Tech And Transit Posted July 20, 2016 Share #6601 Posted July 20, 2016 You don't need to post a pic now lol, I just caught the set. I don't know why I didn't catch it or see it yesterday, maybe it was in layup. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech And Transit Posted July 20, 2016 Share #6602 Posted July 20, 2016 (edited) Well looks like it is actually in service, caught it today at 5th Avenue. I apologize for being doubtful lol. Edited July 20, 2016 by Tech And Transit 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon2305 Posted July 20, 2016 Share #6603 Posted July 20, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDgYdOBgWT4&feature=youtu.be Well looks like it is actually in service, caught it today at 5th Avenue. I apologize for being doubtful lol. Last time I rode that set was in early summer 2014. Nice to see it back in customer service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bracamonte Posted July 22, 2016 Share #6604 Posted July 22, 2016 I saw two R62A's on the today, and on my to work, I was able to get on one with a RFW. This could be the last time I'll be able to view a RFW on the . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon2305 Posted July 23, 2016 Share #6605 Posted July 23, 2016 7581-85 7586-90 7936 in service on the . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted July 23, 2016 Share #6606 Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) I just noticed that on the factory made 188; the interior display has a dark grey than the R142As Edited July 23, 2016 by CH3348 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted July 23, 2016 Share #6607 Posted July 23, 2016 Slightly different materials probably. Either that or the casing of the 142A displays has faded over the years. It has been well over a decade since the 142A orders were completed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted July 24, 2016 Share #6608 Posted July 24, 2016 Seeing that photo reminds me how much I love those displays when brand new... Sent from my iPod touch using NYC Transit Forums mobile app 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1train2255railfan Posted July 25, 2016 Share #6609 Posted July 25, 2016 Yeah, I've noticed that too. I think it happened over time, and it's mostly on older factories, like 7811-7859 and 7871-76 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech And Transit Posted July 29, 2016 Share #6610 Posted July 29, 2016 It's so weird seeing 7870 and 7871 coupled together. The difference between the two sets is astounding, but it makes sense when you think about how 7866-70 has been out of service for 2 years and 7871-7876 is the dirtiest factory R188 set. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3F Posted July 29, 2016 Share #6611 Posted July 29, 2016 The set that includes car 7554 passed Dekalb Avenue on the Northbound express track at around 9:50 PM. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2fwannabe Posted August 15, 2016 Share #6612 Posted August 15, 2016 No R-62A moves for quite a while. It looks like none will be forthcoming for a while either. For those keeping score, here's where they were as of August 5: 375 @ 240 Street for 1: 1826-1830, 1841-1900, 2156-2220, 2226-2345, 2351-2475. 395 @ Westchester for 6: 1651-1825, 1831-1840, 1911-1925, 1943, 1944, 1947-1949, 1961-2070, 2076-2080, 2086-2090, 2096-2155, 2221-2225, 2346-2350. 65 R-142A's are also leftover. 34 @ Corona for 7: 1901-1908, 1910, 1926, 1934, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1954, 1957-1960, 2071-2075, 2081-2085, 2091-2095. There's still one or two a day running Mon-Fri. Plus the 20 Shuttle cars, of course! (1927, 1928, 1930-1933, 1935-1937, 1940, 1941, 1952, 1955, 1956) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2fwannabe Posted August 15, 2016 Share #6613 Posted August 15, 2016 And the linked sets: 1929, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1953 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon2305 Posted August 15, 2016 Share #6614 Posted August 15, 2016 Those R62As that are left on the are being kept for service fill-in's due to a few R188s having their CBTC components tested. Still no telling when those R62As will be transferred over to the mainline yet but the whole CBTC work on the really depends on the signals and communications as oppose to just the trains. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassTransitHonchkrow Posted August 16, 2016 Share #6615 Posted August 16, 2016 We all know about it already They would read this and laugh They're blockheads all right. Laugh? They'll [emoji90] on it. But a wakeup call for then is in the works. However, I need help shifting the ideology of our role in the Northeast. The MTA's lack of progress is a chokehold in the most important juncture in the Northeast. I feel that going after MTA policies directly will be futile as would addressing them directly. Strings need to be pulled from the back ends. ????Eric Shields | #MassTransitHonchkrow Sent from my m8 using Tapatalk No because the is permanently 11 cars and R142s are in permanent 5 car sets.Eleven? I always wondered why the platforms seemed so large. Was it always that way?