Jamaica Line Posted June 30, 2012 Share #101 Posted June 30, 2012 Off topic but how often do you motormen usually get picked to run a different line? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubwayStation Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share #102 Posted July 1, 2012 (edited) SPEEEED: 48 MPH Edited July 1, 2012 by TheSubwayStation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubwayStation Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share #103 Posted July 1, 2012 If any of you guys feel like catching an R160 on the 6 Av express, the will be running express in Manhattan next weekend. I wonder how fast that'll be... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubaionBx12+SBS Posted July 1, 2012 Share #104 Posted July 1, 2012 The is quite fast in Manhattan south of Herald Square 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted July 1, 2012 Share #105 Posted July 1, 2012 The is quite fast in Manhattan south of Herald Square One of the fastest express runs in the subway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted July 1, 2012 Share #106 Posted July 1, 2012 If any of you guys feel like catching an R160 on the 6 Av express, the will be running express in Manhattan next weekend. I wonder how fast that'll be... Very slow, as it has to go over the wheel detectors that start at the north end of 14st. If you mean northbound, then it has to maintain 13mph until the train has travelled 600 feet out of the station, and that's the only downhill part of the run northbound. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubwayStation Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share #107 Posted July 2, 2012 (edited) Very slow, as it has to go over the wheel detectors that start at the north end of 14st. If you mean northbound, then it has to maintain 13mph until the train has travelled 600 feet out of the station, and that's the only downhill part of the run northbound. Ah, so THAT's how they protect the switches...I was wondering about whether it was safe to have trains passing them at 45+ MPH...This makes sense. Are most other switches in the system protected by timers or wheel detectors? Edited July 2, 2012 by TheSubwayStation 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted July 2, 2012 Share #108 Posted July 2, 2012 Ah, so THAT's how they protect the switches...I was wondering about whether it was safe to have trains passing them at 45+ MPH...This makes sense. Are most other switches in the system protected by timers or wheel detectors? That particular WD is 15mph (don't try to do 15 then chow). There used to be many more, as it was technology introduced after Robert Ray, but the vast majority of them have been taken out as they were faulty. If signal department can't even time regular timers correctly, how do you expect them to time something as delicate as wheel detectors? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted July 2, 2012 Share #109 Posted July 2, 2012 The is quite fast in Manhattan south of Herald Square One of the fastest express runs in the subway. I've regularly seen 44-46 mph on 160s right before the T/O slams on the brakes for 14th street. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubwayStation Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share #110 Posted July 2, 2012 That particular WD is 15mph (don't try to do 15 then chow). There used to be many more, as it was technology introduced after Robert Ray, but the vast majority of them have been taken out as they were faulty. If signal department can't even time regular timers correctly, how do you expect them to time something as delicate as wheel detectors? How did the TA decide where to put GTs and where to put WDs? Yes, WDs are more precise, but they're expensive and unforgiving to slight T/O mistakes, so I hear. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Railfan Posted July 2, 2012 Share #111 Posted July 2, 2012 I think this belongs here: R160 Via Brighton Express: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubwayStation Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share #112 Posted July 2, 2012 That's 47 MPH passing Neck Road, I'm pretty sure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted July 2, 2012 Share #113 Posted July 2, 2012 (edited) I had a R68A that was at 47 right after Neck Road. 5078. @#$% did that thing move (and stop), by far the best train I've ever had (and that includes R160 equipment). Edited July 2, 2012 by TwoTimer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubwayStation Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share #114 Posted July 2, 2012 I had a R68A that was at 47 right after Neck Road. 5078. @#$% did that thing move (and stop), by far the best train I've ever had (and that includes R160 equipment). I hope that the "obese 75-footer" crowd is reading this right now . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted July 2, 2012 Share #115 Posted July 2, 2012 (edited) I hope that the "obese 75-footer" crowd is reading this right now . I ended up entering Sheepshead Bay at 49 (and a full service brake that I later threw most of it away), the first time I've ever gone past the posted speed limit of 45 for the area, most trains can't even get up that high anymore. This is the train I said if I had it northbound I might have pushed towards 55 going north into Newkirk. But boy can that thing stop, Entered Newkirk southbound at 48 and almost stopped the train short. Edited July 2, 2012 by TwoTimer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threxx Posted July 2, 2012 Share #116 Posted July 2, 2012 KInda off-topic, but it's sad to see Avenue U & Neck Road already being plastered with graffiti...this is why we can't have good things... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted July 2, 2012 Share #117 Posted July 2, 2012 KInda off-topic, but it's sad to see Avenue U & Neck Road already being plastered with graffiti...this is why we can't have good things... Well, it's the city. I wouldn't expect any less from its low level inhabitants. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threxx Posted July 2, 2012 Share #118 Posted July 2, 2012 Well, it's the city. I wouldn't expect any less from its low level inhabitants. Whoa, ok, don't start calling us low level! Me, a resident of big-bad Bed-Stuy called it out! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubwayStation Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share #119 Posted July 2, 2012 (edited) Good ol' Bway/7 Av Express...Can reach 50 MPH, I hear. Edited July 2, 2012 by TheSubwayStation 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted July 3, 2012 Share #120 Posted July 3, 2012 Whoa, ok, don't start calling us low level! Me, a resident of big-bad Bed-Stuy called it out! Now now, don't go making my quote a blanket statement. You don't run around spraying graffiti on everything do you? Those were the people I was labeling as "low" level. Don't worry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Railer Posted July 3, 2012 Share #121 Posted July 3, 2012 Good ol' Bway/7 Av Express...Can reach 50 MPH, I hear. I do hope that operator still has his job. Risky business with the TSS letting someone in the cab like that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3 Via Av U Posted July 3, 2012 Share #122 Posted July 3, 2012 TwoTimer, did you have the R68 that came out of Sheepshead Bay at 1:35 today? I swear that run hit 54 MPH at Newkirk Plaza southbound. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted July 3, 2012 Share #123 Posted July 3, 2012 No, im on the delta today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubwayStation Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share #124 Posted July 3, 2012 No, im on the delta today. Can you tell me how fast an R68 can go n/b from 36 St to Atlantic Av? I know the R160s can hit 50. And how fast are the timers coming into Atlantic? Any info would be appreciated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3 Via Av U Posted July 3, 2012 Share #125 Posted July 3, 2012 Off topic but TwoTimer are you in the crew room right now, and how fast do the Manhattan Bridge timers clear? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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