RR503 Posted March 13, 2018 Share #18001 Posted March 13, 2018 Illuminati confirmed 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted March 14, 2018 Share #18002 Posted March 14, 2018 On 3/10/2018 at 12:26 PM, 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. Word. The word to sum up your point...... Gullible. I take whatever's being posted on here & anywhere else with a certain grain of salt until I see & experience it with my own two (eyes)..... It's one thing to respect, give thanks, be appreciative of whoever's "leaking" or otherwise updating some thread{s} with inside information - it is quite another to treat these same people like they're infallible..... Not only because I'm also from that quote-unquote cynical generation, but also because I see that as a sign of weakness.... Hey, if you don't know something, you don't know it.... At the same time, I'm all about thinking for myself too & it baffles me just how many are too lazy or outright afraid to think for themselves.... I don't DR anybody because I HATE being d***ridden on (I have a tendency to smirk whenever I'm complimented anyway)..... I don't want that attention like I'm some sort of messiah.... As many posts I've read over the years from people on these parts saying that I know more about riderbases & rider patterns on bus routes throughout the city than the MTA does (which to me is embarrassing), or asking if I work for the MTA because of it, or otherwise amazed at what I relay in the bus section on here... And I have said this before - I don't see myself as being anything special in that regard.... Anyone that's dedicated enough & cognizant/keen enough can do what I do.... If I want to find out something about some bus route, I go out & do it for myself.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted March 14, 2018 Share #18003 Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) On 3/12/2018 at 5:57 PM, peacemak3r said: 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! They're testing out a new master controller and other new components for braking/propulsion, designed to buy the R46s a little more time. 10 hours ago, B35 via Church said: Word. The word to sum up your point...... Gullible. I take whatever's being posted on here & anywhere else with a certain grain of salt until I see & experience it with my own two (eyes)..... It's one thing to respect, give thanks, be appreciative of whoever's "leaking" or otherwise updating some thread{s} with inside information - it is quite another to treat these same people like they're infallible..... Not only because I'm also from that quote-unquote cynical generation, but also because I see that as a sign of weakness.... Hey, if you don't know something, you don't know it.... At the same time, I'm all about thinking for myself too & it baffles me just how many are too lazy or outright afraid to think for themselves.... I don't DR anybody because I HATE being d***ridden on (I have a tendency to smirk whenever I'm complimented anyway)..... I don't want that attention like I'm some sort of messiah.... As many posts I've read over the years from people on these parts saying that I know more about riderbases & rider patterns on bus routes throughout the city than the MTA does (which to me is embarrassing), or asking if I work for the MTA because of it, or otherwise amazed at what I relay in the bus section on here... And I have said this before - I don't see myself as being anything special in that regard.... Anyone that's dedicated enough & cognizant/keen enough can do what I do.... If I want to find out something about some bus route, I go out & do it for myself.... This last part is spot on. Part of the reason I feel people spread news around (even if it's true but still purely internal) is to garner attention, under the guise that "bad attention is better than no attention." Being an attention whore is not only misleading, but it jeopardizes people's reputations in the community and in the industry. And as for people that do work/have worked in industry (I'm one of them), our priority is to get our job done--just like any other job, except we're passionate about what we do. Signing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is not a formality. It's done with the understanding that releasing publicly any information that hasn't been made publicly available and/or could provide information to competitors can cost you your job (and that is not the way you want to go out). Our job is not to be WikiLeaks, leaking out sensitive information, damaging people's reputations, and costing us our own jobs and security for the sake of getting attention from a few foamers who wouldn't last a day in industry (you know who you are). Edited March 14, 2018 by Bosco 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted March 15, 2018 Share #18004 Posted March 15, 2018 Floor mats with arrows are usually seen on the Cuomo R160s and the train with the 42 St Shuttle. R160A 9233-9237 has upgraded lighting but with the arrows. It's also out of Coney Island yard. More Tech trains will receive this upgrade (the A Division could get the mats). R62A 1851-1855 on the has floor mats as well. When entering a subway car, it's just like a "welcome" except the arrows tell you where to stand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted March 15, 2018 Share #18005 Posted March 15, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Calvin said: Floor mats with arrows are usually seen on the Cuomo R160s and the train with the 42 St Shuttle. R160A 9233-9237 has upgraded lighting but with the arrows. It's also out of Coney Island yard. More Tech trains will receive this upgrade (the A Division could get the mats). R62A 1851-1855 on the has floor mats as well. When entering a subway car, it's just like a "welcome" except the arrows tell you where to stand. The arrows don’t tell you to where stand. They tell you to GTFO of the way. Edited March 15, 2018 by CenSin 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted March 15, 2018 Share #18006 Posted March 15, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Calvin said: Floor mats with arrows are usually seen on the Cuomo R160s and the train with the 42 St Shuttle. R160A 9233-9237 has upgraded lighting but with the arrows. It's also out of Coney Island yard. More Tech trains will receive this upgrade (the A Division could get the mats). R62A 1851-1855 