trainfan22 Posted December 25, 2017 Share #4651 Posted December 25, 2017 If anybody is wondering, the 179 is not in service today, seen it layed up at ENY yard, saw a TA employee climb onto the train. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted December 25, 2017 Share #4652 Posted December 25, 2017 7 minutes ago, trainfan22 said: If anybody is wondering, the 179 is not in service today, seen it layed up at ENY yard, saw a TA employee climb onto the train. I heard it went oos and the clock has to reset again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted December 25, 2017 Share #4653 Posted December 25, 2017 46 minutes ago, R32 3838 said: I heard it went oos and the clock has to reset again NNNNNNNNNNNNNNIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coney Island Av Posted December 25, 2017 Share #4654 Posted December 25, 2017 56 minutes ago, R32 3838 said: I heard it went oos and the clock has to reset again *sigh* we were almost done with revenue testing! 11 minutes ago, LGA Link N train said: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted December 25, 2017 Share #4655 Posted December 25, 2017 Take it with a grain of salt tho, its a rumor. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted December 26, 2017 Share #4656 Posted December 26, 2017 Since its a rumor, I'm sure if the train really did break down it would be in the barn rather than parked upstairs at ENY. When I went by ENY a little over a hour ago the 179 was layed up on the same track it was on earlier. I think it didn't run today only because its christmas, seems like only essential TA employees come to work on this day, doesn't the 179 always have an TSS AND a Bombardier technician riding the train all times during its testing period? At this point the 179 is a special train, just like the Holiday train didn't run in years past whenever Christmas landed on a Sunday. Just a theory as to why the train didn't run today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted December 26, 2017 Share #4657 Posted December 26, 2017 11 minutes ago, trainfan22 said: Since its a rumor, I'm sure if the train really did break down it would be in the barn rather than parked upstairs at ENY. When I went by ENY a little over a hour ago the 179 was layed up on the same track it was on earlier. I think it didn't run today only because its christmas, seems like only essential TA employees come to work on this day, doesn't the 179 always have an TSS AND a Bombardier technician riding the train all times during its testing period? At this point the 179 is a special train, just like the Holiday train didn't run in years past whenever Christmas landed on a Sunday. Just a theory as to why the train didn't run today. According to a group, the train had door problems again yesterday. Plus the 30 Day test rule is they have to run 30 days straight without failing or having issues holiday or not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted December 26, 2017 Share #4658 Posted December 26, 2017 Is that rumor confirmed and is the set running today? I may not be a big fan of the R179s but it seems odd that of all days Christmas is the day it doesn't run. And honestly Christmas is probably the only day where 95% of America is given a day off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted December 26, 2017 Share #4659 Posted December 26, 2017 Welp, were on day one again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted December 26, 2017 Share #4660 Posted December 26, 2017 (edited) There are 2 sets now. These pics taken both in last 20 mins from J that is now arriving at crescent Edited December 26, 2017 by RR503 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTA Bus Posted December 26, 2017 Share #4661 Posted December 26, 2017 The R179 did run on Monday (Christmas). I saw and rode it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted December 26, 2017 Share #4662 Posted December 26, 2017 I also saw it running towards Manhattan almost 30 minutes ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Hammers Posted December 26, 2017 Share #4663 Posted December 26, 2017 16 hours ago, Daniel The Cool said: According to a group, the train had door problems again yesterday. Plus the 30 Day test rule is they have to run 30 days straight without failing or having issues holiday or not. That’s not actually how the 30 day test works. The clock is only reset if the failure review board (made up of representatives from both NYCT and Bombardier) deem that a purported failure is serious enough to warrant resetting the clock. Not all failures result in a clock reset. Furthermore, a second consist of R179s is currently burn testing on the J line as I type this, cars 3066-69+3090-93 - production cars. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted December 26, 2017 Share #4664 Posted December 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Dj Hammers said: That’s not actually how the 30 day test works. The clock is only reset if the failure review board (made up of representatives from both NYCT and Bombardier) deem that a purported failure is serious enough to warrant resetting the clock. Not all failures result in a clock reset. Furthermore, a second consist of R179s is currently burn testing on the J line as I type this, cars 3066-69+3090-93 - production cars. That was fast. I saw 3090-3093 coming from the rockaways during Christmas Eve. