Lawrence St Posted March 1, 2019 Share #7651 Posted March 1, 2019 So some observations: It seems like the 4 car R179's have a "glitch" where the "The Next Stop Is" and "This is" announcement from the has over ridden the rest of the announcements from the other train lines. I'm not sure if this issue is present on the 5 car set tho. The announcements also cycle very slowly, likely due to the coding. However for the 5 car set, it seems like the announcements are faster. If 3010-3019 received a coding update, how come the new 4 car sets dont have it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted March 1, 2019 Share #7652 Posted March 1, 2019 On 2/27/2019 at 8:28 AM, Enjineer said: Well the 42s have yet to be reassigned somewhere outside of ENY, but the 32s are still definitely good to help bolster service. The R179s are just eliminating the fleet shortage; scrapping those cars now and possibly recreating that problem isn't a great idea – considering the pilot 211 is slated to arrive next year it's not like the R32s would be running for another decade, anyways. True, but there will still a surplus of 8 car trains and ENY doesn't need all those extra trains unless the MTA decides to extend the J, which I doubt it would happen. Canarsie shutdown isn't happening and the MTA confirmed that the G won't be full length, so I wouldn't be surprised if ENY sends a few 8 car trains to the C. I think the r42's will retire once all r179's are in service, but I don't think that they'll be scrapped right away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted March 1, 2019 Share #7653 Posted March 1, 2019 5 hours ago, JFK Depot said: From what I was told they are in Pitkin... not to be used unless extremely necessary.... not retired or active at this time That may happen with some r32's once all r179's are in service. All 222 r32's will stay until the r211's, but some of the r32's may see little passenger service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enjineer Posted March 1, 2019 Share #7654 Posted March 1, 2019 2 hours ago, subwaycommuter1983 said: I think the r42's will retire once all r179's are in service, but I don't think that they'll be scrapped right away. IIRC there are no plans to scrap them, as you said, just in case they are needed. I'm pretty sure nothing will be getting scrapped until the 211s show up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted March 1, 2019 Share #7655 Posted March 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Enjineer said: IIRC there are no plans to scrap them, as you said, just in case they are needed. I'm pretty sure nothing will be getting scrapped until the 211s show up. That’s correct. MTA have learned from their mistake with the R40M’s and R32’s 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaPr03 Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7656 Posted March 2, 2019 3011-3019 taken OOS at Fulton St. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mine248 Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7657 Posted March 2, 2019 22 minutes ago, DaPr03 said: 3011-3019 taken OOS at Fulton St. I saw that same train OOS at Chambers St. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK Depot Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7658 Posted March 2, 2019 11 minutes ago, mine248 said: I saw that same train OOS at Chambers St. This restarts the clock smh... halfway thru the 30 days too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfan 007 Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7659 Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) 23 minutes ago, JFK Depot said: This restarts the clock smh... halfway thru the 30 days too False alarm...... train is still in service. Confirmed through someone who is currently riding it. Plus, its not halfway through, today is Day 27 for 3010-3019. Once nothing happens over the weekend, and it completes its run on Monday, it has passed. Time flies once the foamers disappear lmaoooo Edited March 2, 2019 by Railfan 007 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enjineer Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7660 Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) Can confirmed not OOS, someone from Discord posted this vid of it leaving Utica – clearly with passengers. Carry on, everyone, and here's to a hopefully incident-free 30-day test! Edited March 2, 2019 by Enjineer Spelling 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7661 Posted March 2, 2019 That was probably held by dispatcher situation till the problem is solved from the case of it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7662 Posted March 2, 2019 So no one is gonna ask why most to all of East New York’s R179’s were all OOS today... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7663 Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) 22 minutes ago, VIP said: So no one is gonna ask why most to all of East New York’s R179’s were all OOS today... That can’t be. I rode one on the and saw another set in service earlier this afternoon. Edited March 2, 2019 by S78 via Hylan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7664 Posted March 2, 2019 2 hours ago, JFK Depot said: This restarts the clock smh... halfway thru the 30 days too 2 hours ago, Railfan 007 said: False alarm...... train is still in service. Confirmed through someone who is currently riding it. Plus, its not halfway through, today is Day 27 for 3010-3019. Once nothing happens over the weekend, and it completes its run on Monday, it has passed. Time flies once the foamers disappear lmaoooo Minor issues so this does not reset the clock. