Aug 24, 2023 · I wonder if this vandalism incident will mean the retirement of some cars. They need to cannibalize windows from sidelined cars and they certainly aren't going to order windows to replace …

Aug 24, 2023 · The R46 is also a superior and comfortable train for the t/o to operate. The cab seat has a seatback. It's too bad there is so much steel dust making the digital side signs tough to read on …

Aug 24, 2023 · As for the R46's I would expect to start seeing retirements in the late summer - early fall by then there should be enough R211s to start pushing out cars to storage,retirement and transfers …

Aug 24, 2023 · They haven't retired any R46 right now because if the entire R211 fleet gets grounded again, they would need all of the R46. When the R179 was entering service, they still had a lot of …

48 votes, 22 comments. 108K subscribers in the nycrail community. Passenger and freight rail and trains, including transit, in and related to New…

Aug 24, 2023 · R46 5894-5897 and 6186-6189 have been transferred from Pitkin Yard to Coney Island Yard! The former set is currently in service on the Q.

Aug 24, 2023 · In other news, R46 set 5550-5553, the set involved in the shooting in Sunset Park, is confirmed to be retired. Cars 5552, 5553, and 5550, have been moved from the Belt Parkway side of …

Aug 24, 2023 · Anyways, returning to the topic of R46’s, have there been any more recent transfers or retirements? Butting in here, the railroads have the same thing and yet engineers with their crew of …

Aug 24, 2023 · The number of r46s on the "A" and "C" is rapidly dropping as more r211s enter service plus the ten car r179s are gradually returning to the "A". However, the Rockaway shuttle is currently …

Dec 22, 2021 · The R46's are leaving the transit world in a similar manner to their arrival: as one big headache for the MTA. Difference is they kept dilapidated R10's and moribund R16's pressing on …