2010 Share #20 Posted March 3, 2010 In a nutshell, yes but very very slowly WTF I need to railfan the before its too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted March 3, 2010 Share #21 Posted March 3, 2010 Not to indulge into any rumors but I'm also hearing stories about SIR's R44s may be meeting their fate as well due to the fact that some didn't undergo the SMS program or SMS didn't really help some of the cars. Again, it's what I heard, and I doubt it's even set in stone, so please don't make a big deal out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted March 3, 2010 Share #22 Posted March 3, 2010 Not to indulge into any rumors but I'm also hearing stories about SIR's R44s may be meeting their fate as well due to the fact that some didn't undergo the SMS program or SMS didn't really help some of the cars. Again, it's what I heard, and I doubt it's even set in stone, so please don't make a big deal out of it. SIR`s R44 maybe around a bit longer since it will be awhile til they receive new cars.Imagine R32s or R160s running on the SIR if they were FRA approved.Hell lrg here`s one for you wait for it...................Slants running on the SIR!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princelex Posted March 3, 2010 Share #23 Posted March 3, 2010 I think there is some truth about there being more R46's on the . Sunday evening, I was waiting for the at 59th St - Columbus Circle and I saw an R46 on the downtown side and it was an 5800 group and I think I saw blue diamonds on them. It was something to see them cause I thought of this place and the talk of the R44's and R46's here. Monday night I rode 6180 on the . It's bittersweet cause the R46's are GREAT on the just like I always imagined they would be but I love the R44's and it's sad to see them where they are, retirement or not. They are in bad shape and I wish that they went. Time will tell what will happen with those bad boys right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Vandelay Posted March 3, 2010 Share #24 Posted March 3, 2010 If you are seeing 5800 and 5900 series R46s in A line service (and you are), I would tend to think that these are cars which have been reassigned from storage in 207th street to A line service out of Pitkin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColumbiaDeath Posted March 4, 2010 Share #25 Posted March 4, 2010 As a daily train rider, I've begun to notice more R46's as well. The way I can tell is the missing glass partition next to the doors. I miss those. And the cars sway side to side a bit more dramatically, nothing too awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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