MysteriousBtrain Posted August 30, 2015 Share #10301 Posted August 30, 2015 (edited) Sigh . I meant it can go via Qboro then in Manhattan it can switch to the line at one of the stations it meets up with the correct me if im wrong it cannot connect to the Culver in Manhattan while on the lineHere's how the transfer works:From Corona, on the to QBP, then the to Barclays, layover, then the to Concourse yard, then the to 125th, and then the to Westchester. I believe sometimes the R62As may also go via 207th street yard when there are those extra singles that need their mates. No tracks are involved in this process. Edited August 30, 2015 by MysteriousBtrain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted August 30, 2015 Share #10302 Posted August 30, 2015 Did the R62 always have flickering lights? If so, how is that acceptable? Something along the lines of an electrical design flaw. Main lights go off on gaps and the battery lights remain on 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted August 30, 2015 Share #10303 Posted August 30, 2015 (edited) Something along the lines of an electrical design flaw. Main lights go off on gaps and the battery lights remain on At the time, that was a huge improvement! The redbirds were going black on the gaps and people were getting jumped. All trains, up to and including R160s, dim on the gaps, but the amount of light lost is most pronounced and frequent on the 62s. R46s and R62As will switch to battery lights like the 62s (and that's very dark on the R46s) when they're on a gap for a long time. -- As of this weekend, Astor Place's 1980s rumble strips (alive only on the southbound side) are no more. The yellow ADA takeover continues. Edited August 30, 2015 by MHV9218 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted August 30, 2015 Share #10304 Posted August 30, 2015 That's a LOT of switching... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted August 30, 2015 Share #10305 Posted August 30, 2015 That's a LOT of switching...Yeah that is pretty much why whatever the gets it stays there for a long time. The R62A's have been on the since 2003. The R33's/R36's were on the from 1964 to 2003. Even the R12's R15's and I also believe R7's were on the for a good 20 years of better. These R142A converts/R188's are expected to run on the for at least another 30 years. The converts are obviously going to retire first but we still have lots of time before that happens. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted August 30, 2015 Share #10306 Posted August 30, 2015 They updated the strip maps on the R62A's with 34 St 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon2305 Posted August 30, 2015 Share #10307 Posted August 30, 2015 They updated the strip maps on the R62A's with 34 St I knew it. Is the back color white or black when you saw it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priincenene Posted August 30, 2015 Share #10308 Posted August 30, 2015 They updated the strip maps on the R62A's with 34 St Pics?? Cuz I barely get an R62A now a days lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallyhorse Posted August 30, 2015 Share #10309 Posted August 30, 2015 (edited) It has to switch to the BMT track at Queensboro Plaza then I think it has to run via the and line to Jerome yard and switch into the which switch to the line. Actually (at least in late night), couldn't a moving to the make the switch at Queensboro Plaza, go far enough into the tunnel where it can change directions and switch to the track, go into Queens Plaza and then run via the Crosstown to where it connects to the , change directions again and then go up 6th Avenue, switch to the track and go that way to Concourse? Edited August 30, 2015 by Wallyhorse 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted August 30, 2015 Share #10310 Posted August 30, 2015 Actually (at least in late night), couldn't a moving to the make the switch at Queensboro Plaza, go far enough into the tunnel where it can change directions and switch to the track, go into Queens Plaza and then run via the Crosstown to where it connects to the , change directions again and then go up 6th Avenue, switch to the track and go that way to Concourse?Now that I think about it, it could be possible to go to 57th Street, then lex and 63rd Street to use the at Rockefeller too. Most times, however, the MTA uses my method, probably because that's more relaying used in the 63rd Street method and the 60 Street method, and there are revenue tracks on the QBL tracks and the 63 Street tracks, while no tracks are used at Barclays when it needs to layover. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted August 31, 2015 Share #10311 Posted August 31, 2015 I knew it. Is the back color white or black when you saw it? White 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priincenene Posted August 31, 2015 Share #10312 Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) Why is there a R46 on the 7 in that avatar of yours...Do you really need to know? You ask too many questions guy. It was on an article about the 34 St extension and I saw that i was like lmao who would edit an R46 with a Edited August 31, 2015 by Priincenene 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted August 31, 2015 Share #10313 Posted August 31, 2015 Actually (at least in late night), couldn't a moving to the make the switch at Queensboro Plaza, go far enough into the tunnel where it can change directions and switch to the track, go into Queens Plaza and then run via the Crosstown to where it connects to the , change directions again and then go up 6th Avenue, switch to the track and go that way to Concourse?It could do that but that is a lot more relaying and turning. The being the only IRT line in Queens should have really been an IND line which would have made moves easier.That is why whatever fleet is on the stays for a long period of time. Those converted R142A's and new R188's will never leave the until they retire. It will be sometime in the late 2030's and 2040's that the will have a totally brand new fleet a cars in like at that point 70+ years since the R33/R36. The MTA isn't fooling anyone with those dirty R142A converts. I don't mean to rant but they could have at least cleaned the interiors to make them seem new. Nope the same old rust and dirt and graffiti. I wonder if their MDBF is still low now that they are called R188's with CBTC. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted August 31, 2015 Share #10314 Posted August 31, 2015 I actually started cleaning up the R142A converted sets. Today I started on 7301 cleaning it down to the brim 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfanrod Posted August 31, 2015 Share #10315 Posted August 31, 2015 The next project IF IT gets funded should be the to kings plaza in segments 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted August 31, 2015 Share #10316 Posted August 31, 2015 The next project IF IT gets funded should be the to kings plaza in segments Good luck on that happening... lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priincenene Posted September 1, 2015 Share #10317 Posted September 1, 2015 I actually started cleaning up the R142A converted sets. Today I started on 7301 cleaning it down to the brim Cle...*cough*.... Ok good way for sparing your time . So you're doing the MTA Faculties job? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted September 1, 2015 Share #10318 Posted September 1, 2015 I actually started cleaning up the R142A converted sets. Today I started on 7301 cleaning it down to the brim LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted September 1, 2015 Share #10319 Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) I actually started cleaning up the R142A converted sets. Today I started on 7301 cleaning it down to the brim Wait, what?!?!? Edited September 1, 2015 by BM5 via Woodhaven 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted September 1, 2015 Share #10320 Posted September 1, 2015 LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOme too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted September 1, 2015 Share #10321 Posted September 1, 2015 Hey, that thing was mad dirty. And why not help out the in something for once? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted September 1, 2015 Share #10322 Posted September 1, 2015 I actually started cleaning up the R142A converted sets. Today I started on 7301 cleaning it down to the brim Umm.... sure why not?Hey, that thing was mad dirty. And why not help out the in something for once?I guess, but since it's NYC, it's probably gonna get dirty as soon as you leave it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted September 1, 2015 Share #10323 Posted September 1, 2015 Hey, that thing was mad dirty. And why not help out the in something for once?lol..are you gonna start repairing the cars 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted September 1, 2015 Share #10324 Posted September 1, 2015 Maybe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted September 1, 2015 Share #10325 Posted September 1, 2015 MaybeLOL maybe you should get a job as a repair man then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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