R44 A Train 59 St to 125 St

Nothing is better than an express ride on my home line. Plus, the R44s give the fastest and smoothest experience every time.

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[burbank]

I like the R44s. I would hate to see them be replaced by those horrible 160As or 160Bs. The R44s and R46s run comfortably, smoothly and are spacious.

[jesuschristsmysavior]

@burbank What's horrible is that they are keeping the R42, which has both structural and technical problems. I personally favor the R160A as my favorite bench seaters.

[boratfantaic]

holy shit look at that rat at 40

[NYLifeInNJ]

@burbank Sorry for the late reply, but I like all the bucket seaters especially the R68As (now that the R44s are retired). As for the R32s, I have some problems with them that I'm sure you wouldn't want to hear.

[burbank]

True. I thought they got rid of the R42s. Do you like the R32s and R44s R46s and R68s?

[jesuschristsmysavior]

@thesubwaynut I agree.

[thesubwaynut]

@jesuschristsmysavior ENY may not be able to take in anymore R160As if it keeps its 50 R42s, but we will have to wait and see.

[jesuschristsmysavior]

@thesubwaynut The last R160As aren't retiring anything as the M will remain entirely R160A for the new run, which means that the ENY 5 sets may not be going anywhere. It was speculated that R42s were kept instead of the best of the R44s for compatibility reasons, though they have both structural and technical problems.

[thesubwaynut]

@jesuschristsmysavior if all R44s are going, there probably will not be enough R46s to run even one set on the C, so it will continue to use the R32s for years to come, even if it becomes the only line in the system to do so. i agree that R42s suck and need to retire now. hopefully, the last four-car R160As will retire them instead of sending them elsewhere because pitkin, jamaica, and 207th street all hate them.

[jesuschristsmysavior]

@thesubwaynut Also, the current slate is to unify the A's fleet with R46s, though there had been thoughts of making the C full length should QB give up enough R46. But that leaves more questions as to what will happen to some remaining SMEEs. If you heard about the recent SMS plans on the R32 and R42, it would be worth it on the R32 but not the R42 (rusting internally and externally as well as bad performance).