⁴ᴷ Deeply Cleaned R188 Subway Cars on the (7) Line

As part of the Subway Action Plan, the MTA has begun a heavy-duty cleaning program in order to thoroughly wash the surfaces of subway cars and stations. Approximately 3,000 cars will be cleaned under this program starting with cars from the (7), (N), (Q), and (W) Lines. Note how the factory cars have had the bulkhead grouting either thoroughly cleaned or completely retouched whereas the converted cars did not receive that work.

[@JeffreyOrnstein]

I noticed some very clean R160s on the Q recently. But more cars need this treatment. Finally...

[@revaschuller1859]

You tell the MTA that

[@iitrapezoid_8243]

Is no one talking about the speed of the first train? The R188s know how to haul! Heck, you can even see it B O U N C I N G down the rails!

[@supermarionathan1426]

I mean the IRT lines were built for speed! But yeah that was cool seeing the R188 haul like that!

[@R.A.-X65]

Corona Yard really took their time with the R188 fleet now these trains are Shiny.

[@BLETransitYT]

Excellent work, Corona Yard! Even East 180th Street Yard is gettin' into the action as well!

[@nah_144]

Unfortunately Jerome Yards Trains still look like crap.

[@TheBmaxx13]

What a difference 😍😍 that’s how the trains are supposed to be kept

[@lirrenthusiast5948]

Wow this footage is extremely clear, also nice catches of express 7 trains :)

[@mariolaimejr03]

Now that's what I called a very clean train! 🚉🧽

[@Enjineer]

These look great!

[@arielgonzalez5296]

Excellent idea.

[@kevinb8881]

The MTA should do some heavy cleaning with the R62/As on the 1, 3, and 6 lines and bring back their shine like they once did back in the 80s!!!

[@johnmor3541]

The 6 has a number of clean cars

[@JamaicaZ160R1793010A]

That explains that.

[@petergrudge189]

I noticed more cars are getting this nice blue tint. I only saw a few R160 cars a long time ago test this out but it is looking like a regular thing. Pimp my NTT lol. :)

[@nyctransitrailfan]

Corona yard really did take care of the converted R142A to look clean not like the R142A on the 4

[@supermarionathan1426]

Yeah Jerome does a bad job taking care of their R142As. They need to learn from Corona on keeping trains clean!

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

Any idea when the signals on the 7 line will get the plastic bags off them.

[@FunnyMonkey1217]

I like the 7 train

[@supersaiyangoku3580]

What's up with the curving on the elevated train bridge?

[@Bombardier2199]

Have you seen these dusty ass R142s and R142As on the 2,4 and 5?? Man, Corona has done an EXCELLENT job! If Mosholu, Unionport, and East 180th give a damn about cleaning the trains, they should transfer 1 set per week.

[@thoseonetrains]

Mosholu* The ones from Unionport, 180th and 239th all look a lot nicer now

[@emrann6489]

These R188’s look amazing, but the amount of glitches in the signage for the (7) is terrible. I really think the R188’s should go to the (6). Lexington Avenue could use CBTC, since it is one of the busiest lines.

[@supermarionathan1426]

Some of these glitches are from converted R188 sets whereas the new built ones don’t have this problem because the converted sets were R142A sets which had this problem before they even got converted. Also the 6 line can’t use R188s mainly because the 6 line uses 10 car trains whereas the 7 line uses 11 car trains, since the R188 are 11 car sets, having these in service on the 6 line would mean the last car would be hanging off the platform which would cause problems for people in the last car if they wanted to get off. That’s why you don’t see these in service on lines other than the 7 line!

[@revaschuller1859]

That's what I call a clean R188 7 train👍🚇😊

[@offstagemeteor3403]

They look brand new

[@Montrealsthe1uwant]

It looks brand spanking new

[@EthanF175]

they look brand new

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

The 7 super express will look super clean,do you like my new logo,it’s the r211.

[@whyiseverythingcake9488]

I don’t get the difference of R188’s and R142’s do you know how’s the difference? Please answer I want to know.

[@bxmxchris]

Security Department, ok so the r142 has a line on the top of the trains front, on top of the windows, so the r142 has a huge difference on the r142a and r188 because both of those cars don’t have lines on top of their front windows, however, the r142a is similar to the r188 but the r188 uses cbtc on their 7 line, an r188 has their cbtc console installed behind the drivers cab on the first and last cars, and the r142a first and last cars dont have that

[@stevenmarte3117]

Next Up their stations XD

[@CaptainTransit]

If you ask me, they should have started with the dirtiest lines first. In this order (based on what I’ve seen): (E), (F), (L), (4), (5), (6), (2), (C), (J), (Z), (M), (N), (Q), and (W).

[@Angel1224Transit]

New!

[@lol-ug2ry]

SHINY!!!

[@bk_knight256]

Is not what the cars clean on the outside, is what they also clean the cars inside too! And fix repair replaced most of the old worn out parts. And repaint the grungy shell walls.

[@redphone1438]

It’s about time there cleaning the trains. They should do this to the R142As too.

[@thoseonetrains]

and the R142s. Once done, they will look like they were in 2000.

[@redphone1438]

6 train yes

[@Jaegered]

in fact they should really focus on deep cleaning the newer trains

[@redphone1438]

Jaegered I agree

[@vinnythegoat5594]

This was filmed in summertime

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

When will the r179 10 car production sets begin delivery.

[@civolicsnyc3748]

Alex The everything fan its on the (A) line

[@thoseonetrains]

u asked this too late

[@alexberlus8668]

Sound mbta ansaldobreda type 8

[@12robloxtylerpaulson9]

When I was a kid, I realized that the R188 was on 7 train line. Can someone tell me the reason why do we need R188 7 train?

[@johnmor3541]

The 7 got modern signals which need fairly new trains so they took them from the 6.

[@Sylveonkpopnyct]

Tyler 'Christian Villa' Paulson CBTC

[@thoseonetrains]

@@johnmor3541 and then CBTC will eventually displace all R62/As currently on the 1, 3, and 6 lines.

[@justrant]

Corona Yard knows their shit.

[@Matthews_Back]

ITS s0o0o0 cLeAn It’s So Shiny.. CLEAN OLD TECHNOLOGY TRAINS

[@anaberthavelasco2514]

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[@CholaHelloKitty]

MY EYES

[@mzcat76]

Doesn't make a difference, because. These trains will eventually be dirty again. And the signs will be tearing off too. Not hating on this. Just saying.

[@kevinb8881]

Exactly what I was thinking!!!

[@johnmor3541]

That happens over a course of 6-8years

[@supermarionathan1426]

I mean this is Corona Yard and not Jerome Yard on the 4. Corona knows how to take care of their R188s unlike Jerome with their R142As!

[@matthillman2261]

Let’s Go Mets

[@civolicsnyc3748]

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