Union Tpke Posted September 8, 2016 Share #2726 Posted September 8, 2016 (edited) I'm certain it will run during the PM Rush when the 30 day test starts.. If so, that means I might be able to catch it. I started school today, and my schedule means that I come out of school earlier on some days. Cool photo of interior of the cab. Anybody have a pic of the interior of the passenger area? That picture is from OpenBVE. It is not real. Look at the tracks. Why would the car be on the tracks already? In terms of car assignments, this is all that the MTA has written. From the A C Line Review from December 2015 "New 480-foot trains for the C are part of the R179 car order, which was funded in the 2010-2014 Capital Program." "Upon delivery of R179 cars, currently on order, replace the entire C fleet and a small portion of the A fleet with the new cars." "NYC Transit will acquire new R179 cars for use on the A and C upon delivery and has temporarily assigned some newer R160 cars to the C in the interim." If things will go according to this plan then I would imagine that the R160s would go back to the , and the R179s on the would replace the R32 and R68A sets in use, as well as some R46s, which would be transferred to most likely Jamaica, which would give R160s to CI for the . Edited September 8, 2016 by Union Tpke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted September 8, 2016 Share #2727 Posted September 8, 2016 (edited) Its funny that Trucks can't deliver subway cars over the bridge anytime they want when their was plans for subway service to run over the GWB, so the Bridge should be able the handle the weight of a single empty subway car + rush hour traffic. It's a DOT rule. Supercedes whatever the MTA or the Jersey governor says or attempts to do. It's about the weight limit over the axles of the truck. Added to the fact that the trucks drive slow enough to impede the normal flow of traffic, and make real wide turns. These things are planned months in advance and are done at night to have the least impact on traffic. Edited September 8, 2016 by Turtle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted September 8, 2016 Share #2728 Posted September 8, 2016 That picture is from OpenBVE. It is not real. Look at the tracks. Why would the car be on the tracks already? Someone on Facebook has already posted a picture of the builders plate so I assume they have photos of the interior but have not posted them yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted September 8, 2016 Share #2729 Posted September 8, 2016 Someone on Facebook has already posted a picture of the builders plate so I assume they have photos of the interior but have not posted them yet. Could I get the link? I hate social media, and I can rant about that another time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far Rock Depot Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2730 Posted September 9, 2016 Greg Mocker (PIX 11) was live on facebook broadcasting the 179s coming over the bridge tonight. 3011 (B car) and 3010 (A car). The first 5 are in the city! Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2731 Posted September 9, 2016 Greg Mocker (PIX 11) was live on facebook broadcasting the 179s coming over the bridge tonight. 3011 (B car) and 3010 (A car). The first 5 are in the city! Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk Could a link be given? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2732 Posted September 9, 2016 Your off the hook Union, I wanted to see if you were going to be right lol. I knew from the start 3010 was an A car which means it will first start testing on the . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech And Transit Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2733 Posted September 9, 2016 Union hold on a minute, you don't even know if 3010 exists as a A car yet. For all we know it could start with 3011. .... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2734 Posted September 9, 2016 Could a link be given? I have a twitter picture he posted (obviously it isn't a video, but just to show he was there) https://twitter.com/gregmocker?lang=en 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far Rock Depot Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2735 Posted September 9, 2016 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1294839170539741&id=153087881381548 Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk My money is on the 5-car set. 3010-3014. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk Called it 24 hours ago Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2736 Posted September 9, 2016 Great news that the first five cars are in. Hopefully they will be running under their own power by this time next week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Railfan Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2737 Posted September 9, 2016 That picture is from OpenBVE. It is not real. Look at the tracks. Why would the car be on the tracks already? Although that is a screenshot from the simulator, this is what the R179 cabin looks like in real life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon2305 Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2738 Posted September 9, 2016 PIX 11 News will have coverage shortly about the R179s arrival. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far Rock Depot Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2739 Posted September 9, 2016 Great news that the first five cars are in. Hopefully they will be running under their own power by this time next week.Well they will get coupled together then pulled to pitkin for their 3rd rail shoes and overall training, poking and prodding Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2740 Posted September 9, 2016 I know the R179s are replacing the R42s on the J/Z lines but in terms of other cars especially the R32 what else is going and on what lines? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2741 Posted September 9, 2016 (edited) ....Listen he said he can go on his boat to view the R179s. The way he posts I don't know if he can be joking or just making stories or what. I rarely take him seriously nowadays, especially with his past "stories" on the forums...... Edited September 9, 2016 by ShadeJay 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2742 Posted September 9, 2016 (edited) I'm sitting out here right now. As of this post, they took the 3 already delivered and hooked it up to 3011 directly from the truck. 4 of them are connected and 3010 is still waiting outside for its turn to go in. Edited September 9, 2016 by Turtle 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2743 Posted September 9, 2016 Listen he said he can go on his boat to view the R179s. The way he posts I don't know if he can be joking or just making stories or what. I rarely take him seriously nowadays, especially with his past "stories" on the forums...... And yet I was right about every R179 detail... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2744 Posted September 9, 2016 Could I get the link? I hate social media, and I can rant about that another time. Sorry, forgot about that, Union here you go: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTA1992 Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2745 Posted September 9, 2016 And yet I was right about every R179 detail... Every? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyboy515 Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2746 Posted September 9, 2016 (edited) Did you guys see the way that the destination display at 2:30 had sharp angles, instead of the curved ones on the R160's in Dj's video? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Edited September 9, 2016 by Tonyboy515 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2747 Posted September 9, 2016 Heheeee... the buffs going crazy over this. FWIW there are plenty of changes as compared to a 160, or even a 188, mostly inside the cabs. But not posting any pics, mostly cuz I'm lazy. Correct: -speedometer and air gauge locations swapped -new style buttons on the communcations panel and radio consoles -R188 style "ergonomic" controller -new style cab door latches -only one air vent on the offside of the cab -new style conductor's emergency brake -several operational components in the cab have been moved around and the buttons and switches on the console have been moved around. -new style cab seat -much more visible "door fault lights" next to each individual door panel inside the car. Probably the biggest difference in the passenger area. -new truck design -new resistor grid design (for dynamic braking) -new brake package design (for friction braking) If you guessed these, you win...absolutely nothing! Carry on with the great debate. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2748 Posted September 9, 2016 Every? The only thing he was wrong about was the 4 car set. Other than that he's been on the money. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2749 Posted September 9, 2016 No I actually knew it was a 5 car set, I just didn't want to spoil it. But here's the thing, on my roster 3011 is listed as a A car as well as 3010, so that's why I was confused for a moment. It was a roster error. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTA1992 Posted September 9, 2016 Share #2750 Posted September 9, 2016 Okay. I've tried to keep out of this thread until the cars actually got here. I hate that every time there was a new post, it usually wasn't relevant. Unless ENY posted in here,and the same will happen with the R211 thread, I usually don't look. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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