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 #724068  by Dylanchris73
 
When the next R160's go into service, does anyone know what lines will they be on?
 #724188  by Kamen Rider
 
Subway cars are assinged to yards. all incoming A2s and Bs are going to Jamaica.
 #746733  by Head-end View
 
Does anyone know the following:

1- How many R-160's is the city buying?

2- Roughly how many are in-service so far?

3- How they are numbered?

Thanks !
 #746933  by Kamen Rider
 
about 1700 (largest such order ever)


about 1460

(A-1)8313-8652, 9943-9974[CBTC/ATO equipped add on order]
(A-2)8653-8712, 9233-9802
(B)8713-8842, 9103-9232, 9803-9942,8843-9102
 #746973  by Fan Railer
 
Kamen Rider wrote:about 1700 (largest such order ever)


about 1460

(A-1)8313-8652, 9943-9974[CBTC/ATO equipped add on order]
(A-2)8653-8712, 9233-9802
(B)8713-8842, 9103-9232, 9803-9942,8843-9102
actually, now 9943-9974 will be regular cars, as the first 64 A-1cars (8313-8378) have been outfitted with CBTC.
 #747108  by narig01
 
FYI Not sure if this applies here but, this week I saw at a truck stop what appears to be a subway car(wrapped & tarped) that looked like it would fit IRT lines. 3 doors roughly 40ft long 8' 6" wide.
At the Travel Center of America(T/A) in Youngstown, Oh. Should have grabbed a pic.
Rgds IGN

PS if this applies would anyone like further notifications?
 #747116  by Fan Railer
 
narig01 wrote:FYI Not sure if this applies here but, this week I saw at a truck stop what appears to be a subway car(wrapped & tarped) that looked like it would fit IRT lines. 3 doors roughly 40ft long 8' 6" wide.
At the Travel Center of America(T/A) in Youngstown, Oh. Should have grabbed a pic.
Rgds IGN

PS if this applies would anyone like further notifications?
hmmm, interesting, i believe those would be the PA-5's for PATH, theyre 51 ft.. all car bodies come from lincoln nebraska.
 #747137  by Kamen Rider
 
probibly a shell at that.
 #747283  by Fan Railer
 
Kamen Rider wrote:probibly a shell at that.
yep, i probably should have been clearer, since that's what i meant

all trucks and running gear is installed at Yonkers.
 #747391  by MACTRAXX
 
KR: To be exact NYCT assigns cars to specific Maintenance Shops so shop crews can become familiar with them.
It is more then just the yards that they assign a car fleet to. MACTRAXX
 #748600  by jonnhrr
 
The CBTC equipped cars, are they for the L, or are they planning to convert other lines?

Jon
 #748628  by Fan Railer
 
jonnhrr wrote:The CBTC equipped cars, are they for the L, or are they planning to convert other lines?

Jon
for now, only the L is CBTC.
the 7 is next and then the Queens Boulevard Line (E, F), but these two preliminary projects wont be complete till the second avenue line is scheduled to be finished in 2020 ish (add 5-10 years), it will have CBTC also.

the entire system is supposed to be CBTC compatible by 2065 ish...
 #781901  by keyboardkat
 
Please forgive my ignorance but what does CBTC stand for? The last two letters are probably for "Train Control." Is it "Computer Based Train Control"? And what's wrong with real, live human train crews?
 #781903  by keyboardkat
 
By the way, I like the Siemens cars better than the Alstoms. They sound better. The Alstom cars have this weird "piccolo music" carrier wave sound that seems to play a tune, but doesn't seem to have relationship to motor speed or braking.
 #781916  by Head-end View
 
I actually like the R-160 despite the full-width cab. Now that they're running extensively on the F line, I rode them the other day over the Smith-9th St. viaduct. What's interesting is even though the cab door window is dark/blurry glass, you can reasonably see thru it outside the tunnels in daylight. (The glass is half full for now at least, unlike PATH's new cars) And it's a nice car in general. Good interior colors somewhat reminiscent of the R-40/42's when they were new 40 years ago. I wish they would have gone with transverse seating like the R-44/46's. And the electronic route/progress maps are a great feature, but I wonder if they will be kept in-service for the life of the cars. I can easily see them breaking down in a few years and not getting fixed and eventually getting covered over with cenventional paper strip maps. :-)