R44 5278 Posted November 24, 2009 Share #76 Posted November 24, 2009 Drew, are you saying that the R68As make that howling sound too? I've only heard the R68s make them, yet an R68A. I've heard it on 5076! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted November 24, 2009 Share #77 Posted November 24, 2009 I've heard it on 5076! That sound is SOOOOOOOOOOO annoying! :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted November 25, 2009 Share #78 Posted November 25, 2009 That sound is SOOOOOOOOOOO annoying! :mad:Its a cool sound.Very unique.I love it on the (NYCT) rebuilt R44s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted November 25, 2009 Share #79 Posted November 25, 2009 SubwayGuy, are you saying that the R68As make that howling sound too? I've only heard the R68s make them, yet an R68A. Some of them do, yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 Anthony Posted November 25, 2009 Share #80 Posted November 25, 2009 I always hated the R44/R46 cars ever since I was a kid. They are the first cars without a railfan window and they have that annoying door bell. Bong-Bong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 25, 2009 Share #81 Posted November 25, 2009 I'd say it was more of a bing-bong. The first tone has a higher pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted November 26, 2009 Share #82 Posted November 26, 2009 The good thing about the R44/R46 is the LED's. :cool: I would love to ride on a R44/46 car sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted November 26, 2009 Share #83 Posted November 26, 2009 The good thing about the R44/R46 is the LED's. :cool: I would love to ride on a R44/46 car sometime. There not LED signs. It's an LCD sign that is back lite with a florescent light. The signs really suck and they should have left the 1 piece rollsigns in or replaced them with the same signs on the R42s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted November 26, 2009 Share #84 Posted November 26, 2009 There not LED signs. It's an LCD sign that is back lite with a florescent light. The signs really suck and they should have left the 1 piece rollsigns in or replaced them with the same signs on the R42s.Thanks for the correction, but I personally think that they would've looked nice if they weren't squared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted November 26, 2009 Share #85 Posted November 26, 2009 Thanks for the correction, but I personally think that they would've looked nice if they weren't squared. The rollsigns they had when the left for GOH were nice. The looked alot better then the LCD signs which mess up alot. The sign box for the R46 were nice and rounded on the inside. One limitation was that they only had the routes for Jamaica Yard which at one time included the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted November 26, 2009 Share #86 Posted November 26, 2009 I'd say it was more of a bing-bong. The first tone has a higher pitch. The bing-bong tone is actually the first couple of tones from the Westminster chimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNIGHTRIDER3:16 Posted November 26, 2009 Share #87 Posted November 26, 2009 The bing-bong tone is actually the first couple of tones from the Westminster chimes. Cool hahaaaha (H)e said (B)ing (B)ong lol I thought it was (D)ing (D)ong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted November 26, 2009 Share #88 Posted November 26, 2009 Cool hahaaaha (H)e said (B)ing (B)ong lol I thought it was (D)ing (D)ong Ding dong is for the R44-68s, Bing Bong is the new tech chime. I hate it more and more each time I hear it. It was better when they did not have the chime, if you got hit with the doors once, you thought twice about doing it again. Now the air powered doors on the R10s were supposed to be something. I was told by an old time Motorman that people never held them. If you got caught in those doors you were done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted November 26, 2009 Share #89 Posted November 26, 2009 Ding dong is for the R44-68s, Bing Bong is the new tech chime. I hate it more and more each time I hear it. It was better when they did not have the chime, if you got hit with the doors once, you thought twice about doing it again. Now the air powered doors on the R10s were supposed to be something. I was told by an old time Motorman that people never held them. If you got caught in those doors you were done. tssshhhhhhh........................SLAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 26, 2009 Share #90 Posted November 26, 2009 We were just talking about the R10 doors on Sunday too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted November 26, 2009 Share #91 Posted November 26, 2009 We were just talking about the R10 doors on Sunday too... yup aint that something too...keep coming up and you'll keep getting conversation fodder, there's always something interesting going on and something new to learn :tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 26, 2009 Share #92 Posted November 26, 2009 Learning is always a worthwhile endeavor. I feel quite useless up there most of the time; I have no idea how to do much of anything with a trolley or a subway car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted November 26, 2009 Share #93 Posted November 26, 2009 Learning is always a worthwhile endeavor. I feel quite useless up there most of the time; I have no idea how to do much of anything with a trolley or a subway car. Hey you done a good deed under there with those motor leads, that's how you learn...maybe if it's slow one day we'll go through basic motors/air brakes some time. Even if you have little interest in the "science" behind it, its great to know for operations so that like a MOTORMAN and not a TRAIN OPERATOR you can troubleshoot basic problems on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted November 26, 2009 Share #94 Posted November 26, 2009 Heh, the science behind it interests me more than actually running the car. I would definitely like to be there when you're fixing up the brakes on 1689, that's one of the most fascinating aspects of the project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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