Not What I was Expecting! A pair of R32s, signed for the N, lead a refuse train down the lead into Coney Island Yard, while a 5-car R160 set pauses to switch ends to reposition within the yard.
This shot ended up not being at all what I expected when I arrived at the vantage point. The refuse train has been a daily occurrence which I have caught multiple times in the past two weeks, so I knew that was coming. The past two weeks, however, it had been led by the two R42s that led the farewell trips back from Far Rockaway to Inwood. Additionally, it had been switching to the local track north of Avenue X to use the near lead to access the yard, and lastly the R160 set was completely unexpected (and I was alarmed at first thinking it would block the shot)! Delays on the Culver Line led to the train arriving at Coney Island Yard ~20 minutes later than expected, which likely explained the track change and presence of the R160.
In the end, though it wasn't what I was planning, I am certainly happy with what I got!