on the has floor mats as well. When entering a subway car, it's just like a "welcome" except the arrows tell you where to stand. East New York’s R160’s are starting to get them. 8313-8316/8353-8356 has them. And another set which I couldn’t gather the car Numbers. Side note; the ‘s R160’s has Yellow mats with blue arrows though. Shows how inconsistent the MTA is with projects/upgrades. Edited March 15, 2018 by VIP 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3F Posted March 15, 2018 Share #18007 Posted March 15, 2018 Yesterday I took a that had the arrow mats, but none of the other Cuomo changes. I did not note the car numbers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted March 15, 2018 Share #18008 Posted March 15, 2018 1851-55 has led lighting as well 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jchambers2120 Posted March 15, 2018 Share #18009 Posted March 15, 2018 18 hours ago, Calvin said: Floor mats with arrows are usually seen on the Cuomo R160s and the train with the 42 St Shuttle. R160A 9233-9237 has upgraded lighting but with the arrows. It's also out of Coney Island yard. More Tech trains will receive this upgrade (the A Division could get the mats). R62A 1851-1855 on the has floor mats as well. When entering a subway car, it's just like a "welcome" except the arrows tell you where to stand. There's a R142 set hat has upgraded Led lighting now so i could see that happening. You'd think with Lex being the busiest line in the system they'd try those experiements in the A div first. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestFarms36 Posted March 15, 2018 Share #18010 Posted March 15, 2018 47 minutes ago, Jchambers2120 said: There's a R142 set hat has upgraded Led lighting now so i could see that happening. You'd think with Lex being the busiest line in the system they'd try those experiements in the A div first. R142 Car 6362 has LED Lighting, I saw iy this morning, but MTA is very inconsistant with the installation of the lights, rather installing it on random cars, rather than set by set. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted March 15, 2018 Share #18011 Posted March 15, 2018 Is there a reason why they don’t incorporate an R179 set on the schedule? Often the time board indicates 10 minutes for the next train and 2 minutes later an R179 set rolls in.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted March 15, 2018 Share #18012 Posted March 15, 2018 The 179s do not have the necessary transponders installed to be picked up by the arrival clocks. Until that changes, they will continue to be ghost trains to the tracking systems. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon2305 Posted March 15, 2018 Share #18013 Posted March 15, 2018 R62A 2426-2430 freshly SMS'ed has new led lights and the floors arrows. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewYorkElevated Posted March 15, 2018 Share #18014 Posted March 15, 2018 Anyone noticing the and trains receiving a ton of more passengers lately? I wonder what's up with the ridership levels for these lines... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jchambers2120 Posted March 15, 2018 Share #18015 Posted March 15, 2018 2 hours ago, WestFarms36 said: R142 Car 6362 has LED Lighting, I saw iy this morning, but MTA is very inconsistant with the installation of the lights, rather installing it on random cars, rather than set by set. There's a full 10 car train that has it too, I've noticed it on the multiple times this week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted March 16, 2018 Share #18016 Posted March 16, 2018 7 hours ago, Lance said: The 179s do not have the necessary transponders installed to be picked up by the arrival clocks. Until that changes, they will continue to be ghost trains to the tracking systems. Actually one of the sets does show up on the clocks now... I forget what the fleet numbers were 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted March 16, 2018 Share #18017 Posted March 16, 2018 On 3/14/2018 at 8:20 PM, CenSin said: The arrows don’t tell you to where stand. They tell you to GTFO of the way. right.. that 12 minutes ago, Around the Horn said: Actually one of the sets does show up on the clocks now... I forget what the fleet numbers were 3086-3089 and 3094-3097. It was on display to Jamaica Center as a 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted March 16, 2018 Share #18018 Posted March 16, 2018 That's good to know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted March 16, 2018 Share #18019 Posted March 16, 2018 Culver Line rehab completion is pushed back from April to July. http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/180319_1400_CPOC.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68OnBroadway Posted March 16, 2018 Share #18020 Posted March 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Union Tpke said: Culver Line rehab completion is pushed back from April to July. http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/180319_1400_CPOC.pdf What a surprise... not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon2305 Posted March 16, 2018 Share #18021 Posted March 16, 2018 The Lexington line is a complete shitshow right now with extensive delays. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted March 17, 2018 Share #18022 Posted March 17, 2018 Yesterday I seen a cat walking on the tracks in ENY Yard, so random. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted March 17, 2018 Share #18023 Posted March 17, 2018 Seems like East New York’s R160’s Are getting accelerated improvements on their cars. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78 via Stew Leonards Posted March 17, 2018 Share #18024 Posted March 17, 2018 Two nights ago my train went express on the local track from West 4th-34th St. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlgorithmOfTruth Posted March 17, 2018 Share #18025 Posted March 17, 2018 Is it just me, or do the R179s I see on the always happen to be traveling in the opposite direction that I am? Even in the morning during the AM rush hour—I'll get a set of R32s, R143s, or R160s, with the ocassional appearance of an R42 train. Put aside taking note of the specific trips that those 2 R179 sets make and tell me those trains aren't elusive, lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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