R179 Discussion Thread

[T to Dyre Avenue 1,226]

On 5/7/2019 at 6:08 PM, subwaycommuter1983 said:

It seems the MTA is still figuring out how to make more money. Lol!!!

 

I’ll take it over advertising for “the competition” (aka, Uber and Lyft). Maybe we’ll see some more Upstate attractions too (there’s lots of them).

[subwaycommuter1983 342]

4 minutes ago, Lawrence St said:

Are all the R179's sidelined right now because of that pillar problem?

I saw them running on the C yesterday afternoon.

[whz1995 24]

14 minutes ago, Lawrence St said:

Are all the R179's sidelined right now because of that pillar problem?

I took them twice on   and saw few sets running on  yesterday. I dont know about today.

[MTABFan3746 12]

No in fact the R179 is on the Rockaway Shuttle this weekend. Just past Beach 36th Street heading to Rockaway Park.

[Lawrence St 1,138]

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?

[LaGuardia Link N Tra 498]

2 minutes ago, Lawrence St said:

Proof?

A friend of mine who lives in the Rockaways caught it running in service on the Rockaway  

[subwaycommuter1983 342]

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

[Far Rock Depot 1,289]

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. 

[Lawrence St 1,138]

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 ?

[LaGuardia Link N Tra 498]

1 minute ago, Lawrence St said:

Is it signed up as the or the ?

[Maxwell179 167]

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 ?

[m7zanr160s 239]

19 minutes ago, Maxwell179 said:

the shuttle goes back and forth between far rock and rock beach right ?

Right

[trainfan22 1,753]

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....

 

 

 

[MTABFan3746 12]

Taken at 11:40AM

[happy283 96]

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.

[whz1995 24]

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.

[trainfan22 1,753]

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.

[Jemorie 392]

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 .

[Far Rock Depot 1,289]

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. 

[subwaycommuter1983 342]

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.

[Jemorie 392]

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.

[R32 3838 1,557]

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.

[RR503 4,207]

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. 

[Enjineer 446]

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.

[Lawrence St 1,138]

Maybe they're testing the set out there to see how well it can handle under primary Rockaway Power.