NX Express Posted November 22, 2009 Share #1 Posted November 22, 2009 I'm standing at near the end of the platform at a station, and an NTT on the pulls up. There is a punch-box there. The T/O takes a long, yellow, solid piece of wood and presses the button on the punch-box with it. And that's called a New Technology Train! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-Trizzy2609 Posted November 22, 2009 Share #2 Posted November 22, 2009 You think you can control the punch box from the train right? Guess not. Well the new tech is just the name for the train not the length of the T/O's arm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted November 22, 2009 I've seen some T/O's do that. And that specific T/O was pretty long-armed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bveguy Posted November 22, 2009 Share #4 Posted November 22, 2009 With a shoe paddle. Some do that if they're too lazy to get up and hit the button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted November 22, 2009 Share #5 Posted November 22, 2009 With a shoe paddle. Some do that if they're too lazy to get up and hit the button. I bet there too lazy to even scratch there a*ses.. I wounder whats the yellow wood for anyway.. Hold cab door? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3348 Posted November 22, 2009 Share #6 Posted November 22, 2009 I bet there too lazy to even scratch there a*ses.. I wounder whats the yellow wood for anyway.. Hold cab door? You're talking only about the lazy T/O's right? Because the way you worded it makes it sound like you're saying that all T/O's are lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bveguy Posted November 22, 2009 Share #7 Posted November 22, 2009 I bet there too lazy to even scratch there a*ses.. I wounder whats the yellow wood for anyway.. Hold cab door? It is to pick up the shoe of the train off the third rail if something is broken. It is made of wood, so the motorman can't get fried. It can hold the cab door open (the sliding ones) but is not the official use of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted November 24, 2009 Share #8 Posted November 24, 2009 I bet there too lazy to even scratch there a*ses.. A lot of those punches are very hard to reach. you have to stick your body halfway out the window, and this, often over the controller. That's why I use them. If I can reach it (which is usually when it's on a wall, and not over a platform or on a pole on an elevated structure), then I just reach for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted November 24, 2009 Share #9 Posted November 24, 2009 One time at 23rd Street in Queens, I was standing at the 10-car marker and a T/O operating a train overshot the marker and the punchbox by a few inches. He asked me to punch it for him and I did. Usually, I've seen T/Os who overshot signal the conductor to hold open the doors and get out and punch it themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted November 24, 2009 Share #10 Posted November 24, 2009 Hem, that's interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted November 24, 2009 Share #11 Posted November 24, 2009 One time at 23rd Street in Queens, I was standing at the 10-car marker and a T/O operating a train overshot the marker and the punchbox by a few inches. He asked me to punch it for him and I did. Usually, I've seen T/Os who overshot signal the conductor to hold open the doors and get out and punch it themselves. Yeah. One time I was coming home on a Queens bound . The T/O overshot just enough to miss the punch but not the conductor's board and went out to do it. And that's kind of weird of the T/O asking you to do it. *Imagines you punching the wrong one. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bveguy Posted November 24, 2009 Share #12 Posted November 24, 2009 Yeah. One time I was coming home on a Queens bound . The T/O overshot just enough to miss the punch but not the conductor's board and went out to do it. And that's kind of weird of the T/O asking you to do it. *Imagines you punching the wrong one. * Well, if he got the wrong one, the T/O can see by the signals can't they? Always check the line-up before leaving a location. But it would be funny if some noob didn't know anything and just accepted the line-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted November 24, 2009 Share #13 Posted November 24, 2009 Well, if he got the wrong one, the T/O can see by the signals can't they? Always check the line-up before leaving a location. But it would be funny if some noob didn't know anything and just accepted the line-up. I was going to say good point but you contradicted yourself right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted November 25, 2009 Share #14 Posted November 25, 2009 Yeah. One time I was coming home on a Queens bound . The T/O overshot just enough to miss the punch but not the conductor's board and went out to do it. And that's kind of weird of the T/O asking you to do it. *Imagines you punching the wrong one. * He told me which one to press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bveguy Posted November 25, 2009 Share #15 Posted November 25, 2009 He told me which one to press. But you already knew that :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted November 25, 2009 Share #16 Posted November 25, 2009 But you already knew that :eek: Yes. Yes I did. But that doesn't mean I'm going to go off a limb and press buttons when I see the train coming into the station. The train could be rerouted for all I know, and then the T/O could be in hot water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedChikkin Posted November 25, 2009 Share #17 Posted November 25, 2009 A lot of those punches are very hard to reach. you have to stick your body halfway out the window, and this, often over the controller. That's why I use them. If I can reach it (which is usually when it's on a wall, and not over a platform or on a pole on an elevated structure), then I just reach for it. ...and forget it if you didn't stop "spot on"... One time I was working with a VR guy. Going NB on the , he'd missed his punch for the Broad Street lineup at Court Street... thank God he knew he was able to punch later because I'm never in the mood to do what I'd have to do had we ended up at Whitehall. We'd paused so long because he was in a toss up as whether to walk back and key open his door to punch... unfortunately I'm always afraid my T/O's going to drop dead for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted November 25, 2009 Share #18 Posted November 25, 2009 I'm standing at near the end of the platform at a station, and an NTT on the pulls up. There is a punch-box there. The T/O takes a long, yellow, solid piece of wood and presses the button on the punch-box with it. And that's called a New Technology Train! Nothing new about that, some T/Os cant reach the punchbox, the one at the Canal Street station is pretty high up there, some can reach, some cant, that is why some T/Os uses that yellow board to get their selection on the punchbox. One time at 23rd Street in Queens, I was standing at the 10-car marker and a T/O operating a train overshot the marker and the punchbox by a few inches. He asked me to punch it for him and I did. No offense, but I kinda find that hard to believe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted November 25, 2009 Share #19 Posted November 25, 2009 I bet there too lazy to even scratch there a*ses...LmaooooooooNo offense, but I kinda find that hard to believe...Boy I had to do that also with a train because he overshot it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North-Eastern T/O Posted November 25, 2009 Share #20 Posted November 25, 2009 With a shoe paddle. Some do that if they're too lazy to get up and hit the button. I am not Lazy, I cant reach out all the way with a NTT to get to my puches on the line. The Windows don't come down faw enought for me to do it. So I need a shoe paddle to get them. Or I have to get out of my cab walk out of the train a phuch, witch takes more time. What would you have me do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North-Eastern T/O Posted November 25, 2009 Share #21 Posted November 25, 2009 I bet there too lazy to even scratch there a*ses.. I wounder whats the yellow wood for anyway.. Hold cab door? The first part I take offense to. I am not lazy, try doing 4 trips a day on the line or 2 trips on the and see how tired you get. Second part. A show paddle is used to slip under the train Contact Shoes to keep power from the car incase they have a runaway motor. You remover power from the Third Rail first then go around putting one under every Contack Shoe that is on the third rail. There are a few other things to do on that car before power car be put back on. But I wont get into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted November 25, 2009 Share #22 Posted November 25, 2009 No offense, but I kinda find that hard to believe... Don't worry, a lot of other people I've told this didn't believe me either. But rest assured, it's the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted November 25, 2009 Share #23 Posted November 25, 2009 I am not Lazy, I cant reach out all the way with a NTT to get to my puches on the line. The Windows don't come down faw enought for me to do it. So I need a shoe paddle to get them. Or I have to get out of my cab walk out of the train a phuch, witch takes more time. What would you have me do?He said some not all, relax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted November 26, 2009 Share #24 Posted November 26, 2009 Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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