69th Street Staton Rehabilitation Update Jan, 2026 Flushing Line Improvement Project, ft. R255 HL016

Описание: Here's the longer video of the progress of 69th Street southbound platform, not much progress visible progress been made since early December 2025 (here    • Brief 69th Street Station Rehabilitation U...  ) outside of the rest of the windscreens being installed. As of filming, the only section that needs extensive work currently is the stairs to the mezzanine, which needs the stairs and concrete. Still pretty likely the platform along with 52nd's, would be completed before Woodside's southbound platform (although work over there is catching up with the precast sections now installed on the eastern side). Also included in the video is Wabtec R255 hybrid locomotive HL016, one of the newest additions to the NYCT C-Division fleet.

Also this video is late and there has been a little bit of progress made since lol (tracks are now blocked off presumably in preparation to pour concrete for the mezzanine to platform stairs section, also I was supposed to upload this yesterday).

Timestamps
0:00 Intro Platform level progress
3:19 Mezzanine/street level progress
3:52 looking at R255 loco HL016
4:46 Manhattan bound train switching to express from 74th St Broadway
6:01 Bonus 61st Street Woodside progress photos

More info:
Long term service change notice: https://www.mta.info/alerts?selectedR...
Improving the 7 Line project page: https://www.mta.info/project/flushing... (somewhat outdated)
HL016 on the Wabtec Plant test track at Erie, PA:    • New York City MTA new hybrid locomotive HL...  
HL015 and HL016 on route to South Brooklyn Marine Terminal:    • Norfolk Southern "Grape Flyer" local with ...  
HL015 and HL016 delivered to Linden Yard:    • ✨MTA NEW LOOK R255 HYBRID DIESEL LOCOMOTIV...  
Wabtec Press release of the R255: https://www.wabteccorp.com/newsroom/p...
Official Wabtec video of the R255s:    • Batteries Included  

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/somerailfane...

January 30, 2026 (mostly)