Grand Concourse Posted December 29, 2010 Share #76 Posted December 29, 2010 amen..........and pple dont wanna pay higher fares so your not gonna have the man power to clean them anyhow Yup. Can't expect more with less. People don't want higher fares, then they can't expect much improvement. And besides.... why transfer cars with EXP/LCL led indictors to a line that doesn't need them? While that is true, the only way having those 'modified' R62As on lines like the won't matter is: if the stays mostly R142/As and the getting back its R62s from the . But that would add in another line to deal with and wouldn't make much sense. So point remains that right now it's most likely the and/or that will give up their R142As to the for the R62As. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T to Dyre Avenue Posted December 29, 2010 Share #77 Posted December 29, 2010 Unrelated: I still think the MTA should think about using 60' IRT cars [as long as the R143/R160s but narrow like the R142s]. Why go thru this hassle over the 11th car? I mean is Steinway that much of a problem that cars can't be longer than 51' long? I'm with you on this, Grand Concourse. The 51-foot cars just don't handle the crowds well. Yesterday, the day after the blizzard, was a prime example. Between the absence of express service, reduced headways and constant door-holding, the was a nightmare yesterday morning. At least if the cars were 60 feet each with four exit doors per side, people might have had an easier time getting on and off and the trains wouldn't have stayed in the stations so long. They really should find a way to run 60-foot cars on the . They don't have to be wider (because they can't get wider due to the Steinway Tunnel), but longer. A 10-car train of 60-footers (600 feet) carries more people than an 11-car train of 51-footers (561 feet). Plus, if they procured a new fleet of 60-foot cars for the , they could get them with CBTC technology already installed and not have to send R142As back to Kawasaki for CBTC retrofitting and not have to risk angering certain riders by putting the R62As back on lines that currently have R142As. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYtransit Posted December 29, 2010 Share #78 Posted December 29, 2010 I'm with you on this, Grand Concourse. The 51-foot cars just don't handle the crowds well. Yesterday, the day after the blizzard, was a prime example. Between the absence of express service, reduced headways and constant door-holding, the was a nightmare yesterday morning. At least if the cars were 60 feet each with four exit doors per side, people might have had an easier time getting on and off and the trains wouldn't have stayed in the stations so long. They really should find a way to run 60-foot cars on the . They don't have to be wider (because they can't get wider due to the Steinway Tunnel), but longer. A 10-car train of 60-footers (600 feet) carries more people than an 11-car train of 51-footers (561 feet). Plus, if they procured a new fleet of 60-foot cars for the , they could get them with CBTC technology already installed and not have to send R142As back to Kawasaki for CBTC retrofitting and not have to risk angering certain riders by putting the R62As back on lines that currently have R142As. some of the platform dont go as far as 600ft on the line.When the R62s were first delieverd they thought about making it 4 ft longer,but all of the IRT lines couldnt support it cause of the sharp turns and narrow tunnels. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T to Dyre Avenue Posted December 29, 2010 Share #79 Posted December 29, 2010 some of the platform dont go as far as 600ft on the line.When the R62s were first delieverd they thought about making it 4 ft longer,but all of the IRT lines couldnt support it cause of the sharp turns and narrow tunnels. That's true, but it's certainly not impossible to lengthen the (7)'s platforms to 600 feet. Originally, most BMT stations could not handle 600-foot trains. But in the 60s, the TA expanded the platforms on the Broadway subway line and the Southern Division lines (4th Avenue, Brighton, Sea Beach and West End) to handle 600-foot trains. That was a much larger-scale project than an expansion of Flushing Line platforms would be, especially because there were a lot more underground BMT stations that had to be expanded. By the way, wasn't the TA considering making the R62s 63 feet long? I recall reading that on Dave Pirmann's site. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYtransit Posted December 30, 2010 Share #80 Posted December 30, 2010 That's true, but it's certainly not impossible to lengthen the (7)'s platforms to 600 feet. Originally, most BMT stations could not handle 600-foot trains. But in the 60s, the TA expanded the platforms on the Broadway subway line and the Southern Division lines (4th Avenue, Brighton, Sea Beach and West End) to handle 600-foot trains. That was a much larger-scale project than an expansion of Flushing Line platforms would be, especially because there were a lot more underground BMT stations that had to be expanded. By the way, wasn't the TA considering making the R62s 63 feet long? I recall reading that on Dave Pirmann's site. I think so not sure,but i do know they were thinking about making it a bit longer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted January 1, 2011 Share #81 Posted January 1, 2011 some of the platform dont go as far as 600ft on the line.When the R62s were first delieverd they thought about making it 4 ft longer,but all of the IRT lines couldnt support it cause of the sharp turns and narrow tunnels. Then again, concidering the is isolated from the other lines: does it really matter that it must use the same cars as its mainline cousins? I think the would be fine if it used exclusive cars that better suits service than the limitations of the current IRT cars. The other option would be to increase the platform length to 612'~ to allow 12-car trains to run on the . That way it runs an even number of cars and you can have fixed 6-car sets rather than a 5+6 group. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Train Master Posted January 2, 2011 Share #82 Posted January 2, 2011 So point remains that right now it's most likely the and/or that will give up their R142As to the for the R62As. It's a 100% chance the will lose 7731-7810 since that is the Supplement and I believe it has that CBTC kit or whatever installed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted January 2, 2011 Share #83 Posted January 2, 2011 Wouldn't surprise me they take the R142As from the first, but I won't rule out the possible moving of the (6)'s R142As to the to keep the as all NTTs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
