VIP Posted August 11, 2019 Share #8451 Posted August 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, Calvin said: A couple of sightings of the R179 train last week till until now, * Last week, on a Friday night around 9:30 PM, the at 207 St arrived first was the R32 set for Far Rockaway and the train next was the R179. Few minutes before departure, trains were swapped in terminals so, the R179 that has the Lefferts Blvd arrow on the clock was the first train to leave instead as the R32 was bound for Lefferts Blvd instead. *Currently, the set 3238-3247 is Far Rockaway bound with 3 other trains behind after one another as well. All R179s that were on the is to Far Rockaway but back to back between Aqueduct and the Rockaways. *3010-19 has a silent door closing, no *ding dong during closing Software issues. They’re getting around to the R179 sets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted August 11, 2019 Share #8452 Posted August 11, 2019 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Calvin said: A couple of sightings of the R179 train last week till until now, * Last week, on a Friday night around 9:30 PM, the at 207 St arrived first was the R32 set for Far Rockaway and the train next was the R179. Few minutes before departure, trains were swapped in terminals so, the R179 that has the Lefferts Blvd arrow on the clock was the first train to leave instead as the R32 was bound for Lefferts Blvd instead. *Currently, the set 3238-3247 is Far Rockaway bound with 3 other trains behind after one another as well. All R179s that were on the is to Far Rockaway but back to back between Aqueduct and the Rockaways. *3010-19 has a silent door closing, no *ding dong during closing I rode an r179 A train uptown. This time it ran faster between 59th Street and 125th street. The r179's are capable of running as fast as the r160's. I guess we just have to give t/o's time for them to get comfortable operating the r179's. Edited August 11, 2019 by subwaycommuter1983 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mine248 Posted August 11, 2019 Share #8453 Posted August 11, 2019 2 hours ago, IAlam said: Quick question Is it just me or to the FIND displays on the on the different from the FIND displays on the . On the the stations the FIND displays have a faint white dotted lie around each station and I can clearly see 2 dot matrix rows for each station. On the the display is more dark, there not dotted line, and besides the dots that are lit up the rest of the dot matrix is not visible. The former is something that happens to all R179s. They fade away as they are wiped. The rows is also on all sets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R179 8258 Posted August 15, 2019 Share #8454 Posted August 15, 2019 How many 10 car train are in service on the ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted August 15, 2019 Share #8455 Posted August 15, 2019 11 minutes ago, R179 8258 said: How many 10 car train are in service on the ? 4 trains for now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lewis 1 Posted August 15, 2019 Share #8456 Posted August 15, 2019 R179 And R160 On Line Coming Soon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted August 15, 2019 Share #8457 Posted August 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Calvin said: 4 trains for now 3 sets in active service. 4 sets in rotation. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwell179 Posted August 15, 2019 Share #8458 Posted August 15, 2019 33 minutes ago, Richard Lewis 1 said: R179 And R160 On Line Coming Soon 🤔 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted August 15, 2019 Share #8459 Posted August 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Maxwell179 said: 🤔 Ignore. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lewis 1 Posted August 15, 2019 Share #8460 Posted August 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Maxwell179 said: 🤔 What did you guys Think About R160 And R179 5 Cars? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwell179 Posted August 15, 2019 Share #8461 Posted August 15, 2019 Just now, VIP said: Ignore. Ight 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted August 15, 2019 Share #8462 Posted August 15, 2019 (edited) 39 minutes ago, VIP said: Ignore. For now. It's unlikely that the A will get r160's at the present moment. However, things will change once the r211's enter service. There will most likely be major fleet swaps along the B division (with a few exception) 2 to 3 years from now and anything is possible. The A will definitely be 100% NTT'S by 2022-2023. The question is with what. Edited August 15, 2019 by subwaycommuter1983 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted August 15, 2019 Share #8463 Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, subwaycommuter1983 said: For now. It's unlikely that the A will get r160's at the present moment. However, things will change once the r211's enter service. There will most likely be major fleet swaps along the B division (with a few exception) 2 to 3 years from now and anything is possible. The A will definitely be 100% NTT'S by 2022-2023. The question is with what. The won't be 100% NTT's by 2023, They're will still be R46's left. You forgot jamaica is getting half of the base order. The whole goal is to get the R46's out of jamaica first. It's unlikely that Jamaica is becoming all 160's. Even if they were to become 100% R160, they would still loose them when the R211's are delivered. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted August 15, 2019 Share #8464 Posted August 15, 2019 32 minutes ago, R32 3838 said: The won't be 100% NTT's by 2023, They're will still be R46's left. It would have to be because of 8th Avenue CBTC in 2022. Jamaica would most likely get the 1st option cars and deal with R160s from CI for a period of time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted August 15, 2019 Share #8465 Posted August 15, 2019 8 hours ago, Around the Horn said: It would have to be because of 8th Avenue CBTC in 2022. Jamaica would most likely get the 1st option cars and deal with R160s from CI for a period of time. I doubt cbtc will be online by 2022 on 8th ave. They never reach their goal on time. Their main focus is getting queens done first which will be in 2022. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak706 Posted August 15, 2019 Share #8466 Posted August 15, 2019 (edited) There is a new 10 car R179 heading southbound on the for a test run. Stopped at 145 and opened the doors on the wrong side at 2:15pm. Couldn’t get a pic since I went by it on a northbound but the last car was 3272 if that tells anyone what set(s) it is. Edited August 15, 2019 by Amtrak706 typo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayFan3000 Posted August 15, 2019 Share #8467 Posted August 15, 2019 14 hours ago, Around the Horn said: It would have to be because of 8th Avenue CBTC in 2022. Jamaica would most likely get the 1st option cars and deal with R160s from CI for a period of time. Jamaica won't be getting R160s anytime soon, more and more R46s are moving into Jamaica from Pitkin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwwnyc123 Posted August 15, 2019 Share #8468 Posted August 15, 2019 (edited) What will Jamaica Yard do with so many R46 because they only put them on and ? Are they swapping some R160 over to Coney Island Yard or something? Edited August 15, 2019 by bwwnyc123 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemorie Posted August 16, 2019 Share #8469 Posted August 16, 2019 2 hours ago, bwwnyc123 said: What will Jamaica Yard do with so many R46 because they only put them on and ? Are they swapping some R160 over to Coney Island Yard or something? Keep in mind that there are only thirteen 10-car 600 feet long R179 trains that will be assigned to the . So that's ten full length 600 feet long trains of R46s from Pitkin to Jamaica. It won't be that many R46s thrown to Jamaica from Pitkin. Just only a couple. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar8983 Posted August 16, 2019 Share #8470 Posted August 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Jemorie said: Keep in mind that there are only thirteen 10-car 600 feet long R179 trains that will be assigned to the . So that's ten full length 600 feet long trains of R46s from Pitkin to Jamaica. It won't be that many R46s thrown to Jamaica from Pitkin. Just only a couple. If the final plan is to increase the spare factor overall, then more than just two R46 trains will need to be moved. Remember that Concourse Yard is still short some R68s, that need to be returned. the likely swap in this case would be: - 64 R46 cars to Jamaica (8 trains) - 50 R160s to Coney Island (5 trains) - 12 R68s to Concourse (1.5 trains) Pitkin will have a net gain of +5 train-sets (helpful for the ) Jamaica will have a net gain of +3 train-sets (helpful for the - +1 train for each route) Coney Island will have a net gain of +3 train-sets (+1 for the for spares and +1 for additional service on the , +1 for the as a spare. The extra 0.5 trainset could be an extra for the ). Concourss will have a net gain of +2 trainsets (to make 6 spare trains for the 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted August 16, 2019 Share #8471 Posted August 16, 2019 7 hours ago, bwwnyc123 said: What will Jamaica Yard do with so many R46 because they only put them on and ? Are they swapping some R160 over to Coney Island Yard or something? It's all about increasing the spare factor systemwide and fixing the shortages that they've been dealing with since the mass retirement of SMEEs in 2010. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lewis 1 Posted August 16, 2019 Share #8472 Posted August 16, 2019 On 8/15/2019 at 1:16 AM, R32 3838 said: The won't be 100% NTT's by 2023, They're will still be R46's left. You forgot jamaica is getting half of the base order. The whole goal is to get the R46's out of jamaica first. It's unlikely that Jamaica is becoming all 160's. Even if they were to become 100% R160, they would still loose them when . On 8/15/2019 at 1:50 AM, Around the Horn said: It would have to be because of 8th Avenue CBTC in 2022. Jamaica would most likely get the 1st option cars and deal with R160s from CI for a period of time. All R46 To Jamaica Yard 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jova42R Posted August 16, 2019 Share #8473 Posted August 16, 2019 18 hours ago, Amtrak706 said: There is a new 10 car R179 heading southbound on the for a test run. Stopped at 145 and opened the doors on the wrong side at 2:15pm. Couldn’t get a pic since I went by it on a northbound but the last car was 3272 if that tells anyone what set(s) it is. There are R179 sets in revenue service. Also, do any other trains besides the have R179s? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemorie Posted August 16, 2019 Share #8474 Posted August 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, New Flyer Xcelsior said: There are R179 sets in revenue service. Also, do any other trains besides the have R179s? I just told you in the Random Thoughts Thread that only the use R179s or you just ignored me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jova42R Posted August 16, 2019 Share #8475 Posted August 16, 2019 5 minutes ago, Jemorie said: I just told you in the Random Thoughts Thread that only the use R179s or you just ignored me. Oh sorry did not see that post -- but I have seen R179s on the . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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