R40 slants and R40M on the D line

[trainfan22 2,156]

Today while railfanning i seen two R40s signed up as an .Heres the story i was ridng an R40 slant looking though the RFW.And i seen an R40M signed up as the so i say to myself maybe the rollsigns are wrong or something.But then coming back on an R68 train the R40M was gone!And did not know where it went.Then i switch to the line to go home.And as my R68A train is leaving the station guess what i see on the line platform.An R40 slant train!the front and the side of the train was signed up as an train.So im guessing that the R40S/M are running on the for whatever reason.Maybe its because the R68s from concouse are getting enblars.

[Brighton Local 703]

Perhaps extra service because its running via 4 Avenue Local?

[Cait Sith 9,291]

From what i see, The R40S/M Trains Start from 2nd Ave, Then go to 205th, then to coney island. I might be wrong but thats what I usually see when I take the From delancey on the weekends when R40s run on the . I do believe its for extra service since the ( doesnt run on weekends, thus more trains running on the

[trainfan22 2,156]

From what i see, The R40S/M Trains Start from 2nd Ave, Then go to 205th, then to coney island. I might be wrong but thats what I usually see when I take the From delancey on the weekends when R40s run on the . I do believe its for extra service since the ( doesnt run on weekends, thus more trains running on the

 

Wait they do this every weekend? WOW i thought R40 slants was rare on the line.Then i will go to 2nd ave next satrday and try to railfan some R40s on the .

[Cait Sith 9,291]

Not every weekend, once in a while when the Is either split into two sections, or just to provide extra service. Give or take i'd say about every 2-3 weekends. Sometimes you may even see R68A Cars from the ( and Lines run on the sometimes

[Harry 1,088]

The R40M's have been reigning supreme on the Brighton for the past three weeks. In the morning on my way to work that's all I've been seeing. Even a couple on the .

[RTOMan 1,995]

Today while railfanning i seen two R40s signed up as an .Heres the story i was ridng an R40 slant looking though the RFW.And i seen an R40M signed up as the so i say to myself maybe the rollsigns are wrong or something.But then coming back on an R68 train the R40M was gone!And did not know where it went.Then i switch to the line to go home.And as my R68A train is leaving the station guess what i see on the line platform.An R40 slant train!the front and the side of the train was signed up as an train.So im guessing that the R40S/M are running on the for whatever reason.Maybe its because the R68s from concouse are getting enblars.

 

There wasnt any R40's (Slants or Mods) in (D)elta service on Sunday...

[trainfan22 2,156]

There wasnt any R40's (Slants or Mods) in (D)elta service on Sunday...

 

I saw them on saturday the first one was an R40M in CI yard signed up as the .The second one i saw later in the day on the line platform at stillwell signed up as the both the front and the side.With the lights turned off and the doors closed....

[Robert Bosco 0]

Now this is going way way back...back when the was the Brighton Local, I remember being near the Ocen Pky station and seeing a R46 assigned to the Delta. Now I was a kid, but I did know the difference between the 46 and 68. Was I just seeing things or was this at all possible?

[Brighton Local 703]

Now this is going way way back...back when the was the Brighton Local, I remember being near the Ocen Pky station and seeing a R46 assigned to the Delta. Now I was a kid, but I did know the difference between the 46 and 68. Was I just seeing things or was this at all possible?

 

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