Jamaica Line

lol for real. If I were to shop for such clothes I'd go straight to the real dealer... I mean how can one be that dumb to think you can find such real clothing at your local clothing store...?

@Via yea I'm pretty sure they do. I've heard of a bunch of spots in Jamaica, Queens that sell knock offs... Thou I know a few that can actually afford the real deal but that's of course not honest money

Yea the hood can really kill some clothing... A perfect example are the True Religion jackets/jeans and the Louie belts... Anybody who at least passes through Broadway Junction every now and then can agree...

Actually be careful of any product... Unless you're shopping at Perelandra or Whole Foods... Your "100% real orange juice" shouldn't have over fifteen ingredients... Half of which you can't even pronounce...

I have a few friends who have spike gauges. They're of course the rockstar/heavy medal type. Spike gauges are pretty cool IMO. I remember when seeing anyone with gauges was a 'lil rare. Now not so much... Of course not everybody can pull it off... There have been a couple of girls that said I'd look pretty good with earrings, but the fact that I have long eyelashes and high cheekbones won't add up too well... But I wonder who started the black males with earrings trend... I know it was during the 90s... I mean as a black teen myself, growing up in Flatbush, you'd find it normal to see another dude wearing earrings... (damn, got me writing like B35 with the continues periods lol) With that I'm off to bed...

Now Meagan Good has to be the most overrated woman of all time! You might say otherwise but in my opinion she's alright...

moves from 3:51-3:54 were tough

Off topic but how often do you motormen usually get picked to run a different line?

Correct me if I'm wrong but some time ago you did mention hitting 56?

I don't know how train engineers do it... Having to memorise every signal, crossing, curve, gradient, switch, siding, station, etc along their route. On top of that they're hauling a mile and a half long of freight. Ntm railroad trains don't brake like subway cars. When the engineer applys air, all the cars will not brake at the same time. The air travles down the train line (brake pipe, connected by air hoses between cars) at 800 ft per second. So in other words, if your train was 8000 ft long, the last car won't start braking 'till ten seconds later. You don't want your intial brake to be too hard resulting in the cars crashing into each other. Use the wrong combination of brakes and you can break the train apart. Use the airbrakes over a long period of time and you'll end up with a runaway. Very stresful job to say the least...

Thou the 32s come third behind the 160s 'n 142s?

Seriously couldn't agree with you more.

lol so true! 'n yea if I were to shop from there I'd only buy the shirts with the small logo... They should visit SoHo 'n see what REAL swag looks like...

You're correct... Thou venture to South Brooklyn and all the teens know over there is Hollister... One thing I can't stand are peeps who think they have "swag" by wearing a plain shirt that says "Hollister" or "American Eagle". Looking like a walking billboard... lol just really irks the sh*t out of me...

Oh ok pretty much the same at my campus (Franklin K Lane)...

What brands do you guys wear?

Sometime ago TwoTimer did mention hitting 56 entering Newkirk... Those 68As have great braking ability.

Lmao right? Everytime I see that sign on Church n Nostrand I say the same... Speaking of East Flatbush/Flatbush, I miss it there... Im forced to live where I live now (Cypress Hills) because of a certain situation... Wanna be back around my Black Carribean folks!

Sickest thing I heard/saw today as I was walking on Jamaica near Crescent, a T/O rounds the entire curve entering Cypress Hills on the switch power notch settings alone. Never heard the first tone of Alstom's propulsion go on for so long... Wonder if the T/O was young... Pretty sure most old timers wouldn't have the patience for that...

What's the point of a repeated signals? Why not just have that one signal on the left of the blind curve? Is there a rule or regulation stating there must always be a right-sided signal present?

Snapbacks 'n Tattoos

So used to hearing newbies getting tripped that I don't even bother to look out my window anymore... Thou some M/M can really make a tune out of those tracks as they come in yet still brake in time for the 10 mph timer. Kudos to them.

Wonder how sick that pattern must sound of the 160s hitting that switch S/B at 4 Av-9th Sts. Just hearing the two trucks hit the switch from inside sounds sick enough. Always wanted to get off the train and hear but never had the time...

wow... So what's included in Obama's new health care bill? Every citizen is required to have RFID chips implanted in them. IBM even has a few commercials of this on YouTube (don't think it has officially aired thou). There goes our 'freedom'...

As I was walking along McDonald Av, overhead I saw a train op with his head out the window as he was operating between Ditmas and 18 Av - just glazing at the streets below. The whole scene was pretty sick. I know it's not such a big deal but while every other railfan has a thing for catching car numbers, I have a thing for catching the characteristics of a train op as he operates. My fav are the old motormen who lean towards the controlls as he operates, especially on a 32. Yea, call me weird if you want...