AlgorithmOfTruth Posted March 7, 2018 Share #17976 Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, kosciusko said: This sounds really weak to me. T/Os should be expected to run trains on time while also doing it safely, this guy is speaking as though it were mutually exclusive. If it actually is not possible to be safe while operating in a timely manner then timetables should be adjusted, but I don't really buy this dude's argument. Precisely—you're either going to enter stations with speed and confidence or crawl because you're afraid that someone is going to jump directly in your path. Will it be ugly if it happens? Certainly, but 12–9s unfortunately cannot be prevented entirely. Without PSD's, it'll be virtually impossible to accomplish that. Now, I understand that some T/O's operate at slower than allowable speeds because of traumatic personal experiences they've had on the road, but otherwise it is not justifiable. There are so many variables that effectively drag service to a crawl and the addition of another (20 MPH entering all stations) will make a commute even worse than it already is. Edited March 7, 2018 by AlgorithmOfTruth 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlgorithmOfTruth Posted March 7, 2018 Share #17977 Posted March 7, 2018 If anything, what resounds with me the most about that T/O's personal account of the job is mismanagement, e.g., the RCC, TSS's and Dispatchers. It must be hell having two upper paygrades giving you contradictory orders. You have dispatch at the tower rushing you like there's no tomorrow while having that one controversial TSS in your cab waiting for you to screw up and reprimand you for speeding. On the trackbed, in reference to Track Workers, supervision appears nonexistent in comparison. I held the men and women who make a living as T/W's in high regard until just recently. Not too long ago, I was on a train going uptown along CPW express when I took a look out the window to study the work that the trackgang was in the midst of. I got very upset when I witnessed ONE T/W actually working a circular saw as he separated a portion of rail into two. The rest were either sitting snugly with their smartphones in hand or standing as they watched that one T/W complete a basic task. I'm thinking to myself, "My trip is being delayed over 1 dude working while the rest just loaf?!" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted March 7, 2018 Share #17978 Posted March 7, 2018 R160 #8313-8316 has modified lights and those arrows that show you the way into the train. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted March 7, 2018 Share #17979 Posted March 7, 2018 2 hours ago, LGA Link N train said: R160 #8313-8316 has modified lights and those arrows that show you the way into the train. Saw it Sunday night. Hopefully all the ‘s R160’s get these little updates. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itmaybeokay Posted March 7, 2018 Share #17980 Posted March 7, 2018 I have a feeling that, mob mentality and the stampede were the only really dangerous parts of this but uh - anybody know what this was all about? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted March 8, 2018 Share #17981 Posted March 8, 2018 I was listening to the IRT radio at the time, apparently something caused something else to catch fire in the tunnel and something exploded, at least whats what I could make out from RCC and TSS screaming over each other on the radio. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted March 8, 2018 Share #17982 Posted March 8, 2018 So I took going home from work and as the train entered Cypress Hills, it went BIE while the station went completely dark. Luckily, the C/R offered to let us out by keying one of the doors open. I disembarked and walked the rest of the way as I was only two stops from home. It felt strange walking through a dark station at night, especially with snow falling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTA1992 Posted March 8, 2018 Share #17983 Posted March 8, 2018 On 2/17/2018 at 8:35 AM, LTA1992 said: So I've been mulling on what project I should do next since I haven't created anything since I went to Paris back in 2015. So I've finally decided to begin pre-production on a documentary series on the subway. I decided on the number six a long, LONG time ago as the episode count for the first series. What I need from you guys, and maybe from your friends as well, is six topics you think should be talked about. The top six topics will become the six episodes. In no specific order, I was thinking: Operations, Fares, Emergencies, Crime, Maintenance, and Future Developments. PM me if you have ideas. My goal is nothing more than to get information to the public. Which will be an easy task considering my connections. People are more receptive to information when it comes from visual media. And I think this is a good way for people to start getting answers. Independent of an obviously biased MTA. Not only is it a chance for other, unwashed, individuals to learn, but for me as well. It's time I've put everything I've learned film related to maximum use. However, if I get no input, those I've listed will be the topics. So