Abba Posted January 22, 2012 Share #651 Posted January 22, 2012 Yup, its back today. Apparently the biggest internal change they made from last winter is a new day by day basis when it comes to calling plans. Before, what was called at 11AM Friday was in effect until 11AM Monday, which was a big waste of money if what was forecasted didn't pan out or ended early in the weekend (like this storm did). Now, everything's on a day by day basis with extra hiring techniques in place for weekend. It will also allow for GOs to run the second (or first) half of the weekend. But this weekend isn't everything cancelled, or there are some G.O.'s today? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted January 22, 2012 Share #652 Posted January 22, 2012 Some GO's are indeed running. I'm off today so I'm not sure which ones. By the way, the five inches represents roughly the amount of snow needed to cover the running rails from the ties. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious2train Posted January 22, 2012 Share #653 Posted January 22, 2012 something i noticed about both those strip maps... if you count all the dots on the stripmap and line it up on the stripmap (when its lit up completely, including the spaces) they line up perfectly and is the same amount of dots Oh yeah. What I always found funny about that is that, if you're going to Nereid Av or somewhere else on Upper WPR on the , the strip map basically says you're somehow going to Dyre Av first. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted January 23, 2012 Share #654 Posted January 23, 2012 yesterday while going to an unplanned NJ light rail trip I got on a local R160 at Woodhaven. Even though it went local to Queens Plaza, that T/O was going at express speeds between stations (It makes me wonder how fast he went into 63 Dr even though I wasn't on it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted January 23, 2012 Share #655 Posted January 23, 2012 The R160 Alstoms brake well, allowing the T/O to operate them very aggressively. It is not uncommon to come in full blast and brake just before the C/R board going around 35. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted January 23, 2012 Share #656 Posted January 23, 2012 3777 and its mates are what I consider the 32s signature consist. It makes the loudest bucking sound I've ever heard, and screams lovely as it leaves a station. Maybe an unlucky run for many M/M, but I'd operate that consist with pride - cab door open 'n everything... I love that set and its mate 3444...one of those cars (I think 3444) has a R38 rollsign as a south terminal Also makes me wonder during the GOH, why they didnt do a set at a time instead of one at a time, which leaves so many mismatched sets running around. 3776 & 3445 (the mates to 3777 & 3444 respectively) are still in service now EDIT: this is my 4,200th post :cool: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceya Posted January 23, 2012 Share #657 Posted January 23, 2012 I miss the 70s and 80s, riding on them was fun. S/F, CEYA! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted January 23, 2012 Share #658 Posted January 23, 2012 So now there are 2 single sets running around on the . Last time I saw one of them included 2153-2154-2155-2156-2157 as the last 5 cars (south end), but I don't think they are a coupled set because there is no cab on each end. I would check out the R188's today if it weren't for the crappy slushy weather. I bet it would be in the barn anyways. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaica Line Posted January 23, 2012 Share #659 Posted January 23, 2012 I love that set and its mate 3444...one of those cars (I think 3444) has a R38 rollsign as a south terminal Also makes me wonder during the GOH, why they didnt do a set at a time instead of one at a time, which leaves so many mismatched sets running around. 3776 & 3445 (the mates to 3777 & 3444 respectively) are still in service now EDIT: this is my 4,200th post :cool: Interesting... Didn't know the mismatched sets were due to the GOH. I've always wondered why. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaica Line Posted January 23, 2012 Share #660 Posted January 23, 2012 Anyone knows what happened at 75th St-Elderts Lane today? Overhead, as I was walking to school, I heard a C/R announce that the next stop would be 85th St due to a police investigation at 75th St. I heard someone jumped in front of a train. Thou there was an incident on Elderts Lane and Jamaica (someone was stabbed around six in the morning), then again that took place a block from the entrance/exit of the station. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted January 23, 2012 Share #661 Posted January 23, 2012 It was a stabbing downstairs, the whole area was cardoned off as a crime scene. When someone hears "police investigation", people automatically assume 12-9, and often even tell others as if they knew for sure. Back shortly after 9/11 and during key holidays during the year (except New Years Eve/Day), "police investigation" meant bomb scare. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaica Line Posted January 24, 2012 Share #662 Posted January 24, 2012 It was a stabbing downstairs, the whole area was cardoned off as a crime scene. When someone hears "police investigation", people automatically assume 12-9, and often even tell others as if they knew for sure. Back shortly after 9/11 and during key holidays during the year (except New Years Eve/Day), "police investigation" meant bomb scare. I overheard a friend say he saw a trace of blood for a couple of blocks (probably would've seen the blood myself if I hadn't of cross the street). So the victim must of limped a few blocks... Wonder the current status of the victim... