R32 3838 Posted January 24, 2019 Share #4426 Posted January 24, 2019 1 hour ago, LaGuardia Link N Tra said: Im experiencing the same issues as well. Fixed a few errors for you. I do agree with this speculation since not all R179’s are on the property yet. I think because of the recent change and the addition of 2 new B cars on the R179 order. I feel like we’ll see some drastic changes in terms of fleet. The , yes it should be increased to 8 cars in length! But what disappoints me is that it won’t get an increase in service. At least 2-3 TPH would be good enough. I also feel like there’s a potential that we might see 10 car trains! Though that too, is just speculation. The is still gonna go 10 cars, some of the 10 car R179s and R46's will run on the alongside some full length R32's. In order to make the 8 cars, the has to go full length 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted January 24, 2019 Share #4427 Posted January 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, R32 3838 said: The is still gonna go 10 cars, some of the 10 car R179s and R46's will run on the alongside some full length R32's. In order to make the 8 cars, the has to go full length Just one question: Where was it confirmed that the would use 10-car R179s and R32s? I thought it would just be 100% R46. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted January 24, 2019 Share #4428 Posted January 24, 2019 48 minutes ago, S78 via Hylan said: Just one question: Where was it confirmed that the would use 10-car R179s and R32s? I thought it would just be 100% R46. It's using tech trains, hence why the 8 car R179's are on it, even though it's temporary. The and is gonna share equipment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted January 25, 2019 Share #4429 Posted January 25, 2019 3 hours ago, R32 3838 said: The is still gonna go 10 cars, some of the 10 car R179s and R46's will run on the alongside some full length R32's. In order to make the 8 cars, the has to go full length The “has” to go full length? Correction; the line is “planned” to be equipped with 600ft trainsets for service. It’s not required right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted January 25, 2019 Share #4430 Posted January 25, 2019 3 hours ago, S78 via Hylan said: Just one question: Where was it confirmed that the would use 10-car R179s and R32s? I thought it would just be 100% R46. My friend, gone are the days of equipment constraints. Every yard is required to “make service” prime example; Jamaica yard- the Cuomo scheme R160’s end up on the and lines occasionally but they were “exclusively” for train service. So the and -if 10 car sets are required for service, will be using whatever is available at their respective yards. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted January 25, 2019 Share #4431 Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) Is this sign from before GOH? I tried to find an pre GOH R32 interior pic to compare and only found this one, but I had trouble seeing the other end of the car after zooming in Edited January 25, 2019 by trainfan22 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted January 25, 2019 Share #4432 Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, trainfan22 said: Is this sign from before GOH? I tried to find an pre GOH R32 interior pic to compare and only found this one, but I had trouble seeing the other end of the car after zooming in Ah, so that's the car number that has that! Definitely not from before--the whole interior was redone, so nothing would have been left--but understanding is some of the very earliest GOH R32s came back just before/during the switch to the newer white on black image stickers. Some of the earliest would have gotten the "Please No" stickers that had been in use since the early 80s. Those stickers survive mostly on R68s, though they look pretty tattered on those cars. A lot of the interior stickers on R32s date to GOH, specifically the door stickers that are the smaller "Riding between is prohibited" as opposed to the newer "Riding or moving" stickers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2fwannabe Posted January 26, 2019 Share #4433 Posted January 26, 2019 Well folks, we now have a second R-42 train laid up at Pitkin. Involved are 4788/89, 4794/95, 4796/97, 4820/21, not in order. There were still three 8-car consists in the cycle for Friday, January 25. Still 20 R-160A-1's at 207 Street for (for now). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlgorithmOfTruth Posted January 26, 2019 Share #4434 Posted January 26, 2019 1 hour ago, m2fwannabe said: Well folks, we now have a second R-42 train laid up at Pitkin. Involved are 4788/89, 4794/95, 4796/97, 4820/21, not in order. There were still three 8-car consists in the cycle for Friday, January 25. Still 20 R-160A-1's at 207 Street for (for now). Are those R42 sets at Pitkin Yard there because of the storage capacity issues at East New York Yard you mentioned earlier? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2fwannabe Posted January 26, 2019 Share #4435 Posted January 26, 2019 5 hours ago, AlgorithmOfTruth said: Are those R42 sets at Pitkin Yard there because of the storage capacity issues at East New York Yard you mentioned earlier? Yup. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Railfanning Posted January 26, 2019 Share #4436 Posted January 26, 2019 7 hours ago, m2fwannabe said: Well folks, we now have a second R-42 train laid up at Pitkin. Involved are 4788/89, 4794/95, 4796/97, 4820/21, not in order. There were still three 8-car consists in the cycle for Friday, January 25. Still 20 R-160A-1's at 207 Street for (for now). Honestly, is there any reason for the R42s in Pitkin to go back to the J/Z lines? If the J/Z will only continue to get cars until the R179 5 car sets start coming in, wouldn’t it make more sense for the R42s to just go in service on the A, rather than being sent back to ENY? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted January 26, 2019 Share #4437 Posted January 26, 2019 7 hours ago, Eagle Railfanning said: Honestly, is there any reason for the R42s in Pitkin to go back to the J/Z lines? If the J/Z will only continue to get cars until the R179 5 car sets start coming in, wouldn’t it make more sense for the R42s to just go in service on the A, rather than being sent back to ENY? Man, those cars are awaiting inspection then will be utilized by crews for passenger service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Railfanning Posted January 26, 2019 Share #4438 Posted January 26, 2019 1 minute ago, VIP said: Man, those cars are awaiting inspection then will be utilized by crews for passenger service. I honestly thought they were. Don’t know why people are thinking they’re solely being stored there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted January 28, 2019 Share #4439 Posted January 28, 2019 (edited) A poster on another forum seen an 42 set out and about on the line today, can anyone confirm that it was running in passenger service? Edited January 28, 2019 by trainfan22 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted January 28, 2019 Share #4440 Posted January 28, 2019 2 hours ago, trainfan22 said: A poster on another forum seen an 42 set out and about on the line today, can anyone confirm that it was running in passenger service? As far as I’m concerned it’s probably OOS and making it’s way to Pitkin as those cars are spare factors to R179’s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted January 28, 2019 Share #4441 Posted January 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, VIP said: As far as I’m concerned it’s probably OOS and making it’s way to Pitkin as those cars are spare factors to R179’s. It was seen pulling into Rockaway Blvd though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted January 28, 2019 Share #4442 Posted January 28, 2019 18 minutes ago, trainfan22 said: It was seen pulling into Rockaway Blvd though. Pics/videos or it didn’t happen... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted January 28, 2019 Share #4443 Posted January 28, 2019 1 hour ago, trainfan22 said: It was seen pulling into Rockaway Blvd though. Sounds like a school run or lay up to go to Pitkin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHacksJustKhaks Posted January 28, 2019 Share #4444 Posted January 28, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, trainfan22 said: A poster on another forum seen an 42 set out and about on the line today, can anyone confirm that it was running in passenger service? I've seen an R42 set myself before during late last year that Dj Hammers managed to catch. That run was a school run, so this run should be the same. I dunno why they'd run a 40+ yr old OOS train for no reason, besides it being a school run. Edited January 28, 2019 by NoHacksJustKhaks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted January 28, 2019 Share #4445 Posted January 28, 2019 I don't think they have school car runs on weekends. Another theory is that this was the 42 set that is being used for the speed unit or w/e it's called, testing out timers to see where speeds could be improved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enjineer Posted January 28, 2019 Share #4446 Posted January 28, 2019 2 hours ago, trainfan22 said: Another theory is that this was the 42 set that is being used for the speed unit or w/e it's called, testing out timers to see where speeds could be improved. Could have been the S.P.E.E.D. unit, as I noticed the 8th Avenue Line seemed suspiciously absent from the list of changes they've settled upon for speed limit increases (looking at you, southbound Central Park West express after 86th Street) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted January 28, 2019 Share #4447 Posted January 28, 2019 There was an R46 on the C line today, hadn't seen that in a while.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted January 29, 2019 Share #4448 Posted January 29, 2019 15 hours ago, trainfan22 said: I don't think they have school car runs on weekends. Not true at all. I've seen school car runs on weekends numerous of times before. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted January 29, 2019 Share #4449 Posted January 29, 2019 37 minutes ago, Daniel The Cool said: Not true at all. I've seen school car runs on weekends numerous of times before. I've read on one of these forums that new hires in school car get weekends off 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2fwannabe Posted January 30, 2019 Share #4450 Posted January 30, 2019 On 1/27/2019 at 7:37 PM, trainfan22 said: A poster on another forum seen an 42 set out and about on the line today, can anyone confirm that it was running in passenger service? Edited Sunday at 07:37 PM by trainfan22 It was a re-positioning move from Pitkin to Lefferts Blvd. and back to Pitkin to move them to a different track within the yard. As always, Pitkin's roof (the apartment building's basement) leaks and they are trying to keep them clean and dry while stored (but ready). All handbrakes are applied until then and they wait for whatever. BTW, the second MK R-42 consist was 4789/88-4795/94-4820/21-4797/96. All are still formally assigned to East NY, where there were three still in service on Monday (January 28). 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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