Another CBTC-ready R179 enters service on the F line for the first time | NYC Subway (12/20/24)

[@carlos.a.sanchez201]

I was riding the R179 on the (F) Train earlier today as I recognized the sound of it.

[@Elevatorelectricgate]

1:14 The Coney Islanders will get the sh*t scared out of them from that ridiculously loud airbag.

[@camacakegd3714]

The N and Q watching the F train get another new tech while they’re still gonna be stuck with R46s and R68s for the next ten years
And the D train which hasn’t gotten new equipment since the 1980s 💀

[@Leonard_Wilson]

The R46 is the GOAT

[@lacedugcs]

sadly you mean 2 months since the r46, r68, r62 are retiring within 2025

[@camacakegd3714]

@ the R46s will be gone by 2025 that’s true, but the R62/As and R68/As will be around for quite a few more years

[@sonamlama4746]

@@camacakegd3714 there’s not enough to replace to replace r46s rn but possibly in 5-7 years it will be fully retired

[@davidng2336]

@@sonamlama4746they just exercised the last option order for the R211.

[@Elevatorelectricgate]

It's gonna be easier catching R179 F Trains soon!

[@kobyschechter8163]

Is CBTC fully active on the Queens Blvd line?

[@MichaelMitchRailfan2009]

Question, what if R179 gets transferred from Pitkin Yard to Jamaica Yard then gets entered on F service, will R211A will take over at every Pitkin Yard or there’ll still be R179 at Pitkin Yard

[@clbtransit4798]

I highly doubt that Pitkin will become fully R211. The only reason that R179's are running on the F line is for CBTC testing.

[@TransitFans]

The 5 car R179 will remain on the A as its needs for a health spare factor with the R211A. Also as CLB mentioned is only their for CBTC testing for 8th Avenue.

[@nyctransitrailfan]

@@clbtransit4798totally useless they can just test them out of service, they can do a simulation testing rather than passenger service testing

[@nyctransitrailfan]

@@TransitFansthere’s no point tbh they can just test them without passengers all they need to do is a simulation test, opening the doors from the opposite side

[@clbtransit4798]

@@nyctransitrailfan They could have, but there would have been no point.

[@brianmohammed1790]

That's cool video that the r179 going to the f line what if the r179 going to the e line

[@Reformperson]

@@brianmohammed1790 that’s possible and the R could get them too even with the R179s the R160s would still be the fleet majority in Jamaica. The Option Order I R211s would be enough to max out the A and C, as they would need only 40 cars from Option I.

[@michaelespinet5485]

Question: when the R179 will be in service on the (E),(G) & (R) as well

[@camacakegd3714]

I would guess soon. The crew at Jamaica really doesn’t care what lines their R160s go on, so they probably wouldn’t about the R179s

[@Reformperson]

The E F G and R all Share Equipment, so that would be very interesting to see an R179 on the E, as well as the R. I don’t think Jamaica needs R211s as they are already getting R179s from the A since the A will soon be 100% R211, along with the C as well.

[@TransitFans]

The E G and R are not seeing any R179. That’s only for the F and M to test CBTC. Plus the G will be getting R211T from the C early 2025.

[@9clixs]

@@TransitFansYes they are lol

[@Leonard_Wilson]

Just so we're clear, there are currently two R179 sets on the F?

[@fantherailsbc]

Two R179 5-car sets currently assigned to Jamaica Yard, which equals to one 10-car train in service on the F

[@TransitFans]

It’s only one 10 car set on the F.

[@fantherailsbc]

@ That is not a set. That is a 10-car consist. A “set” is either 4 or 5 cars long. Two of them link together to form one “consist”. We count trains by the number of consists or sets, in this case he asked about sets.

[@Leonard_Wilson]

@@fantherailsbc I asked about consists (I should’ve been clearer).

[@fantherailsbc]

@@Leonard_Wilson right, so technically “set” isn’t the correct term, i would use “train” or “consist”