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Posted by
Gold_12th
on Sat Aug 23 00:04:41 2014
edf40wrjww2msgDetail:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d For those who keep saying it's a 60 foot R-211 subway car order, you're wrong. They already made the decision back in 2013. It bears repeating AGAIN.
"NYC Transit’s strategy for the 2015-2034 period is to continue the normal replacement of railcars as they reach the end of their 40-year useful lives, with additional cars purchased as necessary to support ridership growth that is expected
based on modeling and forecasting.
Highlights for the A Division include a large normal replacement of the R-62/R-62A fleet (1,140 cars), phased across the 2020-2024 and 2025-2029 periods.
In the B Division, the R-46 car class (752 cars) will be replaced in the 2015-2019 period and the R-68/R-68A car classes (625 cars) will be replaced in the 2025-2029 period. For the purposes of this plan, it is assumed that the B Division will continue to operate a mixed fleet of 60 foot and 75 foot cars; and the cars to be purchased in the 2015-2034 period will be 75 foot cars, based on the length of the existing R-46 and R-68/R-68A fleets.
In addition, a total of 168 cars will be purchased for fleet growth.
Growth cars for the B Division are scheduled for purchase in the 2015-2019 and 2025-2029 periods, and for the A Division in 2025-2029.
The 2015-2019 growth cars are expected to be used for additional service on the E, G, L, and N lines, although these service plans remain subject to change.
Source: page 43 of MTA Twenty-Year Capital Needs Assessment 2015-2034, October 2013.
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