MysteriousBtrain Posted February 23, 2020 Share #9001 Posted February 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, Emil said: ah okay, I thought it was the usual door bs that's been going on. Why is it that whenever an R179 has an "issue" (or even a general one on the or ) it automatically means a door malfunction or the R179 has broken down? These cars are lemons but not even close to as bad as most people claim it is. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted February 24, 2020 Share #9002 Posted February 24, 2020 7 hours ago, MysteriousBtrain said: Why is it that whenever an R179 has an "issue" (or even a general one on the or ) it automatically means a door malfunction or the R179 has broken down? These cars are lemons but not even close to as bad as most people claim it is. collision pillars not properly being welded would like to say hello that alone is very unsafe because in event if the train collides with something, anyone in that head car could die instantly 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted February 24, 2020 Share #9003 Posted February 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, R32 3838 said: collision pillars not properly being welded would like to say hello that alone is very unsafe because in event if the train collides with something, anyone in that head car could die instantly He's primarily referring to in-service malfunctions. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted February 24, 2020 Share #9004 Posted February 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Cait Sith said: He's primarily referring to in-service malfunctions. yeah but from various TA sources, there's more than just door issues, it's gonna take awhile to kink out every problem now since they want the R32's gone. so these will have less time to get fixed until the 211's come in 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irongirl6128 Posted February 24, 2020 Share #9005 Posted February 24, 2020 9 hours ago, darkstar8983 said: The train yesterday pulled 60mph in the 60th Street tunnel headed towards Queens. I was dumbfounded that the trains could go that fast I've seen that happened many times as I used to take the 60th st tunnel on a daily basis. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwell179 Posted February 24, 2020 Share #9006 Posted February 24, 2020 11 hours ago, darkstar8983 said: The train yesterday pulled 60mph in the 60th Street tunnel headed towards Queens. I was dumbfounded that the trains could go that fast 60 ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLine Posted February 24, 2020 Share #9007 Posted February 24, 2020 There is nothing wrong with the welds, it is just that the collision pillars on some cars are not based on updated specifications. Relax. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted February 24, 2020 Share #9008 Posted February 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Maxwell179 said: 60 ? It’s definitely possible. I’ve been on R160’s that sped up to 57-58 miles per hour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwell179 Posted February 24, 2020 Share #9009 Posted February 24, 2020 8 hours ago, VIP said: It’s definitely possible. I’ve been on R160’s that sped up to 57-58 miles per hour. Oh wow 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtoro7 Posted February 24, 2020 Share #9010 Posted February 24, 2020 8 hours ago, VIP said: It’s definitely possible. I’ve been on R160’s that sped up to 57-58 miles per hour. It all depends on how efficient the Train Operator is in clearing the timers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuseguy is Cool Posted February 24, 2020 Share #9011 Posted February 24, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 12:16 PM, darkstar8983 said: The train yesterday pulled 60mph in the 60th Street tunnel headed towards Queens. I was dumbfounded that the trains could go that fast Lol I always thought R160s max out around 56-57 mph 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted February 24, 2020 Share #9012 Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Fuseguy is Cool said: Lol I always thought R160s max out around 56-57 mph Flat ground, but downhill in 60th Street speeds pushing 60 have always been possible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coney Island Av Posted February 25, 2020 Share #9013 Posted February 25, 2020 this post here should further clarify what was stated by the MTA board in regards to the R32 retirement... thanks and credits to @MHV9218. (original post in random thoughts thread, quoted it in this thread as it has do with various topics we have all been discussing here as of late) 2 hours ago, MHV9218 said: All that's happening in that board clip is that the board member is slightly misreading the chart. The chart says that by 2023, the 32s and 42s will be gone. That should be obvious according to any plan, 179s and 211s together could do that. The board member is saying shouldn't the cars be retired earlier? And the answer to that is again yes, the 42s were always expected to be retired once the 179 fleet had entered consistent service. The remark about 'phased out' is not the same as 'retired.' Going down to 110 R32s is phasing the cars out; as in, phases. That's a phase done for the first quarter of 2020. I'm yet to see evidence that the entire R32 fleet will be retired Q1 2020, and if anything that board material just proves that the MTA's only goal is to have them fully retired by 2023. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted February 25, 2020 Share #9014 Posted February 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Coney Island Av said: this post here should further clarify what was stated by the MTA board in regards to the R32 retirement... thanks and credits to @MHV9218. (original post in random thoughts thread, quoted it in this thread as it has do with various topics we have all been discussing here as of late) So in other words, the MTA will most likely stick to the original plan, which is to keep about 50% of the remaining r32's until the r211's. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m7zanr160s Posted February 25, 2020 Share #9015 Posted February 25, 2020 5 hours ago, MHV9218 said: Flat ground, but downhill in 60th Street speeds pushing 60 have always been possible. Our trains are so nerfed. They barely reach 45 on the Rockaway Flats. Anything above that has to be grade aided. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subway4832 Posted February 25, 2020 Share #9016 Posted February 25, 2020 15 hours ago, m7zanr160s said: Our trains are so nerfed. They barely reach 45 on the Rockaway Flats. Anything above that has to be grade aided. If you have a good T/O who knows how to clear the timers down there, 60 is definitely achievable. I remember some time back someone said an R68A N and an R160 Siemens were hitting 60 and 65 easily on the queens bound side. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metajore Posted February 25, 2020 Share #9017 Posted February 25, 2020 Is 3040-3049 in service yet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T to Dyre Avenue Posted February 25, 2020 Share #9018 Posted February 25, 2020 1 hour ago, subway4832 said: If you have a good T/O who knows how to clear the timers down there, 60 is definitely achievable. I remember some time back someone said an R68A N and an R160 Siemens were hitting 60 and 65 easily on the queens bound side. I remember R46 trains speeding through the 60th St Tunnel. Don’t know if they hit 65 or even 60, but it sure felt much faster than any other segment of the line, including the rebuilt Montague St Tunnel. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted February 25, 2020 Share #9019 Posted February 25, 2020 2 hours ago, subway4832 said: If you have a good T/O who knows how to clear the timers down there, 60 is definitely achievable. I remember some time back someone said an R68A N and an R160 Siemens were hitting 60 and 65 easily on the queens bound side. I've seen 67 on a siemens 160 manhattan-bound. Long time ago before they dialed back performance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted February 26, 2020 Share #9020 Posted February 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Fan Railer said: I've seen 67 on a siemens 160 manhattan-bound. Long time ago before they dialed back performance. [citation needed] on them dialing performance back. We've had the same signal design standards (=same max acceleration profile) since the mid 1990s. I suspect this was either a really good TO who knew how to play with 2 shots to make them work just right, or a broken speedo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emil Posted February 26, 2020 Share #9021 Posted February 26, 2020 I want to say that the newer 10 car sets are making debut during the morning rush, yesterday I was on 3020-3029 and this morning I saw 3030-3039 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2fwannabe Posted February 27, 2020 Share #9022 Posted February 27, 2020 On 2/25/2020 at 3:36 PM, Metajore said: Is 3040-3049 in service yet? It hadn't appeared through last Monday (February 24). I think everybody else forgot! So when the last train starts to operate will that end this threat? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Valiant Posted February 27, 2020 Share #9023 Posted February 27, 2020 2 hours ago, m2fwannabe said: It hadn't appeared through last Monday (February 24). I think everybody else forgot! So when the last train starts to operate will that end this threat? I don’t see why the thread would end just because all cars have entered service.... People will probably still have R179 related questions/concerns they would want to bring up here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted February 28, 2020 Share #9024 Posted February 28, 2020 Lot of 32s out on the today. Purely anecdotally, but in about 20 minutes of travel I saw 3 sets of 32s and 1 set of 46s, no 179s. Nice to see the old equipment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuseguy is Cool Posted February 28, 2020 Share #9025 Posted February 28, 2020 2 sets of R46s are running today. I like the idea of the R32/R46 on the C as opposed to all R179s. R179s work fantastic on the A though 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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