overclocked Posted June 8, 2012 Share #1026 Posted June 8, 2012 R211 should go to...American Car and Foundry, or Pressed Steel Car Co. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted June 8, 2012 Share #1027 Posted June 8, 2012 (edited) It could be an car. They have no rollsigns and are also based out of CI. 5000s are R68As, not R68s in the 2900s range. So they are NOT what the shuttle would use. The signs are not paper either. I didn't mean that. Where the rollsign was supposed to be there was just glass. There wasn't that sign that's used. Just glass. I could tell because I saw the marking where it used to be. Maybe the rollsign tore and they took it out for repair and put the car back in service. That could be possible. Edited June 8, 2012 by Grand Concourse 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted June 9, 2012 Share #1028 Posted June 9, 2012 There are several 68As like that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3 Via Av U Posted June 10, 2012 Share #1029 Posted June 10, 2012 Does anybody ever notice how C/R's always put in the FIND program, take it out, put in just the route, and toy with the system for a little while at CI terminal? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3 Via Av U Posted June 10, 2012 Share #1030 Posted June 10, 2012 What's the point of a repeated signals? Why not just have that one signal on the left of the blind curve? Is there a rule or regulation stating there must always be a right-sided signal present? The actual signal has to be placed at a specific point, let me explain. Signals on the NYC subway are placed at track joints. The tracks themselves are electrified. When a train passes over an electrically insulated joint, it jumps the electricity onto the next sector of track, thus turning the signal red. The point of repeater signals is that the real signal has to be placed at the track joint, and a train opertator can't see the signal until almost atop of it, a spot where one cannot stop a train should the signal be red, leading to many train operators to being tripped and written up wrongly. The repeater signal is placed before the real signal and gives the train operator time to take appropriate actions for the signal. More info:http://www.nycsubway.org/articles/signals_light.html 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted June 10, 2012 Share #1031 Posted June 10, 2012 Just a random thought, there will be a R68A running around out there this weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lance Posted June 10, 2012 Share #1032 Posted June 10, 2012 Any particular reason or is it "just 'cause"? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted June 10, 2012 Share #1033 Posted June 10, 2012 Any particular reason or is it "just 'cause"? Just cause. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaica Line Posted June 12, 2012 Share #1034 Posted June 12, 2012 (edited) Sickest thing I heard/saw today as I was walking on Jamaica near Crescent, a T/O rounds the entire curve entering Cypress Hills on the switch power notch settings alone. Never heard the first tone of Alstom's propulsion go on for so long... Wonder if the T/O was young... Pretty sure most old timers wouldn't have the patience for that... Edited June 12, 2012 by Jamaica Line 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted June 13, 2012 Share #1035 Posted June 13, 2012 I don't ride the in the afternoon anymore b/c all of them stop at Yankee Stadium... I prefer to deal with the crowd at Lexington than riding a faux express service. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubwayStation Posted June 13, 2012 Share #1036 Posted June 13, 2012 I don't ride the in the afternoon anymore b/c all of them stop at Yankee Stadium... I prefer to deal with the crowd at Lexington than riding a faux express service. I assume that you're aware that the is fully local in the Bronx, right? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted June 13, 2012 Share #1037 Posted June 13, 2012 (edited) I assume that you're aware that the is fully local in the Bronx, right?I can forgive that since there's no Jerome Av express during the rush hours. Plus, the is another option I have, and the ride today was really fast than the from last week. Edited June 13, 2012 by IRT Bronx Express 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubwayStation Posted June 13, 2012 Share #1038 Posted June 13, 2012 I can forgive that since there's no Jerome Av express during the rush hours. Plus, the is another option I have, and the ride today was really fast than the from last week. But this is as if someone said, "I can't believe it, the makes one more stop in manhattan than it used to; from now on I'm taking the . (Just a hypothetical scenario.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted June 13, 2012 Share #1039 Posted June 13, 2012 (edited) But this is as if someone said, "I can't believe it, the makes one more stop in manhattan than it used to; from now on I'm taking the . (Just a hypothetical scenario.)The point I'm trying to make is if the TA wants the to stop at Yankee Stadium, they might as well force all 's to run local in the Bronx and not "bypass" 155 St and 167 St. Didn't the and run local in 2004 when the Concourse express tracks were being repaired? Edited June 13, 2012 by IRT Bronx Express 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejr88 Posted June 14, 2012 Share #1040 Posted June 14, 2012 (edited) The point I'm trying to make is if the TA wants the to stop at Yankee Stadium, they might as well force all 's to run local in the Bronx and not "bypass" 155 St and 167 St. Didn't the and run local in 2004 when the Concourse express tracks were being repaired? I remember that G.O. and I wasn't into trains that much back then. Yeah the and did run local