R142A should be on the (3)

[mark1447]

Screw the . Put those R142s on the

 

i dont think 240th shop can handle ntts

[Urbanfortitude]

i dont think 240th shop can handle ntts

 

B) you're in the way of my fantasy -shoves-

[Grand Concourse]

Screw the . Put those R142s on the

 

Then take the Bx12 to the if you want the R142s so bad B)

[2Line1291]

Interesting topic......actually it was R142's from the that were originally supposed to be on the , not R142A's. I see why the was gonna have R142...I guess because of predictions that the was gonna have high ridership

[Nova RTS 9147]

It's also noteworthy to remember that up until the R142's, the and the had the oldest (and in some cases problematic) fleet in the division.

 

I pray for the day the NTT cars go on the .

[Grand Concourse]

Yes, as much as I liked the redbirds, the ones on the and were really decrepit and needed to go.

 

Well it's not that terrible. The R62As are still fairly decent and have at least 15~ years of service left.

[Grand Concourse]

Interesting topic......actually it was R142's from the that were originally supposed to be on the , not R142A's. I see why the was gonna have R142...I guess because of predictions that the was gonna have high ridership

 

Yup, I remember reading about R142s going to the . In a way it kinda made sense as the had a majority of R62s and the did not need that many cars at the time. But looking back at it now, the R62s are much better off on the . The is just way too demanding for the R62s - especially for door holding.

[2Line1291]

Here's the IRT proposed assignment

http://www.thejoekorner.com/carassignments/IRT2002-proj.htm

[Nova RTS 9147]

Here's the IRT proposed assignment

http://www.thejoekorner.com/carassignments/IRT2002-proj.htm

 

Why isn't it like that?

[Trainmaster5]

The runs from 148 street to Times Square at night. And while you're right about the barn, that has not stopped the from having yards with multiple fleets running, like Livonia which also stores the R142/As from the and along with the (3)s R62s.

 

The Livonia yard may hold trains for any fleet ,, and , but the repair barn only services equipment as a rule.

[mark1447]

Why isn't it like that?

 

Ether its inaccurate or demand requested the to have them R142s..

[Kingsbridge Bus]

I would love to see every subway line in the system to have multible subway car modles

[Trainmaster5]

I would love to see every subway line in the system to have multible subway car modles

 

And why would that be practical ? It would lead to worse reliability IMO.

[lilbluefoxie]

They shoulda done it by, whichever line had redbirds gets R142s, so the and shoulda had most of them, with a few running on the and

[Urbanfortitude]

Wasn't the predominantly redbirds?

[lilbluefoxie]

I think it was half and half, half R33 and R29 and half R62A

[Urbanfortitude]

I didnt get back here fast enough. When I came to visit the was a mix of R62s and R142s

[Y2Julio]

The can run Low-Vs for all I care, I just want for the to stick to it's schedule better. Every morning, towards New Lots Ave, they always hold the incoming at Utica Avenue for an express train that hasn't even arrived yet or hold the train for two arriving express trains, which then throws the train off schedule and I miss the B60.

[LandoftheLost]

Why would they renumbered R142a , I mean if 6 give away R142a #7211 - #7670 renumbered to #3800 - #4500 series send them to 7 line. Call it r188.?

[KTrainExp]

The can run Low-Vs for all I care, I just want for the to stick to it's schedule better. Every morning, towards New Lots Ave, they always hold the incoming at Utica Avenue for an express train that hasn't even arrived yet or hold the train for two arriving express trains, which then throws the train off schedule and I miss the B60.

 

The holds up service on the line as well. There's a reason why they hold the there to balance service uptown.

[Bill from Maspeth]

What about the ? It doesn't run the full-length of its route at night yet it still has the new trains. I am aware though that the does OPTO at night which is why it had 20 cars of Pelham's R62As from last decade (damn, it's been that long) so I understand the use of it on the but why not the with the exceptions of G.O.'s?

The 5 acesses E.180th St. Yard, a modern high tech yard; the 5 shares equipment with the 2 like the N/W does; Bloomberg rides the East Side IRT supposedly. If a 5 goes down the local, the emperor may still catch his high tech train ala the 6.

[Bill from Maspeth]

The runs from 148 street to Times Square at night. And while you're right about the barn, that has not stopped the from having yards with multiple fleets running, like Livonia which also stores the R142/As from the and along with the (3)s R62s.

I forgot about midnight 148 to TSQ service, but still, very few trainsets are needed, vs. lines like the 2 & 4 where they need lots of equipment overnight.

[Bill from Maspeth]

I could had sworn the ran 24/7.But what the heck the with R142A's would look nice but if you take em all off the I wouldn't like it b\c I need 2 hear a train with good propulsion the R142's are Loud the HVAC are like crazy*lol* but they still barrel on the Bronx Exp,up & down Lex but I don't mind the giving the R142A's to the 7695-7730.But I really want the to get R142A's they look good last time I saw that was back in April '09.I think it was 4/12 saw it at 3 Av.The is full of R142A's let em give em up the 6 service is excellent when nothing is wrong I mean they come like every minute or 2.R142A's should had went to the , or .They deserve to be on these lines in my opinion.

My mouse is foaming thanks to this post.

[Fresh Pond]

Why would they renumbered R142a , I mean if 6 give away R142a #7211 - #7670 renumbered to #3800 - #4500 series send them to 7 line. Call it r188.?

 

1. They never renumbered the R142A's and more than likely won't renumber them

2. The "mythical" R188 car order (if any) is supposed to be (not going into number details) a bunch of B-cars, amd some new A-cars, and a conversion kit so the can hook them up with the existing R142 and/or R142A (don't know or don't care exactly which one)

3. Its too early to be talking baout the R188...we don't even know who gonna build it

[2Line1291]

There are 455 R142A's from Westchester Yard. According to the MTA Plan 360 R142 or R142A's are going to the for CBTC. If Westchester gives up 360 R142A's in return for all of the 409 R62A's in Corona Yard that leaves 95 to 100 R142A's in Westchester Yard. The could gives up 100 R62 for R142A's and the would be R62/A 100%.