Lawrence St Posted May 8, 2018 Share #5876 Posted May 8, 2018 I actually have an idea, Why not add the live service status transit feed to the FIND screens on the R179's? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3F Posted May 8, 2018 Share #5877 Posted May 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Vtrain said: I wasn't nagging & not answering my own question, I just wanted to know on how many express trains would operate with 3tph. Also, would those express trains be turned into V trains since there will be less express trains & more local F trains. -TPH means Trains per Hour. 3 TPH means 3 trains per hour, which means 20 minute headways. -There probably won't be anything signed as , but wait for the official plan to be released. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted May 8, 2018 Share #5878 Posted May 8, 2018 They'll likely be trains and not mentioned on the map like the trips that go express and end at Church Av currently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 via Mosholu Posted May 8, 2018 Share #5879 Posted May 8, 2018 10 hours ago, Lawrence St said: I actually have an idea, Why not add the live service status transit feed to the FIND screens on the R179's? That could work; the only question is whether the modification would be worth the cost. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted May 9, 2018 Share #5880 Posted May 9, 2018 1 hour ago, 4 via Mosholu said: That could work; the only question is whether the modification would be worth the cost. I would suggest doing that for the new displays on the R160s instead. Plus, even though the FIND screens are bigger on the R179s, they're still pretty small to display service status. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EphraimB Posted May 9, 2018 Share #5881 Posted May 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Bosco said: I would suggest doing that for the new displays on the R160s instead. Plus, even though the FIND screens are bigger on the R179s, they're still pretty small to display service status. What we the new displays look like on the R160s? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestFarms36 Posted May 9, 2018 Share #5882 Posted May 9, 2018 6 hours ago, 4 via Mosholu said: That could work; the only question is whether the modification would be worth the cost. The new screens on the R160's can easily display that at no such cost for having to actually modify anything too intense on the train. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted May 9, 2018 Share #5883 Posted May 9, 2018 Yep. MTA is adding Wi-Fi to the fleet soon, and it would be great to know the service status of a line before you actually get off the train. The R179's have a big enough find screen (although I don't know if they fixed that pix issue yet). The R160 FIND screens seem to be failing at this point in their age, all of them are either blanked out or glitched out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EphraimB Posted May 9, 2018 Share #5884 Posted May 9, 2018 The R160s will have wifi? When I went to the R211 open house in 34 St-Hudson yards, an MTA employee told me that the R211s won't have wifi because it's hard to get wifi in the tunnels. I never saw the FIND on the R160s going blank or glitching out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted May 9, 2018 Share #5885 Posted May 9, 2018 36 minutes ago, EphraimB said: I never saw the FIND on the R160s going blank or glitching out. You must not ride them often because that is extremely common. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coney Island Av Posted May 11, 2018 Share #5886 Posted May 11, 2018 Back to the R179 topic: 3078-3081 and 3110-3113 are currently doing burn-in testing on the recently. That set should enter service in a few weeks. 3106-3109 have arrived in NYC, while 3114-3117 are testing in the Rockaways. The next cars to be delivered will probably be 3102-3105. However, we're still missing 3070-3077, but I can imply that they'll be the following deliveries. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 6 Ave Local Posted May 11, 2018 Share #5887 Posted May 11, 2018 On 5/9/2018 at 8:41 AM, EphraimB said: I never saw the FIND on the R160s going blank or glitching out. Me neither, didn't know that it's common. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EphraimB Posted May 11, 2018 Share #5888 Posted May 11, 2018 I finally saw the LCD part of the FIND display blank. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted May 11, 2018 Share #5889 Posted May 11, 2018 Another r179 clip Enjoy!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mine248 Posted May 12, 2018 Share #5890 Posted May 12, 2018 I just encountered 3083 on the J today! Video up shortly... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2fwannabe Posted May 15, 2018 Share #5891 Posted May 15, 2018 On 5/11/2018 at 3:21 PM, Coney Island Av said: Back to the R179 topic: 3078-3081 and 3110-3113 are currently doing burn-in testing on the recently. That set should enter service in a few weeks. 3106-3109 have arrived in NYC, while 3114-3117 are testing in the Rockaways. The next cars to be delivered will probably be 3102-3105. However, we're still missing 3070-3077, but I can imply that they'll be the following deliveries. I thought I had a note here somewhere that 3102-05 showed up or were en route on April 13, right after the delivery freeze was lifted? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Hammers Posted May 15, 2018 Share #5892 Posted May 15, 2018 4 hours ago, m2fwannabe said: I thought I had a note here somewhere that 3102-05 showed up or were en route on April 13, right after the delivery freeze was lifted? 3102-3105+3114-3117 was transferred to ENY tonight for burn testing prior to entering service on the J. 3118-3121 should arrive this week. Stuff is moving along smoothly. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted May 15, 2018 Share #5893 Posted May 15, 2018 Still missing 70-77? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted May 15, 2018 Share #5894 Posted May 15, 2018 4 hours ago, Dj Hammers said: 3102-3105+3114-3117 was transferred to ENY tonight for burn testing prior to entering service on the J. 3118-3121 should arrive this week. Stuff is moving along smoothly. If this keeps up then we could have ALL 16 car sets by the end of August or September. Then we can start talking about the 5 cat sets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted May 15, 2018 Share #5895 Posted May 15, 2018 2 hours ago, LGA Link N train said: If this keeps up then we could have ALL 16 car sets by the end of August or September. Then we can start talking about the 5 cat sets. 16 sets? That’s not enough of the 4-car order... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted May 15, 2018 Share #5896 Posted May 15, 2018 2 hours ago, VIP said: 16 sets? That’s not enough of the 4-car order... CORRECTION: I meant 16 trains 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted May 15, 2018 Share #5897 Posted May 15, 2018 7 hours ago, LGA Link N train said: If this keeps up then we could have ALL 16 car sets by the end of August or September. Then we can start talking about the 5 cat sets. Awesome!! If things continue to work smoothly and no more issues occur we may have all r179's by the end of the year. Lets keep our fingers crossed!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted May 15, 2018 Share #5898 Posted May 15, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, subwaycommuter1983 said: Awesome!! If things continue to work smoothly and no more issues occur we may have all r179's by the end of the year. Lets keep our fingers crossed!!! End of the year? Absolutely not. Before the Canarsie shutdown? Possible at the current rate, but let's remain "cautiously optimistic." Don't want to jinx anything else. 12 hours ago, Fan Railer said: Still missing 70-77? Either that set was built with some of the old specs or is especially a lemon (one of the converted R188 sets actually took awhile to enter service IIRC). Still, it's weird that we haven't heard anything about that set, especially with 3050-3057 now in service. Edited May 15, 2018 by Bosco 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted May 15, 2018 Share #5899 Posted May 15, 2018 Has anyone seen the 5 car set recently? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EphraimB Posted May 15, 2018 Share #5900 Posted May 15, 2018 4 minutes ago, Lawrence St said: Has anyone seen the 5 car set recently? No 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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