B3 Via Av U

I've noticed new "Danger - High Voltage" stickers under the door sills on a number of R160s recently. Whats that about?

Whats up with the 10-car R179s as of late? Did they magically teleport themselves back to Plattsburgh or something? 

There's no point in speculating over where all sorts of fancy trains are going to go if the infrastructure crumbles to the point where it can't handle the damn train.

In the end, as a Brighton rider, it would be nice to see a little variety in the fleet around here, but I really couldn't give a damn as to what kind of train I board as long as it has wheels and a seat. Hell, you can give me a handcart and I'll be happy as long as it takes me from A to B.

This morning I saw a R68a with a door that wouldn't open.

Sometimes you'll see people who instinctively hear the doors sliding open and walk forward...straight into that disabled door. I might be one of those people at times 

Out of curiosity, are there fire extinguishers on subway cars? I rode NJ Transit a few days ago and noticed that there were fire extinguishers available throughout the train, and wondered if the same is true on NYCT.  

Well, you could have taken the to Avenue U for the B3, or the  to the B3 if the was delayed as well. The route you took is unnecessarily long.

I waited for about 20 minutes at 59th for an that never showed up, so I decided "what the hell" and took the B9.

service was suspended before and the was delayed beyond Satan's worst creation, I ended up taking an from DeKalb, getting on a B9 at 59th street, and riding it over to Avenue M on the to get to Av U.

A 45min trip ended up taking 2h15min. Thanks MTA.

Is there any word on when the R32s will be transferred to the ?

Does anyone know which Flatbush Orion VII NGs are equipped with the crash bar looking thing on the back door instead of the motion sensor?

I like those a lot better, since the motion detectors tend to ignore you and also scream "PLEASE MOVE AWAY FROM THE DOORS" when it's crowded.

Does anyone remember when the MTA started removing the left door handle on the storm doors in the R160? They used to look like this https://www.flickr.com/photos/jillyballistic/8675752426, but from what I see, all of the cars have been modified so that there's only one door handle.

Also, has anyone noticed that the MTA has been quiety replacing R160A end walls with fiberglass instead of the old stainless steel?

Am I the only one that forces the door open (without touching the tape) when I'm the only person to get off at the stop? I do this as a courtesy so that the door will slam behind me instead of the driver waiting for the air motor to close it.

This is the second time I'm hearing of an unlocked cab door. Wonder what's going on....

Not unlocked cab doors, but unlocked storm doors (the doors at the end of the car that take you to the next one.) It's still quite careless of the TA.

Rode an R46 with an unlocked end door today, my friends opened it for the fun of it. I notified the conductor about the door when I left the train.

Also, why do R62s have that stupid latch on the end door that causes it to bounce back 5 times before closing?

There's an R68 running around on the with an unlocked end door in the middle of the north set, I saw it today with the twin blue lights lit up.

I've been commuting to school on the subway for about 8 months now, and I've noticed, strangely, that I actually enjoy the sound of flat spots on the train, but only if it's a soft, quiet rhythmic sound like on the R68s. The loud, obnixous BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG and the obvious, feelable thumps on R160s aren't too pleasant.

The quiet flatspot kind of reminds me of a steam locomotive, and since it's a quiet background noise I find it helps me relax and study/do my work on the train.

Caught 5168 yesterday, complete with howling motor and R32 brakes:

http://vocaroo.com/i/s0aFcrwqpCnU

Anyone here been on R68A no. 5036 before or know what route it's working now? It has an amazing howling motor, one of the first ones that I ever heard.

Yesterday my northbound train was held at Church while the was given clearance to depart and had priority at Prospect Park interlocking. 

Distinct sound? Do you still have the recording?

Still have it, here's the only part where people weren't talking:

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1YnQIxX9qWC

This bus seems to sound slightly different than the rest of the XD40 fleet, I can't put my finger on why but I can just tell.

Caught 7311 for the second time this year on the B49, I made a recording of it in February and when I got on the bus today, I heard it's distinct transmission sound and realized that it was an old friend.

Why is it that the R46 only has one grab bar on the ends of the car? I'd imagine that this is quite the safety overlook considering that the rest of the fleet has grab bars on both sides of the door available to persons moving between cars. 

Also, I think that a switch to unlock the end door on the 75-footers should be placed inside the car, under the seat behind a plastic case that needs to be smashed first. Currently the only way out is to kick the window through and I'd imagine that that would be quite difficult, considering the age of the rubber gaskets.

Is that Canal St?

it is lol

Came across this today, six years after the brown was axed. I'm not going to spill the exact location in the station 

What would cause a turnstile to think that a student pass is a 30-day unlimited MetroCard? I swiped my student pass this morning and it told me "SWIPE AGAIN AT THIS TURNSTILE", when I did so it said "GO PASS EXP 03/15/16", implying that I had an unlimited card.

Later that day I found out that it had still charged me a ride but thought I had an unlimited card. 

Oh dear... I'm on a train with a retarded T/O. Accelerate. Brake. Accelerate. brake. Accelerate. Brake...

God, I hate that. It seems like those operators don't know that the coast position on the MC is a thing.