Kawasaki laying off 115 workers - destined to lose R179 contract?

[Bonanza123d]

I think this will be great. Is the R179 an A division or B division? I think it is A.

[Roadcruiser1]

B division. It's going to replace the R42's, and R32's. Enjoy your last rides on those cars. They are going to die pretty soon.

[overclocked]

Lets hope the quality of new trains would be as good as the ones they are replacing.

Look at some R160's, not even a decade have passed, yet some of them have rust on their bodies and then look at R32/R68.

[SoSpectacular]

Lets hope the quality of new trains would be as good as the ones they are replacing.

Look at some R160's, not even a decade have passed, yet some of them have rust on their bodies and then look at R32/R68.

 

That's not rust...

[Roadcruiser1]

That's steel dust from the tunnels the R160's run through. They could be removed though.

[overclocked]

ohh, that explains the sandpaper marks on the sides

still how come older fleet doesn't suffer from that problem?

[Roadcruiser1]

They do. The R32's have steel dust on them. They don't rust, because of their stainless steel bodies.

[overclocked]

They don't rust, because of their stainless steel bodies.

That's the point I was trying to make, since R160s too feature stainless steel bodies.

Can someone tell where the bodies for R160 came from? Thank you.

[Roadcruiser1]

Kawasaki, and Alstom built the R160's. They are responsible for the construction of the cars. The cars were built in Brazil, Canada, and the United States.

[w8Hou]

Kawasaki, and Alstom built the R160's. They are responsible for the construction of the cars. The cars were built in Brazil, Canada, and the United States.

 

 

none of the R160 cars built in Canada.

 

Alstom's R160 cars built from Lapa, Brazil, and outfitted in Hornell, NY.

 

Kawasaki's R160 cars #8713-8722 bulit from Kobe, Japan, while the rest built in Lincoln, Nebraska; assembled in Yonkers, NY.

[Fan Railer]

Says who? I never read anywhere (except for rumors) that they are gonna look like the R143's/R160's. Everything is possible.

 

apparently people are once again forgetting stuff that has been released before, so once again, i will repost it... do well to remember this stuff next time before assuming:

 

http://www.pcac.org/nyctrc/meetings-and-minutes/minutes-102009/

Mr. Grill said that a normal procurement requires more than 30 months for design and nine months to one year to run a pilot test on a car and then production kicks in. He said the 60 foot car in design is basically the current R160. He said that production would be quicker if an incumbent vendor were used....Mr. Sansone said they have eliminated a number of poles from the new cars. He said there would be areas for wheelchairs. In the new cars there will be no more folding seats and the priority seating is being relocated. Mr. Sansone said they are using the basic design of the R160 car. He said the seating will be of the longitudinal type....Ellyn Shannon asked that if NYC Transit does hold focus groups on new car designs that the Council be allowed to observe the proceedings. Mr. Sansone said the R179 is a follow up to the R160. He said there are many changes that are invisible to the rider that have already been made to the design such as reducing the weight of the car. He said they are investigating the use of LED lights and will write the Council at the point the when the design team is ready for them to be looked at. He also said the pole design may be changed and the designers will definitely consult the Council on this issue.

 

 

 

The level of research and memory retention is appalling =.=