by Head-end View
Earlier this week at mid-day I rode a "C" train of R-32's in Manhattan......at the front window of course!
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R32s - Where to Find
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by jackintosh11
How likely would I be able to find an R32 running on the A/C/E trains at around 8-9:00 on a friday in January?
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by Nicholas Chen
I find that they're usually on the C during rush hours, but that may have changed. Haven't been on one in a while.
by 4400Washboard
There was one A R32 set operating during rush hours earlier this year. Not sure if it still active.
Wait for a C R32. You'll definitely get an R32, maybe not initially but if you wait long enough you will.
Wait for a C R32. You'll definitely get an R32, maybe not initially but if you wait long enough you will.
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by jackintosh11
What else runs on the C?
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by Nicholas Chen
R160s also run on the C. I'm not sure if they still run R46s on the C or if that was only the A.
by Allan
Nicholas Chen wrote:R160s also run on the C. I'm not sure if they still run R46s on the C or if that was only the A.The R46s are only the the A. The C is just R32's and R160's (Two 4 car sets)
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by GirlOnTheTrain
Stop making new threads for this. I merged them.
Also, a lot of the 32s are remaining assigned to the J - I personally see more 160s on the C than I do 32s, but that's the weekend.
Again, my suggestion is - go ride them on the J - there's more to see out the head end when it's above ground. Plus you might get an R42 - you could kill two birds with one stone.
Also, a lot of the 32s are remaining assigned to the J - I personally see more 160s on the C than I do 32s, but that's the weekend.
Again, my suggestion is - go ride them on the J - there's more to see out the head end when it's above ground. Plus you might get an R42 - you could kill two birds with one stone.
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by Hamilton Express
naugatroll wrote:Stop making new threads for this. I merged them.I caught an R42 (J) a few weeks back. And don't worry if you're going for riding it on weekends. They operate during those times too.
Also, a lot of the 32s are remaining assigned to the J - I personally see more 160s on the C than I do 32s, but that's the weekend.
Again, my suggestion is - go ride them on the J - there's more to see out the head end when it's above ground. Plus you might get an R42 - you could kill two birds with one stone.
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by GirlOnTheTrain
Never claimed that they didn't, merely stating an observation.
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by Head-end View
I tried unsuccessfully to catch an R-32 on the "C" today, a weekday at 2:30pm with no luck. An R-32 train was just leaving as I hit the platform at the new Fulton Transit Center and the next two were R-160's, after which I gave up waiting. Not my day.......
I gotta say this game of trying to catch "corner-cab" trains is wearing thin. Can't hardly find them on the #7 anymore, and now becoming scarce on the "C" as well. Looks like this will be over pretty soon, regrettably.
I gotta say this game of trying to catch "corner-cab" trains is wearing thin. Can't hardly find them on the #7 anymore, and now becoming scarce on the "C" as well. Looks like this will be over pretty soon, regrettably.
by chuchubob