StevenFrancis Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share #26 Posted November 28, 2012 Subway trains in Boston are louder than in NYC. Then again, they tore down the last of their els long ago... Wait, so Boston doesn't have elevated lines? That's just sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threxx Posted November 28, 2012 Share #27 Posted November 28, 2012 Wait, so Boston doesn't have elevated lines? That's just sad Yeah, the Orange line was the last el, has been converted to subway now. They have outdoor track, just not elevated track. (Surface lines) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted November 29, 2012 Share #28 Posted November 29, 2012 The line into Cambridge? (Or did they replace that one too? Still, it did run way after the Orange line was replaced). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted November 29, 2012 Share #29 Posted November 29, 2012 Those R68s are notorious for the flat wheels...ride the or (more so the ) and you hear them. Riding the or every day from work up the CPW to the Bronx and down to Manhattan to get to the QBL if not the . Yeah like you said that and it's flat wheels makes for a eardrum busting experience. Otherwise those R68s in general really runs. I rarely seen those trains taken out of service due to mecanical problems. Alot of A/C breakdowns over the summer though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted November 29, 2012 Share #30 Posted November 29, 2012 The flat spots are due to improper operation mostly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY1635 Posted November 30, 2012 Share #31 Posted November 30, 2012 What kind of noise are we talking about? Is it the loud noise a train makes when it terminates at the last stop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted November 30, 2012 Share #32 Posted November 30, 2012 What kind of noise are we talking about? Is it the loud noise a train makes when it terminates at the last stop? It doesn't necessarily have to be that, but that's one of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenFrancis Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share #33 Posted November 30, 2012 What kind of noise are we talking about? Is it the loud noise a train makes when it terminates at the last stop? Anything, HVAC, air brakes, motor, anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted November 30, 2012 Share #34 Posted November 30, 2012 I thought it was about the noise made with worn out wheels. It makes very loud noises on the rails when it is in motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenFrancis Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share #35 Posted November 30, 2012 I thought it was about the noise made with worn out wheels. It makes very loud noises on the rails when it is in motion. That too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subwayfan12 Posted December 2, 2012 Share #36 Posted December 2, 2012 It doesn't necessarily have to be that, but that's one of them By the way, what is that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted December 2, 2012 Share #37 Posted December 2, 2012 Or it could also be chipouts on the rails too that the track workers didn't get too yet or the inspection cars missed. That's something to consider. They are doing work right now on the Grand Concourse and it seems to be track work. Hard to tell because it's behind a closed wall. But it seems so if the track workers equipped themselves with work locomotive with flatbed car and crane car from what I've seen the past two weekends. Could be wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted December 3, 2012 Share #38 Posted December 3, 2012 By the way, what is that That's the sound of the service brake air releasing all at once (dumping the train). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted December 5, 2012 Share #39 Posted December 5, 2012 I wear plugs whenever around the subway system, even on tech trains. I only wear them whenever I'm on a NTT. Can't stand wearing them when I'm on a SMEE and doing announcements, my voice sounds weird in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenFrancis Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share #40 Posted December 5, 2012 Riding the or every day from work up the CPW to the Bronx and down to Manhattan to get to the QBL if not the . Yeah like you said that and it's flat wheels makes for a eardrum busting experience. Otherwise those R68s in general really runs. I rarely seen those trains taken out of service due to mecanical problems. Alot of A/C breakdowns over the summer though.... True with the A/C breakdowns part, I never rode on a or with a flat wheel but with A/C problems, yes, because I once boarded a at Atlantic Av - Barclays Center and the A/C sounded like it was trying to start but it kept failing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadway Local Posted December 6, 2012 Share #41 Posted December 6, 2012 Rode R68 train with screeching brakes while going to school.. (Forgot the car number) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeesPwnMets Posted December 6, 2012 Share #42 Posted December 6, 2012 The screeching brakes on some 142As... I don't know whether something needs to be lubed up but god damn its annoying. Sometimes the noise is high enough to cause people on the platform to cover their ears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interested Rider Posted December 6, 2012 Share #43 Posted December 6, 2012 Subway noise does not bother me anymore since I experienced the R/10's and the R/32's on express runs without air conditioning and the doors between cars wide open where the noise was ear splitting to say the least. There are the occasional glitches where there is excessive noise but since I am not going to be on the train for more than an hour, I tune it out. Having lived with three different lines within one mile, (two elevated and one on the ground) with major switch points on the elevated at the beginning and end of the stations and hearing train noise day and night for twenty years, you learn to live with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted December 6, 2012 Share #44 Posted December 6, 2012 This is the only thing I hate about the R142: They make so much noise when they're stationary. They sound like damn spaceships. That's the only complaint. Oh, and yeah, a few of them have horrid brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenFrancis Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share #45 Posted December 8, 2012 This is the only thing I hate about the R142: They make so much noise when they're stationary. They sound like damn spaceships. That's the only complaint. Oh, and yeah, a few of them have horrid brakes. Lol yeah the HVAC sounds like a jet engine or something like that, I also hate how sometimes when the train begins to depart, the third rail contact shoe, drags causing a LOUD screeching noise oh lawd I hate that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted December 8, 2012 Share #46 Posted December 8, 2012 This is the only thing I hate about the R142: They make so much noise when they're stationary. They sound like damn spaceships. That's the only complaint. Oh, and yeah, a few of them have horrid brakes. Yeah what;s up with the R142's? I'm sure that the crews are having a hell of a time with these trains since their manufacturer's guarantee (lack for better words, sorry) expired. Kawasaki and Bombardier no longer provide mechanical/tech support for these trains. Of course those being R188 sets being he exception but I guess that's another story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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