Guest Lance Posted May 8, 2013 Share #2901 Posted May 8, 2013 There's a difference between weekend and weekday, just saying.Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2 Yeah I meant to put the dates of that shutdown in my modified post. It occurs on the Memorial Day weekend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted May 8, 2013 Share #2902 Posted May 8, 2013 So I guess karma bit me in the ass today. After mocking the delays in uptown a couple of days ago, I get hit with the storm delays this morning in Lower Manhattan. Well deserved and well played mother nature. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted May 8, 2013 Share #2903 Posted May 8, 2013 So I guess karma bit me in the ass today. After mocking the delays in uptown a couple of days ago, I get hit with the storm delays this morning in Lower Manhattan. Well deserved and well played mother nature. Too bad you don't have MetroNorth style service... Train was right on time rain and all... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted May 9, 2013 Share #2904 Posted May 9, 2013 That would be something to take MN or LIRR to school/work for me. I was thinking about driving too but I didn't want to deal with poor drivers in the rain which NY has a lot of. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted May 9, 2013 Share #2905 Posted May 9, 2013 (edited) My afternoon on the and .... After school, I take the from Euclid, taking the front window. I haven't been passed by an since my train left Euclid. Then as soon as we reach Lafayette, an passed us. And as we crawl all the way to Hoyt, another passed us, delaying my train even further. My train got held again at Canal to let the go first after making a connection to it. Then my train had a mechanical problem while at 86th for a few minutes. The next was sent up express on CPW and me made a connection to that train at 125th. I ran to that other train, thinking it was going to 207th. As soon as we got to 145th, it was held so the TA can get things back to normal. It turn out my train was now going to local and end at 168th. While heading home on the , there was an annoying baby crying and trying to convince her mom to be tucked in her arms. The End... Edited May 9, 2013 by RollOverMyHead 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MTA Bus Posted May 10, 2013 Share #2906 Posted May 10, 2013 Today marks the R-42's 44th Birthday. The first pair # 4554-4555 (now in the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean) debuted on May 9th, 1969 on the N train in a mixed consist of R-32's and R-40M's. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupojohn Posted May 10, 2013 Share #2907 Posted May 10, 2013 are you sure it didn't say "Oversize Load"? Thusly? http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/39234-well-thats-something-you-dont-see-everyday-r44-on-a-flatbed-that-is/ Yeah, that was it. What does that mean? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itmaybeokay Posted May 10, 2013 Share #2908 Posted May 10, 2013 Yeah, that was it. What does that mean? Oh, "Oversize Load" just means the truck and load together are larger than a truck is generally allowed to be. I think 8 1/2' wide is the general limit, and the R-44 is 10 feet wide. Oversize loads need to have those banners, and depending on how oversize they are, they may need "Pilot Cars" and other precautions as well. I won't get into the specifics here, but wikipedia will: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oversize_load 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abba Posted May 10, 2013 Share #2909 Posted May 10, 2013 (edited) Something happened today.i was on a 2 train at Flatbush waiting to leave.On my scanner i heard the train ahead at Newkirk had a report of a sick customer.beacuse of this I left the train I was waiting in because I did not want to get stuck behind it.For some reason they let this train proceed out of Flatbush.Turned out there was no sick passenger on this train.My question is why did they let this train leave Flatbush.Shouldnt they have held it till the situation at Newkirk was resolved? Edited May 10, 2013 by Abba 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted May 10, 2013 Share #2910 Posted May 10, 2013 Something happened today.i was on a 2 train at Flatbush waiting to leave.On my scanner i heard the train ahead at Newkirk had a report of a sick customer.beacuse of this I left the train I was waiting in because I did not want to get stuck behind it.For some reason they let this train proceed out of Flatbush.Turned out there was no sick passenger on this train.My question is why did they let this train leave Flatbush.Shouldnt they have held it till the situation at Newkirk was resolved? Seems like you just answered your own question.... You also don't know what the conductor of the train was privy too other than what you heard on your scanner. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted May 10, 2013 Share #2911 Posted May 10, 2013 Quick question: To anybody who takes the , where do the trains stop along the platform? Do they stop between the 1 and 4 markers, or the 3 and 6 markers, or what? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abba Posted May 10, 2013 Share #2912 Posted May 10, 2013 (edited) It was determined there was No sick passenger after the train left.Meaning when the train left the investigation wasn't completed yet. But control had time to not let the train leave Flatbush. Edited May 10, 2013 by Abba 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted May 10, 2013 Share #2913 Posted May 10, 2013 It was determined there was No sick passenger after the train left.Meaning when the train left the investigation wasn't completed yet. But control had time to not let the train leave Flatbush. Maybe they wanted to prevent the train from becoming more crowded. The longer the train sits there, the more people come on, and it could cause the train to become overcrowded (then again, the late train would probably take most of the crowds anyway). Or maybe it had something to do with being able to list it as an on-time pullout. (Or maybe they wanted to clear the track for the next train to pull into the terminal). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted May 10, 2013 Share #2914 Posted May 10, 2013 @checkmatechamp13 To answer your question, yes the four-car 75 footer or five-car 60 footer on the stop at the 6 car marker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Posted May 10, 2013 Share #2915 Posted May 10, 2013 (edited) So I just noticed they finally added F to Coney Island transfer under Kings Highway in the FIND program for Kings Highway-bound trains. Nice to see that added after four years of R160s on the . Still have train transfers only listed at Bergen, Carroll, and Smith-9 Sts, though. Edited May 10, 2013 by Culver 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted May 11, 2013 Share #2916 Posted May 11, 2013 Quick question: To anybody who takes the , where do the trains stop along the platform? Do they stop between the 1 and 4 markers, or the 3 and 6 markers, or what? Depending on the station (and the day), it's either at the 6 car or S markers (weekdays) and at the OPTO S markers on weekends 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itmaybeokay Posted May 11, 2013 Share #2917 Posted May 11, 2013 @checkmatechamp13 To answer your question, yes the four-car 75 footer or five-car 60 footer on the stop at the 6 car marker. On weekends though, they stop at the yellow "OPTO S" marker, which is not always in the same place as the 6 car marker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted May 12, 2013 Share #2918 Posted May 12, 2013 Are the roofs of the R32s and R38s the same? The R38s were retired simply because of severing rotting on their roofs and I think also the fact that there were only less than 200 of them. I heard their rotten roofs were because they had operated through the Jamaica Bay (on the ) for years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threxx Posted May 12, 2013 Share #2919 Posted May 12, 2013 (edited) Are the roofs of the R32s and R38s the same? The R38s were retired simply because of severing rotting on their roofs and I think also the fact that there were only less than 200 of them. I heard their rotten roofs were because they had operated through the Jamaica Bay (on the ) for years. The R32's have stainless steel roofs similar to the ribbed metal on the sides... the R38's had carbon steel roofs. On another note, what the hell are they doing that requires train service to be suspended past Hoyt Street but not train service? Not to sound bitchy, but normally the two are suspended together... Edited May 12, 2013 by Threxx 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted May 12, 2013 Share #2920 Posted May 12, 2013 Thanks Threxx. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted May 12, 2013 Share #2921 Posted May 12, 2013 Do the and run express overnight since they're running on the other's corridor? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abba Posted May 12, 2013 Share #2922 Posted May 12, 2013 No.i believe the only trains that have express portions overnight are the and 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted May 12, 2013 Share #2923 Posted May 12, 2013 Keep in mind that it's a GO this week. Monday to Wenesday downtown, Thursday to Friday, uptown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MTA Bus Posted May 12, 2013 Share #2924 Posted May 12, 2013 The R32's have stainless steel roofs similar to the ribbed metal on the sides... the R38's had carbon steel roofs. On another note, what the hell are they doing that requires train service to be suspended past Hoyt Street but not train service? Not to sound bitchy, but normally the two are suspended together... They are working on the Queens bound track between Hoyt and Bergen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted May 12, 2013 Share #2925 Posted May 12, 2013 No.i believe the only trains that have express portions overnight are the and And the too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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