Emil Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6026 Posted March 3, 2020 I rode a R46 train today, and yes it had the diamond symbol that's why I used it here lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyboy515 Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6027 Posted March 3, 2020 7 hours ago, Emil said: I rode a R46 train today, and yes it had the diamond symbol that's why I used it here lol. Idk why, but some operators have a tendency to put the roll sign up... and it’s quite common 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T to Dyre Avenue Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6028 Posted March 3, 2020 I’ve often seen the sign on R46s since they started running that lone train to 96th that comes back south as a . Speaking of which, I boarded car #9792 on the at 34th this morning. Meanwhile across the platform, I saw car #8926 in all its loud Siemens glory departing as part of an train. There will be plenty more of that to come, I’m sure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6029 Posted March 3, 2020 13 hours ago, Emil said: I rode a R46 train today, and yes it had the diamond symbol that's why I used it here lol. Before in the 1970s I think.. the service to Grand Street to Brighton Beach was Suspended I don't Know why but thats how the was created but, A month ago I saw a Train on sea beach so I think It could represent "Via Sea Beach." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar8983 Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6030 Posted March 3, 2020 6 hours ago, Tonyboy515 said: Idk why, but some operators have a tendency to put the roll sign up... and it’s quite common also same thing with the <W> diamond on the R68s 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6031 Posted March 3, 2020 1 hour ago, T to Dyre Avenue said: I’ve often seen the sign on R46s since they started running that lone train to 96th that comes back south as a . Speaking of which, I boarded car #9792 on the at 34th this morning. Meanwhile across the platform, I saw car #8926 in all its loud Siemens glory departing as part of an train. There will be plenty more of that to come, I’m sure. Jamaica set on the (Q)? I think you mean #8792? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar8983 Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6032 Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, danielhg121 said: Jamaica set on the (Q)? I think you mean #8792? actually yes 9792. A Jamaica R160 runs on the 96 St and therefore becomes that southbound (either the 8:08AM or the 8:15AM departure from 96 St) Edited March 3, 2020 by darkstar8983 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6033 Posted March 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, darkstar8983 said: actually yes 9792. A Jamaica R160 runs on the 96 St and therefore becomes that southbound (either the 8:08AM or the 8:15AM departure from 96 St) Okay, I thought it was a separate statement from the one above, no idea he was referring to that specific run. I thought it was unusual either way knowing that all the Alstom sets transferred maybe save one for CBTC along Culver. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mine248 Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6034 Posted March 3, 2020 Reportedly someone saw a R46 at DeKalb (CDC said it was a B) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T to Dyre Avenue Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6035 Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, danielhg121 said: Jamaica set on the (Q)? I think you mean #8792? It could be 8792 one day. It got moved to Jamaica with the rest of its mates. None of the R160s with Alstom propulsion are at CIY anymore (save for that one set that’s doing testing on the Culver el, though I’m sure its time will come too). 1 hour ago, darkstar8983 said: actually yes 9792. A Jamaica R160 runs on the 96 St and therefore becomes that southbound (either the 8:08AM or the 8:15AM departure from 96 St) It definitely was 9792. Yes, a Jamaica R160 set from the to the . Prior to the fleet switch, that was why you’d see an R46 train on the southbound . But now that R46s are all but gone from Jamaica, they’re still doing the same thing, only with R160s. Who knows, on some days it’ll be done with a set of R160s formerly based in CIY. Edited March 3, 2020 by T to Dyre Avenue 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6036 Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, T to Dyre Avenue said: It definitely was 9792. Yes, a Jamaica R160 set from the to the . Prior to the fleet switch, that was why you’d see an R46 train on the southbound . But now that R46s are all but gone from Jamaica, they’re still doing the same thing, only with R160s. Who knows, on some days it’ll be done with a set of R160s formerly based in CIY. Basically, reversed. Although, none of the Alstom units run on the . Only one runs peak direction, one trip after becoming an to 96 St. By reversed: the Alstom units becomes the 46s while that one R46 is an Alstom 160. Edited March 3, 2020 by Calvin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6037 Posted March 3, 2020 35 minutes ago, mine248 said: Reportedly someone saw a R46 at DeKalb (CDC said it was a B) Really....🤔 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T to Dyre Avenue Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6038 Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Jacob said: Before in the 1970s I think.. the service to Grand Street to Brighton Beach was Suspended I don't Know why but thats how the was created but, A month ago I saw a Train on sea beach so I think It could represent "Via Sea Beach." The existed much longer than that. The original in the diamond first appeared in 1986 after Transit completely dropped all double-letter designations. Before then, it was called the QB (prior to 1973, there was also a ; essentially QB stood for “Q to Bridge” and QJ stood for “Q to Jamaica” (via the Montague Tunnel and Nassau St). Also, before 1967, there was a plain Q train that ran via Brighton express. This was replaced by the train in 1967. The , not the , ran from Grand St to Brighton Beach (and Coney Island during off peak) in the 1970s and until 2001. The ran via the West End Line (currently the ) during this same time period. There were two periods where the and each had to be split into two separate service due to rehab work on the bridge. These were 1986-88 and 2001-04. From 86 to 88, there were the 6th Ave and to/from 34th St and also ( B ) and ( D ) services from Astoria (B only) and Midtown that ran via