MTABFan3746 Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8126 Posted May 11, 2019 No in fact the R179 is on the Rockaway Shuttle this weekend. Just past Beach 36th Street heading to Rockaway Park. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8127 Posted May 11, 2019 26 minutes ago, MTABFan3746 said: No in fact the R179 is on the Rockaway Shuttle this weekend. Just past Beach 36th Street heading to Rockaway Park. Proof? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8128 Posted May 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, Lawrence St said: Proof? A friend of mine who lives in the Rockaways caught it running in service on the Rockaway 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8129 Posted May 11, 2019 (edited) These videos were recorded and posted yesterday by different people. And it's still running on the J/Z. Edited May 11, 2019 by subwaycommuter1983 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far Rock Depot Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8130 Posted May 11, 2019 It is indeed running the Rockaway shuttle this weekend. I saw the same set a few mins later at Beach 44th St rock park bound. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8131 Posted May 11, 2019 9 minutes ago, Far Rock Depot said: It is indeed running the Rockaway shuttle this weekend. I saw the same set a few mins later at Beach 44th St rock park bound. Is it signed up as the or the ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8132 Posted May 11, 2019 1 minute ago, Lawrence St said: Is it signed up as the or the ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwell179 Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8133 Posted May 11, 2019 12 minutes ago, Far Rock Depot said: It is indeed running the Rockaway shuttle this weekend. I saw the same set a few mins later at Beach 44th St rock park bound. the shuttle goes back and forth between far rock and rock beach right ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m7zanr160s Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8134 Posted May 11, 2019 19 minutes ago, Maxwell179 said: the shuttle goes back and forth between far rock and rock beach right ? Right 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8135 Posted May 11, 2019 Crazy how it was an debate a few days ago about weather or not NTT would run on the Rock Park shuttle this soon and here we are.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTABFan3746 Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8136 Posted May 11, 2019 Taken at 11:40AM 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy283 Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8137 Posted May 11, 2019 It is probably because of construction making all trains this weekend go to Lefferts Blvd. It was probably in the Rockaways and couldn't get back to Brooklyn so they used it as the Mott Av-Rockaway Park shuttle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whz1995 Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8138 Posted May 11, 2019 2 hours ago, trainfan22 said: Crazy how it was an debate a few days ago about weather or not NTT would run on the Rock Park shuttle this soon and here we are.... I think they were debating that using NTT as long term shuttle. I wont be surprised that R179 runs on or as service changes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8139 Posted May 11, 2019 There's also an R32 on the Rock Park Shuttle .. Pity tomorrow is gonna be a washout else this would have been the perfect weekend to spend out in the Rockaways. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemorie Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8140 Posted May 11, 2019 2 hours ago, happy283 said: It is probably because of construction making all trains this weekend go to Lefferts Blvd. It was probably in the Rockaways and couldn't get back to Brooklyn so they used it as the Mott Av-Rockaway Park shuttle. Exactly. Otherwise, that R179 and that R32 wouldn't even be on the . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far Rock Depot Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8141 Posted May 11, 2019 2 hours ago, happy283 said: It is probably because of construction making all trains this weekend go to Lefferts Blvd. It was probably in the Rockaways and couldn't get back to Brooklyn so they used it as the Mott Av-Rockaway Park shuttle. 2 minutes ago, Jemorie said: Exactly. Otherwise, that R179 and that R32 wouldn't even be on the . Dont be so sure. They didn't get "stuck" in the rockaways before the construction started. If they didn't want those sets out there, they would have layed them up before the GO. Those sets are being treated like any other set. It was decided to assign those sets to the Rockaway shuttle. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8142 Posted May 11, 2019 12 minutes ago, Far Rock Depot said: Dont be so sure. They didn't get "stuck" in the rockaways before the construction started. If they didn't want those sets out there, they would have layed them up before the GO. Those sets are being treated like any other set. It was decided to assign those sets to the Rockaway shuttle. Exactly. Since the A will have the 10 car r179's, it is expected to see them from time to time on the Rockaway shuttle, not only during track work, but also during regular days. The same will happen in the r211's in the future. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemorie Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8143 Posted May 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Far Rock Depot said: Dont be so sure. They didn't get "stuck" in the rockaways before the construction started. If they didn't want those sets out there, they would have layed them up before the GO. Those sets are being treated like any other set. It was decided to assign those sets to the Rockaway shuttle. Hehehehehe. Damn. Alright, you beat me lmao. I deadass didn't thought of that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted May 12, 2019 Share #8144 Posted May 12, 2019 4 hours ago, Far Rock Depot said: Dont be so sure. They didn't get "stuck" in the rockaways before the construction started. If they didn't want those sets out there, they would have layed them up before the GO. Those sets are being treated like any other set. It was decided to assign those sets to the Rockaway shuttle. It's a smart move too, hopefully this summer they can do the same. Have most of the R32's and 2 sets of R179's do shuttle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted May 12, 2019 Share #8145 Posted May 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, R32 3838 said: It's a smart move too, hopefully this summer they can do the same. Have most of the R32's and 2 sets of R179's do shuttle. Why would you waste your highest performance equipment on a short, infrequent set of runs? Them wanting them there this weekend shouldn't be taken as being indicative of them wanting them there in the long run. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enjineer Posted May 12, 2019 Share #8146 Posted May 12, 2019 13 minutes ago, RR503 said: Why would you waste your highest performance equipment on a short, infrequent set of runs? Them wanting them there this weekend shouldn't be taken as being indicative of them wanting them there in the long run. My guess would these past two weekends have not been indicative of the R179s being put on the Shuttle, but rather as a test of performance. How do they hold up being a weekend away from Pitkin, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted May 12, 2019 Share #8147 Posted May 12, 2019 Maybe they're testing the set out there to see how well it can handle under primary Rockaway Power. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted May 12, 2019 Share #8148 Posted May 12, 2019 1 hour ago, RR503 said: Why would you waste your highest performance equipment on a short, infrequent set of runs? Them wanting them there this weekend shouldn't be taken as being indicative of them wanting them there in the long run. In the summer it's full length trains to rockaway blvd. At night the train can be split into 2 and run as an opto train in which they will want to test. Like everyone else said on here. It's likely to also test to see how they do out in the rockaways. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enjineer Posted May 12, 2019 Share #8149 Posted May 12, 2019 14 minutes ago, Lawrence St said: Maybe they're testing the set out there to see how well it can handle under primary Rockaway Power. Haven't the power issues in the Rockaways been fixed for ages? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted May 12, 2019 Share #8150 Posted May 12, 2019 29 minutes ago, R32 3838 said: In the summer it's full length trains to rockaway blvd. At night the train can be split into 2 and run as an opto train in which they will want to test. Like everyone else said on here. It's likely to also test to see how they do out in the rockaways. I'm aware that they run full length during the summer; question is why should we use the 179s for those trips rather than 46s. There's no real need to test OPTO functionality, as there are (sadly) no carborne functions that are OPTO-specific. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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