6 Lexington Ave Posted November 29, 2011 Share #576 Posted November 29, 2011 I have a weird question: why do R62/As have pantograph gates, while R142/As don't? I understand they have those "things" that hang from one car to another, but why did they change the design? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted November 29, 2011 Share #577 Posted November 29, 2011 Those things r barrier springs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overclocked Posted November 29, 2011 Share #578 Posted November 29, 2011 "Both directions, & train service bypass Jackson Ave due to dark station" Now this is something new, at least for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abba Posted November 30, 2011 Share #579 Posted November 30, 2011 That happened last Saturday night at Pelham parkway.Also at Franklin IRT station thanksgiving day.Although that one wasn't posted as a service alert bec the emergency lights were on allowing the trains to keep stopping there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lance25 Posted November 30, 2011 Share #580 Posted November 30, 2011 It also happened at Sutphin-Jamaica a couple of months ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abba Posted November 30, 2011 Share #581 Posted November 30, 2011 (edited) What exactly happened at 96th this morning? Also... MTA Service Notice Posted: 11/30/2011 2:12PM Due to signal problems at the East-Broadway Station, Jamaica-bound (F)and Forest Hills-bound train service is running with delays at this time. (M)service shouldn't be delayed if it is Forest Hills bound.Maybe even increase it a bit if it's a big signal problem. Edited November 30, 2011 by Abba Posted the (M) alert. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Lexington Ave Posted November 30, 2011 Share #582 Posted November 30, 2011 What exactly happened at 96th this morning? Also... MTA Service Notice Posted: 11/30/2011 2:12PM Due to signal problems at the East-Broadway Station, Jamaica-bound (F)and Forest Hills-bound train service is running with delays at this time. (M)service shouldn't be delayed if it is Forest Hills bound.Maybe even increase it a bit if it's a big signal problem. There was emergency track and signal repair work at 96 street. It began with switch problems. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abba Posted November 30, 2011 Share #583 Posted November 30, 2011 There was emergency track and signal repair work at 96 street. It began with switch problems. According the (MTA)website there was a time where everything was normal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Lexington Ave Posted November 30, 2011 Share #584 Posted November 30, 2011 According the (MTA)website there was a time where everything was normal. Well, I left for school at approx. 1a.m. (NY time) and came back at about 6a.m. When I left it said "switch problems" and when I came back it said "emergency track maintenance". It said that until about 8:30a.m. After that it was normal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Lexington Ave Posted December 1, 2011 Share #585 Posted December 1, 2011 Question: I've noticed the releases new train schedules twice a year: late june and early December. What is the basic difference between the "summer" and the "winter" schedules? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejr88 Posted December 1, 2011 Share #586 Posted December 1, 2011 My guess would be that the late June schedule is for the summer obviously, meaning that there's more weekend service than the December (winter) schedule because of the beaches. More passengers go out more in the summer than the winter. Might be wrong if that's not the reason why. In addition, the Rockaway Park shuttle is OPTO since it runs four cars, in other words the train operator operates the train and acts as a conductor as well. During the summer, the shuttle gets more cars and a C/R due to increased ridership. Hope that helps somewhat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejr88 Posted December 6, 2011 Share #587 Posted December 6, 2011 Why do Manhattan bound trains get held up at 161-Yankee Stadium? Dispatcher holds them at least for 3-5 minutes. It might be a noobish question but why? Does it have to do with the train at Mott? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slantr40 Posted December 6, 2011 Share #588 Posted December 6, 2011 Why did the ( and seem to swap places between the Brighton line and West End line? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted December 6, 2011 Share #589 Posted December 6, 2011 Why did the ( and seem to swap places between the Brighton line and West End line? you know, i always wondered that myself. Never really understood the logic behind that. Imagine if the was the Brighton express... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Lexington Ave Posted December 6, 2011 Share #590 Posted December 6, 2011 How is a BIE problem fixed? How long does it take to be fixed? Is the train taken OOS? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lance25 Posted December 6, 2011 Share #591 Posted December 6, 2011 Why did the ( and seem to swap places between the Brighton line and West End line? you know, i always wondered that myself. Never really understood the logic behind that. Imagine if the was the Brighton express... That's an easy one; it was to give West End riders 24/7 access into and out of Manhattan. When the ( (and its Broadway equivalent in the late '80s [the from '01 to '04]) ran on the West End, it only ran into Manhattan during the day. Excluding the period between '02 & '04 because of the Stillwell terminal rebuild, during the overnight hours, riders had to transfer to the ( after the '89 switch) since the West End was only served by a shuttle running from 36 St/4 Av to Coney Island. Also, Brighton riders wanted Broadway service over 6th Avenue, so that's why the runs over there all times now instead of the (or ). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWM Posted December 6, 2011 Share #592 Posted December 6, 2011 Do you think a need for a (Q6Av) will ever be needed again? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lance25 Posted December 6, 2011 Share #593 Posted December 6, 2011 Not unless something happens with the Manhattan Bridge again that just the Broadway tracks are shut down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted December 7, 2011 Share #594 Posted December 7, 2011 If a runs over the in Brooklyn and leaves Coney Island from 8 track, the first stop with the doors opening on the left side is all they way up on 145 Street! If it is going express in the Bronx, then the first stop is Bedford Park or even 205! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abba Posted December 8, 2011 Share #595 Posted December 8, 2011 Posted: 12/08/2011 12:59PM Due to track maintenance at the Atlantic Avenue Station: There is no train service in both directions between the Borough Hall Station and the Crown Heights-Utica Avenue Station. There is no(5)* train service in both directions between the Bowling Green Station and the Flatbush Avenue-Brooklyn College Station. Please expect delays on the and trains at this time. * Wondering if this will continue into rush hour.Borough Hall is an interesting place to terminate trains.But I guess they have no choice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overclocked Posted December 8, 2011 Share #596 Posted December 8, 2011 Saw some R32s today on Brighton, in this order: 3494-3495-Rail Adhesion Car-3695-3694, heading northbound. Wondering is it related to the start of R32 sms, or is it something completely different? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lance25 Posted December 9, 2011 Share #597 Posted December 9, 2011 Doubt it. Remember, some cars were retired and put into work service a couple of years ago. Could be wrong though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overclocked Posted December 10, 2011 Share #598 Posted December 10, 2011 Doubt it. Remember, some cars were retired and put into work service a couple of years ago. Could be wrong though. I think I myself created whole lot of hype for no reason, otherwise why in the world the cars would have "rail adhesion car" in between, especially since it's fall and it's Brighton and lastly there is some sort of G.O. during mid day hours. So it was false alarm. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted December 10, 2011 Share #599 Posted December 10, 2011 Rode the TS S for the first time in a long while. I found it strange they'd adwrap the train on track 4 as opposed to the train on track 1 or 3. I thought they wanted the adwrap on trains that saw active service? Oh well at least I knew that train wasn't going anywhere and took a few shots of it before walking over to the Lexington lines. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Lexington Ave Posted December 12, 2011 Share #600 Posted December 12, 2011 Potentially dumb question: why isn't nycsubway.org updated regularly? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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