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There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by R33/R36 mainline on Wed Aug 13 19:02:16 2008

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There are now three sets of R42's running on the E line. Looks like an extra set got transfered this past week.

Also there was NO R46 E trains today, only R32's and R42's. I guess the MTA put the 46's on the E line for a few days so that E line riders would stop bitching about the A/C on the 32's....

Anyways i rode the 42 E it was fun, but the car i was riding in had two cut out doors... Other than that it was an fun ride on the R42 E train.

And few pics from today.....

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The good ol days....

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Grand concourse on Wed Aug 13 19:10:53 2008, in response to There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by R33/R36 mainline on Wed Aug 13 19:02:16 2008.

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I rode the E end to end on Monday and I think I counted at least 6 R46 E's vs like 4 R32's. One point 3 R46's ran one after the other. 2 R46 E's were at the WTC station.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Zman179 on Wed Aug 13 19:53:32 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Grand concourse on Wed Aug 13 19:10:53 2008.

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That M sign is broken, I should know.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by R33/R36 mainline on Wed Aug 13 19:57:18 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Zman179 on Wed Aug 13 19:53:32 2008.

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How do you know its broken?

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Zman179 on Wed Aug 13 20:03:13 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by R33/R36 mainline on Wed Aug 13 19:57:18 2008.

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Because I was the lucky schmoe who had to prepare that train, which had 10 cars with J signs on it, for service. What a freakin' chore that was.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by R33/R36 mainline on Wed Aug 13 20:04:58 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Zman179 on Wed Aug 13 20:03:13 2008.

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How long did it take to changeover the whole train?

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Zman179 on Wed Aug 13 20:23:25 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by R33/R36 mainline on Wed Aug 13 20:04:58 2008.

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It took over 35 minutes to change 50 signs. The full inspection took an hour...15 minutes longer than the generally allocated time for put-ins.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by G1Ravage on Wed Aug 13 20:27:51 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Zman179 on Wed Aug 13 20:23:25 2008.

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But it's a foamer's wet dream! I bet if Chipper were there he'd do it for free. ;-)

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Wed Aug 13 20:58:33 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Zman179 on Wed Aug 13 19:53:32 2008.

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Think of it as a nod to Moe.:)

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Wed Aug 13 20:59:38 2008, in response to There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by R33/R36 mainline on Wed Aug 13 19:02:16 2008.

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Either that's a very old Ethel sign from when it was light blue, or it's faded. Or perhaps the lighting was strong.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by monorail on Wed Aug 13 22:09:59 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by G1Ravage on Wed Aug 13 20:27:51 2008.

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I would have....

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Wado MP73 on Wed Aug 13 22:12:18 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by G1Ravage on Wed Aug 13 20:27:51 2008.

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And take two hours checking all the signs.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by MaBSTOA Yard Dispatcher on Wed Aug 13 22:47:56 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by G1Ravage on Wed Aug 13 20:27:51 2008.

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Pot...Kettle...Black...

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Forest Glen on Wed Aug 13 23:13:26 2008, in response to There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by R33/R36 mainline on Wed Aug 13 19:02:16 2008.

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I hope the MTA didn't remove the R46's from the E. I will really be upset if that's the case.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Grand concourse on Thu Aug 14 02:18:30 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Wado MP73 on Wed Aug 13 22:12:18 2008.

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lol, so true. Even then that wouldn't be long enough.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Grand concourse on Thu Aug 14 02:20:25 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Forest Glen on Wed Aug 13 23:13:26 2008.

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So what would you do then?
You can't tell the MTA what they can and can't do, plus why would they listen to you? You hate the MTA anyway... [can't have it both ways].

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by JBar387 on Thu Aug 14 02:22:44 2008, in response to There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by R33/R36 mainline on Wed Aug 13 19:02:16 2008.

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Nice pics! I got one last night on my way home. Motor forgot to hit the door enablers! Something they will have to get use too since the R-32's don't have them.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Grand concourse on Thu Aug 14 02:25:57 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Wed Aug 13 20:59:38 2008.

