NewFlyer 230 Posted September 19, 2020 Share #7426 Posted September 19, 2020 3 hours ago, R32 3838 said: 207th currently has 44 R32's they can use for service. They choose to let em sit as spares for the 94 R32's at ENY. They could have ran these on the but they choose not too. Even if the pandemic didn't happen, this would have been the norm. They were gonna reduce service on the to kill off the remaining R32's by reducing the R46 spare factor and if an R46 is not available, the suffers. This is the one negative about retiring the R32's. The funny thing is that your Lord and savior king Cuomo signed on for the to reduce service. And right now since the is loosing money, those R46's will be off the eventually due to how much it costs to run them and the fact both terminals need addtional crew, especially at euclid. This is why the should be 100% R179's until the R211 order comes in. Then the could go to 10 cars. Why do both terminals need additional crew? I was thinking maybe the MTA should transfer most of the ENY R179s to ENY for the and have the R32s run in service on the until the R211’s come in. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted September 19, 2020 Share #7427 Posted September 19, 2020 44 minutes ago, NewFlyer 230 said: Why do both terminals need additional crew? I was thinking maybe the MTA should transfer most of the ENY R179s to ENY for the and have the R32s run in service on the until the R211’s come in. You can't go through from one end to the other on an R46 like you can on an R160/R179. The doors are locked, so unlocking them and then locking each set of doors would be incredibly time consuming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted September 19, 2020 Share #7428 Posted September 19, 2020 10 hours ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said: You can't go through from one end to the other on an R46 like you can on an R160/R179. The doors are locked, so unlocking them and then locking each set of doors would be incredibly time consuming. Isn't there a feature that unlocks all of the storm doors from the cab immediately in case of an evacuation? (Unsure about re-locking, perhaps that's why it's not used) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted September 19, 2020 Share #7429 Posted September 19, 2020 24 minutes ago, 4P3607 said: Isn't there a feature that unlocks all of the storm doors from the cab immediately in case of an evacuation? (Unsure about re-locking, perhaps that's why it's not used) Right but they still have to go through and make sure all the doors are securely locked before the train is back in service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rigojefte Galo Posted September 19, 2020 Share #7430 Posted September 19, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, NewFlyer 230 said: Why do both terminals need additional crew? I was thinking maybe the MTA should transfer most of the ENY R179s to ENY for the and have the R32s run in service on the until the R211’s come in. That's not gonna happen or change right away well is up to MTA because it was decided to retire R32 with R179 are completed and delivered unless MTA's change this new plan. Edited September 19, 2020 by Rigojefte Galo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted September 24, 2020 Share #7431 Posted September 24, 2020 Although this may change at anytime, there are currently four Siemens and three half-cuomo sets on the . Tomorrow morning should see at least three R160s out of Rockaway Park including 8888. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted September 24, 2020 Share #7432 Posted September 24, 2020 5 hours ago, 4P3607 said: Although this may change at anytime, there are currently four Siemens and three half-cuomo sets on the . Tomorrow morning should see at least three R160s out of Rockaway Park including 8888. That can be a Far Rock Put in, some R160's at Rock Pk yard are Deadheaded to Far Rockaway to start service in the Am. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy283 Posted September 24, 2020 Share #7433 Posted September 24, 2020 10 hours ago, 4P3607 said: Although this may change at anytime, there are currently four Siemens and three half-cuomo sets on the . Tomorrow morning should see at least three R160s out of Rockaway Park including 8888. Any set numbers? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted September 24, 2020 Share #7434 Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) Just now, I didn't see ANY R32s in ENY yard and judging by the sheer amount of buffs on the one R32 I rode, the 4th which was an R32 might have been the only one out during the PM Rush. The 32s might be back in retirement sooner rather than later. If the 32s are still in service next week I'd be surprised. EDIT: Theres an set of R32s at Canarsie Yard. Edited September 24, 2020 by trainfan22 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1train2255railfan Posted September 24, 2020 Share #7435 Posted September 24, 2020 I believe that it was. Many people were calling that 4:55 put-in the "final run". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted September 25, 2020 Share #7436 Posted September 25, 2020 10 hours ago, trainfan22 said: Just now, I didn't see ANY R32s in ENY yard and judging by the sheer amount of buffs on the one R32 I rode, the 4th which was an R32 might have been the only one out during the PM Rush. The 32s might be back in retirement sooner rather than later. If the 32s are still in service next week I'd be surprised. EDIT: Theres an set of R32s at Canarsie Yard. There's 2 R32's, the one on the Z went to lay up at 111th middle and 1 was laid up in the back of Jamaica Center. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted September 25, 2020 Share #7437 Posted September 25, 2020 Set of 32s not at Canarsie Yard anymore. There's one set of R32s at ENY Upper level, I assume this will run during the PM rush in service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted September 25, 2020 Share #7438 Posted September 25, 2020 2 hours ago, trainfan22 said: Set of 32s not at Canarsie Yard anymore. There's one set of R32s at ENY Upper level, I assume this will run during the PM rush in service. That set ran in service this morning as a along with two other sets on the and one . That set deadheaded to Pitkin yard around 2 PM. There are currently two R32 sets in service on the for midday and one laid up in the back of Parsons. No R32s are scheduled to run on the today for PM. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted October 14, 2020 Share #7439 Posted October 14, 2020 Some R160s between Jamaica Yard and C.I tend to rotate for the day during occasion: Today, the had 9027-9023 w/ 9068-9072 while the had 8758-8762 w/ 9558-9562. About last month, the had 8913-7/9088-9092 with the being 9853-9858/9883-9887 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vioreen Posted October 15, 2020 Share #7440 Posted October 15, 2020 21 hours ago, Calvin said: Some R160s between Jamaica Yard and C.I tend to rotate for the day during occasion: Today, the had 9027-9023 w/ 9068-9072 while the had 8758-8762 w/ 9558-9562. About last month, the had 8913-7/9088-9092 with the being 9853-9858/9883-9887 They probably do so for maintenance reasons 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vioreen Posted October 15, 2020 Share #7441 Posted October 15, 2020 I've never seen an R68/68A run on QBL lines like the even before the installation of CBTC, how come? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rail Shooter Posted October 15, 2020 Share #7442 Posted October 15, 2020 1 hour ago, vioreen said: I've never seen an R68/68A run on QBL lines like the even before the installation of CBTC, how come? There's videos of R68A's running on the R line, but I don't remember the exact reason why. Not sure why they never ran on the E or F 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted October 15, 2020 Share #7443 Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, vioreen said: I've never seen an R68/68A run on QBL lines like the even before the installation of CBTC, how come? Because R68s were never assigned to Jamaica Yard. Theres a video of an R68A garbage train on QBL out there though. EDIT: found it.. Also an R68 ran on the one day within the past couple of years.. Neither videos are mine, credit goes to the railfans on YouTube who uploaded these videos. Edited October 15, 2020 by trainfan22 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted October 15, 2020 Share #7444 Posted October 15, 2020 2 hours ago, vioreen said: They probably do so for maintenance reasons Nah. Those Are AM put ins to 96St-2Av that turn into trains. The only thing is, since it’s a R160, they’re in no rush to lay them up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted October 15, 2020 Share #7445 Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, The Rail Shooter said: There's videos of R68A's running on the R line, but I don't remember the exact reason why. Not sure why they never ran on the E or F One of the trains from the put-in for the at C.I Yard had mechanical problems. So, they settled for the R68A that is available for 1 round-trip Edited October 15, 2020 by Calvin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from Maspeth Posted October 15, 2020 Share #7446 Posted October 15, 2020 21 hours ago, vioreen said: I've never seen an R68/68A run on QBL lines like the even before the installation of CBTC, how come? Because they were never assigned to JYD for maintenance purposes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted October 25, 2020 Share #7447 Posted October 25, 2020 One of the 8600 5 car set R160's with unique blue lighting is on the today.... First time riding one of these sets, always seen them in passing, but never rode on them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vioreen Posted October 25, 2020 Share #7448 Posted October 25, 2020 1 hour ago, trainfan22 said: One of the 8600 5 car set R160's with unique blue lighting is on the today.... First time riding one of these sets, always seen them in passing, but never rode on them. How come only that car has blue LED lights but no the rest of the new tech fleets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted October 26, 2020 Share #7449 Posted October 26, 2020 (edited) That was the test for LED lighting. Edited October 26, 2020 by Eric B 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon2305 Posted November 4, 2020 Share #7450 Posted November 4, 2020 So, R62A 1881-85 decided to migrate to Queens on Election night. Its currently at Corona yard mingling with R62As 1906 & 1907 on track 15. Possible transfer to the overhaul shop maybe?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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