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By: MTA Federal hearing

MTA Federal hearing — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:18:10 +0000

382 ‘B’ Division Cars (R-160 Option 2) require federal funding approval. A few of these could be put on the E or F lines. Hearing is scheduled for August. Either the last end of these or the R179 will go on the E and F. Not sure yet as to which.

By: MassTransit

MassTransit — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:10:37 +0000

The MTA will do it before 2025 because mass transit is being heavily used and they will get more federal funding once we see a shift in presidential leadership.

Just sit tight. More infrastructure dollars will come.

By: Mickie T

Mickie T — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:44:55 +0000

I got a similar response when I wrote to the MTA asking why there are no elevators at 71st-Continental - a nabe with a very large eelderly population: be patient, their coming by 2025.

Thanks for all this interesting and fascinating information, everyone, but as the old saying goes, “that and a token will get me on the subway!!”

By: NewCars

NewCars — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:43:49 +0000

That is BS. The new cars are being added right now to the N, W and Q in the fall. The BMT/IND are getting new subway cars as we speak.

By: KGResident

KGResident — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:20:05 +0000

Patient? Why, we’ve been waiting for sooo long, yet I see new cars all the time on the 4/5/6 and 1/2/3 and the L is all new. The E, well I guess who cares, we’re Queens … and they want 8% increases and then another set of increases in 18 months following that. Perhaps if they cut their management fat by 8% they would find the money to keep the system current without strangling the ridership. Which, by the way is up so where’s that money going? Oh I forgot, the MTA keeps two sets of books.

By: NewCars

NewCars — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:52:16 +0000

Alstom is shitty on deliveries and quality, the MTA has already considered suing them. Kawasaki cars are coming in all the time regularly.

Just be patient.

By: NewCars

NewCars — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:50:33 +0000

The new cars are on order and have been for awhile. Its just a matter of time. The E/F line will be all R160 and/or R179 and will have the newest cars in the fleet once they are replaced.

By: KGResident

KGResident — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:40:42 +0000

Where are these new cars? The E trains are old, hot and loud. The F’s are newer and better, but still get hot. Of course if this were a Manhattan line, like the 1,2,3 or 4,5,6 we’d have new cars. Interesting how one of the busiest lines, the E, which serves Queens is treated as a step child and continues to have the old decrepit cars.

By: R160's

R160's — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:07:59 +0000

R160s are coming in all the time!

By: Letter Writing

Letter Writing — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:39:07 +0000

Letter Writing won’t speed up the process for new cars which is in place or account for the budget shortfalls since this is where the whole problem lies right now.