ttcsubwayfan Posted August 8, 2013 Share #1976 Posted August 8, 2013 (edited) However, you must be downright stupid to not prefer an NTT or a 75 footer over a 60ft SMEE generation train. There is simply no reason as to why a person wouldn't prefer to see an NTT. So basically you are calling a good portion of railfanners stupid. Jesus H. Christ. I am a nostalgic guy - I am much happier riding a vintage unit than something built very recently, therefore I would have no reason to prefer to see an NTT. I hate a lot of things and a lot of things annoy me (among them being R160s) but that does not give my opinion more weight than anyone elses. If only people could clue in onto this fact and then leave us the fcuk alone. Edited August 8, 2013 by ttcsubwayfan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted August 8, 2013 Share #1977 Posted August 8, 2013 I don't mind what car class comes as long as it is going to the destination I want. But, I do like getting an R32 or R42 or other cars over NTTs because the NTTs will be around for a while while the others won't. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32sdabest Posted August 8, 2013 Share #1978 Posted August 8, 2013 I don't mind what car class comes as long as it is going to the destination I want. But, I do like getting an R32 or R42 or other cars over NTTs because the NTTs will be around for a while while the others won't. Same her but I do wait for a certain thing when I'm railfanning 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R62AR33 Posted August 9, 2013 Share #1979 Posted August 9, 2013 (edited) Would it be downright stupid of me (or any other people in this thread) if I or they personally prefer an R62 over an R142 on the IRT A Division or an R32 over an R160 on the IND/BMT B Division (which is also a railfan thing too)? I'm not sure what you mean or referring to though, but most average customers basically care about getting from point A to point B. Take this for example, after Sandy hit, the R62s operated on the Brooklyn portion of the route until its entire line to the other end was restored. No one on the Livonia Avenue/Eastern Parkway lines complained about the equipment being on their line. Some riders even said the trains brought back good memories growing up riding them over the trains with no A/C back in the 70s and 80s era. People may prefer new things, but what are they going to do? Last I checked, riders aren't badmouthing about the R32s being on their line nor would they pass it up for an R160 like MHV and Far Rock said. And even if certain riders would prefer an SMEE over an NTT, how would make them downright stupid? Whenever I'm on the A Division, I ride the , and more often than the other numbered lines simply because I like the SMEE. Everyone has their own opinion and personal taste. On the B Division, I often ride the and with their old fleet and I prefer them over the new cars but never would that make me be downright stupid. Actually riders for the and have gotten used to seeing the R32s on the line mainly due to the fact that they run R42s and the R32s have actually gotten popular on the and as of late. Edited August 9, 2013 by R62AR33 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted August 9, 2013 Share #1980 Posted August 9, 2013 So basically you are calling a good portion of railfanners stupid. Jesus H. Christ. I am a nostalgic guy - I am much happier riding a vintage unit than something built very recently, therefore I would have no reason to prefer to see an NTT. I hate a lot of things and a lot of things annoy me (among them being R160s) but that does not give my opinion more weight than anyone elses. If only people could clue in onto this fact and then leave us the fcuk alone. Thumbs up for this post 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RookiePhenom Posted August 9, 2013 Share #1981 Posted August 9, 2013 Coming from someone hailing from an agency where we retired (officially) 44 year old cars yesterday, I can see where the nostalgia fanatics are coming from. Also coming from an agency who have spent $1.2 Billion on our NTT cars, I can see why foamers are ecstatic and upset about them. I get excited whenever I come to NY to see your collection of cars. Honestly, my rule applies that 'as long as the darn things work, I'm thankful...' I won't knock on the foamers of the old school because honestly we'll all miss them when they're gone, scrapped, or reefed. And the NTT's aren't going away anytime soon. Let's all agree that, at least, the darn trains work, regardless of the train line, and at least we're still alive to see them work hard (or hardly working). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted August 10, 2013 Share #1982 Posted August 10, 2013 (edited) R32 cars 3610-3611 are back at 207 Street yard and R160 cars 8377-8380 are back at ENY Yard. Edited August 10, 2013 by Kingsbridgeviewer382 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScreechyFlange Posted August 11, 2013 Share #1983 Posted August 11, 2013 Admittedly (I said this before) even as a straphanger i will have to personally say that many strap-hangers are incredibly rude and have no etiquette whatsoever where it comes to other passengers or MTA transit workers. I got stories about how ridiculous some passengers can get. One time (nothing new) on a train I boarded the T/O had to dispatch the C/R to call in the NYPD because of a man who threatened to shoot me and then pulled out a knife. Of course in a subconcious jerk reaction, I chased him through cars ready to beat him to the floor senseless in response. then he tells the passengers in the next train that I'm the one harrassing him. Scumbag. The T/O witnessed this in it's entirety and was thankfully on my side explaining this to the undercover police officers. That man was arrested, the T/O said "be safe man" and the train was on it's way, albeit excessively delayed because of this fool that threatened me. This happened on the . The reason this happened was because this same man threatened to fight me and stalked me in a different boro, in Jamaica Queens. So he recognized me on the CI bound train on the BMT 4th Ave and started making physical threats against me again, as I was simply reading my physics book and notes studying for a midterm. Smdh I know i'm late but i'm glad you're ok man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted August 11, 2013 Share #1984 Posted August 11, 2013 R32 cars 3610-3611 are back at 207 Street yard and R160 cars 8377-8380 are back at ENY Yard. they swap every weekend for maintainence... