Cait Sith Posted November 9, 2018 Share #6801 Posted November 9, 2018 (edited) 3158-3165 was burn-in testing tonight. -EDIT- It was actually 3158-3161 coupled with 3166-3169. Had to double-check my video. Edited November 9, 2018 by Cait Sith 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-BahnNYC Posted November 9, 2018 Share #6802 Posted November 9, 2018 On 11/6/2018 at 11:19 PM, Far Rock Depot said: The fact is, outside of the A and C , we have no idea what fleet swaps are coming. The G could see NTTs, or expanded 68s. We dont know. And unless someone in operatiins planning spills the beans, we wont know until it starts to happen. In that case, since fleet swaps directly involving R179s on the A/C are underway, where are the official MTA plans? The shutdown is rapidly approaching. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted November 11, 2018 Share #6803 Posted November 11, 2018 Chances of catching an R179 C train on a wkend???? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4CNRailfan Posted November 11, 2018 Share #6804 Posted November 11, 2018 49 minutes ago, danielhg121 said: Chances of catching an R179 C train on a wkend???? Probably not a chance at all. It wasn't pulled out of 207th Street Yard yesterday or Friday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfan 007 Posted November 11, 2018 Share #6805 Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) On 11/9/2018 at 6:57 PM, U-BahnNYC said: In that case, since fleet swaps directly involving R179s on the A/C are underway, where are the official MTA plans? The shutdown is rapidly approaching. I doubt MTA will publicly say which fleet goes where, but the basics of what lines get service increases and what lines will need a fleet change are already said publicly. If you want to know which cars are going to go where and and what line, you will find out April 2019, as MTA is not going to publicly say that information. Edited November 11, 2018 by Railfan 007 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted November 11, 2018 Share #6806 Posted November 11, 2018 Does anyone know if the ten car set will have to do a 30 day passenger service test or will it just do burn in like the production cars? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHacksJustKhaks Posted November 11, 2018 Share #6807 Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Around the Horn said: Does anyone know if the ten car set will have to do a 30 day passenger service test or will it just do burn in like the production cars? I don't think anyone knows for now... Personally, I'd prefer burn in since the individual R179 cars themselves have already been in service for a while now. But again, we'll have to see once future time comes closer. Edited November 11, 2018 by NoHacksJustKhaks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted November 12, 2018 Share #6808 Posted November 12, 2018 3176 is on its way to NYC.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted November 12, 2018 Share #6809 Posted November 12, 2018 14 minutes ago, trainfan22 said: 3176 is on its way to NYC.. How many sets do we have now? We have like 12-14 8 car trains by now with the inclusion of 3010-3019. How many sets is that in total? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coney Island Av Posted November 12, 2018 Share #6810 Posted November 12, 2018 37 minutes ago, LaGuardia Link N Tra said: How many sets do we have now? We have like 12-14 8 car trains by now with the inclusion of 3010-3019. How many sets is that in total? So far: 3010-3019 (10 cars) 3050-3069 (20 cars, ) 3074-3149 (76 cars, ) 3150-3157 (eight cars, ) 3158-3173 (16 cars, testing) 3174-3177 (four cars, being delivered) We have over 12 8-car trains in service on the , one 8-car in service on the , and 2.5 more 8-car trains. This makes over 15.5 trains arranged in four-car sets, with 13 in service so far. Add 3010-3019 and you'll get 16.5 trains altogether, or 134 cars. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted November 12, 2018 Share #6811 Posted November 12, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Coney Island Av said: We have over 12 8-car trains in service on the , one 8-car in service on the , and 2.5 more 8-car trains. This makes over 15.5 trains arranged in four-car sets, with 13 in service so far. Add 3010-3019 and you'll get 16.5 trains altogether, or 134 cars. Nice! Now all we need is 3070-3073 and the rest of the 5 car units and we're done with the 179 order. So in other words, all we're missing is the following: (4 car sets) - 0.5 trains (5 car sets) - 11 trains. Edited November 12, 2018 by LaGuardia Link N Tra 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted November 12, 2018 Share #6812 Posted November 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, LaGuardia Link N Tra said: Nice! Now all we need is 3070-3073 and the rest of the 5 car units and we're done with the 179 order. So in other words, all we're missing is the following: (4 car sets) - 0.5 trains (5 car sets) - 11 trains. That's not going to add up to 316. There are 134 cars on property. We add the remaining 11 10 car trains and we got a total of 244 cars. There are still more 8 car trains to be delivered. Just subtract 316-244 and that will give you the remaining number of 8 car trains to be delivered. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted November 13, 2018 Share #6813 Posted November 13, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, subwaycommuter1983 said: That's not going to add up to 316. There are 134 cars on property. We add the remaining 11 10 car trains and we got a total of 244 cars. There are still more 8 car trains to be delivered. Just subtract 316-244 and that will give you the remaining number of 8 car trains to be delivered. In summary, what's left to be delivered is 9 (8 car trains) 11 (10 car trains) On a similar note, an 8 car r179 was used as a school car in the Rockaways. Here's a clip enjoy! Edited November 13, 2018 by subwaycommuter1983 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R179 8258 Posted November 14, 2018 Share #6814 Posted November 14, 2018 Does anybody have a feeling that the MTA decide to split the 179s 8-car order between the and ?!? I’m mention it to not start a rumor but to trying to understand that’s the got fresh out the factory cars 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted November 15, 2018 Share #6815 Posted November 15, 2018 1 hour ago, R179 8258 said: Does anybody have a feeling that the MTA decide to split the 179s 8-car order between the and ?!? I’m mention it to not start a rumor but to trying to understand that’s the got fresh out the factory cars Nah, they're just there to get 207th and Pitkin familiarized with them before the 10 car sets arrive. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R179 8258 Posted November 15, 2018 Share #6816 Posted November 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, Around the Horn said: Nah, they're just there to get 207th and Pitkin familiarized with them before the 10 car sets arrive. Gotchu thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East New York Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share #6817 Posted November 21, 2018 On 11/11/2018 at 4:29 PM, Around the Horn said: Does anyone know if the ten car set will have to do a 30 day passenger service test or will it just do burn in like the production cars? It's the same train, just a different number of cars. They only have to burn in. On 11/11/2018 at 4:36 PM, NoHacksJustKhaks said: I don't think anyone knows for now... Personally, I'd prefer burn in since the individual R179 cars themselves have already been in service for a while now. But again, we'll have to see once future time comes closer. This is the standard norm. Anyone in RTO would actually know this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted November 23, 2018 Share #6818 Posted November 23, 2018 3158-3161 and 3166-3169 is in service as of today on the Train. Rode it earlier while heading to the parade. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m2fwannabe Posted November 23, 2018 Share #6819 Posted November 23, 2018 Both R-179s on the Black Friday, November 23. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R179 8258 Posted November 23, 2018 Share #6820 Posted November 23, 2018 Interesting 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted November 23, 2018 Share #6821 Posted November 23, 2018 19 hours ago, Daniel The Cool said: 3158-3161 and 3166-3169 is in service as of today on the Train. Rode it earlier while heading to the parade. I saw it today along with 3150-3157 while railfanning with my friends at 168th Street. I took some good pictures and videos. I should have them uploaded by tomorrow latest. Though I must say, it was surprising to see 2 179's on the today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subwaycommuter1983 Posted November 23, 2018 Share #6822 Posted November 23, 2018 7 minutes ago, LaGuardia Link N Tra said: I saw it today along with 3150-3157 while railfanning with my friends at 168th Street. I took some good pictures and videos. I should have them uploaded by tomorrow latest. Though I must say, it was surprising to see 2 179's on the today. I saw 3150-3157 at 34th Street heading downtown. I was on an uptown E, so I saw it by coincidence. It looked shinier and it didn't have the yellow poles that the r160's have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted November 24, 2018 Share #6823 Posted November 24, 2018 You don't see this everyday, credit goes to Steve Angelicoa Link to his Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/144869330@N05/ 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4CNRailfan Posted November 24, 2018 Share #6824 Posted November 24, 2018 https://youtu.be/E3kEE4DZLrU Both R179 were running back to back today. Excuse my unprofessionalism 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4CNRailfan Posted November 24, 2018 Share #6825 Posted November 24, 2018 On 11/12/2018 at 7:01 PM, subwaycommuter1983 said: In summary, what's left to be delivered is 9 (8 car trains) 11 (10 car trains) On a similar note, an 8 car r179 was used as a school car in the Rockaways. Here's a clip enjoy! Can we talk about this program for a bit?? It intrigued me. What's the point of that program on the R179s if the doesn't exist anymore? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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