RockawayLcl

From your many experiences, what can you say is one of the fastest corridors within the system? Examples I'd include would be Queens Blvd with the E and F, i forgot how fast those trains Zoom pass the local stations. Another one i used to love but doesn't feel the same sometimes would be the 7th Ave Exp between 96th St and Chambers

Anyone knows why the Queens Bound N Express makes a track switch before Herald Sq and not before 57th st instead? I've always wondered about this.

5 hours ago, R32 3838 said:

207th st Car wash is out due to the ongoing work there, That's why the R46/179's are dirty. Pitkin doesn't have a wash, They'll probably use concourse to wash their equipment when they can.

 

ENY R160's used to be the cleanest in the system until 2017 when the tagging got out of control, that's why ENY's R160's look like a mess.

 

 

Ohhhhh ok, that i wasn't aware about, cause i kept seeing black streaks on the trains and it was looking horrendous compared to the CI R46s so i was just wondering when they would be cleaned.

Has anyone noticed how dirty and filthy the exterior of R179s have been as of recent? Like the A/C have been looking horrific as of late and I'm not sure if that's because of Pitkin's or 207th st doing but I'm not sure when or how they will clean them up.

I might be a bit late to the party but today I finally got to see two different sets of R179s on the Jamaica Line, today was the first time I had seen it on the  line. I always wanted it to be on the .

@riello2u, thanks for the advice, when it comes to the cdl stuff I'm probably not interested in the moment but can be helpful im the later future. I'm confident that im able to get a pretty high score. Patience is actually one of my strong suits so I'm alright with waiting. It's worth it for what I've read so far. This is something I want to start out with and later down the road I want to apply for Train Operator. Being drug free isn't a problem for me. Waking up early isn't a problem. You gotta do what you gotta do, plus I work night shifts at the moment so I can always adjust. And I'm a very reliable employee (especially when it comes to making it on time)so the 1 year probation period is cool.

Hey guys, new to the thread. So im thinking of applying for the exam this October and im a young guy (21) looking into what I feel will be the star of my life. I know this will take a lot of patience to finally achieve the position but the MTA was something I was always interested in. I know in myself that i can get this position but it's all about patience. Meanwhile for this whole hoorah I'll be attending college and doing part time work. Also I'm curious to ask how the first step of all this is? Thanks for the feedback if any. T

I had always felt that Grand Army Plaza was suppose to be an Express station because how huge the platform is on the station.

The last TOMC was pretty cool. It's the first ride i had on the redbirds since they were in revenue service. Last one i remember taking was the 5 train going to Fulton. Thing is tho i wished they had the R33WF 9306 on it. Guess it was too late to put them on? Did they not have enough time? Maybe since it's a pure 1964 model (never refurbished) then maybe they didn't want to risk the rain hitting it? It was cloudy that day.

Born in 96 it's amazing that I was able to remember some things at quite a young age. Redbirds retired in 03 but I remember them on the 2,4,5 and 6 oddly enough. Same thing with the 6 th ave Shuttle that ran to Queensbridge, the orange S train was always something unique to me, don't know why. As well as the R62As on the 3 train and only consisting of 9 cars instead of today's 10. Do others remember the same?