Priincenene Posted July 6, 2015 Share #9701 Posted July 6, 2015 @Rollover, I see, but when I pass by the Van Wyck, still says "Briarwood-Van Wyck" , lets hope that don't change, and I have more news: The 34th St Extension is pretty much done, waiting for the grand opening (Source: Facebook) (Pictures were proven but not available until authorized to show on here) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted July 6, 2015 Share #9702 Posted July 6, 2015 @Rollover, I see, but when I pass by the Van Wyck, still says "Briarwood-Van Wyck" , lets hope that don't change, and I have more news: The 34th St Extension is pretty much done, waiting for the grand opening (Source: Facebook) (Pictures were proven but not available until authorized to show on here) why wouldn't you be authorized to show on here? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted July 6, 2015 Share #9703 Posted July 6, 2015 why wouldn't you be authorized to show on here? It's up on Facebook groups. They're not private. I'll see if I can find them when I get home. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted July 7, 2015 Share #9704 Posted July 7, 2015 Friend just sent me a video of a few redbirds pulling some Corona R62As up the 8th Ave line at 59th Street. The R62As were singles, one of them #1906. Maybe this is the summer swap of redbirds for 62As on the work fleet? Or something weird. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted July 7, 2015 Share #9705 Posted July 7, 2015 Friend just sent me a video of a few redbirds pulling some Corona R62As up the 8th Ave line at 59th Street. The R62As were singles, one of them #1906. Maybe this is the summer swap of redbirds for 62As on the work fleet? Or something weird. I remember just last week seeing a train on the 7 with a 5-car set paired to 6 singles. That might have been the one that I saw, not sure though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted July 7, 2015 Share #9706 Posted July 7, 2015 I remember just last week seeing a train on the 7 with a 5-car set paired to 6 singles. That might have been the one that I saw, not sure though. That's been happening a lot as 5-car sets have been sent to the . The remaining singles have been lined up together, just like in the old days. Some days have two or three trains running like that. This was something different, though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted July 7, 2015 Share #9707 Posted July 7, 2015 That's been happening a lot as 5-car sets have been sent to the . The remaining singles have been lined up together, just like in the old days. Some days have two or three trains running like that. This was something different, though. It's for the Summer Work Trains 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted July 7, 2015 Share #9708 Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) 8573-8576/8344-8341 seem to follow me whenever I take the . I've caught that set numerous times within a week and I'm on it going home as I write this. Edited July 7, 2015 by S78 via Hylan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted July 8, 2015 Share #9709 Posted July 8, 2015 Lance, what happened to your Rollsign making thread? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted July 8, 2015 Share #9710 Posted July 8, 2015 Any word on what happened to that set that was involved in the train derailment last May? 5634-5635-5637-5636 has been in service for a while now but it seems 5742-5743-5745-5744 never returned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted July 8, 2015 Share #9711 Posted July 8, 2015 Any word on what happened to that set that was involved in the train derailment last May? 5634-5635-5637-5636 has been in service for a while now but it seems 5742-5743-5745-5744 never returned. According to the June 2015 ERA Bulletin, 5742-5745 were still at Coney Island awaiting a decision on its overall future, though some body repair work had started. https://gallery.mailchimp.com/53077b4eb8363107e691b3757/files/June_2015_ERA_Bulletin.pdf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted July 8, 2015 Share #9712 Posted July 8, 2015 One R142 set on the has the new shortened announcements... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted July 8, 2015 Share #9713 Posted July 8, 2015 (edited) This is pretty nice. I think all R160s should have had those folding seats and video recording devices. But of course, the issue is $$$. I wonder if the R160 car numbered, 8714, still has those folded seats. I myself never caught it at all, ever. Edited July 8, 2015 by RollOver 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted July 8, 2015 Share #9714 Posted July 8, 2015 Lance, what happened to your Rollsign making thread? It's still on hiatus until I find the time to make the sign curtains. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted July 9, 2015 Share #9715 Posted July 9, 2015 This is pretty nice. I think all R160s should have had those folding seats and video recording devices. But of course, the issue is $$$. I wonder if the R160 car numbered, 8714, still has those folded seats. I myself never caught it at all, ever. It looks like they removed the seats at the ends of the cars. Why???? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted July 9, 2015 Share #9716 Posted July 9, 2015 It looks like they removed the seats at the ends of the cars. Why???? its a long time being removed, its a test and didnt work out in the end 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted July 9, 2015 Share #9717 Posted July 9, 2015 Just wanted to comment on something. In Toronto, transit preservation is in a deplorable way. Out of older cars that were retired in the last few years, the only specimens that have survived (besides 75 that were sold for second hand usage in Lagos, Nigeria), are two movie props. One car is fully intact, while the other was sliced in half for usage as a promo for the 2014 Godzilla movie. Because no other specimens survive, it has gotten to the point where some enthusiasts actually consider the purchasing of these props, inaccessible to the public, as a viable consolation prize for actual preservation. The New York Transit Museum's collection is a wonderful thing. Treasure it, folks, because you've reached a point that transit preservation in other cities never will. its a long time being removed, its a test and didnt work out in the end I knew about that, I just thought it was odd that they got rid of the seats. I would love to know what the agency was thinking when they thought that was a good idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted July 9, 2015 Share #9718 Posted July 9, 2015 I like it. It could have made R160s a bit more different from the R143s. The video devices is what I liked the most. But yes, I don't know why they didn't have the folded seats included at the end of the cars. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j express Posted July 11, 2015 Share #9719 Posted July 11, 2015 A r68 ran on the today for the p.m rush. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted July 11, 2015 Share #9720 Posted July 11, 2015 That Culver EL express G.O this weekend is great, train hauls ass on the middle express tracks.. Had a C/R on the who announced the bus routes at every stop.. reminded me of when I rode a B6 local about 12 years ago and driver announced every single street the bus stopped at Also was a 160 on the .. always nice to see them on there... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted July 11, 2015 Share #9721 Posted July 11, 2015 A r68 ran on the today for the p.m rush. That r68 is making its rounds, because I was on that r68 early this morning (around 5:20am @ prospect park).... Missed the B35, so I walked to the B12 & took that to Parkside - only to find out no manhattan bound trains were stopping there, so I took the quick little walk to prospect park station.... I didn't know what to think when that train pulled up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j express Posted July 12, 2015 Share #9722 Posted July 12, 2015 That r68 is making its rounds, because I was on that r68 early this morning (around 5:20am @ prospect park).... Missed the B35, so I walked to the B12 & took that to Parkside - only to find out no manhattan bound trains were stopping there, so I took the quick little walk to prospect park station.... I didn't know what to think when that train pulled up. When I went out this afternoon and I didnt see it even though I checked the entire line today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted July 12, 2015 Share #9723 Posted July 12, 2015 When I went out this afternoon and I didnt see it even though I checked the entire line today.They likely put that R68 back home since it wasn't really needed anymore by the afternoon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted July 13, 2015 Share #9724 Posted July 13, 2015 Speaking of the day the R68 ran on the , I heard the went to Whitehall St for some reason 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted July 13, 2015 Share #9725 Posted July 13, 2015 Speaking of the day the R68 ran on the , I heard the went to Whitehall St for some reasonSwitch problems at 135th Street 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.