m2fwannabe Posted December 22, 2019 Share #4976 Posted December 22, 2019 Could very well b e true for that one pair, but its still not status as Retired. Probably too much trouble or too expense to fix. Sounds like March 2018 last in service? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted December 22, 2019 Share #4977 Posted December 22, 2019 17 hours ago, m2fwannabe said: Could very well b e true for that one pair, but its still not status as Retired. Probably too much trouble or too expense to fix. Sounds like March 2018 last in service? 3476/77 sat parted out in ENY yard for less than a year then they fixed it up and threw it back in service in the summer of last year. so anything is possible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted December 23, 2019 Share #4978 Posted December 23, 2019 Sad to see the 42s go. The railfan in me always preferred them to the 32s -- much better looking cars than their older brethren. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlgorithmOfTruth Posted December 23, 2019 Share #4979 Posted December 23, 2019 On 12/21/2019 at 9:07 PM, m2fwannabe said: OK we have some news here! These 24 MK R-42s have been RETIRED as of today (December 21): 4792/3, 4800-3, 4808/9, 4812-5, 4820-3, 4826-9, 4836-9 (***All laid up at Pitkin indefinitely***). One 8-car train 4824/25-4831/30-4816/17-4799/98 was the only train in passenger service on Friday AM (December 20). No trains ran on Friday PM. (That's 32). One more 8-car consist is still available (not in order 4796/7, 4804-7, 4832/3), plus six more for revenue spares. (That's 46). 4 were held for repair on December 20, (That's 50). There may be R-42 trains again this coming week but maybe not. Lets see. This could be IT!! Like I said last week, "Sing for Alud Lang Syne." I don't mean to discredit this, but I don't know if that necessarily means those R42 sets are absolutely and permanently out of passenger service. They were laid up at Pitkin Yard earlier this year for one reason or another. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemorie Posted December 23, 2019 Share #4980 Posted December 23, 2019 8 hours ago, AlgorithmOfTruth said: I don't mean to discredit this, but I don't know if that necessarily means those R42 sets are absolutely and permanently out of passenger service. They were laid up at Pitkin Yard earlier this year for one reason or another. Is it because of lack of room in ENY? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2fwannabe Posted December 23, 2019 Share #4981 Posted December 23, 2019 Now there is NO DOUBT. The status for those 24 MK R-42s and maybe more are R-E-T-I-R-E-D...as in Forever!! How more clearer can there be? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted December 23, 2019 Share #4982 Posted December 23, 2019 A set of 42s ran this AM. On their last legs to be sure, but not gone yet. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2fwannabe Posted December 23, 2019 Share #4983 Posted December 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, RR503 said: A set of 42s ran this AM. On their last legs to be sure, but not gone yet. Any idea which of the two trains? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted December 23, 2019 Share #4984 Posted December 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, m2fwannabe said: Any idea which of the two trains? Set included 4830. Was on the same trip as Friday AM. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemorie Posted December 23, 2019 Share #4985 Posted December 23, 2019 Why would those 42s be moved to Pitkin for scrapping when they can easily just done that at ENY...either way, kinda sucked that they’re gone. Looks like I’ve waited all too late to get an RFW on the going back to Manhattan from Jamaica. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68OnBroadway Posted December 23, 2019 Share #4986 Posted December 23, 2019 2 hours ago, m2fwannabe said: Now there is NO DOUBT. The status for those 24 MK R-42s and maybe more are R-E-T-I-R-E-D...as in Forever!! How more clearer can there be? Do they plan to start to finish off some R32s as well? Could we see this R32s move elsewhere or will they stay at 207th until 2021? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2fwannabe Posted December 23, 2019 Share #4987 Posted December 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Jemorie said: Why would those 42s be moved to Pitkin for scrapping when they can easily just done that at ENY...either way, kinda sucked that they’re gone. Looks like I’ve waited all too late to get an RFW on the going back to Manhattan from Jamaica. ENY is jacked and has been overbought for several times. They can't wait to move the R-42s elsewhere to a larger storage facility if no longer needed in revenue service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2fwannabe Posted December 23, 2019 Share #4988 Posted December 23, 2019 18 minutes ago, R68OnBroadway said: Do they plan to start to finish off some R32s as well? Could we see this R32s move elsewhere or will they stay at 207th until 2021? Would love to but can't afford to retire the fleet partway and there would be a shortage resulting before they can be replaced by R-211s ASAP. The spare factor for the R-32s are incredibly be high, much higher than any others, but their low reliability with dozens OOS each day. If the fleet is cut to normal sized spare factor their use would likely nose dive and that could result in an overall shortage on the C especially. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemorie Posted December 23, 2019 Share #4989 Posted December 23, 2019 1 hour ago, m2fwannabe said: ENY is jacked and has been overbought for several times. They can't wait to move the R-42s elsewhere to a larger storage facility if no longer needed in revenue service. Okay. I’m going to wake up extra early tomorrow, get myself together, get on the to Bway Jct for the to Jamaica Ctr in time for the skip-stop service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Train92 Posted December 23, 2019 Share #4990 Posted December 23, 2019 There's a 42 on the rn. Should be at Marcy heading to Broad rn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted December 23, 2019 Share #4991 Posted December 23, 2019 Guys, the R42’s aren’t going anywhere. Now unless you work in transit at the car equipment division then I’ll retract my statement. But until then, don’t buy these rumors. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T to Dyre Avenue Posted December 23, 2019 Share #4992 Posted December 23, 2019 30 minutes ago, Train92 said: There's a 42 on the rn. Should be at Marcy heading to Broad rn I just saw it at Canal. Was tempted to get on, thinking it might be my last chance for a regular service R42, but I really needed to get to the platform to try to get to 34th St to make the 5:23 QM20. But I just missed a at 5:10, so I’m probably not going to make that bus anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted December 24, 2019 Share #4993 Posted December 24, 2019 23 hours ago, RR503 said: Sad to see the 42s go. The railfan in me always preferred them to the 32s -- much better looking cars than their older brethren. To me the 42s are more pleasant to ride than the 32s, smoother stops, less jerky, etc. I'm just glad some 42s stayed an extra decade or so after their planned retirement... Same goes for the 32s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2fwannabe Posted December 24, 2019 Share #4994 Posted December 24, 2019 3 hours ago, VIP said: Guys, the R42’s aren’t going anywhere. Now unless you work in transit at the car equipment division then I’ll retract my statement. But until then, don’t buy these rumors. Well, you are correct that the R-42s aren't being "scrapped" per se, but as far as any future for passenger service, there is none. The active R-42 fleet is down to one 8-car consist plus one pair (10 total) at the end of the PM as of December 23. Let's see what happens tomorrow (Christmas Eve). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemorie Posted December 24, 2019 Share #4995 Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) 22 minutes ago, m2fwannabe said: Well, you are correct that the R-42s aren't being "scrapped" per se, but as far as any future for passenger service, there is none. The active R-42 fleet is down to one 8-car consist plus one pair (10 total) at the end of the PM as of December 23. Let's see what happens tomorrow (Christmas Eve). Chillie. You ode be jinxing it. I’m not even gonna front lmao jk. But real shit, though, I need my RFW going back from Jamaica to Manhattan. Edited December 24, 2019 by Jemorie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted December 24, 2019 Share #4996 Posted December 24, 2019 10 hours ago, Jemorie said: Why would those 42s be moved to Pitkin for scrapping when they can easily just done that at ENY...either way, kinda sucked that they’re gone. Looks like I’ve waited all too late to get an RFW on the going back to Manhattan from Jamaica. Pitkin isn't generally for scrapping; it's often used for long term storage (like 110A's were there for a long time). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68OnBroadway Posted December 24, 2019 Share #4997 Posted December 24, 2019 1 hour ago, m2fwannabe said: Well, you are correct that the R-42s aren't being "scrapped" per se, but as far as any future for passenger service, there is none. The active R-42 fleet is down to one 8-car consist plus one pair (10 total) at the end of the PM as of December 23. Let's see what happens tomorrow (Christmas Eve). Do you know what numbers the remaining cars happen to be? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted December 24, 2019 Share #4998 Posted December 24, 2019 Surprised no one is keeping tabs on more R46’s appearing on the / lines. 5656 and friends and 567x and friends and 57xx were transferred last week. One set appeared on the 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shore El Express Posted December 24, 2019 Share #4999 Posted December 24, 2019 If they're still on today, will they be on the same times as yesterday? I saw the 1:04PM out of Broad St but didn't have time to ride it, so I want to try again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shore El Express Posted December 24, 2019 Share #5000 Posted December 24, 2019 50 minutes ago, Shore El Express said: If they're still on today, will they be on the same times as yesterday? I saw the 1:04PM out of Broad St but didn't have time to ride it, so I want to try again *17:04 out of broad st 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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