subwaycommuter1983 Posted March 15, 2019 Share #7776 Posted March 15, 2019 14 minutes ago, VIP said: There’s way too many 4-car sets, the surplus R179’s are either staying at 207th Street or going to Coney Island for crosstown CBTC in the future. I agree. ENY doesn't need all those extra 8 car trains. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted March 15, 2019 Share #7777 Posted March 15, 2019 2 hours ago, VIP said: There’s way too many 4-car sets, the surplus R179’s are either staying at 207th Street or going to Coney Island for crosstown CBTC in the future. There are more R160 4 cars than R179. R160s have a better chance of going to CI for the Sometimes I think you guys just want to see an R179 at CI which isn't impossible, but nobody thinks about the R160s getting displaced at all and just assume they will stay there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted March 15, 2019 Share #7778 Posted March 15, 2019 2 hours ago, MysteriousBtrain said: Sometimes I think you guys just want to see an R179 at CI which isn't impossible, but nobody thinks about the R160s getting displaced at all and just assume they will stay there. The document for the R179 CBTC installation specifically mentions Crosstown though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted March 16, 2019 Share #7779 Posted March 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Around the Horn said: The document for the R179 CBTC installation specifically mentions Crosstown though. I’m glad you mentioned it because I literally was just gonna reference that document. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Railfanning Posted March 16, 2019 Share #7780 Posted March 16, 2019 33 minutes ago, VIP said: I’m glad you mentioned it because I literally was just gonna reference that document. By any chance could you provide that document? I searched for over an hour and couldn’t find it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibroketheprinter Posted March 16, 2019 Share #7781 Posted March 16, 2019 56 minutes ago, VIP said: The document for the R179 CBTC installation specifically mentions Crosstown though. Wait wait wait wait wait..... The BRAND NEW R179s don't have CBTC straight out of the factory? Wot? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted March 16, 2019 Share #7782 Posted March 16, 2019 34 minutes ago, Eagle Railfanning said: By any chance could you provide that document? I searched for over an hour and couldn’t find it. Same here. Not saying I don't believe it but that would be enough proof to show that R179s are at the very least planned to move to CI. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted March 16, 2019 Share #7783 Posted March 16, 2019 1 hour ago, ibroketheprinter said: Wait wait wait wait wait..... The BRAND NEW R179s don't have CBTC straight out of the factory? Wot? The R211s will be the first cars with CBTC from the factory. Everything else has been built CBTC ready and retrofitted as lines got converted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted March 16, 2019 Share #7784 Posted March 16, 2019 Caught around 9:20p headed north. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK Depot Posted March 16, 2019 Share #7785 Posted March 16, 2019 7 hours ago, Fan Railer said: Caught around 9:20p headed north. Seen this same set twice yesterday testing... once going to the city... that was around 8:40-45 ish last night so your video could definitely collaborate with the timing perfectly... and I saw It again at Jay at 10:30 southbound... came in opposite side doors opened and closed and it took off 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2fwannabe Posted March 17, 2019 Share #7786 Posted March 17, 2019 3226-29 arrived this week.?.? We hope. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted March 17, 2019 Share #7787 Posted March 17, 2019 1 hour ago, m2fwannabe said: 3226-29 arrived this week.?.? We hope. Not yet. It would have been reported with pics and vids. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted March 17, 2019 Share #7788 Posted March 17, 2019 10 hours ago, m2fwannabe said: 3226-29 arrived this week.?.? We hope. 8 hours ago, S78 via Hylan said: Not yet. It would have been reported with pics and vids. "This week"... it is literally only one day into this week. Deliveries are not received on the weekend. 3228 and 3229 are coming in tomorrow. A friend of mine spotted them up in upstate NY at a rest area just a few hours ago. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfan 007 Posted March 18, 2019 Share #7789 Posted March 18, 2019 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted March 18, 2019 Share #7790 Posted March 18, 2019 On 3/10/2019 at 7:27 PM, trainfan22 said: Since when was a 110B car apart of the Transit Museum fleet!?! If true that's awesome news, hope they put it on display at Court Street in the near future. I may have been mistaken on what is defined as "museum fleet," but I meant that at least one is preserved, not necessarily at Court St. This is the case with all fleets. On 3/12/2019 at 5:56 PM, Lawrence St said: Is it true that they recycled the parts from the original 3010-3014 set into the new version? If by the original you mean the rejected pilot set (with the slightly different bonnet), then probably not. AFAIK, they're not allowed to reuse parts from the rejected set. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted March 18, 2019 Share #7791 Posted March 18, 2019 Just now, Bosco said: I may have been mistaken on what is defined as "museum fleet," but I meant that at least one is preserved, not necessarily at Court St. This is the case with all fleets. If by the original you mean the rejected pilot set (with the slightly different bonnet), then probably not. AFAIK, they're not allowed to reuse parts from the rejected set. I know the entire Transit Museum fleet is not stored at Court Street, the ones not on display are stored at 207th, CI and Pikin. I was hoping they would put it on display in the near future, as I never been on a 110B. I don't visit the TM regularly but from pics and youtube videos they do seems to shuffle the cars around from time to time, especially when cars on display are taken out to be used on fan trips. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted March 18, 2019 Share #7792 Posted March 18, 2019 12 minutes ago, Bosco said: I may have been mistaken on what is defined as "museum fleet," but I meant that at least one is preserved, not necessarily at Court St. This is the case with all fleets. If by the original you mean the rejected pilot set (with the slightly different bonnet), then probably not. AFAIK, they're not allowed to reuse parts from the rejected set. Ouch so they basically wasted 4 million on that set. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<6>PelhamExp Posted March 19, 2019 Share #7793 Posted March 19, 2019 Random - How come the interior door lights (I don't know what the technical term for it is) on the R179 are so obnoxiously big compared to what they usually look like? The only other car that also has obnoxiously big interior door lights are the R46. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted March 19, 2019 Share #7794 Posted March 19, 2019 15 minutes ago, <6>PelhamExp said: Random - How come the interior door lights (I don't know what the technical term for it is) on the R179 are so obnoxiously big compared to what they usually look like? The only other car that also has obnoxiously big interior door lights are the R46. I noticed that too and the interior LED lights, which shows the next stop, the time, etc are much more brighter than the rest of the other NTT'S. I guess they're trying to accommodate commuters who are visually challenged, lol!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted March 20, 2019 Share #7795 Posted March 20, 2019 Someone caught 3226 and another car in Fort Lee this morning... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted March 20, 2019 Share #7796 Posted March 20, 2019 7 hours ago, subwaycommuter1983 said: I noticed that too and the interior LED lights, which shows the next stop, the time, etc are much more brighter than the rest of the other NTT'S. I guess they're trying to accommodate commuters who are visually challenged, lol!! The brighter FINDs are because, despite being a similar design, the parts are 10 years newer. That's why the LCD screen is bigger. On 3/17/2019 at 8:53 PM, Lawrence St said: Ouch so they basically wasted 4 million on that set. Bombardier's problem. 7 hours ago, <6>PelhamExp said: Random - How come the interior door lights (I don't know what the technical term for it is) on the R179 are so obnoxiously big compared to what they usually look like? The only other car that also has obnoxiously big interior door lights are the R46. In case any one else is curious, they're officially called: Fault Light: Lights up when the corresponding door is open Interior Guard Light: Lights up when any door on the corresponding side is open Exterior Guard Light: Lights up when any door on any side is open The reason they are bigger on the R179 is probably parts similarity. They are the same as the Interior Guard Lights on the R142s. On 3/17/2019 at 8:49 PM, trainfan22 said: I know the entire Transit Museum fleet is not stored at Court Street, the ones not on display are stored at 207th, CI and Pikin. I was hoping they would put it on display in the near future, as I never been on a 110B. I don't visit the TM regularly but from pics and youtube videos they do seems to shuffle the cars around from time to time, especially when cars on display are taken out to be used on fan trips. One can hope... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTA1992 Posted March 20, 2019 Share #7797 Posted March 20, 2019 14 hours ago, trainfan22 said: Someone caught 3226 and another car in Fort Lee this morning... Bumped into them last night while leaving Ft. Tryon Park. Always nice to see the irony of trains on trucks lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Ridge Express Posted March 20, 2019 Share #7798 Posted March 20, 2019 14 hours ago, trainfan22 said: Someone caught 3226 and another car in Fort Lee this morning... look at those comments... I guess it's impossible to praise the for anything anymore, even when they try to do things right 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcb Posted March 21, 2019 Share #7799 Posted March 21, 2019 The NYC subreddit doesn't do much besides complain about everything. It's kind of their thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enjineer Posted March 21, 2019 Share #7800 Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jcb said: The NYC subreddit doesn't do much besides complain about everything. It's kind of their thing. I posted a nice video of the 7 at sunset, and someone even joked when I mentioned appreciating the subway, saying "What would this sub do if it couldn't comment "tHaT pRoBaBlY sMeLlS lIkE pIsS" every day" Edited March 21, 2019 by Enjineer Actual quote from Reddit 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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