NYC Subway Rare: Concourse Yard R68s Operating in Q Line Service

Due to Jamaica Yard having a shortage of R160s, Coney Island's R46, R68, and R68A cars have been operating on the G Line until further notice. This has resulted in Concourse Yard loaning trains to the B, Q, and G Lines. Here we see two R68 consists from Concourse Yard running on the Q Line, something quite rare. We also see R211A 4335-4339 testing on the Brighton Line.
Filmed on January 28 & 30, 2025
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[@Transitboyy6585]

some rare appearances of these trains might be on the N and W lines possibly

[@ENYC]

Yup! Right now they’ve only been seen on the B, G and Q Lines…

[@leecornwell5632]

@@Transitboyy6585 That's what I had told y'all the R46S is gonna be on the B and sometimes on the D trains to back up the R68s R68As if they have macanical problems.

[@Thomas-ep3zl]

Does anyone know why the N,Q and W is using older trains? I hate this so much

[@leecornwell5632]

The real reasons why they have the R46S on the Q W N lines because of the trains swapped for the R160s on the E F R G lines for CBTCs. That's the reason why they don't have the R160s on the N W Q lines. However the R211As will definitely be on the N W Q lines I tell y'all that right now dogs 🐕. It May not happen now it's definitely gonna happen sooner or later. Just like the R62AS from the 7 Flushing line had to come back home on the Pelham 6 line for the R142As that were sent to the 7 Flushing line for CBTCS and Jerome Ave line.

[@leecornwell5632]

Pretty soon the R68S R68AS Is definitely gonna be used for spare parts including the R62AS R62s on the 1 9 3 6 S lines and the R46S is definitely gonna be on the open cut.

[@Carl-Romero]

It will probably be this way for years until the R68s retired. Coney Island will get all of the Concourse R68s because the D train needs to use NTTs for CBTc

[@Thomas-ep3zl]

@@Carl-Romerohas Broadway ever had CBTC before?

[@Carl-Romero]

@ Not yet it's going to be soon before they implement it on Broadway