This morning I ran into a surprise while on my way to school, an R68 Q train...
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For those who do not know what I'm talking about, allow me to enlighten you with my knowledge of the Subway here in New York City...
Q trains normally use R160s, however because there is CBTC (Communications Based Train Control) testing on the Queens Blvd line, which has been hell ever since 2017. Older trains are being placed on the lines that do not have CBTC yet (The R46, R68, and R68), and the newer trains (The R160s from Siemens, Alstom and Kawasaki) are being sent to the Queens Blvd line. R68s used to run on the Q but then they were all sent to the B, W, G and D trains, some even run on the A train. The R68s are one of my favourite rolling stock in the MTA and seeing them temporarily run on the Q made my day.