I've decided that the series will revolve around questions. Each episode being about 5-7 minutes long (topic/content/time willing lol). Each addressing a specific question, each question belonging to a category. The former episode topics listed in the quote are some of the topics. Obviously, there are more. So, aside from an introductory video explaining my intentions for this series, I've decided that the first episode should revolve around a question I'm not sure many regular folk get. Simply put: What is the MTA? That is where I'll begin. Funnily enough, while putting this all down on paper, I've come to realize that there are things I need to brush up on. People, politics, and the like. Yay! Learning for all and that is how it should be. I'm not shooting a thing until Spring hits though. No smart person shoots in the cold, trust me. The fire of inspiration is lit. Also, because I have no shame, I made a small doc via a non-profit in Brooklyn called Reel Works that talked about my interest in subways as well as my time in foster care. It's 8 minutes long and called "This Is: Connections". It can be found on reelworks.org. That was for those who've been wondering who I am or those I've met who may just want to learn a little more about me. Looking forward to the results of this project. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted March 9, 2018 Share #17984 Posted March 9, 2018 Best of luck @LTA1992. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewYorkElevated Posted March 9, 2018 Share #17985 Posted March 9, 2018 Seems the R32's are not done with the train yet. I caught one today and yesterday. Also, anyone noticed the getting a bit of a bad service pattern lately? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlgorithmOfTruth Posted March 9, 2018 Share #17986 Posted March 9, 2018 1 hour ago, TheNewYorkElevated said: Seems the R32's are not done with the train yet. I caught one today and yesterday. Also, anyone noticed the getting a bit of a bad service pattern lately? DJ Hammers uploaded a video on YouTube not too long ago titled "Last Days of the R32 Train." He's a reputable source, so we'll just have to wait and see how long they stick around on the . Also, I heard a few more R32 sets have been transferred to the 207th Street Yard for service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3F Posted March 10, 2018 Share #17987 Posted March 10, 2018 https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/the-mta-just-paid-a-group-of-geniuses-2-5-million-for-subway-fixes-030918 I'd tag someone, but that would be in poor taste. Congratulations to the winners. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainmaster5 Posted March 10, 2018 Share #17988 Posted March 10, 2018 Completely out of left field but I figured I’d leave this here. Having been a member here for a long time I notice that many posters will quote something they’ve read and accept it as fact. An employee or the newspaper or the stated such and such and entire threads become flame wars between opposing views. I’m coming from a generation where we question everything, no matter the source, because of past history. I’ve read articles and posts about various topics concerning the transit system in the metropolitan region and I can see the spin being perpetrated on the public. Just got off the phone with a buddy who worked with me on the many years ago. Specifically the Lenox shuttle between 148th and 135th St. He said his grandson was doing a report on trains for school and the young mans teacher said that he made a mistake about our shuttle job. Seems that the teacher was relying on something she read on another site that said the station at 135th and Lenox had two tracks. My buddy emailed the teacher and he pointed out to the teacher that while the article does mention the two tracks there are pictures of the station on the site that clearly show the three tracks. The funny thing is that many people use the site as a reference tool. I’ve actually used the same site because I like to read the old service guides. Just saying don’t believe everything you read because even reputable sources have been known to have errors. Carry on. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted March 10, 2018 Share #17989 Posted March 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, Trainmaster5 said: Completely out of left field but I figured I’d leave this here. Having been a member here for a long time I notice that many posters will quote something they’ve read and accept it as fact. An employee or the newspaper or the stated such and such and entire threads become flame wars between opposing views. I’m coming from a generation where we question everything, no matter the source, because of past history. I’ve read articles and posts about various topics concerning the transit system in the metropolitan region and I can see the spin being perpetrated on the public. Just got off the phone with a buddy who worked with me on the many years ago. Specifically the Lenox shuttle between 148th and 135th St. He said his grandson was doing a report on trains for school and the young mans teacher said that he made a mistake about our shuttle