⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ R142A Metroflexx Test Train in the Rockaways!
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4 ай бұрынHere, we see a set of R142As testing a new brake package, Metroflexx. Metroflexx is WABTEC's newest rapid transit airbrake control system. This video shows the first time these cars ventured out to the Rockaway test track to be put through stopping distance tests. MTA New York City Transit is commendable for following commonly accepted industry best practices by testing and prequalifying new railcar subsystems in this manner!
R142As are "A" division equipment, which runs on the numbered lines and is physically narrower than the wider "B" division equipment that runs on the lettered lines. However, "A" division cars like the R142A are capable of running on "B" division trackage when appropriate arrangements are made. This is an exceptionally rare and unusual occurrence; R142As have not ventured to this part of the system in a very, very long time. Enjoy!
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Taken on March 9th, 2024.
@Skillissuelol 4 ай бұрын
R142A 3 train via the rockaways goes hard tho
@DJHammersTrains 4 ай бұрын
Fact!!
@myempire9219 4 ай бұрын
7 avenue exp / via Fulton exp / Rockaway park
@TheMetrolinkRailfan406 4 ай бұрын
@@DJHammersTrains RARE R142A (3) Train testing on the (A) Line. Cool video
@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2 4 ай бұрын
Foam
@BladeGaming1XPYT 4 ай бұрын
THEY NEED TO PUT THE R142S BACK ON THE 3 LINE FR FR
@VinceHere98 4 ай бұрын
Pretty unusual to see an R142A in the Rockaways. And signed up as a 3 as well.
@DJHammersTrains 4 ай бұрын
Yep!
@IsaiahPerez-du3kn 4 ай бұрын
Ah yes my favorite line to use the R142A cars! The 3 train lol
@r62aguy85 4 ай бұрын
R62s make the 3 train what it is the red rocket never forget that
@Bassotronics 4 ай бұрын
For some reason, I love those shots where the train is coming from far away just like in this video.
@the_transfer_point 4 ай бұрын
Signed as the (3) is crazy 😮
@gee853 4 ай бұрын
I am a former New Yorker. I was born in Brooklyn and lived there for 36 years. My father worked in the Engineering Department at 370 Jay Street in the early 1960's and my grandfather worked for the system throughout the 1940's and the 1950's! Many of my extended family members also worked for the New York City Transit Authority. One was a manager and one in a supervisory position. The subway system and its history are built into my D.N.A.! So, I do find it out of the ordinary to see an IRT R142 on a stretch of the IND Rockaway line!
@nyctransitrailfan 4 ай бұрын
Reminds me when the R142A 7 tested on far rock
@duddud5319 3 ай бұрын
The only way the 3 train could realistically get an R142A is if there is an emergency right at the crack of dawn, and an overnight R142A 4 train to New Lots Ave was instructed to have its crew changed for the morning shift and just carry on as the 3 train from there
@jadenmuniz8817 4 ай бұрын
Love how this conductor actually knows some of us love to railfan so he set it to a 3 as no R142A has ever ran on it!
@FinnBugFinn 4 ай бұрын
hey! i was the one at broad channel in the gray jacket, i didn't talk to you, but it was nice seeing you in person! especially since i've always been watching your content for years!
@DJHammersTrains 4 ай бұрын
Whats up man!! Glad you made it out there! It sure was cold and windy out there haha
@FinnBugFinn 4 ай бұрын
@@DJHammersTrains yeah, it was freezing, it was worth it though!
@BigBlackGuy 4 ай бұрын
It's sad that I moved last Monday I ain't even get the chance to see this
@KingofGamingAndTrains456 4 ай бұрын
“This Is A Far Rockaway Bound (3) Train, Via The (A) Line. The Next Stop Is: Beach 67 Street.”
@TCORV 3 ай бұрын
😂
@DerrickTan74 4 ай бұрын
3 signage is crazy! What an interesting catch!
@christianfigueroa8805 Ай бұрын
Dude you got the best videos of NY TA TRAINS KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK WOW I NEVER KNEW This EXISTED
@kirkzevola5004 4 ай бұрын
Sweet catch of the R142A 7625 - 7645 test train out in the Rockaways. Cool that MTA signed it up as a 3 train.
@TrackerhawkGaming17396GVSYT 3 ай бұрын
Lol, 3 train on the BMT line with a literal IRT R142A is crazy, these consists from the 4 line have never ventured out here since.