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7665 Posted March 2, 2019 The only thing I see happening if CI does get R46's, pitkin would loose some sets as well and it would make sense. The G isn't going 480 feet so there's no need for R32's and 8 car tech trains. However there would be a need for more R46's. Jamaica R46's wouldn't be enough since the R160's require less spares than R46's. Plus concourse has a low spare factor since 2nd ave opened so 2770-2791 would have to go back. It's possible the 13 trainsets of R179's is pushing out 13 R46's instead of R32's. Meaning the R42's would be needed for or service If it's 10 cars to have increased spare factor for the 60 foot smees at 207th. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7666 Posted March 2, 2019 1 hour ago, VIP said: So no one is gonna ask why most to all of East New York’s R179’s were all OOS today... I saw 4 sets in the midday and rode one, so they can't have all been out 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7667 Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) 45 minutes ago, R32 3838 said: The only thing I see happening if CI does get R46's, pitkin would loose some sets as well and it would make sense. The G isn't going 480 feet so there's no need for R32's and 8 car tech trains. However there would be a need for more R46's. Jamaica R46's wouldn't be enough since the R160's require less spares than R46's. Plus concourse has a low spare factor since 2nd ave opened so 2770-2791 would have to go back. It's possible the 13 trainsets of R179's is pushing out 13 R46's instead of R32's. Meaning the R42's would be needed for or service If it's 10 cars to have increased spare factor for the 60 foot smees at 207th. Why would CI get more r46's?? To go where?? Did the MTA confirm this info?? Edited March 2, 2019 by subwaycommuter1983 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7668 Posted March 2, 2019 3206-3213(I think the last four cars were 3210-3213) spotted testing as an A earlier tonight heading south from 34th Street. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7669 Posted March 2, 2019 12 hours ago, R32 3838 said: The only thing I see happening if CI does get R46's, pitkin would loose some sets as well and it would make sense. The G isn't going 480 feet so there's no need for R32's and 8 car tech trains. However there would be a need for more R46's. Jamaica R46's wouldn't be enough since the R160's require less spares than R46's. Plus concourse has a low spare factor since 2nd ave opened so 2770-2791 would have to go back. It's possible the 13 trainsets of R179's is pushing out 13 R46's instead of R32's. Meaning the R42's would be needed for or service If it's 10 cars to have increased spare factor for the 60 foot smees at 207th. I haven’t been keeping up with this thread, but when did the MTA decide not to make the full length? I feel like that is a huge stab in the back to the people who ride the and were promised longer cars. I thought the goal was to make transit better, not keeping it the same with the same old problems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7670 Posted March 2, 2019 12 hours ago, subwaycommuter1983 said: Why would CI get more r46's?? To go where?? Did the MTA confirm this info?? Spare factor, bumping out R68's that concourse lost back to concourse. Plus CI is already getting the R46's from Jamaica. The R160's require a lower spare factor than the R46's due to age. It wouldn't make sense to give CI the R32's if the isn't going 480 feet. That was the whole point of the R32's going to CI to supplement the 8 car R160's. It's better to keep the 60 foot smees at 207th for easy retirement once that time comes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7671 Posted March 2, 2019 21 minutes ago, NewFlyer 230 said: I haven’t been keeping up with this thread, but when did the MTA decide not to make the full length? I feel like that is a huge stab in the back to the people who ride the and were promised longer cars. I thought the goal was to make transit better, not keeping it the same with the same old problems. I agree 100%, I was looking forward to that regardless of what equipment run on it. R160's would have been nice for the (G). Also back to the R179's It seems like the run a lot better on the vs the and 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7672 Posted March 2, 2019 54 minutes ago, R32 3838 said: Spare factor, bumping out R68's that concourse lost back to concourse. Plus CI is already getting the R46's from Jamaica. The R160's require a lower spare factor than the R46's due to age. It wouldn't make sense to give CI the R32's if the isn't going 480 feet. That was the whole point of the R32's going to CI to supplement the 8 car R160's. It's better to keep the 60 foot smees at 207th for easy retirement once that time comes. not going full length had pretty much zero to do with car availability and pretty much everything to do with the sorry state of the MTA budget. Same goes for the delay on the . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7673 Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) That and the full shutdown being halted. Edited March 2, 2019 by S78 via Hylan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7674 Posted March 2, 2019 34 minutes ago, S78 via Hylan said: That and the full shutdown being halted. That basically is the budgetary issue. Those service increases/train lengthenings were being paid for with capital money, somewhat insulating them from the chaos that is the operating budget. Now, with weekday changes gone, they’d have to be paid for with ops cash, of which there is exceedingly little these days. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted March 2, 2019 Share #7675 Posted March 2, 2019 The mta only mentioned the Not the (C), if the MTA annouces the isnt going full length then yea but it wasn't mentioned so the plan still stands unless changed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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