S78 via Hylan Posted January 1, 2017 Share #14601 Posted January 1, 2017 I caught her train a few times, made the ride so cheerful lolYep, I had her again this morning, but the train was an R160. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted January 1, 2017 Share #14602 Posted January 1, 2017 I wanna hear her voice and see her enthusiasm. I believe there are some ppl that report her to the MTA's twitter and give her a good rapport. Sent from my iPhone using NYC Transit Forums mobile app 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted January 2, 2017 Share #14603 Posted January 2, 2017 Anyone know why the runs to Second avenue-96th part time? What's the point? Are we waiting for Phase 2 so that trains run up Second Avenue full time?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainFanInfinity Posted January 2, 2017 Share #14604 Posted January 2, 2017 They're only running part time until December 8th, and this is the first time they're opening a major line up for service (vs the one station extension of the ), so it wouldn't be surprising if they wanted to do some type of evaluation or work before it's fully put in service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTK246 Posted January 2, 2017 Share #14605 Posted January 2, 2017 Anyone know why the runs to Second avenue-96th part time? What's the point? Are we waiting for Phase 2 so that trains run up Second Avenue full time?? Most likely they had to put the finishing touches on and wanted to make the New Year deadline. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtatransit Posted January 2, 2017 Share #14606 Posted January 2, 2017 While there are plenty of signs at 57-7 AV there was no sign at Lex AV/63 St about the part time service. I Had to tell 5 passengers that there was no train late nights 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTK246 Posted January 2, 2017 Share #14607 Posted January 2, 2017 signage has now been updated to read:ASTORIA-DITMARS SEA BEACH EXPRESS BROADWAY LOCAL signage reads:96 ST - 2 AV BRIGHTON LOCAL BROADWAY EXPRESS Now, if only they'd make the abbreviations on the A division go away, especially "34-HUDSON." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDNQ2345 Posted January 2, 2017 Share #14608 Posted January 2, 2017 signage has now been updated to read: ASTORIA-DITMARS SEA BEACH EXPRESS BROADWAY LOCAL signage reads: 96 ST - 2 AV BRIGHTON LOCAL BROADWAY EXPRESS Now, if only they'd make the abbreviations on the A division go away, especially "34-HUDSON." And also the , too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestrictOnTheHanger Posted January 2, 2017 Share #14609 Posted January 2, 2017 And also the , too. I thought the always read Broadway Local whenever it wasnt reading 59 st/bway lcl 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegoBrickBreaker101 Posted January 2, 2017 Share #14610 Posted January 2, 2017 I thought the always read Broadway Local whenever it wasnt reading 59 st/bway lcl It did. The only new change is that instead of "QUEENS BLVD LCL", it now reads "QUEENS BLVD LOCAL". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDNQ2345 Posted January 2, 2017 Share #14611 Posted January 2, 2017 It did. The only new change is that instead of "QUEENS BLVD LCL", it now reads "QUEENS BLVD LOCAL".And it also have Q70 SBS display 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTK246 Posted January 2, 2017 Share #14612 Posted January 2, 2017 It did. The only new change is that instead of "QUEENS BLVD LCL", it now reads "QUEENS BLVD LOCAL".Really? I saw one yesterday that still had the LCL designation. Maybe that set wasn't updated yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegoBrickBreaker101 Posted January 2, 2017 Share #14613 Posted January 2, 2017 And it also have Q70 SBS display And M23 SBS as well. Really? I saw one yesterday that still had the LCL designation. Maybe that set wasn't updated yet. I saw a set yesterday that had QUEENS BLVD LOCAL. There were a couple of R160 sets on the , so you probably saw one of the ones that wasn't updated. I remember someone on the forums saying that the (E)'s signs now say "QUEENS BLVD EXPRESS", although I didn't see that on any of the trains yesterday. They'll probably get around to updating all the R160s at some point in the near future. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak706 Posted January 2, 2017 Share #14614 Posted January 2, 2017 How come NTT outside displays don't change to reflect where the train is on its route? For example, a S/B train at Herald Square still reads "QUEENS BLVD EXP" even though the computer knows the train is already off Queens Blvd? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted January 3, 2017 Share #14615 Posted January 3, 2017 signage has now been updated to read: ASTORIA-DITMARS SEA BEACH EXPRESS BROADWAY LOCAL I think that's just because it's a weekend schedule. I took the today and I was like "wait, isn't it supposed to be going express?". At 14th Street, a pulled in, but it held at 34th for the to catch up (why it couldn't have just held at Times Square I'm not sure) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted January 3, 2017 Share #14616 Posted January 3, 2017 How come NTT outside displays don't change to reflect where the train is on its route? For example, a S/B train at Herald Square still reads "QUEENS BLVD EXP" even though the computer knows the train is already off Queens Blvd? Probably has something to do with the way route programs (the combined announcements, FIND display, interior signs and exterior signs) are programmed to interact with each other... I'll defer to whatever a coder or programmer has to say in this