@MetroMenTransitProductions 4 ай бұрын
Awesome catch! A little too awesome!
@user-xt5bz9mf7l 2 ай бұрын
I’ve never seen an r142a 3train let alone via the rockaways soo cool
@tomwujek4867 4 ай бұрын
The new Metroflexx system has had some early success worldwide since getting launched. It integrates a service brake, emergency brake, wheel slide protection, TCMS communication, advanced diagnostics, and condition based maintenance into 1 product. It also has an extended MTBO of 10 years and the single product can be used with multiple configurations. At the same time, maintanence is supposed to be much simpler and it weighs less. This makes me think it could be introduced with a refurbishment of the R142 or be introduced on the future R262,
@DJHammersTrains 4 ай бұрын
Interesting!!! Thanks for the detailed info.
@Rah2005 3 ай бұрын
Is a R142 refurbishment on the table?
@tomwujek4867 3 ай бұрын
@@Rah2005 It might be to make them CBTC compatible. I know that the current HVAC units are gradually being replaced by CRRC Shijiazhuang King Transportation which will be similar to the HVAC on the R179 trains.
@Rah2005 3 ай бұрын
@@tomwujek4867 that's a good point. Now I've got to go research CBTC expansion...thanks for the info
@juanlucero2708 4 ай бұрын
This is a far rockaway 3 train the next stop is 34 penn station
@jelanimckenzie49 4 ай бұрын
An R142A as a (3) train.... Hell yeah i approve!
@scottyerkes1867 4 ай бұрын
Testing of new equipment is very important for safety and comfort of passengers.💚👌
@MetroMenTransitProductions 4 ай бұрын
It’s far from new.
@jaydottt_transitfanner 4 ай бұрын
@@MetroMenTransitProductionshe means the new braking system not the rolling stock model
@MetroMenTransitProductions 4 ай бұрын
@@jaydottt_transitfanner ohhhhh
@gtavstepfordcounty1733 3 ай бұрын
@@MetroMenTransitProductionsderp derp derp derp
@MetroMenTransitProductions 3 ай бұрын
@@gtavstepfordcounty1733 Bru what
@nekocrafterpro4075 4 ай бұрын
I honestly didn't expect to hear such quiet brakes in my entire life as a train fan
@iO-Sci 4 ай бұрын
This New York City Metro train is serene and at times unique in my viewpoint viewing from Seoul. 이 뉴욕시 지하철 열차는 고요하고 때로는 서울에서 바라보는 나의 관점에서 독특합니다.
@csouth28 4 ай бұрын
Interesting, I do like how the brake release sounds. Hopefully this test goes well and we see some retrofits take place.
@JavierVelez2007 4 ай бұрын
R142A signed up as a 3 train is extremely ultra rare!
@AweShiyte 4 ай бұрын
I have never watched the gap like I did on this video!
@Thamsdwolfnycofficial_8420 4 ай бұрын
Wow!
@Boeing747official-invasion 4 ай бұрын
Signed up as a 3 train in my home line
@HayleyKiyokoLineBMT 4 ай бұрын
Great
@5argetech56 4 ай бұрын
I lived in Rockaway in the 70's, Beach 67th st. Gaston ave, Arverne was my stop!
@TrackerhawkGaming17396GVSYT 3 ай бұрын
dang you was an og
@Bassotronics 4 ай бұрын
Nice bird drone @ 8:15! Taking overhead video!
@EGOR4IKTRAINS 4 ай бұрын
For some reason this bridge reminds me of the Preobrazhensky Metro Bridge. This bridge is located between Preobrazhenskaya Square and Sokolniki stations
@icyleorailfanningchannel930 4 ай бұрын
R211A: Hey you’re not allowed to be here! R142A: I’m just taking the day off though R179: We really need him out of here R46: For Real! All he is doing is displaying as the 3 train while being on our line R142A: Just give me a break okay?
@TonEd622 4 ай бұрын
Literally if the subway cars would do a comedy show, this would be their convo 😂
@lopwr1212 4 ай бұрын
cringe
@BXpitbull24 3 ай бұрын
R142: Rockaway family is tough on my cousin R142a He’s going to need to come back home as 4 train.
