Lance Posted March 26, 2014 Share #1476 Posted March 26, 2014 How much more would it cost the MTA to have 260 cars in a 5 set and 40 in a 4 set for the R42's? That's still 300 cars. More than it's worth. Bombardier is already in the process of building the number of A and B cars necessary to create the 260 four-car sets and 40 five-car sets. Changing that order, while possible, would require them to change the amount of A/B cars, thus delaying the order and costing the MTA more money in the process. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewJC Posted April 1, 2014 Share #1477 Posted April 1, 2014 How much more would it cost the MTA to have 260 cars in a 5 set and 40 in a 4 set for the R42's? That's still 300 cars. Yes, but it's only 31 trains, rather than the 36.5 that the actual R179 order is providing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted April 12, 2014 Share #1478 Posted April 12, 2014 There isn't any definite word on car numbers for either order. In theory, the 179s could use the numbers after 2924 (the last R68) and the 211s can start from the old R32 car numbers. Really though, it's way too early for that, especially for the 211s, which haven't even been ordered yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
125thstreet Posted April 13, 2014 Share #1479 Posted April 13, 2014 Noticed an ad for the R179 on the train today. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTA1992 Posted April 13, 2014 Share #1480 Posted April 13, 2014 Really? Subarashii. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted April 13, 2014 Share #1481 Posted April 13, 2014 Noticed an ad for the R179 on the train today. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk What did it say? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far Rock Depot Posted April 14, 2014 Share #1482 Posted April 14, 2014 Noticed an ad for the R179 on the train today. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk What did it say? It just states the new cars are coming. Sent from my Q10 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbr40 Posted May 8, 2014 Share #1483 Posted May 8, 2014 sometime, it meant not to be built. think about this, where the r 70, r80, r90, r100? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTA Bus Posted May 8, 2014 Share #1484 Posted May 8, 2014 This order is ridiculous. We've been talking about the R179 since at least 2008 and still, no test train has been built? The first test train is due to arrive by the end of the year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted May 8, 2014 Share #1485 Posted May 8, 2014 sometime, it meant not to be built. think about this, where the r 70, r80, r90, r100? The" R" contact does not necessarily mean new subway cars. Example, the yellow locomotives we have now ate under the contract number R47/52/77/77E/156. The ex redbirds were ordered as R33/36, but when rebuiltdas the yellow cars, they came under the contract R161 There's s list floating around of the contract numbers starting back to the R1s but I can't find it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted May 8, 2014 Share #1486 Posted May 8, 2014 Speaking of the R156s, have the those trains been delivered yet? There's a bunch running around now... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted May 8, 2014 Share #1487 Posted May 8, 2014 According to wikipedia there are 28. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far Rock Depot Posted May 9, 2014 Share #1488 Posted May 9, 2014 R contracts are also used for equipment as well. And technically the numbers we know( R32 R160 R179 etc) are the last two to three digits for the whole contract number itself. Sent from my Q10 using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted May 9, 2014 Share #1489 Posted May 9, 2014 There's s list floating around of the contract numbers starting back to the R1s but I can't find it Like this one. You're welcome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted May 9, 2014 Share #1490 Posted May 9, 2014 Like this one. You're welcome. That's exactly what I was about to post, oh well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted May 14, 2014 Share #1491 Posted May 14, 2014 For those of you who thought color LED signs can't show brown 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted May 16, 2014 Share #1492 Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) ^^^ Yup I seen it before, I was equally suprised when I took a look at archives from independant sites a few months back. Edited May 16, 2014 by realizm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted May 16, 2014 Share #1493 Posted May 16, 2014 Looks more like maroon, but then the LCD doesn't do LED colors any justice. Brown in LED mixing is basically a dark orange or amber. Simple LED signs that are not video/graphic displays usually don't have a wide range of colors. Each primary can be shown at full intensity or half intensity; if you're lucky, quarter intensity, so the closest would be what amounts to a hex value of 804000. I have one of the signs used by the LOTTO machines, which uses yellow green, which produces more reddish yellows, and "brown" is 808000, and it just looks like a duller amber. (this is what I have simulated for the Nassau St. lines in my avatar). So this is probably just a dull red or something, and it looks like separate primary color LED's (SRGB) rather than pure RGB, so those look like columns of dim greens next to the reds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstar1 Posted June 11, 2014 Share #1494 Posted June 11, 2014 I actually do like r160 repeated alstom onix sound, more than r142 striaght forward sound. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted June 11, 2014 Share #1495 Posted June 11, 2014 So the test train was delayed until January 2015. (did someone else mention this? If so my apologies). Its going to be interesting where they will start testing this train in revenue service. I guess almost the entire B division almost as they did with the R160's? (I don't recall them officially testing them on the G - as the only time they actually ran on the crosstown to CI was during whe major Jay Street work that was performed in recent memory as a GO.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted June 11, 2014 Share #1496 Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Edited June 11, 2014 by Union Tpke 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted June 12, 2014 Share #1497 Posted June 12, 2014 For those of you who thought color LED signs can't show brown I love CTA's Brown Line! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted June 12, 2014 Share #1498 Posted June 12, 2014 On a side note, yes I remember this. Thats was during the Jay Street trackbed rehab when the crews were tearing up the place ridiculous with CAT jackhammers with bulldozers at the ready like this was a demolition operation of the station. (Correct?) Which was awesome to see, saw it firsthand . Once in a lifetime opportunity. I cant say when we will ever see this ever happening again.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share #1499 Posted June 20, 2014 This R179 is going to be a really nice looking train! Taking most of its styling cues from the R160, but should be quite distinct from what I am being told. Full review on the program and its delay coming up. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTA1992 Posted June 20, 2014 Share #1500 Posted June 20, 2014 I kinda got that from the mock-up, which was already quite distinct in my eyes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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