553 Bridgeton Posted January 2, 2011 Share #84 Posted January 2, 2011 It's a 100% chance the will lose 7731-7810 since that is the Supplement and I believe it has that CBTC kit or whatever installed. I was just about to post that untill I just seen your post. If anything the will give R142As to the since the Lex Express is already 100% NTT and the share cars during the 149th Street-Bowling Green G.Os, so keeping the 100% NTT is a must. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted January 2, 2011 Share #85 Posted January 2, 2011 I was just about to post that untill I just seen your post. If anything the will give R142As to the since the Lex Express is already 100% NTT and the share cars during the 149th Street-Bowling Green G.Os, so keeping the 100% NTT is a must. Not Really, the is more of a Line that needs NTT than the the doesn't go around a loop like the , it would be smart to have the half and Half 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted January 2, 2011 Share #86 Posted January 2, 2011 The R62As have those LED lcl/exp signs. So it's not like they need to use the signs. I still think the whole shouldn't run R62A's thing is just being overstated. The ran them for ~15 years. It's not a big deal for the to run them again. That plus there will still be some R142As left since the has more trains than the and the won't be taking them all due to the R188s being ordered. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
553 Bridgeton Posted January 2, 2011 Share #87 Posted January 2, 2011 It would be like 5-10 sets leftover if im not mistaken. So waiting for a R142A would be a very long wait l0l for those foamers. However the might lose those sets to the . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted January 3, 2011 Share #88 Posted January 3, 2011 10 more months we will start seeing R142A's on the right? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted January 3, 2011 Share #89 Posted January 3, 2011 10 more months we will start seeing R142A's on the right? according to schedule yes... but then again, when does anything ever go according to schedule here in NYC?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted January 5, 2011 Share #90 Posted January 5, 2011 The R62As have those LED lcl/exp signs. So it's not like they need to use the signs. I still think the whole shouldn't run R62A's thing is just being overstated. The ran them for ~15 years. It's not a big deal for the to run them again. That plus there will still be some R142As left since the has more trains than the and the won't be taking them all due to the R188s being ordered. If this happens Half and Half, From what I see I think we might see the some of the same thing before 2000, meaning the R62's (1/4 of them) returning to the from the and give the the singles back, We might see the old assignments again I think that's whats going to happen if you think of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Vandelay Posted January 6, 2011 Share #91 Posted January 6, 2011 The MTA is not going to give a yard a mixed fleet if they don't have to. The 6 is most likely to recieve the R62As from the 7 because the R62As are already set up with modifications for 6 service, and the R62As from the 7 are similar in quantity to the R142As on the 6, so there can be a 1 for 1 swap. R62s have no problems running around loops, so I have no idea why anyone would think that is a problem. There would still be some R142As assigned to the 6, but that shouldn't be a problem. NO R142s have CBTC installed, so it shouldnt matter what group cars they send out. That said, I would expect them to either go from the top down, or lowest number up, when converting R142s to R188s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Lexington Ave Posted January 7, 2011 Share #92 Posted January 7, 2011 How many R142As are in Yonkers? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share #93 Posted January 7, 2011 How many R142As are in Yonkers? As far I know, none. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princelex Posted January 7, 2011 Share #94 Posted January 7, 2011 I don't know if this was asked so forgive me it was but don't you all think it would cost more to rebuild R142A cars than to just buy all new R188 cars? It just sounds like what the is doing is spending more than they need to, even if it comes from a different budget. What do I know, I'm just a straphanger. lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share #95 Posted January 7, 2011 I don't know if this was asked so forgive me it was but don't you all think it would cost more to rebuild R142A cars than to just buy all new R188 cars? It just sounds like what the is doing is spending more than they need to, even if it comes from a different budget. What do I know, I'm just a straphanger. lol No not at all. In fact the TA is saving a few hundred million dollars. The cars arent being rebuilt. They are just being retrofitted with CBTC technology. So essentially, they will only have to pay for parts and labor. All future trains will be CBTC ready straight from the factory. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest lance25 Posted January 7, 2011 Share #97 Posted January 7, 2011 Well, I guess that answers that. Do you have any idea of when this switch is to take place? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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m7zanr160s Posted January 7, 2011 Share #99 Posted January 7, 2011 Thought I'd jump into this thread. I have been told from an excellent source that our speculations are true: R62As are coming to the 6 train. In the future, approximately three sets of R142As will be removed from the 6 and replaced with R62A cars from the 7 train. At the moment, no more than three sets can be confirmed in a switch. I was also told something that may raise a few eyebrows: A slight problem in the conversion has arisen, I've been told. A set of R142As has been outfitted with CBTC: the set, however, is performing quite badly. Teething problems, yes, but the test phase is being increased to understand what's going on. This has raised qualms amongst TSSes regarding the new R188s as pure retrofit cars, and has delayed the process. Purely what I've been told, again. Hope this will help understand some of what's going on in the way of equipment changes in the future. Where is that set testing? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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