@christianfigueroa8805 Ай бұрын
It's sounds like a Thomas The Tank Engine Episode with the new guy as the new ead of the MTA NYCT as Sir Topham Hatt
@Aatrixian 4 ай бұрын
Sheesh, first an R143 break testing in the Rockaways, and now an R142A as well. Broad Channel has been getting quite a bunch of surprises lately, lol.
@MJBTH3K1NG09 4 ай бұрын
This dude was just in Switzerland yesterday and he's already back in New York?!
@DJHammersTrains 4 ай бұрын
Dj Hammers Teleporting
@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2 4 ай бұрын
Or is he a time lord from doctor who with a tardis
@DennisLora2001 4 ай бұрын
Nice work man plus it's very strange that the R142A is on the Rockaway line.
@duanec3015 4 ай бұрын
This is honestly really cool! Will this happen again?
@AmtrakNJTCSX_MTAfannerNYC 4 ай бұрын
Epic catch dude this is extremely rare to catch ngl
@DJHammersTrains 4 ай бұрын
Thanks!! It was a long hike through the publicly-accessible wildlife refuge to get the first shot :)
@AmtrakNJTCSX_MTAfannerNYC 4 ай бұрын
@@DJHammersTrains Np dude
@pbatommy 4 ай бұрын
Those cars are R188ML (their internal designation).
@hobog 4 ай бұрын
1:57 can definitely see the trains are meant for the smaller loading gauge routes!
@christssoulwinner188 4 ай бұрын
an r142 3 train via rockaways is different and interesting as I am a railfan.
@TheLIRRFrenchie... 2 ай бұрын
I wonder if this is the same set I saw parked at Pitkin yard last week as I was walking up the ramp to linden plaza to visit my aunt 🤔. I was quite shocked to see it there lol had to really peek through the fence to see it to make sure I wasn't going crazy lol.
@petrichorbreeze 3 ай бұрын
Very interesting. Are there any articles or publications about this new tech?
@pinhead35 4 ай бұрын
Light rail is so cool
@Psevdonim123 3 ай бұрын
NYC: "Oh no, the gap is 4 inches more with this type of train, it's dangerous to use it on IRT/IND platforms!" London: "Um, sir, these two types of train have completely different loading gauges..." "Argh, noncence, send the Piccadilly line to Uxbridge it will be fiiiiiiine" *Narrator's voice:* it wasn't fine
@aaronthefriendlyroblox5733 4 ай бұрын
Ay R142A (3) via the A line, not actually though that’s not gonna happen, I can see the first 5 cars looks clean but the other 5 cars are extremely dirty and need to be washed, good catch there
@davidng2336 4 ай бұрын
The 3 sign is foam.
@ortimate2543 4 ай бұрын
I can imagine it saying: "This is a Far Rockaway Bound 3 train via the A line, the next stop is.. broad channel"
@ccxi_4219 4 ай бұрын
what are these lines doing out of the train
@camera9024 4 ай бұрын
2:19 Look how rusty they are! We’re getting old, bois!
@KarmaGesar 4 ай бұрын
It’s not rusting, it’s just really dirty and needs a deep cleaning!
@ThatUnknownProPlayer2024 4 ай бұрын
@GojiRaidsAgain55they need a deep cleaning that’s why 😢
@JeromeAv1206 4 ай бұрын
I can bet you, these formers were having a field day with the R142A (3) via the Rockaways..
@josephmitchell5302 4 ай бұрын
Nice video but what are the things tape for the windows on the side of the car?
@DJHammersTrains 4 ай бұрын
That is wiring for the testing instrumentation :D
@TailsMilesFox147 4 ай бұрын
WOW I've never seen an R142A in the rockaways, as the 3, must have came from 207th st yard all the way to the rockaways I assume?
@foni105 4 ай бұрын
are they gonna be in the rockaways soon?
@jackchen7003 4 ай бұрын
Rare to see an R142A in the borough of Queens!
@franksanders9677 3 ай бұрын
How do they get the A division on the B division??
