brakethrow

There's something in our NYC tap water. 😅 You don't hear of kids from other cities using the subway as their personal playground - at least not to this extent. Also, can dispatchers tell if a train has moved/what speed its going or only once it knocks down a signal? With how antique our system is, I always assumed the latter.

I remember seeing similar comments when the 160s were entering service. Is this in reference to future maintenance of the cars or the actual tracks? I know the ride quality for our rails aren't the best but I never thought they could damage the trains similar to driving a car on shitty roads. Sorry for what may seem like a dumb question but I thought trains were a lot tougher than that.

I second this. I too am curious to know the major differences.

From a train operator's perspective, how do they run? How's the braking and are they noticeably faster than the R160s and 179s?

All these videos of highschoolers riding on top of the (7) train has me wondering what is the protocol for when motormen see this on approach on the adjacent track?

But that's why there are three notches for power - switching, series, parallel. With parallel having the fastest acceleration. I believe most t/o's put the controller in series when pulling out of a station with an immediate approach of a track switch or curve.

For the longest I've been thinking, if a movie director ever needed a trainset to help cultivate a gritty NYC scene, they can just use an R142A off of the 4. On a different note, why is the acceleration for our cars only 2.5 mph? Subway trains in other cities (WMATA especially) seem to take off fast.

Late night t/o had the R179 moving. Nothing but fast yet comfortable stops. The fast braking introduced me to a unique tune from the propulsion that I have never heard on any other trip with an R179. Only video I was able to find which captures that 4-tone I'm referring to which can be heard from 0:19-0:22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dMPnq6BoPA

Any feedback from those who got to operate these cars? How is the braking compared to the other NTTs?

I actually don't find the propulsion sound on these things all that great. Siemens still takes the cake IMO. Is the acceleration on these any faster than the NTTs currently in service?

*Not my photos* Original fb post and photographer here. Seems like railfans were out in full force yesterday. Anyone knows when the next set will be delivered? It's been years since I went out and photographed trains. Bought a mirrorless cam a few months back and it's pretty much collecting dust.. Original fb post and photographer here. And what's up with the small ass windows??

Friday afternoon my n/b train was stuck at Parkside for 20-30 mins due to fallen tree branches. Conductor announced that the t/o is working on removing them from the tracks. Not sure what the protocol is but If they're small enough to be removed by hand I can't imagine the t/o willingly sitting there until help arrives but then again based on what many have said here about management overplaying their power I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case. Also, on occasion t/o's heading s/b at Brooklyn Bridge would head out the cab and go to the crew room. I wonder why.

Is this true?

I've read many of the horror stories of crews having to deal with management but didn't know it was horrible to this extent. No mom and dad, had to get it on my own since the age of 15 - trust I'm well aware. Seeing as this is a job that many enthusiasts dream of doing I was simply curious. Just like the guy in the video below, I wondered if that's the case with most other operators.

Management aside, do most train operators enjoy their job? Despite different braking characteristics of different equipment, I can't help but feel that running up/down the same line multiple times a day gets boring real quick.