4P3607 Posted February 26, 2013 Share #2426 Posted February 26, 2013 I thought Flat wheels were from Seperations in jointed rail... When the gap between rails is big enough, The wheel gets wedged in there for a split second causing the wheel to get warped... At least thats what I heard. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Posted February 26, 2013 Share #2427 Posted February 26, 2013 I thought Flat wheels were from Seperations in jointed rail... When the gap between rails is big enough, The wheel gets wedged in there for a split second causing the wheel to get warped... At least thats what I heard. I thought it was skidding (ie: during fall with leaves on tracks on Brighton line). Regardless, the Siemens propulsion R160B's are crap with those flatspots. Always at least one in every carriage of every damn set of those. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gong Gahou Posted February 26, 2013 Share #2428 Posted February 26, 2013 (edited) I thought it was skidding (ie: during fall with leaves on tracks on Brighton line). Yep, you got it. The fallen leaves are one way to get flat wheels. Using the emergency brake and having bad brakes are two other causes. Generally, flat wheels form when the wheels lock up while the train is in motion, causing the wheels to drag/slide along the rail. Edited February 26, 2013 by Gong Gahou 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B to Brighton Posted February 26, 2013 Share #2429 Posted February 26, 2013 Can someone tell how will be the announcement on the R188? The says "making express in The Bronx". Will the say "making express stops in Queens"? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lance Posted February 26, 2013 Share #2430 Posted February 26, 2013 Well, that's a little hard to answer right now. When the 7 line announcements were recorded back in 2000 (the ones heard in the rare NTT announcements video on YT), they were as follows: "This is a Queens-bound 7 express train. The next stop is..." "This is a Flushing-Main St-bound 7 express train. The next stop is..." That's how the 6-diamond announcements were until they were rerecorded back in 2007. Of course, it has reported that the entire line has been redone recently to replace obsolete station names and incorrect transfers. We'll have to wait until the 188s start running on the 7 to find out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Posted February 26, 2013 Share #2431 Posted February 26, 2013 Yep, you got it. The fallen leaves are one way to get flat wheels. Using the emergency brake and having bad brakes are two other causes. Generally, flat wheels form when the wheels lock up while the train is in motion, causing the wheels to drag/slide along the rail. Or what the R160B Siemens sets call "regular stopping technique." Can you tell I hate those Siemens sets with their flatspots? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted February 26, 2013 Share #2432 Posted February 26, 2013 Can someone tell how will be the announcement on the R188? The says "making express in The Bronx". Will the say "making express stops in Queens"? From What I've heard, Lance is right, thought going the other way its more confusing, since the announcements will simply say "This is a Manhattan bound train" without local or express. I hope they fixed this... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itmaybeokay Posted February 26, 2013 Share #2433 Posted February 26, 2013 Can someone tell how will be the announcement on the R188? The says "making express in The Bronx". Will the say "making express stops in Queens"? Since the and only have 3 stops in Manhattan, and there are no express tracks at any of them, I don't think it's required to specify "Making express stops in Queens" The runs local in Manhattan, where there are in fact express tracks, so simply referring to it as an express train would be confusing. I'd imagine simply differentiating between 7 express train and 7 local train would be sufficient. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R62AR33 Posted February 26, 2013 Share #2434 Posted February 26, 2013 (edited) Well, that's a little hard to answer right now. When the 7 line announcements were recorded back in 2000 (the ones heard in the rare NTT announcements video on YT), they were as follows: "This is a Queens-bound 7 express train. The next stop is..." "This is a Flushing-Main St-bound 7 express train. The next stop is..." That's how the 6-diamond announcements were until they were rerecorded back in 2007. Of course, it has reported that the entire line has been redone recently to replace obsolete station names and incorrect transfers. We'll have to wait until the 188s start running on the 7 to find out. You couldn't have said it better even though the R188s might not have this is a queens bound train making express stops in queens considering the has only 8 stops in queens,but we'll see when the R188s begin revenue service in flushing. Edited February 26, 2013 by R62AR33 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejr88 Posted February 27, 2013 Share #2435 Posted February 27, 2013 Since the and only have 3 stops in Manhattan, and there are no express tracks at any of them, I don't think it's required to specify "Making express stops in Queens" The runs local in Manhattan, where there are in fact express tracks, so simply referring to it as an express train would be confusing. I'd imagine simply differentiating between 7 express train and 7 local train would be sufficient. I think that's how the would sound. This is a Queens/Flushing bound 7 express/local train. The next stop is... Just like you said, there is no express service in Manhattan on the 7 compared to the Lexington Ave Line. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted February 27, 2013 Share #2436 Posted February 27, 2013 Saw Siemens 9003-9012 heading into Jamaica Yard from 71st/Continental this evening around 8:30pm. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted February 27, 2013 Share #2437 Posted February 27, 2013 Saw Siemens 9003-9012 heading into Jamaica Yard from 71st/Continental this evening around 8:30pm. FOAM!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Railfan Posted February 27, 2013 Share #2438 Posted February 27, 2013 From What I've heard, Lance is right, thought going the other way its more confusing, since the announcements will simply say "This is a Manhattan bound train" without local or express. I hope they fixed this... Well, that's a little hard to answer right now. When the 7 line announcements were recorded back in 2000 (the ones heard in the rare NTT announcements video on YT), they were as follows: "This is a Queens-bound 7 express train. The next stop is..." "This is a Flushing-Main St-bound 7 express train. The next stop is..." That's how the 6-diamond announcements were until they were rerecorded back in 2007. Of course, it has reported that the entire line has been redone recently to replace obsolete station names and incorrect transfers. We'll have to wait until the 188s start running on the 7 to find out. The updated the announcements just a bit from the original ones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Posted February 27, 2013 Share #2439 Posted February 27, 2013 Saw Siemens 9003-9012 heading into Jamaica Yard from 71st/Continental this evening around 8:30pm. Oh God no. Keep those clanking pieces of crap off the line! Seriously, this isn't even a foamer thing. They're rather annoying to ride on the N with the loud knocking their absurdly large flatspots make on the rails. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted February 27, 2013 Share #2440 Posted February 27, 2013 Now now; Don't crap yourself, yet. Ain't nobody say anytime about this set going on the .... Don't matter the reason, the set may return to CI eventually. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Railfan Posted February 27, 2013 Share #2441 Posted February 27, 2013 Oh God no. Keep those clanking pieces of crap off the line! Seriously, this isn't even a foamer thing. They're rather annoying to ride on the N with the loud knocking their absurdly large flatspots make on the rails. I ride the and daily (2 times a day) and never notice such a thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Posted February 27, 2013 Share #2442 Posted February 27, 2013 I ride the and daily (2 times a day) and never notice such a thing. No kidding. Not to question other members, but how have you not been on a single Siemens-propulsion R160B with flatspots? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vistausss Posted February 27, 2013 Share #2443 Posted February 27, 2013 Wait wth, how is this possible http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/39881-v-train-to-canarsie-ride/?do=findComment&comment=651318 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Railfan Posted February 27, 2013 Share #2444 Posted February 27, 2013 Wait wth, how is this possible http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/39881-v-train-to-canarsie-ride/?do=findComment&comment=651318 Conductor was playing around with the AAS and the FIND got stuck on one of the programs he/she programmed. Happens a lot on Jamaica Yard sets for some reason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subwayfan12 Posted February 27, 2013 Share #2445 Posted February 27, 2013 Oh God no. Keep those clanking pieces of crap off the line! Seriously, this isn't even a foamer thing. They're rather annoying to ride on the N with the loud knocking their absurdly large flatspots make on the rails. There's not much of a difference between the R160 Alstom and Siemens, so if the siemens are crap then alstom is crap. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Posted February 28, 2013 Share #2446 Posted February 28, 2013 There's not much of a difference between the R160 Alstom and Siemens, so if the siemens are crap then alstom is crap. In my experience on the , the Alstom propulsion sets are usually fine in terms of flatspots. Siemens propulsion sets usually have at least one (if not half the train) with flatspots. Maybe I just have bad luck with them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted February 28, 2013 Share #2447 Posted February 28, 2013 Might be me, or are the R142 and R160 brakes sounding screechy as of late? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MTA Bus Posted February 28, 2013 Share #2448 Posted February 28, 2013 Today, an R160 train showed up and I rode it to Jay St. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted February 28, 2013 Share #2449 Posted February 28, 2013 Today, an R160 train showed up and I rode it to Jay St. Again!what was the number? I rode one a few weeks ago.it arrived at Prospect Avenue around 5:24pm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted February 28, 2013 Share #2450 Posted February 28, 2013 Today, an R160 train showed up and I rode it to Jay St. It must have been a gap train, seeing one of those is not too common nowadays (even though i've been seeing alot more R46 trains during PM rush as of late...) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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