LTA1992 Posted December 6, 2017 Share #4526 Posted December 6, 2017 3 hours ago, Bosco said: IIRC, Alstom was part of the joint venture that worked on the R68s, but I'm not sure about their involvement. Alstom had also made the propulsion system for the R142s, so they've been involved with the MTA for a bit. What I meant to say was that the R160A was the first rail car that Alstom built on their own. Ahh. Gooootcha 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted December 6, 2017 Share #4527 Posted December 6, 2017 Surprise surprise. R179 is back on the road and in Service. For real this time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted December 6, 2017 Share #4528 Posted December 6, 2017 3 hours ago, MysteriousBtrain said: Surprise surprise. R179 is back on the road and in Service. For real this time. It also got the ads added so it doesn’t stand out anymore to riders lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Vandelay Posted December 6, 2017 Share #4529 Posted December 6, 2017 7 hours ago, Bosco said: IIRC, Alstom was part of the joint venture that worked on the R68s, but I'm not sure about their involvement. Alstom had also made the propulsion system for the R142s, so they've been involved with the MTA for a bit. What I meant to say was that the R160A was the first rail car that Alstom built on their own. Jeumont-Schneider was the company involved in the R68 which was purchased by Alsthom. The R160 shells were built by Alstom in Brazil, which was once known as Mafersa. They were a fairly prominent shell manufacturer prior to being bought by Alstom. They built the shells for either the M4 or M6 Metro North fleet (I forget which), along with many others. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted December 6, 2017 Share #4530 Posted December 6, 2017 1 hour ago, VIP said: It also got the ads added so it doesn’t stand out anymore to riders lol. It had some ads put in after the third failure. I distinctly remember sitting underneath one 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted December 7, 2017 Share #4531 Posted December 7, 2017 Is it still in service today? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted December 7, 2017 Share #4532 Posted December 7, 2017 Is it just me or did that update make the door chime on the R179s a bit faster? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted December 7, 2017 Share #4533 Posted December 7, 2017 2 hours ago, MysteriousBtrain said: Is it just me or did that update make the door chime on the R179s a bit faster? Haven't been on it so I can't say. What I do know is that the R179s had the original NTT chimes (used on the R142s and unconverted R142As), which are a little slower but clearer than the ones on the R143/R160/R188. Regardless of the chime, starting with the second attempt, they updated the software to remove the one second delay between the door chime and the doors closing so that they work similar to the R160 now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted December 7, 2017 Share #4534 Posted December 7, 2017 Here's a video I took earlier I would listen to the second chime to figure it out. https://youtu.be/L9rfe54hm_Q 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTrainUK Posted December 7, 2017 Share #4535 Posted December 7, 2017 Sounds the same to me but that’s not to say it hasn’t changed... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted December 7, 2017 Share #4536 Posted December 7, 2017 2 hours ago, MysteriousBtrain said: Here's a video I took earlier I would listen to the second chime to figure it out. https://youtu.be/L9rfe54hm_Q Sounds the same to me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTK246 Posted December 7, 2017 Share #4537 Posted December 7, 2017 I really wish they would just fix the "The Next Stop Is" to the proper voice. I know they won't, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted December 7, 2017 Share #4538 Posted December 7, 2017 The 179 is making its first ever trip as a as we speak 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted December 8, 2017 Share #4539 Posted December 8, 2017 Strange how the R179’s don’t have the “new controllers” like the R160’s and I wonder if all the other R179 cars would have the end seats or not... considering this is an “upgraded” R160. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted December 8, 2017 Share #4540 Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) The '179 failed again as we speak (Thank god I caught it this morning) Edited December 8, 2017 by LGA Link N train 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar8983 Posted December 8, 2017 Share #4541 Posted December 8, 2017 Wow again?! At this rate we will have no additional subway cars for the shutdown 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted December 8, 2017 Share #4542 Posted December 8, 2017 33 minutes ago, darkstar8983 said: Wow again?! At this rate we will have no additional subway cars for the shutdown Well, I saw it earlier on my way home so they must've been able to put it back in service in 3 2 1!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted December 9, 2017 Share #4543 Posted December 9, 2017 5 hours ago, VIP said: Strange how the R179’s don’t have the “new controllers” like the R160’s and I wonder if all the other R179 cars would have the end seats or not... considering this is an “upgraded” R160. ... wut... The 179 combined throttle/brake handle is of a newer design, same as the one used in the 188s. The end-seat removal on the R160 is an in-house project, and has no bearing on the as-delivered spec of the 179s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted December 11, 2017 Share #4544 Posted December 11, 2017 Train is getting more bad publicity in the media, they even used the L word. Congratulations, MTA: You’re the proud owners of more than two dozen high-priced lemons. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has 26 new subway cars that cost taxpayer about $2 million each. The models, known as the R179, are desperately needed to replace cars in the MTA’s aging fleet. The average age of the subway fleet is 22 years old. But the new car failed its first major test carrying passengers on the J line in Brooklyn and Queens. In fact, eight-car test trains were pulled from the tracks three times in less than two weeks since its Nov. 19 debut — dumping riders onto station platforms along the way. The third mishap for the model forced the MTA to suspend the 30-day passenger test cycle for nearly a week, threatening to further delay the delivery of train cars from Bombardier that is already two years behind schedule. While MTA officials at the time believed it was a solid choice to award Montreal-based Bombardier a $600 million, 300-car contract in March 2012, it has proven to be a manufacturing mess from the beginning. Instead of wrapping up the contract by January 2017, it is now set to be complete by December 2018. Bombardier is now barred from bidding on a $3 billion contract for a future model set to be delivered by 2023. “These cars aren’t doing real well and we have a problem,” MTA board member Andrew Albert said. Link to rest of article: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta-newest-fleet-2m-subway-cars-face-crippling-mishap-article-1.3688782 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted December 11, 2017 Share #4545 Posted December 11, 2017 FWIW, that transit reporter lurks in the Facebook groups where people have been calling them lemons since they got here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted December 11, 2017 Share #4546 Posted December 11, 2017 It lost power at Woodhaven not Suphtin... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted December 11, 2017 Share #4547 Posted December 11, 2017 4 hours ago, Lawrence St said: It lost power at Woodhaven not Suphtin... No it lost power at both 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted December 11, 2017 Share #4548 Posted December 11, 2017 What day are we on in the acceptance test 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68OnBroadway Posted December 11, 2017 Share #4549 Posted December 11, 2017 40 minutes ago, LGA Link N train said: What day are we on in the acceptance test 1 and stagnating 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted December 11, 2017 Share #4550 Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) In news I had to pinch myself to make sure was really happening, 3066-3069 have been spotted on the New Jersey side of the GWB for delivery. Edited December 11, 2017 by Around the Horn 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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