Broadway Express then over the Brooklyn routes. From 01-04, the same pattern ran, but the ( B ) was called the and the ( D ) was called the . Between 88 and 01, the former joined the and on 6th Avenue (while the Broadway bridge tracks were closed) and was designated the ; it was this service that became the in 2001, then the in 2004. Because both the and ran weekdays only, it made more sense to unify them, and for the full-time and to be unified into one service. That's how we got the current and services. Edited March 3, 2020 by T to Dyre Avenue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6039 Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) Found this on Reddit I think it's safe to say the R32s are retiring in the spring and NOT when the R211s arrive. If the 32s were staying I think they would have stopped retiring cars around the 100-110 mark. Also there's an R46 about to arrive at Bay Ridge-95th street if anybody is hunting one.. Edited March 3, 2020 by trainfan22 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Valiant Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6040 Posted March 3, 2020 19 minutes ago, trainfan22 said: Found this on Reddit I think it's safe to say the R32s are retiring in the spring and NOT when the R211s arrive. If the 32s were staying I think they would have stopped retiring cars around the 100-110 mark. Also there's an R46 about to arrive at Bay Ridge-95th street if anybody is hunting one.. So is there a list of the ones still active? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6041 Posted March 3, 2020 46 minutes ago, Snorunts said: So is there a list of the ones still active? IDK the vehicle numbers of the cars still active, but there's 80 R32 cars still in service. There was 222 R32 cars active when the R179 order started. With that being said, the R46 I rode was the ONLY 46 train I saw. Transferred to the at Jay Street and guess what was pulling in... an R32 train! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Valiant Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6042 Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) 32 minutes ago, trainfan22 said: IDK the vehicle numbers of the cars still active, but there's 80 R32 cars still in service. There was 222 R32 cars active when the R179 order started. With that being said, the R46 I rode was the ONLY 46 train I saw. Transferred to the at Jay Street and guess what was pulling in... an R32 train! I got my first ride on an R160 this morning. I don’t ride the too often, but when I do, I always end up with an R46 while seeing R160s going in the opposite direction (Forest Hills bound). As for the R32s, how many of the 80 active cars are still assigned to the and how many are for the ? Edited March 3, 2020 by Snorunts 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coney Island Av Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6043 Posted March 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Snorunts said: So is there a list of the ones still active? 3360-3361, 3380-3381, 3394-3397, 3400-3401, 3414-3415, 3430-3433, 3448-3449, 3460-3461, 3476-3477, 3488-3489, 3512-3515, 3522-3523, 3548, 3614-3615, 3646-3647, 3654-3655, 3664-3665, 3672-3673, 3706-3709, 3714-3717, 3726-3727, 3736-3737, 3778-3781, 3792-3793, 3798-3799, 3804-3805, 3810-3811, 3840-3841, 3834-3835, 3856-3857, 3924-3925, 3928-3929, 3932-3933, 3938-3939 3444-3777, 3520-3891 today when i was fanning at 168 i saw: two R32s on the (one to Lefferts and one to Far Rock) four R32s on the 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimategamer12c Posted March 3, 2020 Share #6044 Posted March 3, 2020 I saw one R32 when I got off the R46 at Broadway Junction the rest was R46s and stuff thank god I got to see it today I'll definitely get more rides in by Tommorow I'm a bit sad that some of my favorite R32 sets retired but theres nothing I can do about it nor dwell on time to move past that and be happy what we got now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahC99 Posted March 4, 2020 Share #6045 Posted March 4, 2020 2 hours ago, trainfan22 said: Found this on Reddit I think it's safe to say the R32s are retiring in the spring and NOT when the R211s arrive. If the 32s were staying I think they would have stopped retiring cars around the 100-110 mark. Also there's an R46 about to arrive at Bay Ridge-95th street if anybody is hunting one.. If that’s the case, then they better pray that they will have enough cars to fill in the gaps. And are they going to preserve at least 10 cars for some movie shoots? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyMyself Posted March 4, 2020 Share #6046 Posted March 4, 2020 2 hours ago, trainfan22 said: Found this on Reddit I think it's safe to say the R32s are retiring in the spring and NOT when the R211s arrive. If the 32s were staying I think they would have stopped retiring cars around the 100-110 mark. Also there's an R46 about to arrive at Bay Ridge-95th street if anybody is hunting one.. The R42s managed to survive with only 50 cars left in-service for almost a decade. Same thing applies to the 24 M2s on the New Haven Line that we’re kept in service for a few years after the M8s came in. I wouldn’t say it’s the end yet... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted March 4, 2020 Share #6047 Posted March 4, 2020 2 hours ago, trainfan22 said: Found this on Reddit I think it's safe to say the R32s are retiring in the spring and NOT when the R211s arrive. If the 32s were staying I think they would have stopped retiring cars around the 100-110 mark. Also there's an R46 about to arrive at Bay Ridge-95th street if anybody is hunting one.. Reddit? What's the link 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted March 4, 2020 Share #6048 Posted March 4, 2020 So that's 222-142 = 80, what we had before? Or have more cars retired? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lewis 1 Posted March 4, 2020 Share #6049 Posted March 4, 2020 3 hours ago, trainfan22 said: Found this on Reddit I think it's safe to say the R32s are retiring in the spring and NOT when the R211s arrive. If the 32s were staying I think they would have stopped retiring cars around the 100-110 mark. Also there's an R46 about to arrive at Bay Ridge-95th street if anybody is hunting one.. How You link a Video? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subway4832 Posted March 4, 2020 Share #6050 Posted March 4, 2020 I hope they would be smart about this and hold onto whatever remaining cars are available. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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