Dj Hammers Posted September 7, 2016 Share #1 Posted September 7, 2016 R179 #3014 had the honor of being the first car of the fleet to be delivered to 207th St yard.This was the same car that was spotted earlier today on the NJ side of the GWB.Enjoy, and please subscribe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted September 7, 2016 Share #2 Posted September 7, 2016 Beautiful!! Great catch! Are there any visible differences between the R179 and the R160? Looks pretty much the same from the outside based on the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted September 7, 2016 Share #3 Posted September 7, 2016 Great job! I wish I were there. Too bad that I am only 16 and I wouldn't be allowed out that late. That is why people love your videos! I hope to be able to go catch the R179s testing. By the way, will all of the cars be brought out at night as they are expected to? It is nice to see a shiny new subway car. That won't last long. If the R179s came earlier, I could have seen the MTA having an R179 on the first trip to 96th to showcase the new equipment. This could still happen if the SAS is delayed. I know that you are being bombarded with questions, and this has probably been asked of you, but do you have any information on the propulsion system? Thanks in advance. With Wakefield, you guys have really made a lot of railfans happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDXNYC88 Posted September 7, 2016 Share #4 Posted September 7, 2016 Nice. I was at 207th St Yard yesterday afternoon; if I had known about this sooner, I would've hung out longer with the RTO guys on the line and grabbed a bite somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLX9304 Posted September 8, 2016 Share #5 Posted September 8, 2016 Last of these bunches that makes up R143 in 2000 (8101-8312 minus 8277-8280 which hit the Canarsie-Rock Park bump 8 years ago or more), R160 series (8313-9974) and now the R179 (3010-3049 [5 car sets], 3050-3309 [4 car sets]) has been delivered, wait til they get tested and the rest is just burn-ins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Line1291 Posted September 8, 2016 Share #6 Posted September 8, 2016 Is it me or the door design on the R179 is different from the R160s? The R160s door glass is slimmer while the R179s looks almost like it's IRT sister car the R142. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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