⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ MIXED Siemens-Alstom R160 Set Transferring along the A Line

[@boguette_]

Who agrees with me that siemen propulsion sounds much better than the alstom propulsion

[@jadenmuniz8817]

I think Alstom realized it, so they decided to create a similar propulsion for the R211.

[@CrypticalAatrix]

​@@jadenmuniz8817 Even the MTA acknowledges that the R160B Siemens is a much more appreciated train than the R160A/B Alstom. When they were on the Q line while the 2nd Av line opened, the only trains with 2nd Av Subway wraps were the R160B Siemens. The MTA even tried to keep the few remaining Siemens sets on the Q line back in 2020 after the fleet swap had finished, but ended up swapping them with Alstoms which were set to run on the N and W, since the MTA wanted all Siemens sets in one yard. Most of the R160s with special wraps (like Zoho wraps) on the E, F, G, and R lines today are the Siemens sets. And even now, most Siemens sets run on the R line, seemingly indicating that even the MTA misses the R160B Siemens on Broadway lol. It's just pretty funny to think about.

[@blue9multimediagroup]

Hell yeah

[@masatonagai8966]

1000000%

[@MarvCapturesTheVibezNYC]

Definitely indeed 😊

[@icyleorailfanningchannel930]

As a kid I always wanted this to be a thing with the R160s

[@QuarioQuario54321]

Apparently the Siemens motors are more powerful than the Alstom

[@nekocraftguy]

Never thought I'd be seeing one of these again

[@irinaxeno5961]

Wonder of they can link up the siemens set with an R179 someday

[@TrainMaster5097]

They cannot as the R160s and R179s are incompatible.

[@gelatin3613]

they cant link them with the 179s, but from what i remember they can link the eny alstoms with 143s

[@TransitFans]

Nice catch man 👍

[@scottyerkes1867]

Nice video of a rare move.

[@aszaviyovarga1711]

Another R160 Alstom and Siemens mixed train

[@295g295]

Where was this train manufactured?

[@aszaviyovarga1711]

@295g295 Not sure

[@Michael_afton698]

Wow

[@justinm.1]

What are the orange stickers?

[@blue9multimediagroup]

You mean yellow?

[@MarvCapturesTheVibezNYC]

They should mix them more often last time i caught one was on the R a couple of months ago 😅😊

[@trevorjackson4086]

I heard that Siemens motors are better

[@NTGGaming4Life]

Those are COVID Stickers

[@blue9multimediagroup]

They are better

[@blue9multimediagroup]

​@@NTGGaming4Liferelevance?

[@de-fault_de-fault]

@@blue9multimediagroup Replied to the wrong comment I think...there's another comment asking about the stickers up the thread a bit.

[@rahsanwhite6034]

My thing is why is the propulsion in back half of the train even on? I thought the conductor only operated the doors and announcements.

[@295g295]

0:29 - The doors do not open.

[@JonathanChan212]

The OpenBVE set 😂

[@Blank00]

Is there a reason why MTA equipped some R160s with Siemens instead of keeping it consistently Alstom throughout the R160 fleet in the first place?

[@gezee5_]

This feels cursed

[@AndersAviationShorts]

Didn’t a 12-9 happen at 5av 53 causing the E train via the A??

[@theestallion818]

Imagine the G line with the R211s??? Or the 211T???? 😮😮😮

[@MarvCapturesTheVibezNYC]

Definitely it could happen that line could definitely benefit from them.

[@Nelson-od9ns]

What about r143

[@DJHTransport]

Soon :)

[@RealABGamerBoy]

0:20 fast breaking for a train with 10 cars.

[@martino4533]

This just sounds like a japanese subway train lmfao

[@TrainMaster5097]

That makes sense considering that the R143s were built by a Japanese Rail Car manufacturer.

[@martino4533]

@TrainMaster5097 yea including r142a and r211 and r62, including r110a