Bosco Posted April 29, 2019 Share #8026 Posted April 29, 2019 On 4/27/2019 at 5:49 PM, subwayfan1998 said: When will the CBTC on 8th Avenue be completed? It's supposed to be within 5 years if Byford gets his way, but that doesn't seem likely. Has the supplier for the R179 CBTC carbon equipment been picked yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted April 29, 2019 Share #8027 Posted April 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Bosco said: It's supposed to be within 5 years if Byford gets his way, but that doesn't seem likely. Has the supplier for the R179 CBTC carbon equipment been picked yet? Yes its going to Siemens Quote After consideration of the technical and price proposals for the base contract and all options, the SC unanimously determined that the award strategy affording best value to NYC Transit was to split the award, recommending Siemens for the R179 requirements and Thales for the R211 requirements. This approach mitigates the risk of potential delays in the completion of the overall work for the Eighth Avenue line and provides a higher degree of delivery certainty for the critical R211 subway car contract. Accordingly, Thales will focus solely on supporting Kawasaki in meeting its aggressive delivery schedule for the R211 subway cars, the first fleet to be provided to NYC Transit with CBTC equipment installed by the car builder. Siemens will focus solely on the R179 subway car requirements. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Line1291 Posted April 29, 2019 Share #8028 Posted April 29, 2019 It'll make sense for the trains to have all the R179s and the surplus 8 car R160's go make the 100% NTT and additional trains on the 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j express Posted April 29, 2019 Share #8029 Posted April 29, 2019 3230-3237 is now in service on the 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted April 29, 2019 Share #8030 Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) I heard that 10-car train we all know of 3010-9 went back to testing with no passengers and NOT IN SERVICE: TESTING notices, could've sworn it passed the monthly trial Edited April 29, 2019 by Calvin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy283 Posted April 29, 2019 Share #8031 Posted April 29, 2019 29 minutes ago, Calvin said: I heard that 10-car train we all know of 3010-9 went back to testing with no passengers and NOT IN SERVICE: TESTING notices, could've sworn it passed the monthly trial I believe it did, thats how more 5 car sets are being delivered. Could be a software fixes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far Rock Depot Posted April 29, 2019 Share #8032 Posted April 29, 2019 19 minutes ago, happy283 said: I believe it did, thats how more 5 car sets are being delivered. Could be a software fixes. From what I understand, they rearrainged that consist so now they are making sure it functions properly in that arraingment I'm going to assume. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy283 Posted April 29, 2019 Share #8033 Posted April 29, 2019 10 hours ago, j express said: 3230-3237 is now in service on the and that concludes the delivery of the 4 car sets! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted April 30, 2019 Share #8034 Posted April 30, 2019 30 minutes ago, happy283 said: and that concludes the delivery of the 4 car sets! 👏👏👏 Hopefully, 6 months from now, all r179's are in service. Fingers crossed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ of JGD Posted April 30, 2019 Share #8035 Posted April 30, 2019 Word on the street is.... 3238-3242 has set foot on MTA Property? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfan 007 Posted April 30, 2019 Share #8036 Posted April 30, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, happy283 said: and that concludes the delivery of the 4 car sets! spoke a little too soon lol. 3070-3073 is still testing afaik with 3146-3149 from ENY. After that passes, then it will be finished. 2 hours ago, AJ of JGD said: Word on the street is.... 3238-3242 has set foot on MTA Property? 3238-3242 and 3243-3247 (both 5-car production sets) are both on MTA property, specifically Pitkin Yards. They should be hitting the test track sometime soon, that's if they haven't already. Edited April 30, 2019 by Railfan 007 forgot a word 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted April 30, 2019 Share #8037 Posted April 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, Railfan 007 said: spoke a little too soon lol. 3070-3073 is still testing afaik with 3146-3149 from ENY. After that passes, then it will be finished. 3238-3242 and 3243-3247 (both 5-car production sets) are both on MTA property, specifically Pitkin Yards. They should be hitting the test track sometime soon, that's if they haven't already. 3070-73 is still on property, it still counts as compilation of delivery. Dude wasn't referring to testing really..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfan 007 Posted April 30, 2019 Share #8038 Posted April 30, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Metro CSW said: 3070-73 is still on property, it still counts as compilation of delivery. Dude wasn't referring to testing really..... He quoted a post about in service sets. I doubt he meant "delivered" as in all on property (as that's what it actually means lol), he probably meant "delivered" as in running in service and completed testing. I could wrong though, so happy283 would need to explain 🤷♂️ Edited April 30, 2019 by Railfan 007 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted April 30, 2019 Share #8039 Posted April 30, 2019 42 minutes ago, Railfan 007 said: He quoted a post about in service sets. I doubt he meant "delivered" as in all on property (as that's what it actually means lol), he probably meant "delivered" as in running in service and completed testing. I could wrong though, so happy283 would need to explain 🤷♂️ Explain?? happy283 posted that all 4 car r179's are delivered and yes they are delivered and hopefully by Memorial day all 4 car r179's are in service as well as both 10 car r179's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayFan3000 Posted April 30, 2019 Share #8040 Posted April 30, 2019 23 hours ago, 2Line1291 said: It'll make sense for the trains to have all the R179s and the surplus 8 car R160's go make the 100% NTT and additional trains on the That is a Very Good Point, Same thing man. should be all R211s, if R160's go to the 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy283 Posted April 30, 2019 Share #8041 Posted April 30, 2019 14 hours ago, subwaycommuter1983 said: Explain?? happy283 posted that all 4 car r179's are delivered and yes they are delivered and hopefully by Memorial day all 4 car r179's are in service as well as both 10 car r179's. i meant on property 3070-3073 still testing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayFan3000 Posted April 30, 2019 Share #8042 Posted April 30, 2019 On 4/27/2019 at 12:58 PM, subwaycommuter1983 said: The G will receive NTT's, not necessarily because of CBTC, but due to the surplus of 8 car trains. Once the C becomes full length, the G will be the only line outside ENY that can accommodate 8 car trains. CTBC will just determine whether the G gets the r160's or r179's. If the MTA decides to extend the G during the weekends to Forest Hills, then the G will most likely get the r160's (r179's are not compatible with QBL CTBC) . If the weekend G extension doesn't happen, then the G will most likely get the r179's. Hey bro, I Have a Good Idea. should get all the R211s and displace all the R160s to the , if extended back to Forest Hill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted April 30, 2019 Share #8043 Posted April 30, 2019 49 minutes ago, subwayfan1998 said: Hey bro, I Have a Good Idea. should get all the R211s and displace all the R160s to the , if extended back to Forest Hill. If the G gets the 10 car r160's from the F, where would the extra 8 car trains (r160's, r179's) go? ENY has too many trains and the C is getting 10 car trains. The F and R will most likely get the r211's, since QBL CTBC is compatible with the r160's and r211's, but if any r160's do get displaced from the F, it should probably go to the C. Also, keep in mind that once the G becomes full length either with the 8 car r179's or 8 car r160's, the G will have the same length as the M. Are there any plans to make QBL CTBC compatible with the r179's?? Otherwise, the 8 car r160's might be a better fit for the G. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayFan3000 Posted April 30, 2019 Share #8044 Posted April 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, subwaycommuter1983 said: If the G gets the 10 car r160's from the F, where would the extra 8 car trains (r160's, r179's) go? ENY has too many trains and the C is getting 10 car trains. The F and R will most likely get the r211's, since QBL CTBC is compatible with the r160's and r211's, but if any r160's do get displaced from the F, it should probably go to the C. Also, keep in mind that once the G becomes full length either with the 8 car r179's or 8 car r160's, the G will have the same length as the M. Are there any plans to make QBL CTBC compatible with the r179's?? Otherwise, the 8 car r160's might be a better fit for the G. I've heard that R179s is incompatible with the QBL CBTC? I Hope there should be a plan to make it compatible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayFan3000 Posted April 30, 2019 Share #8045 Posted April 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, subwaycommuter1983 said: If the G gets the 10 car r160's from the F, where would the extra 8 car trains (r160's, r179's) go? ENY has too many trains and the C is getting 10 car trains. The F and R will most likely get the r211's, since QBL CTBC is compatible with the r160's and r211's, but if any r160's do get displaced from the F, it should probably go to the C. Also, keep in mind that once the G becomes full length either with the 8 car r179's or 8 car r160's, the G will have the same length as the M. Are there any plans to make QBL CTBC compatible with the r179's?? Otherwise, the 8 car r160's might be a better fit for the G. Also There are no Plans for the to have R179s but more likely will be getting R160s from the when is fully R211s 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Line1291 Posted April 30, 2019 Share #8046 Posted April 30, 2019 (edited) The one good thing about this R179 order is there's now a surplus of 8 car B division cars. Too bad they couldn't be a large amount of 10-car R179 sets like the 8-car version. As I mentioned in the R211 thread I can see the and Rockaway Shuttle becoming 100% R211. In relation to the R179 though i can see - having a mixed fleet of all the 10-car R179s and the R160Bs from the - has all the 8-car R179s. - having all the R160s from the Edited April 30, 2019 by 2Line1291 remphasizing the G train 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted April 30, 2019 Share #8047 Posted April 30, 2019 (edited) One wrinkle though... They're not going to install CBTC on the 8 car R179s just to put them on a non CBTC line (and one that's even not planned to get it during Fast Forward), so it's more likely that the 8 car R179s go to the for Crosstown CBTC than stay on the Edited April 30, 2019 by Around the Horn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Line1291 Posted April 30, 2019 Share #8048 Posted April 30, 2019 OOOH!!! 😁 https://construction-proposals-bids.enr.com/bid/580/mta-new-york-city-transit you must be talking about this 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Ridge Express Posted May 1, 2019 Share #8049 Posted May 1, 2019 What exactly is the justification for moving the back to Forest Hills? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted May 1, 2019 Share #8050 Posted May 1, 2019 Today I seen 3010 - 3019, 3070 - 3074 hooked up to 3146 -3149, and an another 8 car 179 from ENY, one of the cars were numbered in the 3080's at Pikin. Wonder why that set is at Pikin, warranty work there? There visible from the apartment building ramp. I went there to see if the newest 5 car set were out but they wasn't, probably inside the maintenance shop doing whatever it is they do before train set starts burn in testing.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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