matter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted January 3, 2017 Share #14617 Posted January 3, 2017 (edited) Probably has something to do with the way route programs (the combined announcements, FIND display, interior signs and exterior signs) are programmed to interact with each other... I'll defer to whatever a coder or programmer has to say in this matter. I’ll bet the answer lies in the amount of memory. There are many ways to get the effect, but they all involve storing additional attributes in memory. The naïve way to do it would be to store the display text with every station name. A smarter way would be to store the entire MTA track system as a graph and have different routes be a mere list of pointers to nodes on that graph. Memory is cheap nowadays, so I have a hard time believing that it is a constraint, but vehicles like trains are supposed to be built with hardened parts, and industrial-grade memory might not have been cheap when the trains were first manufactured. Edited January 3, 2017 by CenSin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cl94 Posted January 3, 2017 Share #14618 Posted January 3, 2017 I’ll bet the answer lies in the amount of memory. There are many ways to get the effect, but they all involve storing additional attributes in memory. The naïve way to do it would be to store the display text with every station name. A smarter way would be to store the entire MTA track system as a graph and have different routes be a mere list of pointers to nodes on that graph. Memory is cheap nowadays, so I have a hard time believing that it is a constraint, but vehicles like trains are supposed to be built with hardened parts, and industrial-grade memory might not have been cheap when the trains were first manufactured. Also remember that these trains were designed almost 15 years ago at this point. Memory wasn't so cheap back then, especially not for stuff that could withstand industrial demands. Remember, this was before smartphones and cheap flash memory. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted January 3, 2017 Share #14619 Posted January 3, 2017 Coney Island is really stepping up with maintenance of their R160's with the new LCD screens the LED lights and now programming updates. Unless it's all a part of the MTA's plan to keep the R160's looking new and fresh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak706 Posted January 3, 2017 Share #14620 Posted January 3, 2017 I’ll bet the answer lies in the amount of memory. There are many ways to get the effect, but they all involve storing additional attributes in memory. The naïve way to do it would be to store the display text with every station name. A smarter way would be to store the entire MTA track system as a graph and have different routes be a mere list of pointers to nodes on that graph. Memory is cheap nowadays, so I have a hard time believing that it is a constraint, but vehicles like trains are supposed to be built with hardened parts, and industrial-grade memory might not have been cheap when the trains were first manufactured. Yeah that makes sense. I wonder if any computer system upgrades are in store for the R160s? Now would be a good time do to it, with WiFi and USB coming and those fancy new LCDs waiting to be properly used. Those LCDs would make a nice replacement for the current FIND system. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTK246 Posted January 3, 2017 Share #14621 Posted January 3, 2017 Yeah that makes sense. I wonder if any computer system upgrades are in store for the R160s? Now would be a good time do to it, with WiFi and USB coming and those fancy new LCDs waiting to be properly used. Those LCDs would make a nice replacement for the current FIND system.You know what needs a hardware upgrade? The R142s.I think that's just because it's a weekend schedule. I took the today and I was like "wait, isn't it supposed to be going express?". At 14th Street, a pulled in, but it held at 34th for the to catch up (why it couldn't have just held at Times Square I'm not sure)Well, I meant for a weekend schedule. I'm sure it says "BROADWAY EXPRESS" on weekdays. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted January 3, 2017 Share #14622 Posted January 3, 2017 I know I'm interrupting, but do any of you know what station on the SIRT is best for photographing large CPL signals (not the teensy dwarf ones they've begun to put in)? TIA! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cl94 Posted January 3, 2017 Share #14623 Posted January 3, 2017 I know I'm interrupting, but do any of you know what station on the SIRT is best for photographing large CPL signals (not the teensy dwarf ones they've begun to put in)? TIA! You might be able to see some looking south from Stapleton. You can see those on GSV. Looks like there's a gantry south of Great Kills as well, but I can't confirm that it has anything. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted January 3, 2017 Share #14624 Posted January 3, 2017 So.... anyone riding the first ever to 96th Street? (or was it the first ever Sea Beach to 96th Street? I'm so confused) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTK246 Posted January 3, 2017 Share #14625 Posted January 3, 2017 (edited) So.... anyone riding the first ever to 96th Street? (or was it the first ever Sea Beach to 96th Street? I'm so confused) It's going to be an . I think it would be less confusing to have the via Sea Beach to 96th instead so Sea Beach riders don't get confused and start clamoring around for an Astoria train. Edited January 3, 2017 by CTK246 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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