Law Posted January 23, 2011 Share #76 Posted January 23, 2011 Or you could look through the glass an try to make out those fuzzy numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Train Master Posted January 23, 2011 Share #77 Posted January 23, 2011 Just curious, how can you tell how fast the train is going? Or are you just estimating about? Yea what Leroy said with an R-32 you can peek at the speedometer and with an R-46 I ride em pretty much everyday and some T/O' leave the cab door open with the shoe(not their shoe on their feet) and sometimes there isn't any paper in the view.And I'm not really estimating when I say about "41-43mph" I'm referring to a low and high. R-46's usually come in about 42-44mph with an R-32 this guy hit 47mph so I would say about 41 or 40 to 47-48mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelham Bay Dave Posted January 25, 2011 Share #78 Posted January 25, 2011 I hate the new timers on the A line at Broadway junction it a GT 20 but you have to go slower for it to clear. Since I came back to the A line they added 7 new timers to the line and the R 46's got no speed. My train is always 5 minutes late every trip. Many times I had the E beat my train from canal to 42 st. The A use to be fun but it's getting to be a pain now. They do plan to add more timers to the line in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTrain Posted January 25, 2011 Share #79 Posted January 25, 2011 Thanks for the input, Dave. Anyways, the being hit with timers, we might as well go to the now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelham Bay Dave Posted January 25, 2011 Share #80 Posted January 25, 2011 Yeah I got the C line on Fridays it's a lot faster. I feel like I am really moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTrain Posted January 25, 2011 Share #81 Posted January 25, 2011 You must be hauling big time on the with those R-32s then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainFanatic Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share #82 Posted January 25, 2011 I guess the people in charge of implementing these "good" ideas just want to feel as if they're actually doing their job. @ Pelham Bay Dave: Where do you think the most unnecessary new timer is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Train Master Posted January 25, 2011 Share #83 Posted January 25, 2011 I hate the new timers on the A line at Broadway junction it a GT 20 but you have to go slower for it to clear. Since I came back to the A line they added 7 new timers to the line and the R 46's got no speed. My train is always 5 minutes late every trip. Many times I had the E beat my train from canal to 42 st. The A use to be fun but it's getting to be a pain now. They do plan to add more timers to the line in the future. Do you run that timer near Franklin Av in Brooklyn Queens bound? That's the best part b\c you can come in that station about 43-45mph if ya don't brake.Other than that Nostrand in both directions is FAST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelham Bay Dave Posted January 25, 2011 Share #84 Posted January 25, 2011 My vote would have to be High Street Queensbound. Also don't see a reason for High street Manhattan bound the curve was built for speed. The goal for the new A/C line manager is to put timers on curves and any station that is fast so stay tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelham Bay Dave Posted January 25, 2011 Share #85 Posted January 25, 2011 Yeah it get a rush coming in Nostrand but with a R 46 you can only hit the station at 41 mph while a R 32 around 45 or more. He'll the R 44 was about 43 mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainFanatic Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share #86 Posted January 25, 2011 Yeah it get a rush coming in Nostrand but with a R 46 you can only hit the station at 41 mph while a R 32 around 45 or more. He'll the R 44 was about 43 mph I still vividly remember the day when a m/m flew into Nostrand at 46 mph on a 32. He didn't brake until he actually came into the station. He made a nice clean stop right on the marker. As for an R46, gotta love that roaring sound it makes when passing Franklin at full speed before Nostrand. :tup: :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanfortitude Posted January 25, 2011 Share #87 Posted January 25, 2011 Now how long before they slow down entrances into Nostrand on both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
553 Bridgeton Posted January 25, 2011 Share #88 Posted January 25, 2011 The goal for the new A/C line manager is to put timers on curves and any station that is fast so stay tune. That blows. How do you deal with the ? The has one of the greatest express runs in the system on the IND Fulton, and to just kill it with timers is a major blow. However, alot of stations seem to be a "fast" station along the IND Fulton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Train Master Posted January 26, 2011 Share #89 Posted January 26, 2011 Yep thats how to come in Nostrand Queens bound wrapped from Hoyt to at the tip of the station & Nostrand full service her but not all of that is needed so maybe a 50 foot coast.But usually R-46's come in about 42 if they run the signal,R-44's used to come in about 43-44mph,R-32(10car) about 44-46 and R-32(8) car did about 48***If the T/O ran it*** I'm unsure about what the Slants/Mod,42's & 38's did but thats the fast class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordhamkid7721 Posted January 29, 2011 Share #90 Posted January 29, 2011 If they put timers at Port Authority on the Southbound Local I'll be devastated, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanfortitude Posted January 29, 2011 Share #91 Posted January 29, 2011 If they put timers at Port Authority on the Southbound Local I'll be devastated, lol. They probably won't. I'm just surprised there isn't one for the downtown express yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Glen Posted January 29, 2011 Share #92 Posted January 29, 2011 If they keep adding more of these timers in unnecessary locations, the trains are going to start to get REAL slow. And at that point, I think that a lot of people will start to say "F**k it", and will begin searching for other, more reliable transportation alternatives (and I will probably be one of those people). You all know that less "customers" means less revenue for the MTA, so these timers can very well turn around to bite the in the ass. This is one of the reasons I oppose congestion pricing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordhamkid7721 Posted January 29, 2011 Share #93 Posted January 29, 2011 They probably won't. I'm just surprised there isn't one for the downtown express yet. Knowing the TA, they're probably proposing it, lol. All the fun of riding the subway's getting taken out bit by bit, it's sad really. In the 90s, a time I can actually speak about from experience, the subway may have been in a worse off condition, but it hauled ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious2train Posted January 29, 2011 Share #94 Posted January 29, 2011 I wouldn't be suprised if timers were added to 14th St going Northbound. The and often swing into there pretty fast, and I've been on a couple of trains that actually missed the 8 car marker; it's a good thing there's a nice amount of space between the 8 car marker and the 10 car marker. A little off-topic, but some other places have had timers added sometime in the past. Going Uptown on the and into Bowling Green, taking that long right turn, there are now a couple of timers. I know they weren't always there. On the and going uptown into Times Square, I think there are also added timers, becuase trains typically slow down right around there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 29, 2011 Share #95 Posted January 29, 2011 More anchors to the super express!?! >_< -BROOKLYN RAGE!!!!!- Is that a reference to Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged? If it is... :tup: @mysterious 2 train: I saw a train almost overrun the platform at 14st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted January 29, 2011 Share #96 Posted January 29, 2011 Oddly, there are no timers on the southbound after 42 Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious2train Posted January 29, 2011 Share #97 Posted January 29, 2011 Oddly, there are no timers on the southbound after 42 Street. Are you positive? Based on looking out the RFW, I am sure that there are timers between Union Square and City Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelham Bay Dave Posted January 29, 2011 Share #98 Posted January 29, 2011 The 4/5 Lines got a timer before 14 St and between Spring and canal streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanfortitude Posted January 29, 2011 Share #99 Posted January 29, 2011 The 4/5 Lines got a timer before 14 St and between Spring and canal streets. That's just downtown though right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Train Master Posted January 29, 2011 Share #100 Posted January 29, 2011 The other day I had this T/O on the and between the stretch of Nostrand to Utica Queens bound he didn't even brake or coast until he hit Utica station I know there's timers just before Utica but he was going about 37 and went full service hitting Utica at 39mph 99% of the time T/O's coast that part or brake to slow down but the cab was cracked with the shoe(not his shoe on his foot) & also the cab had a clear RFW so I was amazed.And trust me I ride the everyday to school and I get different T/O's I guess that interval is the "extra".But yea he ran those didn't hesistate to coast or brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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