FriedChikkin

To the best of my knowledge that rail serves two purposes; prevent the creeping of the cross ties/sleepers, especially on curves and help prevent a runaway truck should a derailment occur. That is not guard rail. The purpose of guard rail is to help guide the wheel flanges and is found directly adjacent to running rail. Although it doesn't serve the same purpose as the namesake it's more like gauntlet rail than guard rail.

30 days for 16 hours a day. Always with a grain of salt.

Drug tests are valid for only 30 days with MTA to the best of my knowledge, you should be called in about a month of drug tests or they have to readminister. Anyone care to correct me?

I was going by what my training manual stated.

They're qualifying line crews and Extra Extra/Extra List people for now... it's up to the Assistant Chief Transportation Officer of the line and School Car but I can't imagine it taking more than two months to qualify everyone. Completely new sets? Save for the C car of the six car sets they're all refurbished. The C car of the five car units are also refurbished. It also doesn't feel like operating a at all, everything is super smooth–it doesn't buck while braking or taking power.

Maybe it's because I'm so used to the R-62s on the but the R-188s are absolutely smoother and pick up speed quicker. I was doing 12MPH in the yard and it felt like I was doing 4... the trick to make sure you can keep the train wrapped going back on the upgrade in the tube has to be tuned for this equipment–I had to go Full Service going Northbound. I guess it's not unlike the performance difference between the Bombardier and Kawasaki equipment... figure out the acceleration and brakes after a couple of stops and you're good to go

Oh, that was you?

...not sure if its part of this big picture but Corona's R-62s are being converted to two 5-car units with an extra single unit and undergoing brake testing at Coney Island Yard.

...best showing of Fresh Pond Yard; 1984's Beat Street. Oooh, "...the white train..."

...don't worry, RCC knows what you're talking about... if you decide to talk to them!

No mention of the 12-9 @ Bleeker Street on the 13th where power was shut from Union Square to Brooklyn Bridge? I think it was a Northbound . My second trip my train got turned at Grand Central...

I worked today!!! :cry: It was a B/O train that went BIE twice... five round trips back to back, no lunch...

Letter designation ultimately doesn't matter, schedules and supplements do.

Definitely legit pics.

I've heard no mention of the line being affected, but we're a long way off anyways...