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted August 11, 2013 Share #1985 Posted August 11, 2013 they swap every weekend for maintainence... I could see that for 3610-3611, but not for 8377-8380. I had that train on the last Wednesday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted August 11, 2013 Share #1986 Posted August 11, 2013 (edited) I kinda hope 207th Street and/or Pitkin Avenue will soon later get set up to maintain/inspect the R160s, considering that the R32s are most likely not to run on the ever again due to the aforementioned reasons stated by Snowblock and TrainDude respectively. Also, so they don't have to shuttle trains back and fourth between 207th Street/Pitkin Avenue and Jamaica or East New York. Edited August 11, 2013 by RollOverMyHead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted August 12, 2013 Share #1987 Posted August 12, 2013 The only time an R32 will pop up on the is if they don't have any R46s to make service, this happens once in awhile, the last time this happened was April of last year, it does a trip to lefferts and back 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted August 12, 2013 Share #1988 Posted August 12, 2013 I saw one last year (March I think) signed for Rock Park. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted August 20, 2013 Share #1989 Posted August 20, 2013 the R32s are back on the all 18 sets 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R62AR33 Posted August 20, 2013 Share #1990 Posted August 20, 2013 (edited) the R32s are back on the all 18 sets There were about 7 sets on the in service today , i highly doubt there are no more R32s left on the Edited August 20, 2013 by R62AR33 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted August 20, 2013 Share #1991 Posted August 20, 2013 I saw an R160A on the at 34 St today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted August 20, 2013 Share #1992 Posted August 20, 2013 the R32s are back on the all 18 sets The R160 SMS is not done yet. Besides, 207 Street yard has a lot of sets of R32's in their property besides the ones used in service. I'm guessing there were barely any R160's used on the Today. Don't get ahead of yourself unless you searched the entire route and looked the the Lines as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted August 20, 2013 Share #1993 Posted August 20, 2013 the R32s are back on the all 18 sets I missed an R32 today to Manhattan so they're still on there. They do seem to be going back though, only 4-5 R160 s remain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R62AR33 Posted August 20, 2013 Share #1994 Posted August 20, 2013 There were about 7 sets on the in service today , i highly doubt there are no more R32s left on the I counted 7 R32s out on the today and i saw another 5 in the yard it would have been impossible to send them all in just 1 or 2 hrs . I was on the from 9am-3pm today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32sdabest Posted August 20, 2013 Share #1995 Posted August 20, 2013 The swap is ending already?! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted August 20, 2013 Share #1996 Posted August 20, 2013 The swap is ending already?! No its not ending yet. Someone just jumped to a conclusion due to a light amount of R160's running on the today. People saw a quite handful of R32's on the today. Besides, like me and many others said before, not all the R32's are used on the so there were more available to use at 207 Street yard. The R160 SMS hasn't been completed yet and summer hasn't ended yet so the R32's are still at ENY Yard. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted August 20, 2013 Share #1997 Posted August 20, 2013 The R160 SMS is not done yet. Besides, 207 Street yard has a lot of sets of R32's in their property besides the ones used in service. I'm guessing there were barely any R160's used on the Today. Don't get ahead of yourself unless you searched the entire route and looked the the Lines as well. yo where in my post did I say that the R32s were off the (J)/(Z)?? No its not ending yet. Someone just jumped to a conclusion due to a light amount of R160's running on the today. People saw a quite handful of R32's on the today. Besides, like me and many others said before, not all the R32's are used on the so there were more available to use at 207 Street yard. The R160 SMS hasn't been completed yet and summer hasn't ended yet so the R32's are still at ENY Yard. yo you mad bro?!?! Lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted August 20, 2013 Share #1998 Posted August 20, 2013 the R32s are back on the all 18 sets Don't be a wise-ass now. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R62AR33 Posted August 20, 2013 Share #1999 Posted August 20, 2013 (edited) the R32s are back on the all 18 sets Remember Not all Conducters and Motorman get the same trains all the time on the the R32s and R160s get switched around constantly each day. i saw 4-6 R160s on the at fulton st today at around 3:30 , don't come to conclusions on all the R32s being back on the just cause you barely saw any R160s it all depends what time you took the Edited August 20, 2013 by R62AR33 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted August 20, 2013 Share #2000 Posted August 20, 2013 Even after the summer ENY will still have 1-2 R32s for the whole year since the R160 SMS is ongoing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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