⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ R160 Testing on the Franklin Shuttle

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Жыл бұрын

Here we see a train of R160s testing on the Franklin Shuttle! It seems like the automated announcements, station stop marker spacing, and signals were all being checked. Quite interesting and extremely rare to see a set of R160s on the Franklin Shuttle!
Check out the following videos to see R211s and R179s testing on the Franklin Shuttle:
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Taken in February 2023.

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@fiercingdragon Жыл бұрын

Oh dang. Never did I expect the R160s to "test run" on the Franklin Avenue Shuttle.

@kristainviayoutube500 Жыл бұрын

0:46 I love how confused the guy walking his dog was 😂

@CARma193 Жыл бұрын

That dog also looked up and his/her owner like “why Is there an R160 at this station??” LOL

@AnaCastillo-zu2ft Жыл бұрын

Shuttle trains means garbage trains

@kristainviayoutube500 11 ай бұрын

@@AnaCastillo-zu2ftno shuttle trains mean short distance trains

@zhx2365 Жыл бұрын

an absolute rare catch !!!

@lewisasaprichards5649 Жыл бұрын

Not really

@zhx2365 Жыл бұрын

@@lewisasaprichards5649 well it is to me as i’ve never seen any other subway cars on this shuttle .

@corey8807 Жыл бұрын

It’s fake

@lewisasaprichards5649 Жыл бұрын

@@zhx2365 you must not live in NYC

@zhx2365 Жыл бұрын

@@lewisasaprichards5649 don’t even do that cuz i absolutely do , i just never seen NTT’s on the FAS before .

@Aceve14 Жыл бұрын

All we need now is a 6-car R188 test train on the (S) 42nd Street Shuttle Train and we're in full circle and be set for life.

@samuelitooooo Жыл бұрын

I honestly don't expect this to happen because 6-car R62A replacements are already on the roadmap, and it wouldn't be that easy taking trainsets from the 7, through the B division, to finally bring them to 42 St. At least with the Franklin Ave shuttle there's plenty interlining between BMT and IND lines so trains can go anywhere.

@Thatgamingdiary Жыл бұрын

The question of a million dollars. How do we get the R188 from Flushing to the shuttle. And is there even a track connection from Flushing to the rest of the IRT? (7th Ave & Lexington)

@konnichiwasenpai312 Жыл бұрын

@@Thatgamingdiary/ there's no 7 trains that can connect to the rest of the IRT lines (unless if MTA will maybe add the tracks to the rest of the IRT lines which I know they'll never do)

@Thatgamingdiary Жыл бұрын

@@konnichiwasenpai312 ok

@jacquees7219 5 ай бұрын

@@Thatgamingdiaryit’s possibly but the process is LONG, first it would have to switch to the N at Queensboro plaza and then go down to Dekalb Av & follow the D to 59 St-Columbus circle then go via the A to 207 St yard and then after going thru the yard it would be in the 1 line and would have to go down to times square and then switch to the uptown local track and then head up to 50th St then reverse onto the curve leading to the shuttle

@graffmixer Жыл бұрын

Nice catch!!! Guess this will be the future train set of the shuttle!!! I could see the R143 be used instead of the R160

@villavine10 Жыл бұрын

0:47 The dog and the guy is looking around like “What the hell did I just see”

@scottyerkes1867 Жыл бұрын

Interesting operation. Thanks DJ Hammers😀💚

@KingofGamingAndTrains456 Жыл бұрын

R160 Franklin Shuttle looks godly! Now all we need is an R143 to touch the shuttle!

@karatekidfahim3 Жыл бұрын

r110b would make the shuttle more cooler but the door capacity is an issue

@jaydenphilbertmunipals9089 Жыл бұрын

@@karatekidfahim3 it can easily be fixed in 2023

@officialmcdeath Жыл бұрын

Tasty compilation, thank you! How many round trips did the R160 do on the branch? \m/

@aszaviyovarga1711 Жыл бұрын

Cool catch, I didn't see it the R160 on the Franklin Av Shuttle

@NtGoat_AKA_Goatie Жыл бұрын

This is rare AF!! Great catch of the day

@dancingwiththestars3778 2 ай бұрын

Franklin Ave (S) will Extend The Longest Platforms to Fit 4 and 5 Car Train at Botanic Garden, Park Place and Franklin Ave - Fulton St. ❤😂

@eduardososa843 Жыл бұрын

I wish the Franklin Ave Shuttle was still a two track line.

