Javier Posted July 26, 2015 Share #76 Posted July 26, 2015 The has been glitch free ever since the R188's started coming in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTK246 Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share #77 Posted July 26, 2015 The has been glitch free ever since the R188's started coming in. I meant the announcements and signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted July 26, 2015 Share #78 Posted July 26, 2015 Oh yes they did, the exterior sides no longer say "To Flushing - Main St" they now say "To Main St" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtrakacela2001 Posted July 27, 2015 Share #79 Posted July 27, 2015 the does this new thing once it hits Parkchester it goes This Is A Pelham Bay Park Bound train The Next Stop Is....... instead of saying This Is A Pelham Bay Park Bound Train The Next Stop Is........ all the way to Pelham Bay and the destination sign says TO PELHAM BAY, BRONX EXPRESS, LEXINGTON AVE LCL and local trains no longer say PELHAM EXP or PELHAM LCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTK246 Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share #80 Posted July 27, 2015 the does this new thing once it hits Parkchester it goes This Is A Pelham Bay Park Bound train The Next Stop Is....... instead of saying This Is A Pelham Bay Park Bound Train The Next Stop Is........ all the way to Pelham Bay and the destination sign says TO PELHAM BAY, BRONX EXPRESS, LEXINGTON AVE LCL and local trains no longer say PELHAM EXP or PELHAM LCL. By that logic, they should change 'EASTERN PKWY LCL' or 'FLUSHING LCL' to just 'BROOKLYN LOCAL' or 'QUEENS LOCAL'. While I'm all for specific labels, just listing the borough makes it easier for the passenger. Regarding the , it still bothers me how this update didn't change 'Pelham Bay Park bound' to 'Bronx bound' in Manhattan. And that god awful 'express stops in the Bronx' announcement. If the can say Bronx bound, why not the ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted July 27, 2015 Share #81 Posted July 27, 2015 the does this new thing once it hits Parkchester it goes This Is A Pelham Bay Park Bound train The Next Stop Is....... instead of saying This Is A Pelham Bay Park Bound Train The Next Stop Is........ all the way to Pelham Bay and the destination sign says TO PELHAM BAY, BRONX EXPRESS, LEXINGTON AVE LCL and local trains no longer say PELHAM EXP or PELHAM LCL.The Pelham signage has been gone for a while now. As for the announcements, they are currently getting overhauled on all IRT NTTs. The has similar announcements on Lenox avenue and south of Chambers Street, And I remember hearing that there are similar announcements for the south of City Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted July 28, 2015 Share #82 Posted July 28, 2015 Regarding the , it still bothers me how this update didn't change 'Pelham Bay Park bound' to 'Bronx bound' in Manhattan. And that god awful 'express stops in the Bronx' announcement. If the can say Bronx bound, why not the ? The Bronx-bound announcements on the Pelham Bay and Parkchester 6 options were removed almost a decade ago. The trains play the "Pelham Bay Park-bound" and "Parkchester-bound" announcements in Manhattan to minimize the number of transfers at 125 St and 3 Av-138 St. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatOne2k Posted July 28, 2015 Share #83 Posted July 28, 2015 The Bronx bound announcement is still played on the 3 Av 138 St trains though, not sure about the Hunts Point (or Westchester Square if it exists) announcements though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtrakacela2001 Posted July 28, 2015 Share #84 Posted July 28, 2015 the This Is A Bronx Bound Local Train exist at Hunts Point Bound Trains And 149 Street bound trains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted July 31, 2015 Share #85 Posted July 31, 2015 The Bronx bound announcement is still played on the 3 Av 138 St trains though, not sure about the Hunts Point (or Westchester Square if it exists) announcements though The one time I saw a train programmed for Westchester Square the announcements said "Pelham Bay Park bound local train" which typically means the conductor used the Pelham Bay program and cut off every stop after Westchester Square on the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted July 31, 2015 Share #86 Posted July 31, 2015 There isn't an option for Westchester Sq as a terminal. At least not on the list I have. The crew has to knock off the stops north of E Tremont Av, but the destination will still play "This is a Pelham Bay Park-bound..." UPDATE: I finally caught a Nereid Av-bound train with the M86 update (version 2 for those interested). The side signs have been updated to show "TO NEREID AV". I actually don't mind this one since the signs finally reflect the fact there isn't a 238th St at that location. Now to change the interior signs as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted August 2, 2015 Share #87 Posted August 2, 2015 Well, the sets R142 & R142A no longer say "This is a Woodlawn Bound train. The Next, and last stop is, Woodlawn" they just say "The Next And Last Stop Is, Woodlawn" Note, this only happens at the second to last stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtrakacela2001 Posted August 2, 2015 Share #88 Posted August 2, 2015 Today I was in R142 #1205 on the 4 once it hit Brooklyn Bridge it said "This Is Brooklyn Bridge City Hall Ladies And Gentlemen as you exit please be careful of the gap between the platform and the train then out of nowhere it said Transfer is available to the , , , , , , , , , And trains. Connection Is available To The Port Authority Bus Terminal I think its the trains old transfer from Times Square in like 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTA1992 Posted August 2, 2015 Share #89 Posted August 2, 2015 Well, the sets R142 & R142A no longer say "This is a Woodlawn Bound train. The Next, and last stop is, Woodlawn" they just say "The Next And Last Stop Is, Woodlawn" Note, this only happens at the second to last stop. That actually makes sense. Kinda wish they did that from the get-go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted August 2, 2015 Share #90 Posted August 2, 2015 Your right, It does make more sense now. At least something was made good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted August 2, 2015 Share #91 Posted August 2, 2015 They probably should shorten the current northbound announcements in the Bronx from "This is a Eastchester-Dyre Avenue-bound 5 local train" to "This is a Dyre Avenue-bound 5 train" or "This is an Eastchester-bound 5 train". They should also shorten the current southbound and announcements in Brooklyn to "This is a Flatbush Avenue-bound 2 (or 5) train". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Train Master Posted August 2, 2015 Share #92 Posted August 2, 2015 They probably should shorten the current northbound announcements in the Bronx from "This is a Eastchester-Dyre Avenue-bound 5 local train" to "This is a Dyre Avenue-bound 5 train" or "This is an Eastchester-bound 5 train" If you actually ride the a lot in the Bronx you should noticed that there are two variations of local announcements for the . You actually stated both of them, "This is an Eastchester-Dyre Ave bound 5 local train", and the second one is "This is an Eastchester bound 5 local train", I would guess the difference is from the trains originating point the less common one without Dyre Ave probably didn't originate from Flatbush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTK246 Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share #93 Posted August 2, 2015 They probably should shorten the current northbound announcements in the Bronx from "This is a Eastchester-Dyre Avenue-bound 5 local train" to "This is a Dyre Avenue-bound 5 train" or "This is an Eastchester-bound 5 train". They should also shorten the current southbound and announcements in Brooklyn to "This is a Flatbush Avenue-bound 2 (or 5) train". During PM express hours, the regular announcement past E 180 and and before 3 Av-149 St was changed to "This is an Eastchester-bound train" However, I don't know about the off-peak hours. Also, the ding glitch was fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priincenene Posted August 4, 2015 Share #94 Posted August 4, 2015 Today I was in R142 #1205 on the 4 once it hit Brooklyn Bridge it said "This Is Brooklyn Bridge City Hall Ladies And Gentlemen as you exit please be careful of the gap between the platform and the train then out of nowhere it said Transfer is available to the , , , , , , , , , And trains. Connection Is available To The Port Authority Bus Terminal I think its the trains old transfer from Times Square in like 2002 OH JESUS! Thank god i don't ride the Lexington AS much as I did before. Oh, boy. Thats a problem, the audio file was mixed up, at least play it at Times Sq doesn't matter if the and don't exist, for NOW. And to Javier, yea THANK GOD my ain't got problems yet, cuz its a new system, new factory built sets, and new announcements. If it used the old 2000 program, with only Anne Bergen announcing the stops, MAYBE it would've been glitched cuz then the MTA would have to change the old transfers to the new ones along Roosevelt Av and Manhattan and change the station names (Court Sq, Mets-Willets) (ex. ex-LGA Q33 now Q70, now , no longer runs via QBL, no longer runs, not running YET, Transfer at Court Sq (no longer MetroCard transfer only, or it would've used like the at Lexington-63rd) and at Court Sq, 5th Ave-Bryant Park), so I give props to the MTA for updating these announcements to prevent glitches, at least that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted August 5, 2015 Share #95 Posted August 5, 2015 6551-6525 and 6496-6500 has the new updated announcements... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priincenene Posted August 5, 2015 Share #96 Posted August 5, 2015 6551-6525 and 6496-6500 has the new updated announcements... Source?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted August 5, 2015 Share #97 Posted August 5, 2015 Um, there was no need to downgrade my post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTK246 Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share #98 Posted August 5, 2015 6551-6525 and 6496-6500 has the new updated announcements... As in the shortened announcements are gone? Thank God. I was gonna go nuts if they updated every set with those god awful fragmented announcements. "Please stand clear." Of what, exactly? To recap new signs: TO 242 ST/SOUTH FERRY TO WAKFLD-241/FLATBUSH AV TO 148 ST/NEW LOTS AV (speculated) TO WOODLAWN/UTICA AV TO DYRE AV/BOWLING GREEN/FLATBUSH AV TO PELHAM BAY/BKYLN BRDG Some R160 announcements were updated, but signs weren't changed. Also, they use the local announcements when stopping at stations with no express tracks. Not sure why they didn't use an announcement that omitted a local/express designation. Lastly, the didn't receive sign or announcement updates. I'm aware of the latest update that changed "FLUSHING-MAIN ST" to "MAIN ST", but not the update that deployed on the other IRT lines. IMO, I think they should rid the of local announcements. Local announcements are redundant if you have announcements that can designate an express train. Plus, I don't fancy Campion's voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted August 5, 2015 Share #99 Posted August 5, 2015 No, they have the new shortened announcements. Looks like is going along with this idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted August 5, 2015 Share #100 Posted August 5, 2015 Source??Maybe if you look for the set you could find out if it's true or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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