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Transit / Re: R142A Testing on the (7)

« on: October 15, 2011, 03:09:31 am »

Pretty late on it, this has been brought up a couple of times and many more times on NYCT forums.  If I recall, I heard the 2 sets are not in Corona anymore.

thanks for the correction. now changed it to "as late as september". Makes me wonder if they're going to make an 11 car R142A test train anytime soon because on all of the videos about it, including this one, shows a 10-car train and not an 11-car train.

EXCLUSIVE! R142a (7) NOT IN SERVICE entering & Departing vernon jackson ave.

i'll go check during the week to see if the set is still there. Corona yard is not too far where i live.

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Transit / R142A Testing on the (7)

« on: October 15, 2011, 02:50:14 am »

Note: THESE ARE NOT MY PHOTOS!

Looks like they've been testing the R142A on the (7) train as late as September.







The photos are dated 9/21/2011.

I did get a glimpse of the actual train myself in person since where i live, it's right next to the 103rd st Station, but didn't make it in time to take out the camera for videos.

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Other Projects / Re: Prototype R110A 3D Cab

« on: October 12, 2011, 02:55:03 am »

it's slow but still progressing. will have a final render hopefully soon. Will release it as a skeleton, however. (in other words, without the texture images)

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Transit / Re: What is the Next Subway Train On The Elimination List?

« on: September 14, 2011, 11:03:28 am »

You can't take the (Q) out, you can't replace the (Q) with having the (B) running local.  My side of Brooklyn will have a war after that.  Brighton riders need that express, we don't like having the local from Sheepshead Bay to Prospect, it's bad enough we have both trains running local all the way up because of the renovations. (They've reopened Ave M and Ave H for those who doesn't know.)

yeah, just saying what could be possibly removed, not that it will be eliminated. i mean pretty much the current (Q) replaces the (W)

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Transit / Re: What is the Next Subway Train On The Elimination List?

« on: September 14, 2011, 04:32:12 am »

from a realistic point of view:

Potential Candidates that can be removed:
(Q) - the N train serves all of it's stations, basically

(Z) - the J train serves all of it's stations, basically

(D) - shares same terminal as the B in the Bronx and Manhattan. the G, if trackage permits, can take over the D in brooklyn, as it will not be possible through the B.

Potential candidates that CAN face a reroute:
(A) - can be permanently assigned a single terminal, either Lefferts blvd, Rockaway Park, or Far Rockaway, rather than 3

(B) - should the current Q be eliminated, the B can terminate in Coney Island.

(C) - can be extended from Euclid ave, to either Lefferts blvd, Rockaway Park, or Far Rockaway. Late nights, it can run as a shuttle from Euclid Ave, instead of it's current Manhattan Terminal.

(4) and (5) - can permanently terminate at Bowling Green, as a cost saving measure, rather than Brooklyn, with the (2) and (3) retaining these Brooklyn terminals.

Rockaway (S) - should the A or C terminate in Far Rockaway (the other terminating in Lefferts Blvd), it can run as a full-time shuttle. it can also be re-lettered as it's fomer H letter, or as a K, respectively.

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BVE/OpenBVE Support / OpenBVE + Steam = ???

« on: September 02, 2011, 10:50:52 am »

1) Open Steam (for those who have it)
2) Select "Add Game"
3) Select "Add Non-Steam Game
4) Find the Executable for OpenBVE
5) Add to library
6) ? ? ?
7) PROFIT!

In a nutshell:

For Steam users (those who play Half Life 2, Team Fortress 2, Garry's Mod, etc.), i've noticed that you can add OpenBVE as a Non-Steam game, yet when the game is set to full screen, it seamlessly adds the Steam overlay like if it were a Steam game

thought this might be an interest for OpenBVE players who have Steam, since Steam has a voice chat and a text chat, and one can start a group chat, whether voice or text, and can have a similar experience like Teamspeak, for example if TeamSpeak is down.

i mentioned this to error46146 about it, since he's the only admin i have direct contact with.

i took the photos directly from the screen as this machine had no internet (might get it back today) and no USB drive in handy. i'm using my iPhone's tethering plan for now.

