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SUBWAY - Random Thoughts Topic
Enjineer replied to EE Broadway Local's topic in New York City Subway
Probably the LEDs operate at a higher frequency, so unless you have a very high framerate camera, you don't get the pinwheel effect. -
Phenomenal, bar the timers along Fulton and CPW, of course Hoyt-Schermerhorn-Nostrand was quite good, along with the Broadway Junction-Euclid run. 8 Av was pretty much stellar the whole way from Columbus Circle to Canal
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For those wondering about the flats, we topped out at ~49 MPH S/B
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The R179 A train at 59 St-Columbus Circle, missing its front route circle -
An R32 C train at Penn Station on the express track -
An R179 C train at 34 St-Penn Station on the express track -
The other end of the same train, also at Far Rockaway -
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R142/R142A Upgrade Discussion Thread
Enjineer replied to East New York's topic in New York City Subway
Ah yeah, I meant to say inverters. Just used to calling them 'motors' as a catch-all term for what's going on to make the wheels turn. So would the case with the R142 vs. the R160s be that the inverters are slightly different on each car, so they have slight differences in sounds (versus the inverters on, say, the R142As/143s/188s, or the Siemens R160s, or the R179s). -
Yup, that's your best bet, unless you have someone who knows where along the line they are. I waited at 34-Penn so I could film other trains on the local tracks while also waiting (and not missing) the 32 I wanted going uptown.
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The 7:45 from Euclid to Lefferts?
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Here is an entrance globe that my dad was able to get for me the day of the reopening of 86th Street after its ESI rebuild. I'd love to turn it into a lamp or something, but the metal divider which internally divides the green and white sections make it difficult to know what light may fit inside that would light up both halves well.
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R262 (R62/R62A Replacement) - Information & Discussion
Enjineer replied to Union Tpke's topic in New York City Subway
Huh wow, I never knew that! Thanks for the info. -
With CBTC likely active on many more lines by the time the open-gangway trains show up, I wouldn't be surprised if either: they've begun to do OPTO on said lines, or at least the MTA will be fighting with the TWU to let them do OPTO (and with CBTC rolling out to more and more trunk lines, I'd expect some sort of rehash of the L train fight over OPTO in the coming years).
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I've seen at least 3-4 sets running during rush hours on the . As long as you are patient and can afford to just sit and wait at a station, you can get one. It's just a matter of being at the right place at the right time, or just waiting a long time for one to come back the other way if you've seen it going away from your direction of travel.
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R142/R142A Upgrade Discussion Thread
Enjineer replied to East New York's topic in New York City Subway
Sort of a side note, but I've always wondered why the R142s and R160s with Alstom propulsion sound quite similar, yet each have distinct differences? Is it just a difference in time between manufacturing, or something else? I know Wikipedia at least lists both having the same model (4LCA1640A) of Alstom Onyx motors, so I've always wondered as to the sound differences between them. -
R179 3190 just after arriving on the southbound track at 168 St -
An R179 C train sits in the foreground, ready to leave for Euclid Av, while an R32 A sits in the background, about to head north to 207 St -
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An R32 A train headed southbound, ready to depart 34 St-Penn Station -
How many sets are now on the now? I know I saw at least 4 yesterday...
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An R160 R train at Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Av -
A northbound R160 M train to 96 St-2 Av, waiting to depart 47-50 Sts-Rockefeller Center -
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An R32 C train at 42 St-Port Authority Bus Terminal just after arriving at the station