in the Bronx. I don't know why they are doing it that way, I think it was TwoTimer who said that the went express skipping 155 and switched local south of 161 to stop there. Then it stopped at 167 and switched express north of the station. There was one time I took the and it stopped at 155, 161, and 167 and the T/O punched EXPRESS to proceed express. A followed and punched LOCAL to continue its route. I don't know if running both services local is a good idea, let's say there is a at Bedford on the middle track and there's another on Kingsbridge waiting for the train to leave. A arrives at Fordham on the local track and it gets delayed because of the train ahead. If the ran express, it would have it's own path to Bedford Park without interfering the . It wouldn't be that good if the D ran local. It did happen but remember that it was a G.O. That's my two cents. Edited June 14, 2012 by alejr88 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3 Via Av U Posted June 17, 2012 Share #1041 Posted June 17, 2012 Sickest thing I heard/saw today as I was walking on Jamaica near Crescent, a T/O rounds the entire curve entering Cypress Hills on the switch power notch settings alone. Never heard the first tone of Alstom's propulsion go on for so long... Wonder if the T/O was young... Pretty sure most old timers wouldn't have the patience for that... I hate the R160A propulsion.WHIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR....who the hell could stand that for an hour in a tiny cab. I bet quite a few Eastern Division T/O's have invested in a pair of quality earplugs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3 Via Av U Posted June 20, 2012 Share #1042 Posted June 20, 2012 Check this out, an interesting video aimed at those who don't know what the Emergency Brake should be used for: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubwayStation Posted June 20, 2012 Share #1043 Posted June 20, 2012 This is REALLY cool: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubwayStation Posted June 20, 2012 Share #1044 Posted June 20, 2012 When I got to the platform at Fulton St today, there seemed to be some pretty bad bunching and overcrowding. There was a Brooklyn bound R32 sitting in the station, filled up with people, and there were more people on the platform who had to wait for the next train (I became one of them). There was also an uptown R46 on the other track. Luckily, another R32 Brooklyn-bound pulled in within a minute (one of the Rockaway Park runs). It was packed, though. Even though the train was pretty close to the one ahead of it, it got going at a pretty good speed in the Cranberry tube. I wonder what was going on...Not normal for the to be so crowded. Anyway, I'm pretty sure that I got one of the SMS R32s. It was a startlingly smooth and quiet ride with perfect HVAC. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keon Milton Posted June 20, 2012 Share #1045 Posted June 20, 2012 (edited) KEON'S RANDOM THOUGHTS MTA New York City Subway Edition I enjoy seeing R46 trains on both the and lines, as well as seeing R68 and R68A trains on the line. and R68 trains on the line. That's why, during the summer months, I look forward to heading to the 59th Street-Columbus Circle station to watch the R46, R68 and R68A trains on the , , and lines. And that's my random thought. Edited June 20, 2012 by kmilton100 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted June 20, 2012 Share #1046 Posted June 20, 2012 I might run into you one day, since I sometimes transfer to another train there. Random thoughts... don't rely on the train to arrive at a local stop in Brooklyn. Once you see 3 trains bypassing said local stop, then you wish to be at an express stop instead. If you ever see both the & at 59 St/Columbus Circle SB, which one will head to 6th Ave first? Ask the T/O. If you're riding between Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets and 59 St-Columbus Circle uptown, then it's pointless to ride the . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted June 21, 2012 Share #1047 Posted June 21, 2012 I've always wondered if those wipers were any effective at clearing any form of precipitation, especially on the old SMEE fleet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3 Via Av U Posted June 21, 2012 Share #1048 Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) A random thought: Yesterday I acquired a June 1993 map showing the Broadway BMT side of the bridge closed, the to 168th Street, a blue , a <A>, to 21st Street-Queensbridge, to Forest Hills and Queens Plaza, the , and the Cortlandt Street station open. And that was all in one sentence. If you're riding between Hoyt–Schermerhorn Streets and 59 St-Columbus Circle uptown, then it's pointless to ride the . But why? The 8th Avenue express is a lot faster than the . Edited June 21, 2012 by Brightonkid7 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j express Posted June 21, 2012 Share #1049 Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) It's pointless because the travel time is roughly the same between Hoyt st and 59 st. only skips Spring st, 23 st, and 50 st but there are local express stops between these stations like West 4 st, 14 st, 34 st,42 st. The would only save you 1 minute when it leaves 59st the would arrive the station. Edited June 21, 2012 by j express 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubwayStation Posted June 21, 2012 Share #1050 Posted June 21, 2012 Yeah. It annoys me when people say, "the is faster than the , the sucks because it has R46s and too many timers," but you guys are right. The doesn't skip very many stops in that section. It's not slow, just not very much faster than the . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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