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General BVE/OpenBVE / Re: The ONLY Official OpenBVE Screenshots/Videos Thread

« on: August 10, 2011, 12:24:59 pm »

http://www.squidoo.com/macscreenrecorder

i personally use ScreenFlow.

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Other Projects / Texture/Graphics packs?

« on: August 10, 2011, 12:08:02 pm »

i was always wondering if permission is required for a route graphics modification, even though the actual file won't be an actual route, but, rather, just a .zip file containing the core files that would change the look of a train route (in other words, a graphics modification one can optionally download to have an alternate version of route, in terms of looks)

The franklin ave shuttle would be a good example. For example one wants to release a graphics/texture package that would make the route appear as found before the entire route was overhauled and renovated, for example, the way it was found in 1976, or even, 1993. so for example, the download has the replacement images for the platforms, signage, etc which would replace the existing images if one chooses to do so.

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Art & Graphic Design / Re: Bus Signs

« on: July 22, 2011, 05:14:21 pm »

one for the Q23, Q58 please

Q23 to ? via ?
              Q59 to? via ?  tell me wat u want!

just the Q23 instead lol.



Q23 EAST ELMHURST
         DITMARS BL
Q23 VIA 108 ST

Color: Orange

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Art & Graphic Design / Re: Bus Signs

« on: July 15, 2011, 10:35:03 pm »

one for the Q23, Q58 please

506

Other Games / Re: Breathtaking mod (56K warning)

« on: June 27, 2011, 07:23:24 am »

WHOA! looking forward to this mod's release date. a MUST HAVE for my copy of GTAIV

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Other Projects / Prototype R110A 3D Cab

« on: June 16, 2011, 11:04:08 pm »

So here's a little side project i'm working on, trying to replicate the R110A cab as accurate as possible in a 3D render. Hopefully someone can make use of it once i add the appropriate images and etc and finalize this side project.

soon, i'll try to replicate the entire interior of the cab, from top to bottom.

the only challenge in the controls itself is to make a 3D render of the telephone intercom.

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Transit / Re: Caught a (7) Train on a battery run

« on: June 04, 2011, 10:28:42 pm »

also, i caught this train on May 20, this year.

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Transit / Caught a (7) Train on a battery run

« on: June 04, 2011, 10:21:14 pm »

so i was lucky to catch this train, on Grand Central.

this train was extremely late, hence, had to skip Vernon-Jackson, Hunter's Point, and 45th road/Courthouse Square.

meaning, this train went DIRECTLY to Queensboro Plaza from Grand Central

**Rare Video** - 7 Train on a battery run (from Grand Central to QueensBoro Plaza) - May 20, 2011

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Transit / Subway Accident Flashback...

« on: May 13, 2011, 12:21:54 am »

Around last month, or so, I was going back home from school. So as soon as I got to the Main St station, MTA workers just closed the station, and told me that the (7) line was temporarily shut down.

(since all (7) trains are currently pure R62A's, i'm only mentioning (7) for this)

So ok, there was a shuttle bus that made up for the (7) service.

They were announcing that there had been a passenger accident in 90th st, thus, a police investigation.

As soon as the bus reached junction blvd, they announced that (7) service was resuming. So I decided to get on the (7) just to see what exactly happened. Yes, the manhattan bound (7) was forced to run on the express track.

Once the train nearly approached 90th st, there was a (7) that was stopped in the middle of the station (on the manhattan bound track), and the front car had the storm door open. A little further, and there were about 10 cops, and apparently, they had a dead person's body on a stretcher (was covered in a white sheet).


EDIT: found a link that reports this incident
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/person-hit-by-7-train-in-queens-20110405-KC

Who knows if the person was pushed into the tracks, committed suicide, or accidentally slipped and fell (it was a rainy day). sadly, i doubt that this was on the news. There was blood on the tracks.