pjbr40 Posted June 16, 2014 Share #6901 Posted June 16, 2014 are you reading all he crazy comment? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted June 16, 2014 Share #6902 Posted June 16, 2014 R68 #2506 has some sort of LED white-blue lighting over doors 3 and 4, makes the car look a little more modern. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R188 7857 Posted June 16, 2014 Share #6903 Posted June 16, 2014 R68 #2506 has some sort of LED white-blue lighting over doors 3 and 4, makes the car look a little more modern. You know what annoys me even more about the R142A conversions? They use the old, and dim lights of the R142A. I'm fine with that actually. But for them to cut a light, put the CBTC kit cabinet thing there, and then leave a portion of the original light, and install the new light in it. Therefore, it makes the light seem weird and uneven... You can see it in the beginning of this video, credits to Tech and Transit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwDAlso0I84 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTA Dude Posted June 17, 2014 Share #6904 Posted June 17, 2014 Several questions. 1. At Queens Plaza, when the was running local and went back to the express track after Queens Plaza to go to 53rd Street Line, it took the switch at like 2.5 times faster than the average switch speed. Is there something special about the switch that lets it go that fast? It goes the regular slow at the other switch on Jamaica-bound. Also, aren't switches symmetrical? If it is, then why was a express train I was on need to go the regular slow? 2. Why are most R142/A doors uneven? 3. Are the same moving platforms at Union Square implemented at South Ferry? 4. I noticed that most platforms south of Grand Central are not lined up with the platform on the other side. Why? And also, when the transfer between uptown and was made, did the extend the platform south, then close off the northern section? 5. What is the chance of finding an empty train? Are they always crowded? And if the train is the most crowded train in the system (From 2012), then why did I find an empty train while riding my empty train? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted June 17, 2014 Share #6905 Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) I know this is probably last week's news now, but if anyone is still dying to ride that R68 on the , it now has an official supplement - it will make one round trip each weekday, on the 1853 out of 207 to Lefferts, and the 2003 Lefferts to 207, and then runs lite back to Concourse. This is expected to last until the end of the year, or until we get some R179's, whichever happens first. Edited June 17, 2014 by Snowblock 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted June 17, 2014 Share #6906 Posted June 17, 2014 Wow. A 68 on the . Wonder what will happen if it makes a trip to Far Rockaway... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted June 17, 2014 Share #6907 Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) Won't happen. Almost did today, but the 207 T/D's decided to send two Lefferts trains in a row followed by two Far Rock trains in a row in order to prevent the 68 from going there. The crew that does that trip from Lefferts to 207 with the 68 is the same crew who takes it back to Concourse, so they need it to be sent to Lefferts for that crew to get on it. Since this is borrowed equipment which HAS to get returned that same night, there's no messing around with this supplement. Edited June 17, 2014 by Snowblock 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j express Posted June 17, 2014 Share #6908 Posted June 17, 2014 How about the R32 ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted June 17, 2014 Share #6909 Posted June 17, 2014 How about the R32 ? That's a wild card. As long as it makes it back to 207 in time to get cut back to 8 cars for the next morning, they can do whatever they want with it. It will most likely also be used for one or two Lefferts trips in the PM rush (no set schedule, it will vary day to day) and then get laid up early enough that there's no danger of it ending up as the shuttle train. Also you can forget about it ever being used for a Rock Park trip, since all of those trains lay up there upon arrival. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted June 17, 2014 Share #6910 Posted June 17, 2014 R68 #2506 has some sort of LED white-blue lighting over doors 3 and 4, makes the car look a little more modern.I was on a 62 on the that was like that the other day 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted June 17, 2014 Share #6911 Posted June 17, 2014 On my to horse-drawn carriage court yesterday, I got R62A on Brooklyn Bridge-bound front car 7411 and I decided to stay through City Hall Loop to uptown Canal St since I was already late for court. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted June 17, 2014 Share #6912 Posted June 17, 2014 There were two sets of R68A on the yesterday. Both converged at 5th Avenue. Too bad I couldn't get a shot of that. I guess one could unofficially say that there's at least one on the Broadway line every day now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j express Posted June 18, 2014 Share #6913 Posted June 18, 2014 Yesterday a R68A almost got rerouted via West End for the 4 Av Fastrack but it was the last train from Manhattan via Sea Beach. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted June 18, 2014 Share #6914 Posted June 18, 2014 Was on a hot ass R32 today. The first car, where I RFW'ed from Jamaica to Broad before I went home, didn't have no AC, but at least I still felt somewhat breezy air from the top while looking at the front window. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T to Dyre Avenue Posted June 19, 2014 Share #6915 Posted June 19, 2014 It's so weird seeing those R68As back on the . It's a blast from the past. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itmaybeokay Posted June 19, 2014 Share #6916 Posted June 19, 2014 It's so weird seeing those R68As back on the . It's a blast from the past. Isn't it? I like the transverse seating when you can get a window seat at least. On the occasions I take the N I'm getting on at 30th ave so the train has only made two stops and is usually pretty sparse toward the front. I happened to catch one just by chance Tuesday morning, snapped a photo just because. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTA Dude Posted June 19, 2014 Share #6917 Posted June 19, 2014 Isn't it? I like the transverse seating when you can get a window seat at least. On the occasions I take the N I'm getting on at 30th ave so the train has only made two stops and is usually pretty sparse toward the front. I happened to catch one just by chance Tuesday morning, snapped a photo just because. 2+. Nice! Several questions. 1. At Queens Plaza, when the was running local and went back to the express track after Queens Plaza to go to 53rd Street Line, it took the switch at like 2.5 times faster than the average switch speed. Is there something special about the switch that lets it go that fast? It goes the regular slow at the other switch on Jamaica-bound. Also, aren't switches symmetrical? If it is, then why was a express train I was on need to go the regular slow? 2. Why are most R142/A doors uneven? 3. Are the same moving platforms at Union Square implemented at South Ferry? 4. I noticed that most platforms south of Grand Central are not lined up with the platform on the other side. Why? And also, when the transfer between uptown and was made, did the extend the platform south, then close off the northern section? 5. What is the chance of finding an empty train? Are they always crowded? And if the train is the most crowded train in the system (From 2012), then why did I find an empty train while riding my empty train? Can somebody answer me? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted June 19, 2014 Share #6918 Posted June 19, 2014 1. Not sure 2. To get people to move to the center I guess...only the B cars are like that 3. Yes 4. When they extended the platforms in the 50s. The parts that are offset are the extensions. Yes they closed off the northern section 5. Outside of rush hours is your biggest bet 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted June 19, 2014 Share #6919 Posted June 19, 2014 You can find empty 456 trains in the Bronx in the reverse peak direction, like right after the AM rush for example. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted June 19, 2014 Share #6920 Posted June 19, 2014 Haven't seen those occasional runs to/from New Lots in a long while, only the and . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted June 20, 2014 Share #6921 Posted June 20, 2014 To answer #1, it's because there are different speed limits for each direction. I don't know why it is like that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted June 20, 2014 Share #6922 Posted June 20, 2014 I took the to Coney Island from Chinatown Tuesday night just as split service started. The dispatchers sent the 8 Avenue-bound on its way right before the coming from Manhattan came to a stop. Some folks were very pissed as they were watching this. The train operator, conductor, and dispatchers were lucky they were not around to take "questions" from these folks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted June 20, 2014 Share #6923 Posted June 20, 2014 Several questions. 5. What is the chance of finding an empty train? Are they always crowded? And if the train is the most crowded train in the system (From 2012), then why did I find an empty train while riding my empty train? Empty trains are a lot easier to find from the Bronx than from Manhattan. Specifically on weekends, if you hope on the front of a train from Pelham Bay Park at around 5-6 PM there won't be a soul there. There's always somebody getting on at Brooklyn Bridge. Same thing getting an empty : look for it in the Bronx, not in Brooklyn or Bowling Green. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted June 20, 2014 Share #6924 Posted June 20, 2014 I took the to Coney Island from Chinatown Tuesday night just as split service started. The dispatchers sent the 8 Avenue-bound on its way right before the coming from Manhattan came to a stop. Some folks were very pissed as they were watching this. The train operator, conductor, and dispatchers were lucky they were not around to take "questions" from these folks. Yep, that's how Murphy Tower rolls. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted June 20, 2014 Share #6925 Posted June 20, 2014 5. What is the chance of finding an empty train? Are they always crowded? And if the train is the most crowded train in the system (From 2012), then why did I find an empty train while riding my empty train? You can find empty 456 trains in the Bronx in the reverse peak direction, like right after the AM rush for example. Any subway line in the city headed towards Midtown Manhattan, Lower Manhattan and/or Downtown Brooklyn during the AM rush (or reverse in the PM rush) will be busier in that direction than the other. Weekend crowding levels may probably resemble both AM and PM rushes, but I am not the certain off the top of my head. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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