Comments on: The R160s are still a bit confused

By: Kevin Xie

Kevin Xie — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:00:53 +0000

Agreed because the R160 that i took today had a W as the interior (time Next Stop) It also had a Max deadlock obtained on the left side. it’s on the R160 #8889.

By: jefferson.jackson

jefferson.jackson — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:08:58 +0000

i wonder what line(s) are getting the 160s next???

By: karenm

karenm — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:09:41 +0000

I didn’t know they ever worked.

The first one I was ever on had it wrong, and I see fewer that are broken than working.

Same goes for the video screen tv thing.

By: akapluto

akapluto — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:43:01 +0000

yeah, i dont understand these trains either. the digital field shows the first stop and the last stop, but skips several in the midddle. iv lived in nyc 20 years (altho admittedly, im only 20 yrs old) and now i have to take a map w me on the q just to figure out wtf im headed. stick to the old newer trains, the ones w the little dots and arrows (commonly used on the 4/5/6/1/2/3 lines) and well/I’LL be happy

By: ScottC

ScottC — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:54:14 +0000

From what I understand, it is not so much a technology problem as a user problem – i.e. the conductors still haven’t learned the system or don’t put in the right route changes. As for the 142s, the rumor is that they too will be retrofitted with the FIND system.

By: Adam G

Adam G — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:57:27 +0000

Is it just me, or are the R142s running with the wrong strip maps (e.g. map for the 2 on the 5 or vice versa) more frequently lately as well?

The R160 map being messed up thing is a real annoyance for me. I live in Brooklyn Heights and frequently come home late from Park Slope and often end up having to ask the conductor if the train is going via bridge (will bypass my home stop) or tunnel, since the maps are wrong so often.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:44:51 +0000

This isn’t the first time I’ve seen this. The R160s are NOTORIOUS for having maps that don’t synch up with reality. I’ve pulled into Times Square on an N train that says the next stop is Astoria Blvd. More often than you’d think, the maps are often out of service completely on one or two of the displays in each car.