@anonymous3738 3 ай бұрын

This line is a continuation of the Brighton line’s local tracks. If the platforms were extended, then the line would no longer need to be served by a shuttle and its trunk line color could be pink since that color is unused. Or, it could be relocated underground, become a fully double-tracked line and merge onto the Crosstown line at Bedford-Nostrand Avenues plus have a center track for short turns and continue to Court Square or even along the Queens Boulevard line.

@trevorwilliams9904 Жыл бұрын

That would be cool to see r160s on the frankin Ave shuttle .

@BMTEnjoyer160 Жыл бұрын

Are they testing for service on the Franklin Avenue Shuttle Or Something Else

@renzjomz 2 ай бұрын

r160 is similar to r179 and they have different sounds, they are different routes of shuttle lines

@tartheaveragerailfanner9713 Жыл бұрын

R160s on the franklin avenue shuttle in the future??!!

@jalenh8918 Жыл бұрын

Amazing camera

@tanishaglasgow8098 Жыл бұрын

Cool

@Random-transit-authority 7 ай бұрын

A two car train fits perfectly

@patrykplayz7 Жыл бұрын

FOAM!

@michaelmorales1475 Жыл бұрын

Interesting.

@brett8706 Жыл бұрын

Even though this will never happen, could MTA convert a 4 car set into a 3 car set, with the extra car going to another 4 car-consist to make it 5 cars? Then, the 160A-1 would essentially become 160A-2 or 160A-3.

@jaydenphilbertmunipals9089 Жыл бұрын

And it was an R160 with the new digital displays

@villavine10 Жыл бұрын

Are they testing the possibility of a 3 car set?

@jeremynaraine Жыл бұрын

Franklin Avenue Shuttle Has Only 2 Car set Rather Than 4 Or 5 Cars Set.

@ShadeJay Жыл бұрын

Once the R68s retire, it's either heavy renovations to fit 4/5 car sets on the entire line or there needs to be a special order dedicated to the Franklin av shuttle

@SomeRamdomAhole Жыл бұрын

Lol

@R160BExpress44 Жыл бұрын

And the 68s won’t retire for the next 10+ years anyway, they’re still young rn

@davidng2336 Жыл бұрын

@@R160BExpress44 They will start to retire by the 2030s.

@davidng2336 Жыл бұрын

If they do choose to lengthen, four car sets is probably best. With this set, the entire train was almost able to fit at one of the platforms. Otherwise, it shouldn't be hard to order a custom NTT.

@darrylreedy5079 Жыл бұрын

@@davidng2336 True. I expect the N, Q, and W lines to be fully R68s since the B and D will be getting R211s, since the 8 Av line and 6 Av are getting CBTC.

@QuarioQuario54321 Жыл бұрын

What could be happening?

@karatekidfahim3 Жыл бұрын

1) 1:07 why did the train arc a little on the third rail 2) can a r110b work as well?

@dkeithtag Жыл бұрын

1) probably a gap in the rail;2)R110Bs are extinct but happen to be the same car length as the standards that ran on the shuttle before you were born years ago in the 60s.

@TSSmina Жыл бұрын

That’s the regenerative brake feature onboard the train, in which sends the power back into the Third Rail as a method to save energy. When the train decelerates and the regenerative brake feature is in action, it sometimes may cause an arc between the contact shoe and third rail, which is completely normal.

@abentmetrocard Жыл бұрын

Possibly going to modify an r160 to a 3 car set in the future?🤔 After all they used to run 3 car 60’ sets before the r68, so definitely possible!

@graffmixer Жыл бұрын

Probably keep as a two car train. I can't see it being a 3 car train even though the cars are shorter than the r68

@karatekidfahim3 Жыл бұрын

@@graffmixer the r110b has 3 cars idk hows that gonna work (with an extra 30ft of car capacity.)

@motorman1993 Жыл бұрын

No it was a 4car. R32 on the shuttle with the .2 and 3car opening I worked the shuttle with R32 they would have to order a3 car set for that shuttle

@ConfuzedMind Жыл бұрын

Not that difficult. A little modification in the electrical and air supplies....pull the link bar pins....cars can easily be removed

@OweennW123playz_yt87 4 ай бұрын

Sooo rare

@Silxvr Жыл бұрын

Imagine if R160 was on the FS

@AaronJrBrundidge Жыл бұрын

currently, 150 feet shuttle trains, but test train, 240, with 4 60 feet cars for 60' trains, 2 cars, or 120 feet total, will fit

@karatekidfahim3 Жыл бұрын

@@sulaman600 r110b cars could fit in my opinion, i had a dream about that an r110b was in the franklin shuttle in the 90s or 2000s smth like that.

