Priincenene Posted September 1, 2015 Share #10351 Posted September 1, 2015 The mayor would attend because it would be an achievement for NYC. Other than that, let's hope that some railfans don't misbehave...Maybe its a possibility? Hey by the ways is R62A #1806 that Bloomberg rode still on the or is it on the ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted September 1, 2015 Share #10352 Posted September 1, 2015 My mistake, I took his word for the R188s being carbon steel. From what I read only a handful of R44s were in bad shape, most of them was decent when they was retired... Why would they have retired most of them, then? I assume that it was the acid baths that brought about their end, because the SIR ones didn't have the same issues, and I've never heard of the graffiti epidemic spreading to the SIR. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted September 1, 2015 Share #10353 Posted September 1, 2015 Weren't the R44's retired because they had frame issues? And what about the R44's on SIR 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3216068E Posted September 1, 2015 Share #10354 Posted September 1, 2015 Weren't the R44's retired because they had frame issues? And what about the R44's on SIR They were retired for various reasons R44s were structurally falling apart and for SIR R44s IMO they are still in pretty good shape 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted September 1, 2015 Share #10355 Posted September 1, 2015 Yeah, I'm not kidding... Just let the MTA do its job. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R62AR33 Posted September 1, 2015 Share #10356 Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) Maybe its a possibility? Hey by the ways is R62A #1806 that Bloomberg rode still on the or is it on the ? On the Everything that's 1651-2001 with some 2100s are on the with the exception for the single cars. Edited September 1, 2015 by R62AR33 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon2305 Posted September 1, 2015 Share #10357 Posted September 1, 2015 On the Everything that's 1651-2001 with some 2100s are on the with the exception for the single cars. R62As 2005/2010 - 2015/2020-2025 is also on the . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted September 1, 2015 Share #10358 Posted September 1, 2015 Hey, Ive been thinking about this, why dont we link up the single sets to make a 5-Car set? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted September 1, 2015 Share #10359 Posted September 1, 2015 Hey, Ive been thinking about this, why dont we link up the single sets to make a 5-Car set? They need a few for the Times Sq shuttle, but the vast majority IS linked. All the R62 and 62A cars used to be single units. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted September 2, 2015 Share #10360 Posted September 2, 2015 On the Everything that's 1651-2001 with some 2100s are on the with the exception for the single cars. A large number of 1800s remain on the . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon2305 Posted September 2, 2015 Share #10361 Posted September 2, 2015 A large number of 1800s remain on the . Ironically, theres about 2 or 3 10 car sets of 18xx coupled together currently. 1826-30 is coupled with 1871-75. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted September 2, 2015 Share #10362 Posted September 2, 2015 They were retired for various reasons R44s were structurally falling apart and for SIR R44s IMO they are still in pretty good shapeActually the SIR R44's are no better. The MTA has been giving them many SMS's in the last few years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted September 2, 2015 Share #10363 Posted September 2, 2015 The R44s were in bad shape due to much higher levels of wear and tear, along with heavier level of mileage and vandalism, The R38s were in bad shape because they had really dirty interiors and roofs that the had to hold together with duct tape. R42s roofs look like king Kong wiped his a** on them because of the scratchitiThe R44's never really left the after 1991 so that is probably why they had high mileage. They were on the during the later years but the damage was done. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted September 2, 2015 Share #10364 Posted September 2, 2015 Actually the SIR R44's are no better. The MTA has been giving them many SMS's in the last few years.You would think the SIR R44s would be replaced by the R46s or R179s by now. Of course, the is bad with their decisions... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priincenene Posted September 2, 2015 Share #10365 Posted September 2, 2015 The R44's never really left the after 1991 so that is probably why they had high mileage. They were on the during the later years but the damage was done. I see no difference between them both. The R44 runs like R46, looks like the R46, maybe had minor changes. The R46 that belonged originally to Jamaica Yard that are on the run good! I love em on the . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted September 2, 2015 Share #10366 Posted September 2, 2015 I see no difference between them both. The R44 runs like R46, looks like the R46, maybe had minor changes. The R46 that belonged originally to Jamaica Yard that are on the run good! I love em on the . It only somewhat looked like an R46 and I've noticed the differences in them. I actually liked the R44s on the better than the R46s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted September 2, 2015 Share #10367 Posted September 2, 2015 You would think the SIR R44s would be replaced by the R46s or R179s by now. Of course, the is bad with their decisions... And those would have been replaced by what? There's no R179s to speak of and the R46s are needed to hold down service here. The may not always make good decisions, but their hands are tied here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted September 2, 2015 Share #10368 Posted September 2, 2015 And those would have been replaced by what? There's no R179s to speak of and the R46s are needed to hold down service here. The may not always make good decisions, but their hands are tied here.I meant if the didn't go with the lowest bidder for the R179s and all that other stuff that prevented the R44s from being retired, the R44s would have been retired. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3216068E Posted September 2, 2015 Share #10369 Posted September 2, 2015 Damn trains were extremely packed this morning 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted September 2, 2015 Share #10370 Posted September 2, 2015 Damn trains were extremely packed this morning LIRR wasn't running between Penn and Jamaica cause of a power outage... so all those people had to take the into the city. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3216068E Posted September 2, 2015 Share #10371 Posted September 2, 2015 LIRR wasn't running between Penn and Jamaica cause of a power outage... so all those people had to take the into the city. Yeah I've heard people were literally pushing themselves into the train 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RtrainBlues Posted September 2, 2015 Share #10372 Posted September 2, 2015 This was a particularly bad time to add extra passengers to the E, as the E was already overloaded due to temporary weekday service cuts that end on Friday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priincenene Posted September 2, 2015 Share #10373 Posted September 2, 2015 Holy crap. I took the yesterday thank God I didn't today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainFanInfinity Posted September 2, 2015 Share #10374 Posted September 2, 2015 There were a million trains operating this morning. I was waiting at 42nd Street and three trains passed by before the first train came. And I think I already missed another train, too. The first and third ones were crowded but the second one was empty. The train had to run express in Brooklyn to Euclid because of the delay. (Then an train behind us ran local instead.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted September 2, 2015 Share #10375 Posted September 2, 2015 Excuse me for being dense (word of warning), but I'm curious to know how cross honoring works between railroads and subway. I say this because it's easy to do on New Jersey trains and buses, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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