[emoji53] Sent from my m8 using Tapatalk On the line? Nope. they probably would just borrow 62's from the line again. But on the , , and lines on a temporary basis? possibly. Like for example if one of those four lines has R142/As OOS due to SMS work. Maybe one or two sets would come over to fill in. The and lines borrowed R62A's from Corona in the 2000s. There's photos of the world fair cars running on the IRT mainline in the 70s.. http://nycsubway.org/perl/show?4196 That car is beautiful. Do you think blue and gold are New York colors? I don't. CTTransit buses have been kanged. Sent from my m8 using Tapatalk It doesn't matter if the Seventh Avenue Line has only one line with NTTs, the R62/As are still in decent WORKING condition and got another decade or so for useful service life so they are NOT going anywhere anytime soon.As the get the screens installed and tested, will GTFS feeds eventually benefit from the Real time data? The is real time, all others are static (timetable only). Sent from my m8 using Tapatalk It still is on the BMT radio frequency though Sent from my iPod touch using NYC Transit Forums mobile app I remembered chatting with an employee during the Delancey reroute phase during the week before last Turkey day. You guys still use separate frequency bands for the three systems? Even the radio LCD he held to me said IND. And yes, this was at West 4th during week 9 (of 40) of trains rerouted via the with the at the lower level. Sent from my m8 using Tapatalk Just because you didn't see it doesn't mean it didn't run. ...Unless you was on the line the entire clocking every single train that ran I sometimes do that. Those new displays are certainly fixating. I can't wait for them to be uploaded and compiled to the agency GTFS. Then I can see real times for those trains. When train schedules aren't available, sometimes I can still see them on the Transit app. Sent from my m8 using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cl94 Posted August 16, 2016 Share #6616 Posted August 16, 2016 New York's system is so large that having the radio would likely get clogged up if everything was on the same band. The BMT/IND/IRT division makes for an easy way to assign segments of the system. Of course, the is on the BMT band, as are the in Brooklyn and south of Church, while the is on the IND in Queens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted August 16, 2016 Share #6617 Posted August 16, 2016 As cl94 said, it reduces clutter and honestly there is no need to communcate between the divisions, because they generally operate independently of each other. Eventually in the future you may see the BMT and IND frequencies combined into one. Sent from my iPod touch using NYC Transit Forums mobile app 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cl94 Posted August 16, 2016 Share #6618 Posted August 16, 2016 Eventually in the future you may see the BMT and IND frequencies combined into one. And that would likely be to eliminate the need for a bunch of services to change frequency. As of now, the following services change frequency at some point along their route: When SAS opens, the will flip to the IND frequency just south of Lex/63rd. Here's a listing of what'll be on each frequency for the entire route when SAS opens: IND: BMT: Franklin IRT: Times Square With SAS, 6/17 of the B Division lines will need to change frequency, which the MTA may desire to avoid, but we're getting ahead of ourselves there. For the uninitiated, the is lumped with the B Division because that is its only track connection with the rest of the system. All car moves to the rest of the IRT have to either hop on the Bay Ridge branch with a diesel and use the unpowered connection at Linden Shops or get over to the IND and cross over to the IRT at 207th St or Concourse. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted August 19, 2016 Share #6619 Posted August 19, 2016 Even though the R188 order is complete, the R62As that are at Corona are used as extras and CBTC testing (mentioned above). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted August 19, 2016 Share #6620 Posted August 19, 2016 Even though the R188 order is complete, the R62As that are at Corona are used as extras and CBTC testing (mentioned above). The text states that the R62A's are there to FILL IN for R188's that are still going through CBTC testing. Some R62A's on the are used as garbage trains (the singles). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cl94 Posted August 19, 2016 Share #6621 Posted August 19, 2016 At this point, very few R62As ever see service and the line is mostly R188s. As of the June car assignments, a whopping 3 sets were in rush hour service, which happens to be approximately how many sets of R142As are on the {4}. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted August 19, 2016 Share #6622 Posted August 19, 2016 At this point, very few R62As ever see service and the line is mostly R188s. As of the June car assignments, a whopping 3 sets were in rush hour service, which happens to be approximately how many sets of R142As are on the {4}. I was pleasantly on an R142A on the yesterday. The air conditioning felt good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cl94 Posted August 19, 2016 Share #6623 Posted August 19, 2016 I was pleasantly on an R142A on the yesterday. The air conditioning felt good. As was I. Made the SRO experience a little more pleasant. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted August 20, 2016 Share #6624 Posted August 20, 2016 Surprised to see one of the R62A sets out on the yesterday. Getting rarer and rarer. That car is beautiful. Do you think blue and gold are New York colors? I don't. CTTransit buses have been kanged. Blue and gold are the State colors of New York so, yes, they're New York colors. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted August 20, 2016 Share #6625 Posted August 20, 2016 (edited) Surprised to see one of the R62A sets out on the yesterday. Getting rarer and rarer. 2 sets are out yesterday: One is a 5-car with 6 singles and the other is a 2 5 cars with a single unit in the middle. Edited August 20, 2016 by CH3348 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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