Calvin Posted February 25, 2011 #1 Posted February 25, 2011 Today, i was riding a to 65 St with my family and passing by each , its all R46. Does this mean that R160s are no longer assigned to the ? or is it that its still on the ?
TrainFanatic Posted February 25, 2011 #2 Posted February 25, 2011 That doesn't mean you saw all the train sets that were on the . Who knows, theirs a possibility that the behind yours could of been an 160 set.
CTK246 Posted February 25, 2011 #3 Posted February 25, 2011 I think the has 3-5 assigned sets on weekdays. You could catch one between 9:00 and 9:10 at Atlantic Av. towards Bay Ridge.
RTOMan Posted February 25, 2011 #4 Posted February 25, 2011 Today, i was riding a to 65 St with my family and passing by each , its all R46. Does this mean that R160s are no longer assigned to the ? or is it that its still on the ? The ®omeo does have R160's assigned to it, you just gotta catch one. I see at least two sets a day...
Fresh Pond Posted February 25, 2011 #5 Posted February 25, 2011 Wirelessly posted via (BlackBerry8520/5.0.0.900 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100) I saw one earlier today while heading to work (It seems like they're put-ins) BTW isn't this like the millionth thread about the same topic?
LRG Posted February 25, 2011 #6 Posted February 25, 2011 I've rode an R160 as early as 6:30 in the morning. It all depends on what's available at the yard...always has been.
TwoTimer Posted February 25, 2011 #7 Posted February 25, 2011 There's a couple of them around, saw one tonite when operating on the
TrainFanatic Posted February 25, 2011 #8 Posted February 25, 2011 There's a couple of them around, saw one tonite when operating on the Ooo. Operator on the . That's whats up. :cool:
TwoTimer Posted February 25, 2011 #9 Posted February 25, 2011 Ooo. Operator on the . That's whats up. :cool: Just today, doing a tour of the lines to qualify on all of them.
jimbob60 Posted February 25, 2011 #10 Posted February 25, 2011 Jamaica yard has 810 (8713-8722 and 9143-9942) R160's and needs about 700 to meet E and F service needs. E and F run only R160's. Given maintenance/repair requirements, there can be anywhere from none to 5 or so R160's available for R service.
SevenEleven Posted February 25, 2011 #11 Posted February 25, 2011 The ®omeo does have R160's assigned to it, you just gotta catch one. I see at least two sets a day... Pretty much the norm. Head out to 71st right after 2pm, it won't be hard to find one. I get them without trying every time.
Guest lance25 Posted February 25, 2011 #12 Posted February 25, 2011 @Calvin: There are 2 R160 consists and 27 R46 consists assigned to the line. The 2 R160s were probably someplace other than where you were.
Calvin Posted February 25, 2011 Author #13 Posted February 25, 2011 Wirelessly posted via (BlackBerry8520/5.0.0.900 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100) I saw one earlier today while heading to work (It seems like they're put-ins) BTW isn't this like the millionth thread about the same topic? nope, cause according to joekorner, it has 2 sets assigned but after Day 1 or 2 from a trip, all i saw are R46s
Guest lance25 Posted February 25, 2011 #14 Posted February 25, 2011 Remember, cars are assigned to yards, not lines, so while the should use two R160 consists, they may have been placed on the or lines because those lines needed an extra train or two.
Fresh Pond Posted February 25, 2011 #15 Posted February 25, 2011 Wirelessly posted via (BlackBerry8520/5.0.0.900 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100) nope, cause according to joekorner, it has 2 sets assigned but after Day 1 or 2 from a trip, all i saw are R46s So you mean to tell me that you saw all tweenty-something trains?
Calvin Posted February 25, 2011 Author #16 Posted February 25, 2011 Wirelessly posted via (BlackBerry8520/5.0.0.900 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100) So you mean to tell me that you saw all tweenty-something trains? started from Bay Ridge to Jackson Heights, all past are 23
NX Express Posted February 25, 2011 #17 Posted February 25, 2011 started from Bay Ridge to Jackson Heights, all past are 23 Maybe the one in front of you? Anyway, for the third time. Why is a car assignment so important? We're here to learn something, not to argue about R160s.
Daniel The Cool Posted February 25, 2011 #18 Posted February 25, 2011 No offense but I see this is a pointless thread about the same question being asked over and over again and this is not the first time either.
Broadway Local Posted February 25, 2011 #19 Posted February 25, 2011 Subway cars are not a really big deal. Calvin is just asking that why didn't he see one R160 during his weekend trip. Sometimes Calvin, you don't see it.
Grand Concourse Posted February 25, 2011 #20 Posted February 25, 2011 At this point with just an R46 or R160, is it that big a deal as what shows up on the Jamaica yard lines? There's no diversity anymore.
E Local Posted February 25, 2011 #21 Posted February 25, 2011 there are SOME R160's on the last week, I saw like 3 of them. 2 heading to forest hills & one to bay ridge, also it was a Saturday.
2 Train Master Posted February 26, 2011 #22 Posted February 26, 2011 each , its all R46. Does this mean that R160s are no longer assigned to the ? or is it that its still on the ? Does it matter really? These cars have a few decades left unlike the R-46 I doubt they'll make it to 2020.Somedays I don't see or catch an R-68 or R-68A train but that doesn't mean they aren't assigned or run on the ( anymore. Like someone said before cars are assigned to yards not lines.Therefore the is based out of Coney Island whatever is there and is needed it will run on a line.Any day we can see an R-160 pop up on the b\c there may be a shortage in equipment or the other equipment can't be used for service due to it being checked or whatever. R-160's are on the 6/7 days of the week sometimes 7 sometimes less depending on what needed.There are not many but they're around.The Coney Island put-in for the is usually an R-160.
Law Posted February 26, 2011 #23 Posted February 26, 2011 Does it matter really? These cars have a few decades left unlike the R-46 I doubt they'll make it to 2020.Somedays I don't see or catch an R-68 or R-68A train but that doesn't mean they aren't assigned or run on the ( anymore.Like someone said before cars are assigned to yards not lines.Therefore the is based out of Coney Island whatever is there and is needed it will run on a line.Any day we can see an R-160 pop up on the b\c there may be a shortage in equipment or the other equipment can't be used for service due to it being checked or whatever. R-160's are on the 6/7 days of the week sometimes 7 sometimes less depending on what needed.There are not many but they're around.The Coney Island put-in for the is usually an R-160. If there is a spare R160 lying around in CI won't it get sent on to the instead? And if Jamica does have spare R160's why shouldn't they run them on the ? They perform better than the R46's and its more pleasing to see as well.
2 Train Master Posted February 26, 2011 #24 Posted February 26, 2011 If there is a spare R160 lying around in CI won't it get sent on to the instead? And if Jamica does have spare R160's why shouldn't they run them on the ? They perform better than the R46's and its more pleasing to see as well. It's not CI's equipment though.Since the has no other place to put a train.Samething with the put-ins but its a Concourse based yard. Every yard has spares known as a GAP train which is put on a SPUR track or layup or unused express track.I don't think you'll ever see a train yard empty.
LRG Posted February 26, 2011 #25 Posted February 26, 2011 If there is a spare R160 lying around in CI won't it get sent on to the instead? And if Jamica does have spare R160's why shouldn't they run them on the ? They perform better than the R46's and its more pleasing to see as well. Management could care less as to what is more appealing to people. All that matters is that they get a train on the road to avoid an abandoned interval which can cause the line to become infrequent due to an AI.
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