R160 on the F News: Heard from crew member at CI

[MTR Admiralty 4]

I was doing some railfanning with R160 8713 today and we decided to wait an hour for the R32 to pull up on da Fiona. There was a crew member on the line and he was waiting for his train to come in. Noticing how we were train buffs, he told us this piece of intel:

 

-He had R160 Qualification Classes

-The R160s dat will run on da fiona will be based out of Ave X

-They will begin running January 2009.

As for which types (A2 or B), he doesn't know.

 

thats all i got!

[mark1447 685]

I doubt an will get an R160 there isnt enogh cars to get to the

 

like 35 cars to be delivered for R160A

 

and 120 sumin of 160B i think

 

will that cover for the or just some?

[Far Rock Depot 1,291]

they will have enough. more cars are constanly coming in. and theyre are options for more 160A's and B's on this order. cars are still being speed tested in broad channel. if theyre to start 160 service on the (F)ox in January, definatly dont expect to see every train a 160. i take the everyday and there are still 42's running on both the and lines. i honestly think they will start 160s on the with only 5 ten car sets. Just enough to introduce them on that line

[MTR Admiralty 4]

I doubt an will get an R160 there isnt enogh cars to get to the

 

like 35 cars to be delivered for R160A

 

and 120 sumin of 160B i think

 

will that cover for the or just some?

 

IMO, they would debut soon, however not da entire line

jus enuff cars to replace da R32s, perhaps a few xtras... da 46s r intact, tho

 

they will have enough. more cars are constanly coming in. and theyre are options for more 160A's and B's on this order. cars are still being speed tested in broad channel. if theyre to start 160 service on the (F)ox in January, definatly dont expect to see every train a 160. i take the everyday and there are still 42's running on both the and lines. i honestly think they will start 160s on the with only 5 ten car sets. Just enough to introduce them on that line

 

cant b sure abt da option orders... gotta wait till A-2 is finished

yes... i saw a set on da siding north of b/channel.

correct, not EVERY train is 160... 46s will stay on da line.

da remaining 42's on da janet nd zoe will be xferred to jamaica yard or pitkin. soon all of ENY will b 160s.

IMO, they wood only replace da 32s with da 160s... nd hav an extra set of two for service +s.

[mark1447 685]

they will have enough. more cars are constanly coming in. and theyre are options for more 160A's and B's on this order. cars are still being speed tested in broad channel. if theyre to start 160 service on the (F)ox in January, definatly dont expect to see every train a 160. i take the everyday and there are still 42's running on both the and lines. i honestly think they will start 160s on the with only 5 ten car sets. Just enough to introduce them on that line

 

well if thats the case that means half of the 46 sould be placed on the or unless the 42s take over so that leaves the seeing that it runs on 4-6 cars

[Cait Sith 9,630]

oh there will be more than enough, the A-2s are on their way, as per subchat, someone posted a picture of 8677 last week. Alstom is stepping up their game!

[R32 3348 11]

I posted more info of this up on my photo thread but he said that classes were 3 days a week and the R160s will run on the by January '09. For anyone who doesn't know they will run out of Ave. X Yard, and there will only be about 5-10 R160 sets on the line - enough to replace all the R32s.

[MTR Admiralty 4]

well if thats the case that means half of the 46 sould be placed on the or unless the 42s take over so that leaves the seeing that it runs on 4-6 cars

 

i doubt da 46s will be on da adrian/charlie.

the 46s are not going anywhere yet.

nd da will b xferred to CI in da near future, which means, it will use 68 consists, i believe.

[RokuSix 3]

Don't think the F will be fully R160. It may be just a couple of surprise trains.

[N-Trizzy2609 11]

There will be the usual R46s of couse we'll just have to say bye-bye to our R32 on the (F)ox. I mean R46 on the are as common as a tornado in Texas...

[MTR Admiralty 4]

Don't think the F will be fully R160. It may be just a couple of surprise trains.

 

correct.

da R160s will only replace the R32s dat are already on da line

 

There will be the usual R46s of couse we'll just have to say bye-bye to our R32 on the (F)ox. I mean R46 on the are as common as a tornado in Texas...

 

or russian airplanes in alaskan airspace.

 

hmm... wat abt emily nd rebecca?

[R32 3348 11]

R46 and R32

R32 and R42

[MTR Admiralty 4]

R46 and R32

R32 and R42

 

i mean, if da 32s are gone

[R32 3348 11]

They're only gone from the .

[Nature 3]

The ( Or Will get r160 Soon Cause i took a pic today Of the Route Markerter I know its been there for a while It says R160 on it Means that there will be on The Or Or maybe..

 

Arrow Pointing ..kinda bright

 

[BroadwayBuffer 40]

The ( possibly since it's out of CI. Anything's possible, but there's no reason the would have to use much else but the R-68s from Concourse. You can't make assumptions based on the route-markers or C/R boards for the R-160s. They're in many places where they don't run in case of reroutes. The BMT Southern Division lines have 8-car R-160 C/R boards, but none see 8-car R-160s other than the West End to Bay Pkwy. Just in case an is sent down the Sea Beach or to 95th St, it will be able to operate.

[Far Rock Depot 1,291]

i would just assume basically since the total of 160s will be 1662 cars total after the options that, like the 142s on the IRT, almost every line will have them in service in some way. its called preparation. the boards are on both levels of W4th on all tracks. and when have you seen a 160 @W4 other than the test on the A?

[Nature 3]

Yea i seen a few at W4 Also I think 34st on The Floor.

[MTR Admiralty 4]

Yea i seen a few at W4 Also I think 34st on The Floor.

 

yea, spray painted on da floor

[R32 3348 11]

The ones on 6th Avenue are for preparation like smeone else said, and in case an finds its way up 6th Avenue.

[MTR Admiralty 4]

The ones on 6th Avenue are for preparation like smeone else said, and in case an finds its way up 6th Avenue.

 

or perhaps da mta is preparing to combine da M wit da V

[SubwayGuy 2,321]

or perhaps da mta is preparing to combine da M wit da V

 

Won't happen. Eastern Div stations can only platform a 480 foot train, no way the 8 car R46 sets from the can make those stops

[MTR Admiralty 4]

Won't happen. Eastern Div stations can only platform a 480 foot train, no way the 8 car R46 sets from the can make those stops

 

well yea, hav u thought abt running 480ft trains on 6th ave?

its dun b4 wit da K service in the 70s

[SubwayGuy 2,321]

well yea, hav u thought abt running 480ft trains on 6th ave?

its dun b4 wit da K service in the 70s

 

6th Ave is not the problem, it's Queens Blvd...can't run a 480 foot train up there because of passenger capacity issues particularly around the rush.

[Far Rock Depot 1,291]

The ones on 6th ave are for the 160s that they will run on the starting January. And an on 6th ave? How and Why would that ever happen?