job. Seems that the teacher was relying on something she read on another site that said the station at 135th and Lenox had two tracks. My buddy emailed the teacher and he pointed out to the teacher that while the article does mention the two tracks there are pictures of the station on the site that clearly show the three tracks. The funny thing is that many people use the site as a reference tool. I’ve actually used the same site because I like to read the old service guides. Just saying don’t believe everything you read because even reputable sources have been known to have errors. Carry on. That teacher fails at teaching critical thinking and intellectual curiosity. The thing is, either of those two things is also hard when kids these days are so used to passively skimming social media feeds that they develop a habit of resisting thinking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted March 11, 2018 Share #17990 Posted March 11, 2018 Starting to notice that most of the time, the stops running after 9PM 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted March 11, 2018 Share #17991 Posted March 11, 2018 You know, I somehow keep managing to forget that the and exist... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted March 11, 2018 Share #17992 Posted March 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Calvin said: Starting to notice that most of the time, the stops running after 9PM Because they've been doing G.Os having the end early. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted March 11, 2018 Share #17993 Posted March 11, 2018 Yep. Most overnight service changes now begin at or around 10pm, thus necessitating the suspension of the part-time services (the , and the Manhattan portions of the and ). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted March 12, 2018 Share #17994 Posted March 12, 2018 Why is Union Square on Lex PRONOUNCED as "14TH ST-UNION SQ" yet it's spelled as "UNION SQ-14 ST" on the interior signage? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemorie Posted March 12, 2018 Share #17995 Posted March 12, 2018 How crowded does the get out of Upper Manhattan in the mornings to be exact? One of my friends live along that line at 190th Street and he says that 6 minute headways aren’t gonna cut it. He also said that the line is crowded from about 7 a.m. to about noon (coming out of Upper Mahattan). I told him that they just don’t have enough cars available to meet said demands yet. And even if they do, how much more frequent does he want the to be is beyond me. This is rush hour we’re talking about, a timeframe where everyone is going to work and school roughly at the same exact time in the morning. What else does he seriously expect? No one should think that they’ll be able to get a seat on a train/bus during rush hour at all, ever. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theli11 Posted March 12, 2018 Share #17996 Posted March 12, 2018 5th Or Madison Avenue trains.. M trains go to 5th/53rd, then go up to 5th/59th, only to travel express stopping at 86th, 106th, 125th. Than, we can have an and train change to a pink color, and travel up 5th and 4th Avenues, with similar stops as other trains. K trains run express and V's run local. After 135th, the trains go over the Madison Av bridge stopping at 138th St/GC, and go up to either Webster, 3rd Avenue (Bronx), or Boston Rd. and trains get extended on Gun Hill Rd, and go into Co-Op City. Trains end at White Plains Rd. should go towards BPC from Hudson Yards. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 via Mosholu Posted March 12, 2018 Share #17997 Posted March 12, 2018 6 hours ago, Lawrence St said: Why is Union Square on Lex PRONOUNCED as "14TH ST-UNION SQ" yet it's spelled as "UNION SQ-14 ST" on the interior signage? That must have been from how the strip maps and the information displays initially wrote the stop. The sign order has never been switched in the updates to the AAS on the and trains. The one for 34th Street - Penn Station baffles me even more because I remembered the signage rendered as 34 ST - PENN STA on the train. Ever since the update to the AAS system for the train, it had shown the interior signage as PENN STA - 34 ST. For me, I do not really know why that occurred. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted March 12, 2018 Share #17998 Posted March 12, 2018 Anyone know what testing they are doing on the southbound Brighton express track with those R46's? Also I've been seeing the same two kids taking videos at Kings Highway, show yourselves! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deucey Posted March 12, 2018 Share #17999 Posted March 12, 2018 (edited) On 3/6/2018 at 8:41 PM, paulrivera said: It's some sort of hip hop reference, but I'm not 100% on the reference either. “It’s the Miz-Zark chillin in the pix-zark” - earliest occurrence I can remember: https://g.co/kgs/Qja5N7 Edited March 12, 2018 by Deucey Wrong video originally 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannny Posted March 13, 2018 Share #18000 Posted March 13, 2018 R-46 train 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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