INDman Posted April 6, 2010 Share #251 Posted April 6, 2010 I guess that would apply to 12-9s too, eh? There's no way in hell they can pull T/Os from a train...ever, especially in a system with an infrastructure as big as ours. It's too risky. There is no way you can remove the whole train crew from the unless you put the whole line in a sealed tunnel. As it is, aside from stations, there are so many ways for obstructions to get on the road bed. A computer would either over react or not react enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted April 6, 2010 Share #252 Posted April 6, 2010 If the controller was in the middle, then they'd have a "problem" where to put the TOD screens, of which they're 2, but the second one is for CBTC, and as fast as installation is going throughout the system, I wonder if some cars will ever operate that way! Also, the issue with the controller in the middle: I wonder if NYCT thought that in case of a t/o all of a sudden having a heart attack or passing out for any reason, that the t/o would collapse on top of the controller holding it in place thereby negating the dead man. Maybe my thought is crazy but.......... Hem, very good points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted April 6, 2010 Share #253 Posted April 6, 2010 The 68s and 68A's are the coolest cats around :cool::tup: Slants and the 68s are the coolest cats in my book :tup::cool: Meow? Nonononono THEY ARE SLOW Brighton is not a slow section Slants kicked ass when they ruled the B.I don't know what current fleet that can't beat the 68's in a race.That's how slow they are,R32 are the fastest,42's are fast,44's are ok,46's are fast,62's they just kick ass,142/A both are ass kickers up & down Lex+7th-Bway.R143's ATO is great & 160's are new so they kick ass 4now.Sry R68's are slow fat but they're reliable & '75 Agreed.........R68s have manual rollsigns (bad for route changes) and are sluggish.:tdown: Typical. They put the R160's on the line and those crews who only work the R aren't all qualified! I hope the switchmen at CTL are qualified too! Why do switchmen need to be qualified? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted April 6, 2010 Author Share #254 Posted April 6, 2010 Very interesting. So I guess they want the to have 50/50 of R46/R160? and the all R160 and R46. Add the R32's to that, Jamaica is keeping their R32's and getting 30 more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from Maspeth Posted April 6, 2010 Share #255 Posted April 6, 2010 Meow? Agreed.........R68s have manual rollsigns (bad for route changes) and are sluggish.:tdown: Why do switchmen need to be qualified? The switchmen need to learn how to move the R160!............they need the console key................they need to know the sequence in which order to hang up and take down the barrier springs in between units.............they need to learn how to "cut" the cars..........maybe the switchman has to go down the road.......... A switchman is a train operator, usually with high seniority so they don't have to work the road, but sometimes they do go down the road. I worked as a switchman for awhile but am back on the road. T/o's with switching jobs do a lot of walking and climbing up and down off trains. Working the road you can sit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted April 6, 2010 Share #256 Posted April 6, 2010 The switchamn need to learn how to move the R160!............they need the console key................they need to know the sequence in which order to hang up and take down the barrier springs in between units.............they need to learn how to "cut" the cars..........maybe the switchman has to go down the road.......... A switchman is a train operator, usually with high seniority so they don't have to work the road, but sometimes they do go down the road. I worked as a switchman for awhile but am back on the road. T/o's with switching jobs do a lot of walking and climbing up and down off trains. Working the road you can sit! Ooh...okay. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted April 6, 2010 Author Share #257 Posted April 6, 2010 Okay, I just Got off an R32 , South head: 3929, North Head: 3428. It was a 15:34 out of CTL. It got layed up at 6:50pm, I got pics and vids and I will post them later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted April 6, 2010 Share #258 Posted April 6, 2010 Okay, I just Got off an R32 , South head: 3929, North Head: 3428. It was a 15:34 out of CTL. It got layed up at 6:50pm, I got pics and vids and I will post them later. So now it's ®32, ®46, and ®160. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted April 6, 2010 Share #259 Posted April 6, 2010 Okay, I just Got off an R32 , South head: 3929, North Head: 3428. It was a 15:34 out of CTL. It got layed up at 6:50pm, I got pics and vids and I will post them later. Awesome! Can't wait to see em. Hopefully it will run tomorrow and make the same time out of Forest Hills so I can catch it after school. So now it's ®32, ®46, and ®160. From the looks of it, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted April 6, 2010 Share #260 Posted April 6, 2010 Awesome! Can't wait to see em.Hopefully it will run tomorrow and make the same time out of Forest Hills so I can catch it after school. From the looks of it, yes. So...what's next...®68? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Beach Posted April 6, 2010 Share #261 Posted April 6, 2010 Wow,why was the R32 on the ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted April 7, 2010 Share #262 Posted April 7, 2010 So...what's next...®68? No chance in hell of that happening man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted April 7, 2010 Share #263 Posted April 7, 2010 No chance in hell of that happening man. Never say that when you're dealing with the . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted April 7, 2010 Share #264 Posted April 7, 2010 Never say that when you're dealing with the . That's right. Anything can change with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ MC Posted April 7, 2010 Share #265 Posted April 7, 2010 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share #266 Posted April 7, 2010 It's true. Last year many were saying the R32s and R42s will be gone by 2010, but that's not the case anymore the R44s are taking the R32s and R42s place. Nobody expected R32s to be back on the and . Strange things have been happening ever since the year started. Like everyone is saying that's the(MTA). However I'm not counting on seeing an R68 on the , but I've been wrong before. Yeah, But Its Not MTA, Its NYCTA that does the changes, (RTO)- Car Equipment, They just send MTA the reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted April 7, 2010 Share #267 Posted April 7, 2010 I really hope that the R46's 6170-6258 do go to SI because these R44's have been around quite a while and I feel that the R46's would do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ MC Posted April 7, 2010 Share #268 Posted April 7, 2010 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3348 Posted April 7, 2010 Share #269 Posted April 7, 2010 Okay, I just Got off an R32 , South head: 3929, North Head: 3428. It was a 15:34 out of CTL. It got layed up at 6:50pm, I got pics and vids and I will post them later. One of my friends also spotted this train as he was waiting at Forest Hills today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted April 7, 2010 Share #270 Posted April 7, 2010 One of my friends also spotted this train as he was waiting at Forest Hills today. What time did it leave Forest Hills? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3348 Posted April 8, 2010 Share #271 Posted April 8, 2010 He said it was sometime around 3:40 PM so it was the same train that Chris caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted April 8, 2010 Share #272 Posted April 8, 2010 He said it was sometime around 3:40 PM so it was the same train that Chris caught. Hmmm.... That means it arrived at 95th Street at 5:05 then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Beach Posted April 8, 2010 Share #273 Posted April 8, 2010 One of my friends also spotted this train as he was waiting at Forest Hills today. Thats weird,the 2 JYD R32's were on the today. I was on one going to Forest hills,saw the other going to 2 Ave at Rockefeller Ctr around 4:30p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share #274 Posted April 8, 2010 One of my friends also spotted this train as he was waiting at Forest Hills today. I did not see it on the , I would have seen it if it left around 3:40, My freinds would have seen it because they was CTL around that time, If they would have seen it, They would have gotten on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted April 21, 2010 Author Share #275 Posted April 21, 2010 Just to let you all Know Another R46 has been transferd to pitkin Last Friday 9913-22 is In Service on the Today and Right Now, I spoted at Grand Ave Southbound at 7:03pm so that leaves the with More than 120 Cars of R160's (12 Trainsets) I have seen alot more R46's Come to the , 3 were back to back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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