NYCTNostalgia Posted August 12, 2009 Share #1 Posted August 12, 2009 Today I rode an R32 from Queens Plaza and the rollsigns had cranks! So as I was scrolling through I saw a <> saying"<>Astoria/B'way. Also the yellow ( had no diamonds but two circles. And the <R> was yellow! Was that a older sign or what? What was the <> used for? Why was the <R> yellow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTrain Posted August 13, 2009 Share #2 Posted August 13, 2009 Today I rode an R32 from Queens Plaza and the rollsigns had cranks!So as I was scrolling through I saw a <> saying"<>Astoria/B'way. Also the yellow ( had no diamonds but two circles. And the <R> was yellow! Was that a older sign or what? What was the <> used for? Why was the <R> yellow? I think the diamonds ( was for rush hour or express service. The ( diamond for rush hour service to 168 Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted August 13, 2009 Share #3 Posted August 13, 2009 There are some R32s that have crank rollsigns (not the one with the hex wrench hole). Car 3468 has one and is based out of 207th. As for the one you stated for the I don't know what car number that is. And you probably ran into a 1985 rollsign, where the meant rush hour peak direction service between Astoria and Whitehall Street, similar to today's weekday train. The was for rush hour bi-directional service 168th Street and Brooklyn (ran in tandem with the daytime ( that ran between 57th Street and Brooklyn), and the <R> ran in tandem with the , except tihat it ran to Chambers Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted August 13, 2009 Share #4 Posted August 13, 2009 My 1983 subway map has running via tunnel while and ran via bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted August 13, 2009 Share #5 Posted August 13, 2009 Today I rode an R32 from Queens Plaza and the rollsigns had cranks!So as I was scrolling through I saw a <> saying"<>Astoria/B'way. Also the yellow ( had no diamonds but two circles. And the <R> was yellow! Was that a older sign or what? What was the <> used for? Why was the <R> yellow? Okay that sounds New to Me, All I know that 3610 has weird signs, Jamaica Nassau st, You should have wrote the car number down, Also 3361 has Train to the Plane instead of JFK Express. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7LineFan Posted August 13, 2009 Share #6 Posted August 13, 2009 Okay that sounds New to Me, All I know that 3610 has weird signs, Jamaica Nassau st, You should have wrote the car number down, Also 3361 has Train to the Plane instead of JFK Express. This one right? http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?100415 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted August 13, 2009 Share #7 Posted August 13, 2009 Nice find, did you change the sign back to its original reading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCTNostalgia Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share #8 Posted August 14, 2009 Nice find, did you change the sign back to its original reading? Of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted August 14, 2009 Share #9 Posted August 14, 2009 *sigh* People and changing rollsigns. I'll never understand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bveguy Posted August 14, 2009 Share #10 Posted August 14, 2009 *sigh* People and changing rollsigns. I'll never understand it. Its fun changing them though. I've played with the roll signs on 3353 at the TA museum... Nothing interesting except the though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted August 14, 2009 Share #11 Posted August 14, 2009 This one right? http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?100415 Yup that's the One, and If a Railfan Changes a Rollsign that's their Busness, Every Railfan does that and the Crew did not care and The crew changes the Rollsigns as well, I didn't change it back instead I changed it to: Jamaica Center Parsons/Archer Brigton Beach Brooklyn (J)Jamaica Nassau- Brighton And They kept that signage for 3 days when that car went back to the the very next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3348 Posted August 15, 2009 Share #12 Posted August 15, 2009 Yeah, car 3610 has cranks and I saw it on the today. I would've taken a pic but the train was taken OOS once it entered the Manhattan bound track and there were a lot of people on the platform. I already got in trouble with the cops a few minutes earlier so I didn't bother taking a pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted August 15, 2009 Share #13 Posted August 15, 2009 I had a car on the yesterday where the hendcranks had been removed. didn't think to get the car #. I would hope that whichever cars are preserved would have the cranks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted August 15, 2009 Share #14 Posted August 15, 2009 I had a car on the yesterday where the hendcranks had been removed. didn't think to get the car #. I would hope that whichever cars are preserved would have the cranks. Maybe so. Yup that's the One, and If a Railfan Changes a Rollsign that's their Busness, Every Railfan does that and the Crew did not care and The crew changes the Rollsigns as well, I didn't change it back instead I changed it to: Jamaica Center Parsons/Archer Brigton Beach Brooklyn (J)Jamaica Nassau- Brighton And They kept that signage for 3 days when that car went back to the the very next day. I was with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bveguy Posted August 16, 2009 Share #15 Posted August 16, 2009 Quick little thing: the cars preserved for the NYCTM don't have cranks. Nice try though. Last time I was there, those R32s there didn't have cranks, so I brought my roll sign key with me just to play with those signs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted August 16, 2009 Share #16 Posted August 16, 2009 Quick little thing: the cars preserved for the NYCTM don't have cranks. Nice try though. Last time I was there, those R32s there didn't have cranks, so I brought my roll sign key with me just to play with those signs So that's what you use to change the signs if the signs don't have cranks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted August 18, 2009 Share #17 Posted August 18, 2009 My 1983 subway map has running via tunnel while and ran via bridge The old 70(QB) is today's . Back then, the 70(QB) had horrible service. Rush hours but similiar to the . it basically was supplemental to the 70(N) on Broadway and the 70(M) on Brighton local. Nice run, though, when it got going on the Broadway express. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCTNostalgia Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share #18 Posted August 24, 2009 this how the sign went ---------------------------------------- (JFK)JFK Express (A)Washington Hts-8Av-Fulton <>Grand Concourse/8Av-Fulton (H)Rockaway Shuttle (E)Queens Blvd/8Av (F)Queens Blvd/6Av/Culver (F)6Av/Culver (G)Bklyn-Queens Crosstown ®Queens Blvd/B'way-4Av ®Queens blvd/Broadway <>Astoria/B'way (Yellow)63 St Shuttle (B)B'way/West End (B)Astoria/B'way-West End (D)B'way-Brighton (Q)B'way-Brighton <(>Washington Hts/6Av (D)Grand Concourse/6Av (V)via 6 Avenue (M)Myrtle/Nassau (M)Myrtle Av Shuttle <>Myrtle/Nassau-West End <R>(yellow)Nassau/4Av (J)Jamaica-Nassau ____________________________ Hands Started to hurt! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted September 3, 2009 Share #19 Posted September 3, 2009 3925 also has the cranks. It's on the . And correction to a post I made before, it's 3648, not 3468. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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