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20 hours ago, CTK246 said:

I never wait longer than 6 minutes for an  train

lmao you must not ride outside of the peak hours.

Lo-Vs to Woodlawn this month. Presumably the Brighton Parade on Fathers Day Weekend in June. Coney Island Trip with AB Standards / D-Types in July. Rockaway Trip with R9s in August.

On 4/7/2018 at 10:50 PM, m2fwannabe said:

The speed in Automatic is no faster than it was as trains are still governed by the automatic blocks and timers of yore.  The difference is that the signals are quickly cycled electronically, based on the data it receives, and not mechanically (or pneumatically).  This substantially cuts the distance between consists and permits closer, yet fluid, headways.  That's how service can be increased, assuming you have the equipment, crews and budget to do it.  In short, CBTC does not promise FASTER trains, but should support MORE trains, which can keep moving along and not create traffic jams.

A certain T/O I know would like to disagree with you on this statement. Final build-out of the signalling system for Flushing CBTC involves removing a TON of existing signalling, ie, lengthening blocks; certain speed restrictions will be (and some have already been) lifted.

Nothing is official until it ACTUALLY happens 

And how does any of this have to do with the R179? 

14 minutes ago, Around the Horn said:

I think it more about an NTT on the more than anything else... If the ten car R179 debuted on the for example, I doubt people would care as much.

Well, let's be realistic. There're people who'd still foam over that.

14 minutes ago, NoHacksJustKhaks said:

24 5 car sets, or roughly 120 individual cars,

for reference, the  has a bit above 300 individual cars in service. So R179s definitely are enough to cover a vast majority of the  fleet

No, the  runs 38-39 trains during the peak hours. That is the equivalent of 380-390 60-foot cars. 

12 trains is not a "vast majority" of 38 trains, nor is it even "roughly half", and that's before you even consider the fact that at least 2 of the 12 trains will be out of service at any given time as part of the spare factor.

53 minutes ago, Bosco said:

Then I suppose 3112-3113 will be coming tomorrow?  That would be weird considering it's usually been the highest numbers first.

Unless they came in yesterday.

So far, this is my list of delivered cars. Am I missing anything? I haven't really been paying attention too closely.

3010-3019 (10)
3050-3069 (20)
3078-3101 (24)
3110-3113 [4]
 

The official line assignments on wiki are only updated so often as the Korner site is updated.

Brooklyn Union Elevated Gate Car BETA. Foam away guys =P

DL link is in the video description.

8 hours ago, VIP said:

I thought they would go at least 50-55mph

Without field shunts cut in, the R32s only do ~45 mph on level track. The R46s and 68s are slightly faster; they'll do between 47 and 50 mph on the flats.

11 hours ago, boweryboy said:

Saw both R179s passing each other this morning at Kosciuszko Street, thing of beauty. Though we all got discharged at Lorimer Street just minutes later due to a mechanical failure. Fun morning.

I did notice that the LCD is quite low-res. I wonder if it is the panel itself or the actual image fed to it.

The LCD screen on the 179 FINDs is larger than the 160 FINDs, but the TA never re-did the image resolutions for the 179 display, hence the blurriness. 

Meaning that 3082-3085 as a set is on its way. In other news, here's my first clip of the 179s since they've passed acceptance testing. It's nice to see the lunars on the axles.

51 minutes ago, RailRunRob said:

Called CBTC.  

Nah, they should go back to line of sight running on straightaways with signalling only at curves and interlockings 

24 minutes ago, Bosco said:

Weren't 3050-3057 and 3058-3065 also considered test trains after a contract modification?

Yes.

In other news, be on the lookout for 3098-3101 tonight after 8pm between 207 and Pitkin.

Bridge opens to wide loads between 8:30p and 9:00p depending on traffic levels. From there it takes about 25 min to get from Fort Lee to 215th Street.

6 hours ago, Bosco said:

But why was it added?  I vaguely remember a few years ago when the used to fly into that station, so I'm guessing that timer is only a few years old (unless I never noticed).

I think there's also one southbound approaching Prospect Park; it's either a timer or it's due to the steep gradient of that stretch of tunnel, because trains slow down well before entering the station.

Signal department has been adding timers left and right over the last decade, all in the name of safety......

Yes, there's a timed section coming S/B into Prospect Park because of the blind curve just before the station. Once you clear the last timer, you're in the curve and starting to go uphill.

On 2/3/2018 at 3:19 PM, P3F said:

I've never really noticed the unnecessarily slowing down before entering Kings Highway; is it a timer that allows for decent speeds?

That timer is there to protect the reverse curve coming into the station; without it, you'd be able to fly in around 35 - 40 mph, which is not exactly desirable in that specific setting.

Speculation doesn't change what will eventually become reality. So I say let them speculate. Things would be a LOT smoother if people just ignored the stuff that they don't agree with.

2 hours ago, U-BahnNYC said:

True, but there are those awesome rare occasions where they don't slow down at all and you go reallly fast.

In regards to CPW express northbound, the trick to have the timers clear perfectly is to keep it on the post until you crest the hill around 86th, then shut off power and coast down the hill. If you max out at 42 MPH at the bottom of the hill between 103 and 110, you don't have to brake for any of the timers until you hit the slower timers at the north end of 116th street.

1 hour ago, U-BahnNYC said:

That's interesting - I've always felt the moves much faster between short distances than any other line. That explains it.

Btw does anyone know where, as of right now, trains go fastest? I "feel" like it's the in the 14th street Tube, but inside a tunnel isn't a good measure of speed. There's also that 'dip' on CPW between 103rd and 110th, where the and go noticeably fast.

The 60th Street Tube [  ] is still the fastest section in the system. If the timers are run correctly, you can still do 60+ MPH in that tunnel. I've heard 64-67 mph on a 160 Siemens; most of the acceleration above 55 mph would be gravity anyway.

42 minutes ago, RailRunRob said:

Figured "Range" was in the same ballpark as about? 

hehehe touche.

At any rate, given current operating rules, we'd be unlikely to see something like that again nowadays.

12 hours ago, RailRunRob said:

Estimates at best. 

That's what the word "about" means lol.

38 minutes ago, RailRunRob said:

He sure had somewhere to go!! Think he got the call from home  lol.. Yeah seem like in the 50mph range. I stumbled on a video not so long ago on youtube showing an R160 coming into 42nd on the express. Similar that unit had a gravity assist of course as well. Yeah, 86 to 42 sb had to be fast.

The R142 train in that video takes about 7.5 seconds to pass by the fixed point (which is the nearest station column). With 510 feet of train, that translates to about 46 MPH. 

2 hours ago, Art Vandelay said:

 R42s are not able to run on the full length M. 

What's the reason for this again? C/R boards?