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Light blue, if I had to guess.
When the 4 ran R62A's their colors were fairly dark rather than faded. And vice versa for the 3 when it ran R62's.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by LuchAAA on Thu Aug 14 03:01:43 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Zman179 on Wed Aug 13 20:23:25 2008.

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That happened to me at Jamaica Yard doing a put-in for E service. They gave me an R-32 consist will all F signs. That's 60 signs that have to be changed. And no C/R to help. I guess that happened to you too.

I've also had a few put-ins at ENY on a Monday afternoon that were left over from weekend GO's, and all signs needed to be changed.



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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by The Port of Authority on Thu Aug 14 03:06:12 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Zman179 on Wed Aug 13 19:53:32 2008.

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It's a good thing it's between cars. Otherwise there'd be a rehash of the "Paper Q"...

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Thu Aug 14 06:12:25 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Zman179 on Wed Aug 13 20:23:25 2008.

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Wouldn't that be 60 signs? I am only counting side signs not ends.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Zman179 on Thu Aug 14 06:26:36 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by SUBWAYSURF on Thu Aug 14 06:12:25 2008.

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10 signs already said "Jamaica Center" on them. Remember, it was from J service. I did 40 sides and 10 ends, and the ends were just as big of a pain in the derriere because I had to change then from sign 23 (approx.) to sign 5.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Thu Aug 14 06:27:54 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Zman179 on Thu Aug 14 06:26:36 2008.

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oh, ok. I was thinking they were from A service.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by R33/R36 mainline on Thu Aug 14 07:43:06 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Forest Glen on Wed Aug 13 23:13:26 2008.

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There wasn't any R46 E trains yesterday, only R32's and R42's.

Looks like the TA put the 46's on the E for a few days so that E line riders would stop compaining about the 32's A/C's.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by R33/R36 mainline on Thu Aug 14 07:45:56 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by JBar387 on Thu Aug 14 02:22:44 2008.

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Thanks!! Lol!!

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Thu Aug 14 11:41:41 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Zman179 on Wed Aug 13 20:23:25 2008.

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You didn't have the "power drill" to change the signs electrically?

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Railman718 on Thu Aug 14 15:09:14 2008, in response to There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by R33/R36 mainline on Wed Aug 13 19:02:16 2008.

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There are now three sets of R42's running on the E line. Looks like an extra set got transfered this past week.

One Less R42's with Dead Motors,and probally another R160...

Sounds Cool to me...


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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Forest Glen on Thu Aug 14 15:22:24 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Railman718 on Thu Aug 14 15:09:14 2008.

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Railman, do you know if they're still running R46's on the E?

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Railman718 on Thu Aug 14 15:23:39 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Forest Glen on Thu Aug 14 15:22:24 2008.

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Another Poster said there want any more since im Off W/T i wont be able to see for myself until tomm..

Sicne im on the J Line now 5 days a week..


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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Zman179 on Thu Aug 14 15:40:48 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Forest Glen on Thu Aug 14 15:22:24 2008.

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No more 46's on the E. All gone.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Forest Glen on Thu Aug 14 15:47:04 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Zman179 on Thu Aug 14 15:40:48 2008.

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What a tease. I'm cancelling my railfanning trip on the E tomorrow.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by R33/R36 mainline on Thu Aug 14 15:51:31 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Forest Glen on Thu Aug 14 15:47:04 2008.

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Why? i know you hate the R32's but don't you like the R42's?

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Railman718 on Thu Aug 14 16:05:29 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Zman179 on Thu Aug 14 15:40:48 2008.

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Jamaica please take some more R42's....

;o)

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by R33/R36 mainline on Thu Aug 14 16:16:28 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Railman718 on Thu Aug 14 16:05:29 2008.

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Why? Jamaica won't maintain them right and they will be in worst shape then they are now.

