Javier Posted November 22, 2014 Share #8026 Posted November 22, 2014 Can anyone remember any train crews that wanted to poke around with the signs and what sign they put up? Also, how DO the train crews change the sign? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted November 22, 2014 Share #8027 Posted November 22, 2014 Can anyone remember any train crews that wanted to poke around with the signs and what sign they put up? Also, how DO the train crews change the sign? The conductor either use special keys to switch the rollsign or put down a code for the train to display the location and route. I'm not sure about train crews messing with the rollsigns, but I saw an R62A displaying on the front and side of the 1st car at Penn Station. I also saw a green 10 train at 3 Avenue-138th Street in the same format. May I mention there are hundreds of ways to mess with a rollsign? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted November 22, 2014 Share #8028 Posted November 22, 2014 Theres a (10) Train? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted November 22, 2014 Share #8029 Posted November 22, 2014 Theres a (10) Train? It is an unused label but the R62/As have rollsigns for routes up to 13 I believe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted November 22, 2014 Share #8030 Posted November 22, 2014 (edited) Broadway-7 Av (13) Lexington (8) (10) (12) Flushing (11) Other Misc. Not In Service, Special, Shuttle Edited November 22, 2014 by Fresh Pond 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted November 23, 2014 Share #8031 Posted November 23, 2014 Do the R62s and the R62As have a different font for the Not in Service part? It looks like Helvetica on the 62As and that odd condensed Arial-like old-SF font on the 62s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gong Gahou Posted November 23, 2014 Share #8032 Posted November 23, 2014 That's correct. This applies to all words on their end rollsigns. That condensed font is actually the condensed font for Standard Medium. Also, the font on the 62As is the same font you mentioned in an older post. Don't let the slants deceive you - that is Helvetica through and through; it's just an older (and apparently altered) version of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted November 23, 2014 Share #8033 Posted November 23, 2014 Whats the default route for the (11) train? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted November 23, 2014 Share #8034 Posted November 23, 2014 Whats the default route for the (11) train? Most likely a rename for the . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted November 23, 2014 Share #8035 Posted November 23, 2014 Oh, was the (8)(10)(11)(12)(13) ever used in service or were they part of routes that the were planning to build but were never built or were they just renames? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted November 23, 2014 Share #8036 Posted November 23, 2014 They were just extra numbers should they ever give peak direction trains separate designations (i.e. the ) Their fate was basically sealed when the R142/A/188 came in. They can't display double digit numbers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted November 23, 2014 Share #8037 Posted November 23, 2014 Really? I thought that the R142's were capable of displaying double letter digits. Also, is there any video on how a R142 is programmed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted November 23, 2014 Share #8038 Posted November 23, 2014 That's correct. This applies to all words on their end rollsigns. That condensed font is actually the condensed font for Standard Medium. Also, the font on the 62As is the same font you mentioned in an older post. Don't let the slants deceive you - that is Helvetica through and through; it's just an older (and apparently altered) version of it. I just did some digging--you're quite right: the condensed font on 62 rollsigns, pillars at SF/Utica/Hoyt, and a variety of Redbird front rollsigns are indeed Akzidenz-Grotesk Extra Bold Condensed. As for the the 62A "NIS" font, interesting--especially given that the bullets on 62A rollsigns are in Akzidenz, not Helvetica. [Though a handful of 62As have been retrofitted with Helvetica bullets, most notably some of the 42nd St. Shuttle cars.] I still haven't been able to find a version of Helvetica with those slants--perhaps it's an MTA-specific font, as they use it for all current signs. Some signs from the 1990s-early 2000s used a normal version of Helvetica (Chamber St is a good example), but the newer ones all have that slanted version I was trying to figure out. You think that's definitely not AKZ-Book? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted November 24, 2014 Share #8039 Posted November 24, 2014 Did anyone notice in 207 Street Yard a R110 being stripped down at the track near the end of the river? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted November 24, 2014 Share #8040 Posted November 24, 2014 Did anyone notice in 207 Street Yard a R110 being stripped down at the track near the end of the river? R110A or R110B? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted November 24, 2014 Share #8041 Posted November 24, 2014 I have no clue, but they were once used on the IRT line. It has (or should i say had) a similar looking front of a R142. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted November 24, 2014 Share #8042 Posted November 24, 2014 (edited) It's the R110A They are being converted to pump cars Edited November 24, 2014 by Fresh Pond 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted November 24, 2014 Share #8043 Posted November 24, 2014 What is a pump Car? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted November 24, 2014 Share #8044 Posted November 24, 2014 It pumps water out the subway tunnels whenever there's a flood 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted November 25, 2014 Share #8045 Posted November 25, 2014 Who can customers complain to about sketchy service. Theres wayyy too much bunching in the Bronx and inconsistent headways 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itmaybeokay Posted November 25, 2014 Share #8046 Posted November 25, 2014 Who can customers complain to about sketchy service. Theres wayyy too much bunching in the Bronx and inconsistent headways You can write a letter or send an email to the MTA, the contact information is on the website. They do log the complaints but will it get anything done? "Meh." You could try writing a letter to the Governor or other elected officials, which will certainly get you a letter back talking about how important your issue is to them, but again, will it get anything done? "Meh." Still, I always suggest sending the complaint even if it nets zero tangible benefit because if service is bad, and enough people complain, things will sometimes get done. Not sure what can be done about the pehlam line. You can almost assuredly chalk up it's problems in the bronx to overcrowding in manhattan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfanrod Posted November 26, 2014 Share #8047 Posted November 26, 2014 @ Junius St the announcer says transfer to the L train lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted November 26, 2014 Share #8048 Posted November 26, 2014 @ Junius St the announcer says transfer to the L train lol They should create a transfer there. It is a lot easier since the and are both Els at the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted November 27, 2014 Share #8049 Posted November 27, 2014 You know, while this potential transfer is always thrown about, how many people will actually benefit from said transfer's existence? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted November 27, 2014 Share #8050 Posted November 27, 2014 You know, while this potential transfer is always thrown about, how many people will actually benefit from said transfer's existence? People actually do transfer from the to the and vise versa. It's to the point that on the whiteboard in the booth at Junuis, they tell you how to get to the . There's been many a times where people getting off the train asked how to get the other one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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