@ianhardy9375 Жыл бұрын

It's still not going to fit, if they did 300 ft platform length from the point when the shuttle was rebuild, this would have been no problem. Now they have to wait till the r211t to be tested

@mekomarz8258 Жыл бұрын

imagine if R46 ran on the franklin Shuttle

@dkeithtag Жыл бұрын

Well now that’s really cute, but it won’t actually work without some major modifications. The only station that four-car consist fits in completely is Prospect Park . Either they modify the platforms-a major undertaking-or they come up with a special dedicated consist like they have now. Three-car tech trains could work with minimal platform modifications. Good place for a modified set of R211Ts. Meanwhile, if someone grew some brains, they could save a few two-car R46s as backups and do a final GOH on the nine R68s currently available to extend their lives another 10 years or so. They could hack the current R46 enablers into shuttle switches and use as-is for minimal cost while working on platform upgrades and new tech dedicated rolling stock. I work on that line five days a week.

@mikemanners5803 Жыл бұрын

They should save R46’s for this line

@dkeithtag Жыл бұрын

@@mikemanners5803 exactly.

@type_shi_twin Ай бұрын

1:10 why does 8651 look like it has a malaysian flag (correct me if i’m wrong but it looks like it)

@T-rexAnim Жыл бұрын

0:38

@kaisworld31 Жыл бұрын

Maybe they’ll put r160s on the shuttle?

@yab_flow323 Жыл бұрын

This does mean r160s on shuttle?

@TheCloakedTiger Жыл бұрын

Wow. Things sure are changing on the subway system! How many cars will they fit now? Still 2 or 4 now?

@fiercingdragon Жыл бұрын

With this particular set of R160s, they were almost able to fit at one of the Franklin Avenue Shuttle stations. If they want to be able to fit 4, then the best bet would be to most likely renovate the stations.

@QueenJukedking2024 Жыл бұрын

So if I was to guess R160 are going take over the shuttle line? That why there are testing also nice video

@MTA_9929 Жыл бұрын

No they don’t fit

@QueenJukedking2024 Жыл бұрын

@@MTA_9929 oof

@DJHammersTrains Жыл бұрын

We aren’t sure exactly what was tested but it doesn’t appear as if R160s will be running in service on the shuttle any time soon.

@TheRealLsarowar Жыл бұрын

@HayleyKiyokoLineBMT Жыл бұрын

(S)entinel

@N0bodi221 Ай бұрын

r160 1:06 ❤

@TransitZeypher Жыл бұрын

Will they add r160s on the shuttle line

@xavierlove775 3 ай бұрын

Unlikely. Unlike regular subway stations, the shuttle platforms can’t accommodate more than 4 cars unless they extend the platforms. Since the R160 is 60 feet, they would have to be 3 car sets (A-B-A). If they extended the platform then it could be a 4 car shuttle (A-B-B-A) They could steal an 8 car set from ENY (They can take one 8 car train used on the L and make 2 trains out of those)

@GabysCake Жыл бұрын

cursed r160 shuttle train

@officialrinx13 Жыл бұрын

That means that the r68 on the Franklin Shuttlr is abt to retire huh

@CupcakkeTheQueen Жыл бұрын

No the R160 is too big to fit in the platform, so they're testing to see if it's fitting in

@superbrownsheep3777 Жыл бұрын

I don’t see a 4 car 160 being on the shuttle. The train is too long to fit in the platforms. If you spot closely, you’ll see. Now a 3 car would make sense

@Random-transit-authority 7 ай бұрын

Not even a 3 car fits. Only 2 cars can

@superbrownsheep3777 7 ай бұрын

@@Random-transit-authorityYeah no I’ll have to agree on that

@missSandz25 Жыл бұрын

(S)weet

@MunipalsFanJose Жыл бұрын

I think the plants at the end of franklin avenue should be cut for a four car train to fit 11:26

@TSSmina Жыл бұрын

Well, the plants wouldn’t make a difference, cause the tripper is located right before the plants at Franklin Avenue, including the end of third rail supply and the Marker Signal.