by GP38
JayMan wrote:There is nothing stopping the R68's from running on the 8th Ave line. They just don't do it because the R68's are not assigned to any of the lines that run on 8th Ave. With the displacement caused by the arrival of the R160's may cause some interesting assignments, especially as many of the 60 foot cars are retired. One day, as everything is retired (not the the R46's are going anywhere yet), but one day far in the future, it will only be the R68's and new-tech cars (probably when something after the R160's are brought in someday int he future).Robert Paniagua wrote:Why can't the R-68s be used on the 8 Av routes?
Another example, the C should be converted to ALL Hawkers (R44 or R46 since R68 and R68A are not allowed to run on A, C or E routes.
Also, if we assume that R-160s will go to the Q route, then quite a few R-68s will be freed up for other lines (my guess will be the other Coney Island routes, such as the B, N, or W).