Harry Posted June 19, 2007 Share #1 Posted June 19, 2007 I forgot to mention that on Friday on my way to work I was riding the train and the automated announcement started acting up. Right after crossing the Manhattan Bridge and stopping at the Canal Street station the announcement starts stating that the next stop is Avenue U, 30 seconds later, next stop is Kings Highway, 30 seconds more Bay Parkway. It just kept calling all the Brooklyn stops that the train been already passed. For the morning rush hour where everyone's standing around with serious faces tired and all, it really made a lot of people crack up. Even the stop charts were all wrong. There was a serious glitch on that train that morning. I don't know if it was the whole train or just the car I was in. But it was funny. It was a pleasent ride to work that Friday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracknut Posted June 19, 2007 Share #2 Posted June 19, 2007 We have the good old fashion conductor. They hardly make mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastman346 Posted June 20, 2007 Share #3 Posted June 20, 2007 You had a phantom car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R421969 Posted November 26, 2008 Share #4 Posted November 26, 2008 Yeah conductors are better 2 me...or it should just show the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted November 26, 2008 Share #5 Posted November 26, 2008 I love when the automated stuff goes crazy! :cool: One time we had a multilevel that kept telling us the next stop was some stop i never heard of the ENTIRE WAY from trenton to new york! Another time on a R160 the "stand clear of the closing doors please" only said "stand... please" - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted November 26, 2008 Share #6 Posted November 26, 2008 Probaly had wheel silp causing anncements to get messed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJr142 Posted November 26, 2008 Share #7 Posted November 26, 2008 Yeah conductors are better 2 me...or it should just show the time yep,id rather have the conductor than having the automated announcemrnts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted November 26, 2008 Share #8 Posted November 26, 2008 There is an override, but i never hear it used on NTT, only on NJT multilevels. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelham Bay Dave Posted November 26, 2008 Share #9 Posted November 26, 2008 That would be a train line problem only sign problems may not effect the whole train but I can give you one better. Working on the Line at Canarcie we had a Train on the stand R160 acting up it just keeped repeating " This is a Manhanttan Bound Train" This is a Manhattan Bound Train". At the same time the Auto Station announcements acted up as well repeating "The next Rockaway Parkway Bound is now arriving on the Rockaway Parkway Bound track please step away from the Platform edge". I couldn't wait to get into the crew room both annoucements keeped going and going and loud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RokuSix Posted November 26, 2008 Share #10 Posted November 26, 2008 Ha. That happened to me on the . Somehow, Elder Avenue miraculously transformed into Brooklyn Bridge. Which is why I would like to introduce you to the new Turbo service from MTA New York City Transit. A train line so fast, you don't even realize that you've gone anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Glen Posted November 26, 2008 Share #11 Posted November 26, 2008 On the M7's, whenever they announce the stops it always stalls at East Rockaway on the Long Beach branch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted November 27, 2008 Share #12 Posted November 27, 2008 I forgot to mention that on Friday on my way to work I was riding the train and the automated announcement started acting up. Right after crossing the Manhattan Bridge and stopping at the Canal Street station the announcement starts stating that the next stop is Avenue U, 30 seconds later, next stop is Kings Highway, 30 seconds more Bay Parkway. It just kept calling all the Brooklyn stops that the train been already passed. For the morning rush hour where everyone's standing around with serious faces tired and all, it really made a lot of people crack up. Even the stop charts were all wrong. There was a serious glitch on that train that morning. I don't know if it was the whole train or just the car I was in. But it was funny. It was a pleasent ride to work that Friday morning. Heh reminds me of last holiday season...the first time I rode a Siemens R160 set... Announcements were on "Brooklyn loop" just like ya said, train pulls into Whitehall N/B and a BOATLOAD of tourists get in and hear in Manhattan "Next stop 86th street" (referring to gravesend of course), all the non NYers looked about ready to wet their pants... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeystoneRegional Posted November 27, 2008 Share #13 Posted November 27, 2008 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayBuffer Posted November 27, 2008 Share #14 Posted November 27, 2008 Announcements were on "Brooklyn loop" just like ya said, train pulls into Whitehall N/B and a BOATLOAD of tourists get in and hear in Manhattan "Next stop 86th street" (referring to gravesend of course), all the non NYers looked about ready to wet their pants... You know after the Yankees Lo-V run, that train's announcements, displays, and everything went out just before GCT. After a few stops with no announcements, the system was rebooted and at 28th St and we heard, "This is a Manhattan-bound 4 train. The next stop is Mosholu Parkway." It didn't seem to throw too many people, at least not in my car, but one group (likely tourists) stopped with that look of "what did it say? is this our train?" and asked random riders if it was stopping at their stop. Hehe. Always amusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeystoneRegional Posted November 27, 2008 Share #15 Posted November 27, 2008 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted November 28, 2008 Share #16 Posted November 28, 2008 You know after the Yankees Lo-V run, that train's announcements, displays, and everything went out just before GCT. After a few stops with no announcements, the system was rebooted and at 28th St and we heard, "This is a Manhattan-bound 4 train. The next stop is Mosholu Parkway." It didn't seem to throw too many people, at least not in my car, but one group (likely tourists) stopped with that look of "what did it say? is this our train?" and asked random riders if it was stopping at their stop. Hehe. Always amusing. Haha of course. I also loved the time I was on teh S/B 4 over the summer and a tourist gets on in the Bronx (Bedford park actualy ha) and asks about U-ti-ca Ave. I told her stay on the train till you hear "last stop". I was going to GCT, meanwhile, she asks about three times on that stretch alone about "u-ti-ca" ave (i swear, she really said it just like that), so we were all telling her to relax, you got a lonnnggg way to go... Could you imagine if the announcements weren't working? "next stop Utica Ave" - "u-ti-ca???" *train pulls into union square* ...also why I told her to listen for the "last stop" announcement... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayBuffer Posted November 28, 2008 Share #17 Posted November 28, 2008 Haha of course. I also loved the time I was on teh S/B 4 over the summer and a tourist gets on in the Bronx (Bedford park actualy ha) and asks about U-ti-ca Ave. I told her stay on the train till you hear "last stop". I was going to GCT, meanwhile, she asks about three times on that stretch alone about "u-ti-ca" ave (i swear, she really said it just like that), so we were all telling her to relax, you got a lonnnggg way to go... Could you imagine if the announcements weren't working? "next stop Utica Ave" - "u-ti-ca???" *train pulls into union square* ...also why I told her to listen for the "last stop" announcement... Interesting stops for a tourist, Bedford Pk and Utica. I hope she didn't end up going back the other way since "Crown Hts" didn't sound close enough to "U-ti-ca". I think that deserves to be up there with Crappy's "Arr thirty twoooooooooooo's" B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeystoneRegional Posted November 28, 2008 Share #18 Posted November 28, 2008 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted November 28, 2008 Share #19 Posted November 28, 2008 Interesting stops for a tourist, Bedford Pk and Utica. I hope she didn't end up going back the other way since "Crown Hts" didn't sound close enough to "U-ti-ca". I think that deserves to be up there with Crappy's "Arr thirty twoooooooooooo's" haha well played... "crappy mccrappers we're on the wrong platform!" LOL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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