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T to Dyre Avenue Posted December 26, 2017 Share #4665 Posted December 26, 2017 (edited) They really want to get those trains in service. I don't blame them. We need them. I'm glad to hear not every failure results in the train being ordered out of service and resetting the clock. For what it's worth, I finally got to ride the R179 this past Friday. It sounds very different from the older R160 and R143 cars, though it doesn't look much different from them on the outside. But on the inside, the differences are a lot more obvious than I thought, The FIND route screen is huge compared to the older cars. The door-closing chime has a much clearer sound to it, like the R142 and R142A cars and the PA announcements are louder than the R160s and especially the R143s. Edited December 26, 2017 by T to Dyre Avenue 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted December 26, 2017 Share #4666 Posted December 26, 2017 2 hours ago, MTA Bus said: The R179 did run on Monday (Christmas). I saw and rode it. Then maybe I saw the second set that's burn testing today in the yard yesterday. I didn't see the numbers of the set but I could tell it was a 179 set. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j express Posted December 27, 2017 Share #4667 Posted December 27, 2017 23 hours ago, Daniel The Cool said: According to a group, the train had door problems again yesterday. Plus the 30 Day test rule is they have to run 30 days straight without failing or having issues holiday or not. So do we have to reset the 30 day Test if there is a broken window on the R179 or when someone pulls the emergency brake on purpose? Those issues are very minor plus you have the Bombarbier crew on the train helping out the NYC Transit workers to decide what to do with the issues? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Hammers Posted December 27, 2017 Share #4668 Posted December 27, 2017 3066-69+3090-93, which are production cars, are now testing on the J line. Enjoy! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadcorder Posted December 27, 2017 Share #4669 Posted December 27, 2017 29 minutes ago, j express said: So do we have to reset the 30 day Test if there is a broken window on the R179 or when someone pulls the emergency brake on purpose? Those issues are very minor plus you have the Bombarbier crew on the train helping out the NYC Transit workers to decide what to do with the issues? My uninformed guess - especially for the passenger E-brake pull - would be "The train performed correctly and emergency braking was not a failure." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted December 27, 2017 Share #4670 Posted December 27, 2017 So for now all the 8 car sets will enter service on the ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted December 27, 2017 Share #4671 Posted December 27, 2017 54 minutes ago, Around the Horn said: So for now all the 8 car sets will enter service on the ? I don't think all of them will, remember they're also getting those R160's back as well. Unless those R160's on the would go to the first. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted December 27, 2017 Share #4672 Posted December 27, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, R32 3838 said: I don't think all of them will, remember they're also getting those R160's back as well. Unless those R160's on the would go to the first. The r160s that are on the C train are staying on the C train. It's the r32s that are being sent to the A train in exchange with the r46s. As for the G we have to wait and see. It was even mentioned in the news that only some C trains will be full length. Edited December 27, 2017 by subwaycommuter1983 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted December 27, 2017 Share #4673 Posted December 27, 2017 45 minutes ago, subwaycommuter1983 said: The r160s that are on the C train are staying on the C train. It's the r32s that are being sent to the A train in exchange with the r46s. As for the G we have to wait and see. It was even mentioned in the news that only some C trains will be full length. You do realize some R160s went back to ENY. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Hammers Posted December 27, 2017 Share #4674 Posted December 27, 2017 The (C)’s R160s will be going back to ENY, as the is slated to be all full length trains of R46s. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted December 27, 2017 Share #4675 Posted December 27, 2017 5 minutes ago, Dj Hammers said: The (C)’s R160s will be going back to ENY, as the is slated to be all full length trains of R46s. Thank You! This is indeed correct. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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