@Patchy682bestbus 22 күн бұрын
Dang, Queenslink sure came early except used on the 3 line (if you know what im talking abt)
@misaelarroyo5971 4 ай бұрын
Just like the 2 and 5 share strip maps. The 3 and 4 should also share stripmaps. Since they go to the same place in Brooklyn like the 2 and 5 does in Brooklyn and the Bronx
@Metsfan7232 4 ай бұрын
3 & 4 swapping equipment at New Lots would be more problematic than 2 & 5 at Flatbush
@conxeptnyc_ 4 ай бұрын
@@Metsfan7232R142/A’s should be retrofitted with those FIND+ Screens that are on the R211 or just wait till the R262 lmao
@Nelson-od9ns 3 ай бұрын
They should replace from B division to A divisions
@mortalkombat1712 4 ай бұрын
That train model used to be on the 6 Line
@leecornwell5632 3 ай бұрын
Yep the R142As used to be on the Pelham 6 line.
@mortalkombat1712 3 ай бұрын
I miss them on there
@jfchonors8873 4 ай бұрын
Did they take a #4 from Jerome yard and transfer it to the Concourse yard to get it on the B division?
@leecornwell5632 4 ай бұрын
Yes. The reason why they had transferred to the B devisins from the Jerome Ave 4 line to picken yards is because they had to upgrade the brakes to be tested on the A line to far Rockaway s and they have the middle track s to test them just like they had the R62AS from the 42 Times Square shuttle using six car units.
@devinsauls9137 3 ай бұрын
The 3 train can go to Queens?! 😱
@TheMetrolinkRailfan406 4 ай бұрын
An R142A meets R179
@showstoppa01 3 ай бұрын
Since the letter lines been getting new trains for a few years now you think the A division numbered lines will get any new trains?
@leecornwell5632 3 ай бұрын
Yes the iRT lines is definitely getting both Equipments R262s open gangways R262As end ways just like the R211As R211s Staten island Rail ways I'm telling you.
@leecornwell5632 3 ай бұрын
The 7 Flushing line is not getting no R262/As because they have all the R142As from the Pelham 6 line and there original R188s six and six car units to make it eleven cars . The R188s R142As is definitely staying put on the 7 Flushing line. That's the reason why they have the R62AS back on the Pelham 6 line.
@superluigi5439 4 ай бұрын
Does the R142 3 Trains on Brooklyn in New Lots and Manhattan
@farrockqns3759 4 ай бұрын
The 142 does go to new lots but only assigned to the 4 line
@soli82cat 4 ай бұрын
Are they replacing the current train models with the R142A?
@leecornwell5632 4 ай бұрын
Not until the Brand New R262/As comes to replace all the R62AS R62S on the 1 3 6 S lines for CBTCS.
@theestallion818 4 ай бұрын
Those models never going on the 3 line permanently 😮😮😮😮
@Metsfan7232 4 ай бұрын
would not be first time cars permanently xfered from 4 to 3
@untamed8 4 ай бұрын
Metroflexxing
@wyattsmith2498 4 ай бұрын
Is there a possibility this system is being tested for R262s?
@leecornwell5632 4 ай бұрын
No R262/As as of yet. They have not found no builders for the R262/As. There's no word on that. The R62AS R62S has to hold on on the 1 3 6 S lines until the Brand New R262/As gets here.
@michaelscott7706 4 ай бұрын
What are they testing on the 142As?
@leecornwell5632 3 ай бұрын
They were testing them for new brakes to replace the old brakes because pretty soon when they start delivering the Brand New R262/As for CBTCS on the 4 5 6 S 3 1 Broadway lines they are definitely gonna be remodified the R142/As cab units and New brakes for CBTCS.
@Ironman875 4 ай бұрын
The R142A could come to the 3 when the R262 comes out.
@michel4rthur 3 ай бұрын
Wouldn't they test it on Sea Beach instead?
@Bassotronics 4 ай бұрын
That cannot run the original 3 line because it’s a wide BMT (9 foot 9) train and cannot fit the narrow IRT. (8 foot 5) Update: I think it actually is a IRT since I see a gap between platform and doors. 🤔
@randolphtwells1360 4 ай бұрын
I wonder if this R142A is going to be on the 3 line to go to Harlem-148th. Street and to New Lots Avenue. Do you imagine that, DJ?
@DJHammersTrains 4 ай бұрын
That would be cool! But highly unlikely sadly
@Dezlite 4 ай бұрын
Livonia yard cant take New techs, due to the way the yard is designed. The ceiling is too low.
