R46 E train spotted today

[QM1to6Ave]

Nothing too amazing- there was an R-46 on the manhattan-bound local track at 71-Continental that was orignially signed as an R, but they announced "this will be a Manhattan-bound E express train. Stand clear of the doors" over the station PA, and the LCD's changed. It pulled out at 4:31 pm. I have not seen anything that was not an R-160 on the E in many months now, so it was a nice change Anyone know if there was a special reason for this?

 

Sorry, i could not get any pictures of the train, I was right next to a cop on the Jamaica-bound side, and I did not need any problems today.

[St Louis Car 09]

Damn no pics!!! Well I`ll take your word for it.The way equipment is moving around and all.Havent seen an R46 since the early 2000`s

[CenSin]

Sorry, i could not get any pictures of the train, I was right next to a cop on the Jamaica-bound side, and I did not need any problems today.

I would actually look for trouble just so I could prove a point (possibly in court).

[QM1to6Ave]

Damn no pics!!! Well I`ll take your word for it.The way equipment is moving around and all.Havent seen an R46 since the early 2000`s

 

You can ask one of the T/O's or C/R's here to verify this lol (actually, I would be interested in finding out about this put-in from someone on the inside). It must have been a last minute decision to put it in, because they made the "this is an E train" announcement like 3 times- I think they knew it would confuse people.

[KNIGHTRIDER3:16]

Yee haw R46 now thats news to me:tup:

[error46146]

Nothing too amazing- there was an R-46 on the manhattan-bound local track at 71-Continental that was orignially signed as an R, but they announced "this will be a Manhattan-bound E express train. Stand clear of the doors" over the station PA, and the LCD's changed. It pulled out at 4:31 pm. I have not seen anything that was not an R-160 on the E in many months now, so it was a nice change Anyone know if there was a special reason for this?

 

Sorry, i could not get any pictures of the train, I was right next to a cop on the Jamaica-bound side, and I did not need any problems today.

thanks for the tip,ill be on the lookout for it lol

[PATCOman]

I rode an R46 back in 2006.

[Joe]

Wow, a subway car ran on a subway line. Why hasn't this been done before?

[lilbluefoxie]

Sorry, i could not get any pictures of the train, I was right next to a cop on the Jamaica-bound side, and I did not need any problems today.

 

So, ask him nicely "is it alright if I take a picture of the train?" whats the worst hes gunna tell you, "no" ?

[MattTrain]

Pictures or it didn't happen...

[LRG]

I'll have to see this for myself.

[jimbob60]

I rode an R46 back in 2006.

 

I rode on one about 2 years ago when the R42's were just starting to pop up on the E as Phase II R32's were being scrapped. I thought it would be a regular thing but it seemed to be a 1 off

[BroadwayBuffer]

Remember that as long as R-46 are still assigned to Jamaica, they can conceivably end up on ANY Queens line regardless of whether they usually run there. R-160s have been seen on the although they don't regularly. R-68/As still run on the occasionally. If they need it to make service, they will run there.

[mark1447]

I still need to see this for myself anyways.. But good thing them GMs are off the QBL and other lines!

[QM1to6Ave]

Wow, a subway car ran on a subway line. Why hasn't this been done before?

 

Believe it or not, there are one or two nutjobs out there that pay attention to these boring old subway cars, and even take pictures of it all and post them on some website or something- crazy, I know! :cool: :tup:

[R32 3838]

Yeah, That happend before, So it does happen sometimes, those Jamaica R160's are being abused, With graffitti so, Expect to see something different on the sometimes, too late for R32's since they are at 207th.

[2 Train Master]

Damn no pics!!! Well I`ll take your word for it.The way equipment is moving around and all.Havent seen an R46 since the early 2000`s

Damn I haven't seen one since '08 when the had 32,40M,42,46 & 160's.

[MTAFan]

I would love to ride an R46 train again.

[R32 3348]

You guys aren't going to be able to see this for yourselves. They do this from time to time whenever an extra train is needed to make service. That train does not necessarily run for the rest of the day, let alone the rest of the week. Whenver R46s have popped up on the (save for summer 2008) it has only been for fleeting intervals. There was probably a delay further down the line, or an abandoned interval so they decided to change that R46 into an train.

[blkfire765]

Last time I rode a R46 was last year. Things seemed kind of odd these last few days! I saw a R68 train today.

 

I do miss R46 on the and the (when it was fully R46). i do hope that more changes come to queens blvd... and IMO it would be really cool if a R68 showed up on the or ! then again it's the MTA...anything can happen right?

[Grand Concourse]

R68 on the or would be a really extreme case where they can't find an R160 or R46 set to put in service. So highly doubtful, but it 'can' happen.

[LRG]

Last time I rode a R46 was last year. Things seemed kind of odd these last few days! I saw a R68 train today.

 

I do miss R46 on the and the (when it was fully R46). i do hope that more changes come to queens blvd... and IMO it would be really cool if a R68 showed up on the or ! then again it's the MTA...anything can happen right?

 

My T/O friend dropped her run and turned it into an last month and my friend caught it.

[Joe]

I've been on trains that magically became (E)s to Jamaica Center. Shit happens.

[KNIGHTRIDER3:16]

I would love to ride an R46 train again.

 

I remember when they <R>ained (S)upreme on QBL

[MattTrain]

I remember when they <R>ained (S)upreme on QBL

 

When my parents used to take me riding the we would hop on a R46 train. R46 trains in 2000 weren't hard to find. Now they are a very rare occurrence.