New F Trains Leaving the Station
Now that some old asbestos-filled Redbirds are being used as makeshift reefs in the Atlantic ocean, there’s room for a new train in town. Control Geek spotted the shiny new cars at the 15th Street/Prospect Park West station this weekend. F train riders will now be treated to the automated announcements and periwinkle blue seats…
Now that some old asbestos-filled Redbirds are being used as makeshift reefs in the Atlantic ocean, there’s room for a new train in town. Control Geek spotted the shiny new cars at the 15th Street/Prospect Park West station this weekend. F train riders will now be treated to the automated announcements and periwinkle blue seats that L train-ers have become accustomed to.
11233 – Yeh, I knew they were a different model, but didn’t know why. Thanks for the info!
FGP – Agreed. The overall experience of the new trains is superior. You can hear what the “announcer” is saying, you don’t get a lot of jerky stops and starts, and the sound insulation is dramatically superior. Also the air conditioners actually work.
Altho it does get annoying when the computer (or conductor, unsure who controls it) decides to broadcast like six or seven PSAs in a row for no apparent reason.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, this is an important announcement from the MTA and the New York City Police Department … backpacks and large bags will be searched if you are black or of middle-eastern descent.”
cw: The 4/5/6 are the old IRT (Interboro Rapid Transit)lines (along with the 1/2/3/7) The gage on that line is narrower so the trains are not as wide.
I agree that the lighting and ambiance of the old orange trains is far superior, but the RIDE on the new trains can’t be beat.
Apparently it’s computer controlled acceleration and deceleration, so the days of being stuck on a train with a ‘jerky’ driver (stop, start, stop, start, stop) are gone.
you people who want to eliminate seating are absurd. i refuse to pay 81 dollars a month to ride on a subway where i cant sit my ass down and relax.
-r
i dont take the F but the L is the true horror train according to everyone who takes it during rush hour. i take the R and couldnt ask for a lovlier commute in the morning (8am) and at night (530). i don’t think i’ve ever had to stand up yet in the four months i’ve been taking it. maybe it has to do with the locations i get on and off tho (union street in PS / prince street in soho). oh to the person who said seats should only be used by pregnant women and the disabled. um hells to the no. i love sitting down and reading on my commute. sometimes i wish i had a longer commute! (well not really).
-r
I do kinda wish there were no seats at all, so I didn’t have to witness at least once a week a Hasidic man throwing pregnant women and 90 year olds to the ground to get a seat.
One of the most annoying things is those people who are seated and wait until the train has come to a full stop before getting up to get off, people entering the train already streaming in. Eliminating seating will also eliminate those jackasses that push their way on just to get a seat.
If I had my way all seating would be flip seating and would only able to be used by pregnant women as well as those who physically need to sit. There can never be enough seating during peak hours and rather than have 10% of the people sitting but taking up 30% of the space I would welcome a more equitable distribution of space.
Alternatively perhaps there could be one car per train with seating during peak hours allocated to those who are infirm or pregnant etc and all the rest were standing room only.