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When they did those summer swaps ENY usually maintained the 32s assigned to them. It's funny as I would see R32 and R42 pairs hooked up doing yard moves but they never ran an mixed R32/42 consist in service even though it happened pre GOH.

The Rock Park shuttle will be extended to Rockaway Blvd tommorow, I wonder if 160s will run on the shuttle, they use 160s on the Rock Park rush hour specials so it is possible.

Nah.. I doubt they would want to send 62As to the cause of equipment swaps with the at Flatbush terminal.

Tomorrow NYCT is running a weekend schedule which means no service and most likely no R32s. In the years when ENY had all the 8 car 160s and the 50 R42s, the 42s sometimes ran off peak and weekends so I guess possible a 32 could run tomorrow.. https://mobile.twitter.com/NYCTSubway/status/1278791557655781376

They wouldn't have responded to such a call. A lot of cops aren't wearing masks themselves lol.

You would get a poor quality video using a zoom in lens to film out of the RFW from a distance cause the movement of the train would make it hard to keep the camera still. Not defending these fanners, just saying why one would'nt film from a distance. EDIT: I wonder why the T/O didn't simply just tell those railfans to move from the restricted area, on the bus side of things these B/O's be straight calling people out who board the bus without a mask.

The R42s can't fit on the IRT though. So I would imagine those Redbirds would still be needed for garbage trains in the IRT. I think only four 62A's are used for work service only and I'm not sure if they do garbage duty on the mainline IRT.

Well damn, MOST of the trains in ENY yard is R32s with some NTT's sprinkled in. It's looks like it's 2004 again with all those SMEE cars in the yard.

Around 2:40PM today an ENY R179 set was running light S/B though Broadway Junction (the A/C platform) I'm assuming it was heading to Pikin Yard..

The two sets of R179s along with the one set of R32s were removed from Canarsie Yard..

LOL There's also videos on YouTube fliming the line from end to end in both directions from the RFW.

If anybody cares, as of a few hours ago that one set of R32s was still at Canarsie Yard along with the two sets of R179s that have been there for a while now.

Since the MTA typically retires buses around the 15 year mark, and the oldest artic's in the system are around 10 years old, the TA won't have to order new artic's for a while. The 1200s sound good but man the A/C units on those buses is horrid. They was like this when they ran on the M15 so it's not GH/KB maintenance as to why the A/C sucks on those buses. 1200s were a downgrade from the D60s in that regard.

I have heard that sometimes those work diesels do have trouble climbing the incline on bridges, when they have an heavy load. One got stuck in the cranberry tubes a couple of years ago, it was CWR train and I guess those little yellow locomotives didn't have enough power to pull them up the incline... https://www.amny.com/transit/a-c-train-service-1-20269157/ I have seen those work diesels traveling though the system during the midday hours before, I once photographed one on the line EL coming from either Lefferts or Far Rock going N/B. I love the horns on those work diesels, they have the same horn as NJT Arrow 3 cars and the PA series PATH trains.

This is why I rarely ever go to Gateway mall even though it's near my house. To get to that mall I have to take the B82 to the B83 or B42-B82-B83 or B17-B82-B83. I always get screwed waiting really long for ethier the B82 or B83 SMH. -------------- Random thought, I was lucky enough to catch one of the few remaining GH XD60s on the BX12, I wasn't even looking for it was the first bus to show up. Went up there to see how Fordam Road was holding after the riots and things seem pretty normal, there was closed stores though. Crazy how Jamaica Ave & Fordam shopping are as busy as they normally are while Midtown & 14th Street is still kinda dead. One thing I thought was funny was that the MN Fordam station house was boarded up (but open). Also I seen multiple buses in BK and the BX with "masks required" signs.

I remember seeing an article a couple days ago that the various NYC protests did not cause a spike in Covid-19 cases in NYC. Those states where cases are going up, they opened too early and that's why they are spiking in cases. NY/NJ/CT handled this situation very well. Also I don't have an A/C at home, so hot and humid days are miserable to me. Quarantining during the spring was easy peasy due to the trash weather well into May. On hot and humid days it's more comfortable to be on an NTT with it's cool A/C than being at home burning up with only a tower fan to keep cool. Or hanging out in the park or beach to keep cool as at times it's cooler outside than it is inside my apartment during warm weather days.

The city is pretty much back to normal, many stores are reopen, restaurants have outdoor dining, beaches are officially reopening in a couple of days. Even then, CI beach was busy the two times I went there this season. I agree with you that they shouldn't crowd the first car, the RFW is roped off but I have a feeling buffs will crowd the first car anyway. Also I assume multiple sets will be in service at the same time so that should help a bit.

Dope that the 32s are returning to service, as long as they go back into retirement when the 179s come back, it's fine by me😁

If the R32s do return to service, I'm curious as to how railfans will react to the RFW being roped off. I have feeling they will be all bunched up on top of each other right behind the chain just to see that view. It wouldn't be as nearly as enjoyable standing far away from the glass anyway.

There was a set of R143s refitted with Siemens populsion prior to the R160 order, eventually, they put back the Adtranz populsion back in that R143 set.

The BXM4C used MCIs prior to the Orion V bring used on the line. I think the MN Harlem line slowly killed off the BXM4C. Metro North is fairly young (didn't start until 1983) and from what I understand, the railroads that operated the HUD/Harlem/NH lines weren't as good as Metro North is today. Plus GCT was a dump until sometime in the 80s or early 90s. I think MN improving Harlem line service made the Harlem line more attractive and over the course of time BXM4C riders jumped ship in the masses. Also there is transit agencies out there that already operate single door suburban XD40s, so it would be no problem for New Flyer to build single door XDE40s for Bee Line.

This was a few years after the takeover, I don't think many ex triboro RTS lasted that long. The vast majority of the PBL RTS's that made it to the NG order was mainly ex Jamaica and ex Queens Surface units. Also I rode an 96 Nova with an S50 EGR before, in like 09 or 10.

Full weekday service returns July 6th https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/06/nj-transit-trains-light-rail-return-to-a-regular-weekday-schedule-on-july-6.html%3foutputType=amp

Ridership was very light on both trains..