trainfan22 Posted December 16, 2013 Share #5001 Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) Does anyone know if NYPD officers get to ride the subway for free? While on duty? Yea. There's precincts within the Fare Control on the subway, IIRC its against the law to pay to enter your workplace. Not sure about off duty though. Edited December 16, 2013 by trainfan22 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted December 16, 2013 Share #5002 Posted December 16, 2013 While on duty? Yea. There's precincts within the Fare Control on the subway, IIRC its against the law to pay to enter your workplace. Not sure about off duty though. Them and FDNY have special metrocards (I think its blue or red) that they can use 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted December 16, 2013 Share #5003 Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) The and - Speed its the 7th Ave Line trademark. One of the last trunk lines without the repetitive timers albeit with notable exceptions. The R62's and R142's flies after Chambers. IRT Lex isnt that bad if the conditions are right and the T/D hooked up the T/O with all greens. Queens Bvld Line Jamaica Bound is a killer. The Express on the El, another one. Also under the right conditions 4th Ave N/B 36th to Pacific, the T/Os love killing it on that stretch. Nothing beats the 14 Street - Canarsie and 60th St tubes hands down. Moving past 55 MPH for sure. Another fast point: , Grand Concourse between 145th and 161st Yankee Stadium as it moves through an underground tube at that point. 50 MPH zone. Otherwise slow. Marcy-Myrtle 45mph at the least... Edited December 16, 2013 by Around the Horn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Posted December 16, 2013 Share #5004 Posted December 16, 2013 Was on the museum trian yesterday. Damn those R1/9s sound nice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted December 16, 2013 Share #5005 Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) Marcy-Myrtle 45mph at the least... Oh hell yeah. Remember when they had the R42's on the Jamaica weekend GO express run from Marcy all the way to B'Way Junction and the reverse some years back when the station repairs were in effect? Damn what a joyride. I'm sure the T/O must be chillin in that cab killing it and screaming through the green signals. Was on the museum trian yesterday. Damn those R1/9s sound nice. Yes they do. Very powerful cars, only thing is that they dont have the acceleration rate of the newer SMEEs ditto on the MTTs. But they are VERY fast cars thats for sure. Edited December 16, 2013 by realizm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Friday 1986 Posted December 16, 2013 Share #5006 Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) Seemed interesting enough to share (if posted elsewhere on here, my apologies) - posted on Subchat member Gold_12th: http://www.subchat.com/readflat.asp?Id=1264549&p=1#1264554 SMS program on R-32, R-42, R-46, R-142A, R-143, R-160 car fleet "MTA is buying a lot of Westcode products (air brakes, door operator, HVAC components).... Highlights in the contract: R46 will undergo a overhaul on air brake and door controls in 2014-2016. R142A HVAC overhaul now through 2014 and again 2016-2019. R143 HVAC overhaul 2015-2017 R160 HVAC overhaul now til 2020. Cost: ~$8 million. page 176: http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/131216_1030_transit-bus.pdf " Edited December 16, 2013 by M. Friday 1986 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted December 16, 2013 Share #5007 Posted December 16, 2013 Not sure about off duty though. Off-duty, I believe they have to pay. Few of my 61st and 5th precinct friends pay while off-duty to my knowledge. Them and FDNY have special metrocards (I think its blue or red) that they can use Weren't red metrocards given to MTA employees? Anyways, I never really saw my friends carry a special metrocard, from what they've told me; they just go through the gate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScreechyFlange Posted December 16, 2013 Share #5008 Posted December 16, 2013 Off-duty, I believe they have to pay. Few of my 61st and 5th precinct friends pay while off-duty to my knowledge. Weren't red metrocards given to MTA employees? Anyways, I never really saw my friends carry a special metrocard, from what they've told me; they just go through the gate. Yeah my uncle had the red MetroCard with the U on it he's a retired t/o and thanks for answering my question. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32sdabest Posted December 17, 2013 Share #5009 Posted December 17, 2013 It may hit the 40s but there are a number of trains during rush hour that appear to be making local stops. At times I feel like a sucker for not jumping on the train. Better off taking whatever comes first because there's nothing but train traffic on the during rush hours. Sometimes the and beats the and . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted December 17, 2013 Share #5010 Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) How fast does the go from Utica to Nostrand N/B? Do northbound trains enter Nostrand at about at least 40 MPH? Edited December 17, 2013 by RollOverMyHead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted December 17, 2013 Share #5011 Posted December 17, 2013 How fast does the go from Utica to Nostrand N/B? Do northbound trains enter Nostrand at about at least 40 MPH? From my experience, Trains enter Nostrand Ave around 35 MPH Max. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsunflyguy Posted December 17, 2013 Share #5012 Posted December 17, 2013 How fast does the go from Utica to Nostrand N/B? Do northbound trains enter Nostrand at about at least 40 MPH? In the R32/38 days they'd hit the platform 40 and accelerating with the T/O usually hitting the 10 with a full service application. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsunflyguy Posted December 17, 2013 Share #5013 Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) Better off taking whatever comes first because there's nothing but train traffic on the during rush hours. Sometimes the and beats the and . I ride from Jamaica/Hillside, so the only thing coming first is the or depending on how traffic is on the Bus. It's not just rush hour, today I was on a train at noon and the R train left 71st and got to Roosevelt at the same time. Oddly enough when we got to QP an was clearly being held by T/D as we pulled in and opened the hold lights came on for us, so I ran over to the which closed down and before anyone had a chance to board leaving me to run back to the and the 6th ave crew to wait it out. There's always something screwy on Queens Blvd no matter the time of day. Edited December 17, 2013 by Jsunflyguy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted December 17, 2013 Share #5014 Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) On Saturday night at about 10:47, which is before late night service I saw an on the local track @ 71st Av. I also saw a rollsign mistake on R32 # 3864 in service on the . It was that it was set to Concourse/8 Av/ Fulton Lcl Yesterday I saw an R46 Layup set to Not In Service on the LCD at Union Tpke (the weekend layups are usually R160s) About an hour or so later I came into the 71st Av station and I saw the same layup train pull into the station on the express track and pull into the station and just sit there. Then I saw an come into the station on the local track and I boarded it and then it switched to the express after the station. In the last few days on three occurrences I saw two consecutive R160 sets in the same station but on different trains. I also saw the long line of R68/A layups on the uptown broadway express track. I have a question? What happens to the three trains that terminate at Union Tpke in the AM rush after they come out of service? Using Tapatalk Edited December 17, 2013 by Union Tpke 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Friday 1986 Posted December 18, 2013 Share #5015 Posted December 18, 2013 Today at about noon while on the Deegan I-87, I briefly glanced at what I saw was a single R110B car at 207 Street Yard's Track 65 (same track where recent scrap cars left property this year). No clue on car number (Stef on Subchat reports it to be car 3007), but I could tell it was an A-car unit; front cab was facing the 215th Street gate. I assume this is the car...or one of the cars....(?) from the 3001-3003 set that will be heading to Floyd Bennett Field? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ MC Posted December 18, 2013 Share #5016 Posted December 18, 2013 (edited) Today at about noon while on the Deegan I-87, I briefly glanced at what I saw was a single R110B car at 207 Street Yard's Track 65 (same track where recent scrap cars left property this year). No clue on car number (Stef on Subchat reports it to be car 3007), but I could tell it was an A-car unit; front cab was facing the 215th Street gate. I assume this is the car...or one of the cars....(?) from the 3001-3003 set that will be heading to Floyd Bennett Field? To add onto what Friday said, there is a four car set of Mailine R44s in storage at CIY. They're 5286-5289. No one knows why those cars are there, but I can think of four possible reasons why. 1. They're going to be converted to pump cars. 2. They're going to be converted to prototypes for the R211s, just like some SMEEs became prototypes for the R142 fleet. 3. They'll be used for training at Floyd Bennett Field. 4. The set is preserved by someone else. Edited December 18, 2013 by DJ MC 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j express Posted December 18, 2013 Share #5017 Posted December 18, 2013 I heard during Sandy they left those R44s in the CIY instead of moving them away from the yard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted December 19, 2013 Share #5018 Posted December 19, 2013 Is that a R110B in The transit tech school parking lot? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted December 19, 2013 Share #5019 Posted December 19, 2013 Is that a R110B in The transit tech school parking lot? You mean PS 247, then yes...3005 been there for ages 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcelsiorBoii4888 Posted December 19, 2013 Share #5020 Posted December 19, 2013 You mean PS 247, then yes...3005 been there for ages Wait..so why is there a train in the parking lot if its an elementary school 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted December 19, 2013 Share #5021 Posted December 19, 2013 Wait..so why is there a train in the parking lot if its an elementary school Its also the NYCT learning center 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScreechyFlange Posted December 19, 2013 Share #5022 Posted December 19, 2013 I saw a train heading towards New Lots today for the first time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted December 20, 2013 Share #5023 Posted December 20, 2013 I saw a train heading towards New Lots today for the first time. Some , and trains go there in rsh hrs. Some (5)s also go to Utica Av. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gong Gahou Posted December 20, 2013 Share #5024 Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) Saw this sign installed a month ago, and last week or so I still saw it there. Perhaps whoever installed this sign was just as confused as the straphangers who transfer here for the 6 train. ------ How fast does the go from Utica to Nostrand N/B? Do northbound trains enter Nostrand at about at least 40 MPH? In the R32/38 days they'd hit the platform 40 and accelerating with the T/O usually hitting the 10 with a full service application. According to a video I took last year, it follows what Jsunflyguy said. Here's a snapshot of that video: The operator applied the brakes a second before this snapshot was taken. Two seconds before brakes were applied the train entered Nostrand, and five seconds before that it had already reached 40 mph. Edited December 20, 2013 by Gong Gahou 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted December 20, 2013 Share #5025 Posted December 20, 2013 A few years ago on an R160 I saw metal straphangers, was this a test? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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