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As I understand it, the N would operate between Ditmars and 39th in a fashion much like the M when the Myrtle Viaduct was closed. Absolute block shuttles on single track operations. The 7 would never work for that.

terminating at 33rd would require the train to relay, and the amount of distance west the train would need to travel would violate the power off zone for the GO. not gonna happen.

Okay, the GO paperwork is out, the emergency GO for the Delta is an expansion joint on the Manhattan Bridge. I'm still not sure why they don't run split service from 205/BPB to 34th.

Firstly because we like to run our locomotives cab first for better visibility and unless they're going the long way (or actually are going to CIY), he's going to have to run around the train more than once. while we do have procedures for "other than head end operation" where the locomotive could push, I would not be doing so with something so valuable. Secondly, more brakes, since the five cars are nothing but dead weight. Thirdly, the "rider car" (nothing to do with me) is partly because we're not actually supposed to couple the older types of locomotives together. Only the R156 class can be MUed together directly. It has an onboard generator for the lights. It's also where the extra, necessary crew can ride

Some of the 143s on the L now have the new NYPD announcements programmed into them. three are in the special message menu and the fourth is automatic.

The only way fans are getting into these events is if they also have press credentials and that’s for a reason… they’re specifically PRESS events.

meanwhile... Crazy weather... I report to Bedford Park Blvd for the D yesterday. Sunny... Warm... I was sweating a bit... Get down to Stillwell? Cold, damp and fog so freaking thick I couldn't see the Parachute Jump at all and could barely make out the Wonder Wheel...

yes. just not as often. We had it on sixth avenue a few weeks back... NOT a fun experience

The SMEEs don’t have dynamic brakes. the technology wasn’t included in the fleet until the NTT design was launched.

They are working on getting the 179s CBTC compatible.

Deinterlinging leads to more transfers and less service, specifically because the terminal capacity is not set up to deal with one corridor having only one line. WHICH WILL RSULT IN LOSS OF RIDERSHIP because people are NOT drawn to high frequency and reliability, they are drawn to convenience. It's the same mental triggers that cause items to be priced at $19.99 instead of $20. If their one seat ride switches to two seats, they will seek other means to travel, because they will perceive their trip as now being longer. And it will be, because the line's capacity is set by the teriminals and with the exception of 179... they just can't handle it. Also happen to live on a live you pro-de-interliners love to give the short end of the stick to, so excuse me for not being on board with this nonsense.

The purpose is to make people feel safer. Subway crime is not actually as high as it was in the past, it’s just drawing a lot more attention.

Making up for the lack of downtime the line had over the summer.

The 211s are still listed as being tested on the Sea Beach the next three weekends on E3-4 according to the GOs. the basic trade off is mechanical complexity. A 10 car train of single cars needs 20 control stands and 40 Door controls. A 10 car R160 set has only 8 MDCs and 4 control stands.

Basically a once a day toll to enter Manhattan south of 59th street, to encourage people to take public transit. The collected money would be used to fund transit improvements. London has had one for years now.

DCAS sent my reinstatement letter in the mail is such a crumpled up mess it was amazing it got to me in the first place. Not updating it is par for the course with them.

There is currently no problem with lacking spare trains… because there aren’t enough people available to run them. We’re still short hundreds of train operators and conductors. Hell, the current conductor’s list will be used at least until 2024, 8 years after the test was given. Just imagine that… like applying for a job on your first day of high school and starting the day you graduate college.

Saw her today. Half the pilot train is in the inspection barn at Coney Island and the other half is parked outside on the west side of the building. As I was passing on the N both times I could not see numbers.

We also had the C types, which are closer to the "Gangway" trains the 211Ts will be. They were rebuilt El cars. The D Types and other cars of it's era were articulated. That round spot is actually resting on the motor truck, taking the weight of both sides

The have not been training new hires on the older SMEES. I don’t even know what a Drum switch looks like, let alone how to set one. keeping them just doesn’t make sense when you run the risk of having a crew that doesn’t know how to run them.

Not only are they still around… we’re still using them all the time. More than half of the R33WFs are still in service as work motors, for example.

…don’t you think of there was a way to do that… we would have done it a long time ago…? this isn’t just an overnight deal, ether. Unless there is a GO, then those spots are used over the weekend as well. Train parked in a spot on D3 or D4 tracks on Friday night might stay there till Monday Our literal only immediate option would be to run full weekday service all the time. And with our current crew situation… that is impossible. Never mind a waste of resources and every other reason we would not do that.

no. Reason 1: the other tracks have laid up trains on them. Reason 2: the only switch to send a Jamaica bound train onto the Manhattan bound express track is back at Roosvelt. Reason 3: Just because it's CBTC does not mean such a reverse move is even possible even if the other tracks weren't blocked. The wayside signals are still in place in many locations and they would interfere with this move against the normal flow of traffic.

Once again you have developed a hyper fixation for an answer you came up with and won’t listen to us when we tell you that’s not how the world works… Sure, the MTA is is expecting a lot of people to possibly ask for the day off… but here’s the thing… they are not guaranteed it. At all. Veterans Day is a normal schedule for us.

no they have not because they can not. No, seriously. You ask for your days off three weeks in advance, and for Veterans day, that's NEXT week.