mine248 Posted July 23, 2018 Share #6276 Posted July 23, 2018 More R179 craziness! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted July 23, 2018 Share #6277 Posted July 23, 2018 20 minutes ago, mine248 said: Yes (R143s, R160s) and yes. (Ironically, the old tech cars had the same issue.) Ironically, the only train that was signed up correctly was the R32 set I rode. Rollsigns allowed them to do Broad-Metropolitan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mine248 Posted July 23, 2018 Share #6278 Posted July 23, 2018 16 minutes ago, RR503 said: Ironically, the only train that was signed up correctly was the R32 set I rode. Rollsigns allowed them to do Broad-Metropolitan. Aka the first R32 to travel there in a century... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted July 23, 2018 Share #6279 Posted July 23, 2018 50 minutes ago, mine248 said: More R179 craziness! Heh at putting exclusive in your video title, I'm sure every railfan and their mother got video of that R179 train.. nice video though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mine248 Posted July 23, 2018 Share #6280 Posted July 23, 2018 14 minutes ago, trainfan22 said: Heh at putting exclusive in your video title, I'm sure every railfan and their mother got video of that R179 train.. nice video though. Lmao grill me boi. I may have just underestimated the on board posts on these stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted July 23, 2018 Share #6281 Posted July 23, 2018 I didn't go cause I knew someone would do something dumb and I was right, somebody hopped down on the track and took a picture of a train from there... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mine248 Posted July 23, 2018 Share #6282 Posted July 23, 2018 Some more R179 footage! Enjoy 2 hours ago, Vtrain said: Well RR503, you were right a few months ago, I just read the Supplemental Envirormental Assessment for the Canarsie Tube Shutdown & it does mention that the G train will get additional trains during peak hours with 3tph operating between Bedford/Nostrand & Court Sq & the remaining 12tph would operate to Chutrch Av/18 Av. I know you mention a few months ago that 18 Av was in the cards, now I wonder if the restoration of the Brooklyn F train express is still in the cards with 3tph with additional G trains operating on the local tracks during peak periods. Another note, it mentions in the report that the J/Z trains will be reduced from 12tph to 10tph which will allow the M train to increase from 9tph to 14tph & during off peak, service would increase on the A,E,F,G,J,M & 7 trains. So wait...no timer recalibration??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted July 23, 2018 Share #6283 Posted July 23, 2018 4 hours ago, Vtrain said: Another note, it mentiones in the report thyat the J/Z trains will be reduced from 12tph to 10tph which will allow the M ttrain to increase from 9tph to 14tph & during off peak, service would incease on the A,E,F,G,J,M & 7 trains. Yes. It seems timer recal. couldn't yield more than a more reliable 24, so we now have the delightful pleasure of screwing over New York's favorite elevated bus even more so than we already have. 4 hours ago, Vtrain said: I know you mention a few months ago that 18 Av was in the cards, now I wonder if the restoration of the Brooklyn F train express is still in the cards with 3tph with additional G trains operating on the local tracks during peak periods. I'm unsure about F exp now. As you all know, Church turns 8ish tph today with little issue. shutdown is increasing that necessary throughput to 12, a higher number, sure, but one that should be handleable for any well operated relay. What I've gathered is the reasoning behind sending 6tph to 18th is that just beyond the 300' mark in the Church Yard, there are AK signals which severely constrict terminal capacity when dealing long(er) trains, thus disallowing the use of Church for intensive 480' operation. Connecting this back to F express, this extension of to 18th (a non-relay terminal), reduces the fumigation load at Church, which I'd *imagine* may weaken -- though not kill -- the case for a limited F express. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted July 23, 2018 Share #6284 Posted July 23, 2018 21 minutes ago, RR503 said: Yes. It seems timer recal. couldn't yield more than a more reliable 24, so we now have the delightful pleasure of screwing over New York's favorite elevated bus even more so than we already have. I'm unsure about F exp now. As you all know, Church turns 8ish tph today with little issue. shutdown is increasing that necessary throughput to 12, a higher number, sure, but one that should be handleable for any well operated relay. What I've gathered is the reasoning behind sending 6tph to 18th is that just beyond the 300' mark in the Church Yard, there are AK signals which severely constrict terminal capacity when dealing long(er) trains, thus disallowing the use of Church for intensive 480' operation. Connecting this back to F express, this extension of to 18th (a non-relay terminal), reduces the fumigation load at Church, which I'd *imagine* may weaken -- though not kill -- the case for a limited F express. They screwed up when the signaling was redone a few years back. This is a guess, but I don't think that the use of longer trains was anticipated when it was redone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted July 24, 2018 Share #6285 Posted July 24, 2018 Check this article: https://www.amny.com/transit/l-train-14th-street-1.20066574 Again, it's the people in Manhattan who are really going to suffer with the shutdown. Thanks to the r179's, the people in Brooklyn are going to be fine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted July 24, 2018 Share #6286 Posted July 24, 2018 3130-3133 at 207 St Yard 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted July 24, 2018 Share #6287 Posted July 24, 2018 R179’s are starting to show up on countdown clocks along the Jamaica Line... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted July 24, 2018 Share #6288 Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) 10 R179 trains now in-total on the Edited July 24, 2018 by Calvin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 6 Ave Local Posted July 24, 2018 Share #6289 Posted July 24, 2018 23 hours ago, Vtrain said: RR503, I'm still praying for Limited Brooklyn F train express in April 2029, just praying that it will happen. We've heard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mine248 Posted July 25, 2018 Share #6290 Posted July 25, 2018 Worrying aside, I actually saw MTA T Train in this segment of my R179 M joyride! Enjoy😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mine248 Posted July 26, 2018 Share #6291 Posted July 26, 2018 Saw more railfanners in this part of my ride! Enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mine248 Posted July 27, 2018 Share #6292 Posted July 27, 2018 More.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted July 27, 2018 Share #6293 Posted July 27, 2018 On 7/25/2018 at 9:56 PM, mine248 said: Saw more railfanners in this part of my ride! Enjoy! Those railfans in the beginning of your video were my friends and I though I stood at a certain distance away from them so that I could get a good shot of the train. I was the one wearing the red shirt in that split second 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MysteriousBtrain Posted July 28, 2018 Share #6295 Posted July 28, 2018 Rumor has is another 5 car set is being built to replace 3015-3019. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mine248 Posted July 28, 2018 Share #6296 Posted July 28, 2018 1 minute ago, MysteriousBtrain said: Rumor has is another 5 car set is being built to replace 3015-3019. Source? Lmao sure kinda sounds like that M8 situation with the two derailed cars. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted July 28, 2018 Share #6297 Posted July 28, 2018 More deliveries happened this week Enjoy! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfan 007 Posted July 28, 2018 Share #6298 Posted July 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Vtrain said: Does this mean that there will be more 5 car sets of R179 subway cars? Besides the 120 cars that are planned to be built, no. Unless something was extremely wrong with 3015-3019 that couldn't be solved, then it would be rebuilt. I wouldn't be surprised if the 10-car 179s would have 3020-3029 be the one to do the 30 day revenue testing while the issues are solved on 3010-3019, the same way 3058-3065 did 30 day testing on the J while the issues were solved on 3050-3057. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coney Island Av Posted July 28, 2018 Share #6299 Posted July 28, 2018 11 hours ago, MysteriousBtrain said: Rumor has is another 5 car set is being built to replace 3015-3019. Until I can verify this info from either @Dj Hammers or @RR503, I'm gonna take this with a huge grain of salt. I simply cannot believe this information because AFAIK, they're only at Bombardier for modifications, and not to be replaced. 29 minutes ago, Railfan 007 said: Besides the 120 cars that are planned to be built, no. Unless something was extremely wrong with 3015-3019 that couldn't be solved, then it would be rebuilt. I wouldn't be surprised if the 10-car 179s would have 3020-3029 be the one to do the 30 day revenue testing while the issues are solved on 3010-3019, the same way 3058-3065 did 30 day testing on the J while the issues were solved on 3050-3057. 3020-3029 won't arrive until 3010-3019 conclude testing and all four-car sets are on property. The latter is a test train, while the former is a production car set. And in order for the production cars to be delivered, the test train has to pass 30-day testing. However, in the case of 3050-3057 and 3058-3065, both were considered test trains. If 3020-3029 was really considered a test train, it would've been on property by now. Anyways, in other R179-related news: -3074-3077 and 3126-3129 are now in regular service, which means 10 R179s in service. -3130-3133 are gonna head to the Rockaways for testing soon. -The R32s/R42s on the will leave by September due to the fact that there are very few of them in service, and the R179s are coming in fast. P.S. The R46s on the will leave for the by the end of the year because the Jamaica-Coney Island swap will be happening soon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68OnBroadway Posted July 28, 2018 Share #6300 Posted July 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, Vtrain said: That's geat news that the R46 will be going to the N/W lines by the end of the end, however, are any R46 going to the B train & will the remaining 50 R42 finally be retiring? No R46s will go to the (as far as I know), and the R42s will kept as a reserve fleet until the shutdown ends. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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