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted January 27, 2012 Share #663 Posted January 27, 2012 The R160 Alstoms brake well, allowing the T/O to operate them very aggressively. It is not uncommon to come in full blast and brake just before the C/R board going around 35. They're actually nice to ride, but the aesthetics (seats, the interior and exterior), crap seats, and annoying, robotic announcements bug the crap out of me. Never mind that for some reason I don't like listening to my iPod on the subway like I do the bus, so I have to put up with noise even more. There's also that annoying propulsion. I don't mind the 160A as much because I like the sound the doors make when they open. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaica Line Posted January 27, 2012 Share #664 Posted January 27, 2012 The R160 Alstoms brake well, allowing the T/O to operate them very aggressively. It is not uncommon to come in full blast and brake just before the C/R board going around 35. Thou which brakes better, the 68s, 68As, or 160s? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Lexington Ave Posted February 2, 2012 Share #665 Posted February 2, 2012 Question: I wonder, how are rail conditions identified? do they have to use a track geometry car, or can they be identified in any other way? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Lexington Ave Posted February 2, 2012 Share #666 Posted February 2, 2012 Thou which brakes better, the 68s, 68As, or 160s? I would assume the R160, but I don't know.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted February 3, 2012 Share #667 Posted February 3, 2012 In sheer braking power, 68A -> 160 Alstom -> 160 Siemens -> 68. The greatest difference of notice is between the Alstom and Siemens sets. 68A are also faster cars than 68, and have among the fastest units in the SMEE (There are some R32 cars up there too, but the problem is because of the married pair setup, its difficult to figure out which pairs are faster than others, and its nearly impossible and purely chance to get all the fast pairs on a single consist). I had a good motor today 5076 = 53mph bet 34th - W4, 47mph going into Newkirk s/b (not down the hill), 48mph at Sheepshead Bay s/b. The latter two numbers are on flat track. Fastest 68A Ive ever had. I wish I had it going back north, might have had a shot at 55 n/b at Newkirk. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threxx Posted February 5, 2012 Share #668 Posted February 5, 2012 In sheer braking power, 68A -> 160 Alstom -> 160 Siemens -> 68. The greatest difference of notice is between the Alstom and Siemens sets. 68A are also faster cars than 68, and have among the fastest units in the SMEE (There are some R32 cars up there too, but the problem is because of the married pair setup, its difficult to figure out which pairs are faster than others, and its nearly impossible and purely chance to get all the fast pairs on a single consist). I had a good motor today 5076 = 53mph bet 34th - W4, 47mph going into Newkirk s/b (not down the hill), 48mph at Sheepshead Bay s/b. The latter two numbers are on flat track. Fastest 68A Ive ever had. I wish I had it going back north, might have had a shot at 55 n/b at Newkirk. Do you try to race your trains? :eek: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted February 5, 2012 Share #669 Posted February 5, 2012 Nope, not a cowboy. I just recognize a good train and know what to do with it. I don't take any chances with something I'm not sure would stop safely within station limits. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threxx Posted February 5, 2012 Share #670 Posted February 5, 2012 Nope, not a cowboy. I just recognize a good train and know what to do with it. I don't take any chances with something I'm not sure would stop safely within station limits. OK. What's your opinion about the R32/R38 cars? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted February 5, 2012 Share #671 Posted February 5, 2012 I wasn't around when the R38 ran. The R32's are ok, hit and miss. It takes a lot of brake to stop them at times, and smoothness is sometimes hard to achieve without losing time. Its difficult to get a "good train" there because there are actually four pairs in a consist on the . Hard to get four good pairs, unlike all other lines where its just two halves. But just one or two will carry you a long ways. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lance25 Posted February 7, 2012 Share #672 Posted February 7, 2012 Attn: Due to the Giants Parade tomorrow, the following stations will be closed starting at 10AM: Wall St (Lexington Ave) City Hall (Broadway) Chambers St-WTC (8th Ave) Fulton St (Lexington Ave, 8th Ave) Just letting you know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted February 8, 2012 Share #673 Posted February 8, 2012 trains were running express via 8th Avenue this morning. One arrived at 42 St/Port Authority downtown and I rode it all the way to Chambers St. Once I transfered to the express uptown, it was shifted onto the local tracks past Canal St. No pics, but I wrote down the car numbers. 3682/3, 3425/4, 3441/0, 3779/8 (downtown) 3346, 3887/6, 3729/8, 3730/1 (uptown, forgot the other number) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Lexington Ave Posted February 8, 2012 Share #674 Posted February 8, 2012 trains were running express via 8th Avenue this morning. One arrived at 42 St/Port Authority downtown and I rode it all the way to Chambers St. Once I transfered to the express uptown, it was shifted onto the local tracks past Canal St. No pics, but I wrote down the car numbers. 3682/3, 3425/4, 3441/0, 3779/8 (downtown) 3346, 3887/6, 3729/8, 3730/1 (uptown, forgot the other number) What was the reason for this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted February 8, 2012 Share #675 Posted February 8, 2012 That happens from time to time. I remember yesterday evening there was a sick passenger at Penn Station on an and a had to go down 6Av. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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