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Yeah. I like the R68/As on the just the way they are, to be honest . People can call me a foamer or whatever for being biased about train assigned...

That's 47 MPH passing Neck Road, I'm pretty sure.

Has anybody with insider info from the MTA said that R160s are actually going to the ? I don't exactly trust the person who brought it up...(http://www.nyctransi...oming-to-the-b/)

How did the TA decide where to put GTs and where to put WDs? Yes, WDs are more precise, but they're expensive and unforgiving to slight T/O mistakes, so I hear.

Ah, so THAT's how they protect the switches...I was wondering about whether it was safe to have trains passing them at 45+ MPH...This makes sense. Are most other switches in the system protected by timers or wheel detectors?

If any of you guys feel like catching an R160 on the 6 Av express, the will be running express in Manhattan next weekend. I wonder how fast that'll be...

SPEEEED: 48 MPH

Really? That's cool. So the NTTs will always go faster than SMEEs (with pre-1995 field shunting) during express runs that remain below 50 MPH?

Okay, here's a question that I have about train speeds: Why is the R142/A slower than SMEE trains (in their pre-1995 configuration with field shunting)? Is it just because the NTTs are capped at 55 MPH? In other words, if you removed the speed governor from an R142, would it be as fast as a redbird with field shunting? What about the R110A, as it was built before 1995?

Guys, I'm talking about INSIDE the train. And yes, the R142 has crazy loud HVAC, but it's still quieter than the SMEEs from the inside IMO.

But Trainguy, you were apparently negative two years old when field shunting was removed from the R62s and R33s . That's what I'm asking about; the pre-1995 version of the R33.

That sounds good to me, except I'd put the R68 ahead of the R46. Do you think the R142 would still beat the older equipment with field shunting enabled?

Problems:1. The Rockaway line was built as part of the Long Island Railroad 2. The train can't use the 63 St tunnel, which was built by the MTA 3. The and lines can't use the Archer Av line, which was built by the MTA 4. The train can't use the Dyre Av line, which was built by the New York Boston and Manhattan Railroad company

I'm referring to the sounds coming from the train (wheels, motors), not the people in it.

Random thought: Have you guys ever noticed how a crowded train sounds quieter than an empty train from the inside? I'm pretty sure that it's true. I'm guessing that the people's bodies inside the train absorb the sound waves.

Yeah, I can imagine that if I was a T/O, I really wouldn't like high speed one-shots. Once you creep up on one, you've reached the point of no return...What does get on my nerves, though, is when T/O's seem scared of two-shot timers. I mean, even if you don't clear it, you won't get tripped. That's why it's called a two-shot timer...The worst T/O's, IMO, will go crazy fast when there are only green signals and then slam on the brakes and go half the speed they're supposed to the second they see a two-shot timer... And then there are the guys who can't even come close to maintaining a smooth, constant speed through a string of timers; they're always accelerating and then slamming on the brakes when they reach the next timer. Some railfans seem to think that a "good" T/O equals a "fast" T/O...They don't appreciate the skill of smooth operation...

NEXT: Trains can only use lines constructed as part of the IRT, BMT and IND. Trains may not go from one of those three systems to another.

It's just like running a regular red signal; the train will be "tripped" and the emergency brake will be activated. With one-shot timers, the signal will be red until the timer clears; you have one shot to clear this timer or else you'll be tripped. With two-shot timers (more common; you'll see these when there are long strings of timers), the first signal will be yellow until the timer clears. The next signal after it will be red. Thus, if the train doesn't clear the first timer, it won't be tripped. It will still have a second "shot" to clear the second timer. If it clears the first timer, though, it will turn from yellow to green to let the T/O know that he/she has cleared it, and the second timer turns from red to yellow. The T/O, having cleared the first timer properly, now has a new "first shot" at clearing the second one. To see some two-shot timers in action (go to 7:40): [media=]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS9VRXXTbxA&feature=plcp[/media] Hope this helps, Threxx.

Yeah, I don't really know how to tell the difference either. If I get on an R32 with a nice and smooth ride and good, quiet brakes (same with R62s), I just assume it's an SMS car .

Now this is maybe a little TOO fast:

It seems like the person who wrote this was just typing really fast...

stops at 72 St, uses switches north of 72 St and north of 59 St. suspended run local between Times Sq-42 St and 72 St some trains run via Lexington Av Express some trains do not run (lay up in Lenox or Livonia yard)

They both look like 10 MPH or so to me...I think both videos are N/B, maybe TwoTimer can correct me. Possibly the timers can clear faster, but the T/Os were being especially cautious because the timers were new and they didn't know exactly when they would clear.

What work do they need?

Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for correcting me.