Its would be better off to send them to the A and C lines.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Railman718 on Thu Aug 14 16:20:49 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by R33/R36 mainline on Thu Aug 14 16:16:28 2008.

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Why? Jamaica won't maintain them right and they will be in worst shape then they are now.

Actually i should correct that...

Just Send em somewhere! Anywhere but back in ENY


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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by R36 #9346 on Thu Aug 14 16:55:21 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by R33/R36 mainline on Thu Aug 14 15:51:31 2008.

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Just think of the R42's as a shorter RFW-equipped version of the R46.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by R36 #9346 on Thu Aug 14 17:13:18 2008, in response to There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by R33/R36 mainline on Wed Aug 13 19:02:16 2008.

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Across the platform, and 34 years ago…



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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Eric B on Thu Aug 14 18:22:15 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by LuchAAA on Thu Aug 14 03:01:43 2008.

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There was the time years ago, when I had to change an E to an R at JYD, and I'm still trying to change signs at 95th St. before the next guy takes it back out!


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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by joe c on Thu Aug 14 19:34:59 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by R36 #9346 on Thu Aug 14 17:13:18 2008.

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The H and M days,LOL.



til next time

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Pablo M 201 on Thu Aug 14 19:53:05 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by R36 #9346 on Thu Aug 14 17:13:18 2008.

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Damn, they should've kept the H&M tiles on the wall!

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Grand concourse on Thu Aug 14 20:28:05 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by R33/R36 mainline on Thu Aug 14 07:43:06 2008.

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Saw an R42 at 53rd-Lex today.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Grand concourse on Thu Aug 14 20:29:13 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Railman718 on Thu Aug 14 16:20:49 2008.

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Lol and back to the vandals there?

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Grand concourse on Thu Aug 14 20:29:49 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Grand concourse on Thu Aug 14 20:29:13 2008.

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It'll only be a matter of time till the R160's on the J gets teh same treatment the R42's have for years.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Grand concourse on Thu Aug 14 20:30:49 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Railman718 on Thu Aug 14 15:23:39 2008.

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J is like 50-60% R160A's now right? Btw, do you know why J trains were terminating at Essex?

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Railman718 on Thu Aug 14 20:42:38 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Grand concourse on Thu Aug 14 20:30:49 2008.

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J is like 50-60% R160A's now right?

Not at the present time...

Btw, do you know why J trains were terminating at Essex?

Station Rehab at Chambers Street, G.O will be in effect every weekend until the end of the month..


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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by trainsarefun on Thu Aug 14 20:56:32 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Zman179 on Thu Aug 14 15:40:48 2008.

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The air conditioning situation on the E is a bit better than the debacle with whole trains turning into rolling saunas, but still on each of 4 R32 E trains I encountered today there was at least one car with no air conditioning and/or no air circulated by the duct blower.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Broadway Buffer on Thu Aug 14 21:01:42 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by Pablo M 201 on Thu Aug 14 19:53:05 2008.

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Or replace them with PATH tiles.

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by R33/R36 mainline on Thu Aug 14 22:15:00 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by R36 #9346 on Thu Aug 14 17:13:18 2008.

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Wow, the R42's have came full circle on the E line!!

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Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today.

Posted by Howard Fein on Fri Aug 15 08:30:42 2008, in response to Re: There are now Three R42 E Trains, also no R46's was on the E today., posted by R36 #9346 on Thu Aug 14 17:13:18 2008.

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Strange how the R42 in the bottom photo has the 'bullseye' end route sign common to the R44s, which were still new in 1974. At that time, the 42s still had the end 'tablet' sign in 1967-79 colors with the large white route letter on it.

It was sometime around 1977-'78 that these were replaced with colored bullets, which have prevailed on Mod 40s and 42s to this day. This may or may not have been coincidental with the interiors' change from aqua to beige walls and orange door panels.

The last time I can recall riding an R42 with the all-aqua interior was on the D in January '79. By then this was rare enough to look strangely retro.

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