YungMarxian

does anyone know if the NYC train in battlefield 3 was based off of a real train? It was an open cut that brought you from either queens or brooklyn (unspecified, but they set the location as Long Island, NYC) to midtown in just a few minutes.

RFW=railfan window, like when you look out of the r32's storm door on the first car as if you are driving a train

G.O.=general overhaul, like when a part of a line is suspended and needs to be repaired for the time being.

And welcome to the forums.

Welcome to the forum, RFW means Rail Fan Window-front or back view of the train which are and were normally found on the older train models (in retrospect there's no motorman cab in the way and a clear view of the tracks inside or outside.)

 

A G.O. means General Order, when a line is diverged to a certain track or subway route during time of contruction or maintenance work. For example, the travels on the in manhattan or the running express btw 96th & 145th street instead of running its normal local route or when the its cut btw 34th St hudson yards & queensboro plaza.

 

Another term is CBTC, Communication-Based Train Control is when the exact position of a train is known more accurately than with the traditional signaling systems. It makes use of the telecommunications between the train and track equipment for the traffic management and infrastructure control. The goal is having trains running "closer" together to reduce waiting times and heavy crowds on platforms during rush hours. This system is already implemented on the and currently being installed on the , hence the G.O. term and eventually on the Queens Blvd line.

thanks guys!

I'm pretty new to this forum so I'm not fully up to snuff with the lingo. What's an RFW and a G.O.? I googled them but apparently nyc transit enthusiasts are a small community (who would've thought /s/). Any other terms I should probably know?

I don't now what to say!

I am sorry, but honestly this proposal is horrible. Also, you can't operate A and B Division trains on the same tracks.

That's why the 3 extension would run on a separate set of tracks that run alongside the J/Z.

I admit it is far out of left field idea, but I'm curious why it's horrible. 

I'm not really sure if this is feasible at all but it is a fantasy train idea so take it with a grain of salt.

Extend the (s/b)   to cross the  trains at Euclid Ave. and link up with the      trains running from Crescent St. to Jamaica Center, then make its way to Jamaica Ave. where it would link up with the LIRR Hollis station.

This is part of my whole big fantasy map I've been working on.