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Title: Some recent transit videos I uploaded
Post by: Dj Hammers on January 03, 2013, 11:34:21 pm

Enjoy, and don't forget to subscribe!

A couple of these videos are from a while ago before the R160s were everywhere by the way.

R42 Z Train Departing Canal Street (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvQfLqzmt1E#ws)
R42 and R42-R40M Mismated Pair R Train Leaving 5th Avenue-59th Street (2009) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPdatsYujrg#ws)
Riding on R1 381 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjMC7Fnlgx0#ws)
R46 R Train via the D line Arriving at Broadway-Lafayette Street (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAD5_QTV_q4#ws)
R1-9 Holiday Train Arriving at 14th Street (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCq0FCiasiY#ws)
R46 H Train Leaving Beach 60th Street (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdFi6kggBoM#ws)
R32 C Trains at 14th Street (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U21uAgODRSM#ws)

Title: Re: Some recent transit videos I uploaded
Post by: Train man on January 04, 2013, 04:06:44 pm

Nice vids! When did they out the r46 on the (H) train? I thought only the r32s were there.

Title: Re: Some recent transit videos I uploaded
Post by: Dj Hammers on January 04, 2013, 04:15:47 pm

They repaired one of the two tracks along Jamaica bay (No signals or third rail power yet though) so they could swap out the R32s for R46s so they could run less expensive One-Person-Train-Operation.

The first set of R46s arrived on Thursday, December 20th 2012, and was in service beginning on Friday December 21st, 2012. That day was the only day when a mix of R32s and R46s was running on the (H).

By Saturday, December 22nd, 2012, more R46s were brought over, and all of the R32s were removed from the (H) line.

Title: Re: Some recent transit videos I uploaded
Post by: Train man on January 04, 2013, 04:34:26 pm

Ah. I see. That probably explains why I saw an (H) train poster on the (C) train yesterday.

Title: Re: Some recent transit videos I uploaded
Post by: Dj Hammers on January 04, 2013, 04:55:46 pm

Yep, all the R32s that were on the (H) were sent back to the C, which moved all the remaining R42s back to the J/Z lines.

Title: Re: Some recent transit videos I uploaded
Post by: Train man on January 04, 2013, 05:18:52 pm

 :( I liked having the R42 on the (C)

Title: Re: Some recent transit videos I uploaded
Post by: shiwund on January 04, 2013, 10:00:34 pm

i always wondered with the 32's and 38's, how do they change the flipdots? Is there some switch in the overhead, or what?

Title: Re: Some recent transit videos I uploaded
Post by: Train man on January 04, 2013, 10:34:20 pm

Quote from: shiwund on January 04, 2013, 10:00:34 pm

i always wondered with the 32's and 38's, how do they change the flipdots? Is there some switch in the overhead, or what?

Taking the C train to school everyday, I've had the opportunity to glance into the conductors cab. There is a big dial on the upper right wall, and when adjusted changes the flipdots displayed. As for the mechanics, I don't know...

Title: Re: Some recent transit videos I uploaded
Post by: Dj Hammers on January 05, 2013, 01:04:31 am

I used to have a picture of that dial but i can't find it now... -_-

As for the mechanics how it all works, aspiring engineers, read up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip-disc_display (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip-disc_display)

Title: Re: Some recent transit videos I uploaded
Post by: Train man on January 05, 2013, 02:00:24 am

Quote from: Dj Hammers on January 05, 2013, 01:04:31 am

I used to have a picture of that dial but i can't find it now... -_-

As for the mechanics how it all works, aspiring engineers, read up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip-disc_display (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip-disc_display)

Thanks Dj Hammers. I'll see if I can get a clear shot of the dial next week.