RR503 Posted January 11, 2019 Share #20276 Posted January 11, 2019 12 minutes ago, Union Tpke said: I was referring to the changes at Ditmars and Astoria. Astoria Blvd, if designed well, would have more impact. A single track terminal could add as many as 15tph to capacity. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted January 11, 2019 Share #20277 Posted January 11, 2019 However you would lose direct access to the middle track from there unless you move those switches down to Astoria Blvd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted January 11, 2019 Share #20278 Posted January 11, 2019 23 hours ago, BayParkwayW said: Could someone please explain to me why rollsigns have ASTORIA BLVD on them, when clearly it’s impossible to terminate a train at Astoria blvd without using the switches at Ditmars and and already end up AT THE PLATFORM at Ditmars??? We’re there every switches just south of Astoria blvd? I checked 1996 track maps and it hasn’t changed. To answer the actual question, the post-overhaul signs had several extraneous options that wouldn't be possible without reversing or clogging up the line. Along with Astoria Blvd, there's both City Hall and Canal St on the 32s' north sign curtains and Kew Gardens-Union Tpke and Rockefeller Center on the south destination signs. I think their inclusion was to make up for the lack of adequate destination options on some of the older pre-overhaul signs (some of which dated back to Chrystie St). I guess if there was some incident that closed off the platforms at Ditmars Blvd, but left the tracks open to continue Astoria line operations, they would be able to correctly display the terminals for such an occasion. Oddly enough, this situation actually happened back in 2001, where trains terminated at Canal St, but relayed at the closed World Trade Center station due to the cleanup of the WTC site. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannysoloway Posted January 11, 2019 Share #20279 Posted January 11, 2019 Does the 6 train ever run NTT's anymore? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted January 11, 2019 Share #20280 Posted January 11, 2019 1 minute ago, mannysoloway said: Does the 6 train ever run NTT's anymore? No. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted January 11, 2019 Share #20281 Posted January 11, 2019 I miss those 142A trains😓 Never thought I'd say that considering I perfer SMEE over the New Tech cars. I wish they would have kept the 6 sets leftover on the rather than send them to the , oh well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannysoloway Posted January 11, 2019 Share #20282 Posted January 11, 2019 47 minutes ago, trainfan22 said: I miss those 142A trains😓 Never thought I'd say that considering I perfer SMEE over the New Tech cars. I wish they would have kept the 6 sets leftover on the rather than send them to the , oh well. Exactly 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted January 11, 2019 Share #20283 Posted January 11, 2019 2 hours ago, mannysoloway said: Does the 6 train ever run NTT's anymore? It has for some late night G/Os. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far rockaway Posted January 12, 2019 Share #20284 Posted January 12, 2019 Does the r160,r179,r143 have a program to Myrtle ave as the last stop. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted January 12, 2019 Share #20285 Posted January 12, 2019 14 hours ago, Far rockaway said: Does the r160,r179,r143 have a program to Myrtle ave as the last stop. Yes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtehpanda Posted January 13, 2019 Share #20286 Posted January 13, 2019 I remember mentioning using adult-height faregates instead of turnstiles to help beat fare evasion. This is just more proof that they work as intended: 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted January 13, 2019 Share #20287 Posted January 13, 2019 ^^ Now that's what I call a leap of faith.... Ouch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted January 13, 2019 Share #20288 Posted January 13, 2019 For Fulton Street on the line. Which direction is the Upper/Lower Levels? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravescend179 Posted January 13, 2019 Share #20289 Posted January 13, 2019 30 minutes ago, LaGuardia Link N Tra said: For Fulton Street on the line. Which direction is the Upper/Lower Levels? Upper - To Broad St Lower - Uptown , Brooklyn , Queens 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interested Rider Posted January 13, 2019 Share #20290 Posted January 13, 2019 On 12/16/2018 at 12:59 PM, Interested Rider said: I was on the Brighton Line at Kings Highway last Thursday about 1:45 PM when I spotted an 8 car R-42 on the northbound express track. Are they running tests again like they did last June with the R-46 on the southbound express track north of Kings Highway? It turns out that the R/42 was testing the timers on the express track. When I read that 4806 was part of the consist, I remembered that particular number was part of unit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted January 14, 2019 Share #20291 Posted January 14, 2019 23 hours ago, bobtehpanda said: I remember mentioning using adult-height faregates instead of turnstiles to help beat fare evasion. This is just more proof that they work as intended: The MTA could install these. With cameras and AI trained to recognize balls, they could be programmed to slam shut on turnstile jumpers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted January 14, 2019 Share #20292 Posted January 14, 2019 28th St on Lexington is now open! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted January 14, 2019 Share #20293 Posted January 14, 2019 Damn, a lot of trains were taking OOS due to mechanical problems today, just take a look at NYCT Twitter page. The train in front of mine got pulled from service due to mechanical problems, that one didn't make the Twitter page. It's funny as an train got pulled from service at Alabama Ave around the same time the L train in front of mine "broke down" at Atlantic Ave, it went straight to the ENY yard leads from Atlantic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTA Bus Posted January 14, 2019 Share #20294 Posted January 14, 2019 Something funny happened to me on the this morning. My train pulled into Jay Street (it was a R179) and we're sitting there for about 5 minutes. The C/R kept trying to close the doors and they kept reopening. Eventually, the train is OOS. Right when I was about to get on the to Manhattan, they say the train is back in service. I just found it lowkey funny. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestrictOnTheHanger Posted January 15, 2019 Share #20295 Posted January 15, 2019 On 1/13/2019 at 4:50 PM, LaGuardia Link N Tra said: For Fulton Street on the line. Which direction is the Upper/Lower Levels? On 1/13/2019 at 5:21 PM, gravescend179 said: Upper - To Broad St Lower - Uptown , Brooklyn , Queens A good way to remember which direction is which for the double deck stations is this. Trains bound for business district (Midtown, or downtown on the ) will be on the lower level outside of the CBD and on the upper level in the CBD. The opposite is also true. It has to do with letting more commuters climb less stairs when they reach their destination. Exapmple: someone commutes on the from 72nd CPW to 7 Ave/53rd St In the morning they go down 2 levels of stairs at 72nd since the downtown platform is downstairs, and up 2 levels at 7 Ave since the downtown platform is above the uptown one. In the evening its reversed, down 3 levels at 7 Ave but up only 1 level at 72nd. CPW, Lex/63rd, 5th/53rd, and Fulton are ones that come to mind but I'm sure there are more stations like this. On another note I spotted R160 9928 in service on the with what looks like bright white LED headlights. Is this a test? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itmaybeokay Posted January 15, 2019 Share #20296 Posted January 15, 2019 Hackaday posted a few days ago a little article on the subway signalling systems, it's a pretty cursory rundown but interesting nonetheless. revelatory part for me is the view of the parts that physically interlock in a mechanical interlocking. https://hackaday.com/2019/01/11/low-tech-high-safety-and-the-nyc-subway-system/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q23 via 108 Posted January 15, 2019 Share #20297 Posted January 15, 2019 What are the most dangerous places to fan on? I know the for sure (Brownsville nuff said) But other than that, I dont find any other part of the city "scary". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transitfan111 Posted January 15, 2019 Share #20298 Posted January 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Q23 via 108 said: What are the most dangerous places to fan on? I know the for sure (Brownsville nuff said) But other than that, I dont find any other part of the city "scary". South Bronx is scary too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q23 via 108 Posted January 15, 2019 Share #20299 Posted January 15, 2019 7 minutes ago, transitfan111 said: South Bronx is scary too. The only time I've been shook in the bronx is when I had to look for a family member by 167 Street at night. My cousin was lost and I was going up and down River Av. (If you know what I'm talking about, it was by the Grafitti covered Wall and Car lots). I was mad scared (Must of been like 10 years old) with my grandma . I remeber it was smelly too, and a lot of shady people. Jerome at night, nah man I'm good. (Mind you that was a long local back home. Lived in Corona, so 167 to 42st local all the way down to catch the ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armandito Posted January 15, 2019 Share #20300 Posted January 15, 2019 (edited) Just now I saw a yellow decal on car #5018 at Bedford Park Boulevard, but I forgot to take a photo of it as I'm in a rush... Needless to say, it's 1986 all over again... Edited January 15, 2019 by lara8710 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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