@rubberbandcity 4 ай бұрын
retroflex
@ronicefraser3983 2 ай бұрын
I'm missing some things that can be done without knowing anything for them because I have never played with anyone else in the hit try that I can see the game
@ThatUnknownProPlayer2024 4 ай бұрын
2:19 poor R142A they need a deep cleaning but the MTA don’t do anything they just send any NTT and OTT for service while they’re clean or dirty
@Perseverance1987x 4 ай бұрын
those R142as look rough from all the vandalism.
@146_ChinoMexicano 4 ай бұрын
Imagine if MTA did actually put R142A on the 3 Train service, that would've been COOL AF!!!! But unfortunately, i know it'll never happen....
@patleung4176 4 ай бұрын
MTA really needs to keep their fleet washed better.
@tom762x39 4 ай бұрын
Its most likely a decommissioned train used for testing. I you look careful there are wires taped the that ,in a vertical fashion going up to the windows.
@R142A6XTrain 4 ай бұрын
I want this to be back on the 6 line
@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2 4 ай бұрын
The r262 prototype should be assigned to the six train and the contract isn't awarded yet, so late 2026 revenue testing
@R142A6XTrain 4 ай бұрын
@@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2 Ugh
@leecornwell5632 3 ай бұрын
The 6 Pelham line is definitely getting mixed equipments R262As R142As when they get the Brand New R262/As . For now the R62AS R62S has to hang in there on the 1 3 6 S lines until the R262/As comes. We definitely wish that they could of kept the 8 Thrid Ave Elevated line running without tairing it down. If they would of kept the 8 Thrid Ave Elevated line running I gareete you the R62AS would of definitely replacing all the R12 R14s R15 s Just like they did on the 1 3 6 S 4 and 7 Flushing lines for the old Redbirds.
@leecornwell5632 3 ай бұрын
That's another reasons why they have those 8 signs on the R62AS R62S and the R142/As . When they deliver the R262As I have a real spriital feeling that they are definitely gonna have the powder blue 🔵 8 Thrid Ave Elevated computer 🖥️ rolling signs I'm telling you.
@R142A6XTrain 2 ай бұрын
@@leecornwell5632Thanks for telling me
@qcoolbra25 3 ай бұрын
I'm confused I thought number trains can't run the letter lines
@TheLIRRFrenchie... 3 ай бұрын
They can because they're slim enough. Letter lines can't run on numbered lines because they're wider.
@romeojames89 4 ай бұрын
Hopefully the 3 line will be getting some new trains finally those old ones are so busted and disgusting 😂🤣
@leecornwell5632 3 ай бұрын
What. Bro the R62AS R62S is definitely not busted because you don't see no holes and no rusted. The R62S R62AS reminds me of the R32S
@arcadeadf 4 ай бұрын
R142A (3) on Rockaways 💀
@Abstractt 4 ай бұрын
The rust on those 142As have not aged well, they need a well-deserved wash
@theestallion818 4 ай бұрын
That used to be the 4 train what's going on?????? 😮😮😮😮😮😮
@leecornwell5632 4 ай бұрын
Yes. The R142As is still on the 4 Jerome Ave 4 line and going back to the 4 line.
@jaydenphilbertmunipals9089 4 ай бұрын
Yeah the mta needa to clean the r142a/r142 fleet more, all of them are this dirty
@Boypogikami132 4 ай бұрын
What the hell is a metroflexx Edit: nvm they’re brakes
@ghostengineer 4 ай бұрын
What’s a metroflexx train ?
@DJHammersTrains 4 ай бұрын
Metroflexx is the name of the new brake package that this train is testing
@ghostengineer 4 ай бұрын
@@DJHammersTrains oh gotcha. Thank you
@amy7092 4 ай бұрын
Sawa
@TransitMan_123 4 ай бұрын
Oh this is some foamers things!
@RicardoLopez-mc5op 4 ай бұрын
So rusted!
@Nitro99999 4 ай бұрын
I don't think this model is aging well it looks dirty and rusted and disgusting as hell what is going on lol
@TSgotstolengoddamm 4 ай бұрын
its prob bc its yard doesnt have a car wash and they refuse to take it to another yard to have a wash (which is lame bc it just makes crime within the subway worse since all other ppl perception of nyc subway is it being dingy)
@Metsfan7232 4 ай бұрын
@@TSgotstolengoddammTBH will take a little more than some clean cars to make NYC subway appear less dingy
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