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I happened to be in the 51st St area yesterday and the signs have been updated. The V bullet has been covered by the M bullet. Whether this was done in response to my comment to the MTA or they had already caught it and was going to update it when they were changing the F to M signs just before the ...

Yesterday, while in midtown Manhattan I came across 4 signs mounted on the uptown entrances to the 51st St station on the 6 (photo taken yesterday 3/27/2024 below). For those who will ask: "what is wrong with the sign"? The answer is that that sign (and the other 3 like it) show the "...

Somehow I don't see the MTA disappointing all those Met fans. We'll have to wait until March 28 (opening day at CitiField) to see if they do anything.

Yes, but I was alluding to opening day for the Mets at CitiField.

For Citifield they’d have to transfer IRT cars across the B division to get to the 7. I suppose they could… Maybe LIRR can field some heritage equipment? 😜 More than likely they will send the "Train of Many Colors" (TOMC) over to the Flushing as they have done in the past. For those who m...

Mac, You are right I should have mentioned the overhaul of the R32s (which contributed to their longevity). From Gene's book: The General Overhaul (GOH) of the R32s were done by two companies: Buffalo Transit Sysytem (General Electric (1988) 10 cars - 3594-5, 3880-1, 3892-3, and 3934-7 Morrison-Knud...

I read the article and enjoyed it (I have a digital subscription to the NYT, so had no trouble logging in). But... it left me with questions. First off-- how is work allocated between the 207th street and Coney Island locations? Different kinds of work, or are different cars assigned to different s...

Remark-- the article says the oldest cars in revenue service date to the 1980s. So (i) NYCTA seems to be working with a 35-40 year expected life span for its cars and (ii) (personal) NO car I rode when I last lived in New York City is still in service: hard to believe! Welcome to Railroad.net and t...

None of the IRT cars thru the R36 were delivered with air-conditioning with the exception 10 R17 cars 6800-6809 (built in 1955) were delivered with experimental A/C. The A/C units failed and those cars were retrofitted with the standard axiflow fans. For years it was assumed it could not be done. Be...

Frank wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:24 pm

Port Jervis wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:32 am Meh, the OT board is toxic. Plenty of good folks on the regulars.

Many of the regulars post on OT Chat.

At the 59th St-Columbus Circle station mezzanine (at the south end) there are a number of stores and places to eat. It is called Turnstyle Underground Market - https://www.turn-style.com/ The food: https://www.turn-style.com/food/ The shops: https://www.turn-style.com/shops/ There is also The Fulton...

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It goes thru this every once in a while. Besides it will be 20 years old come August - its' age is showing.

What is an 1118 168/EUC ? That is the identification for the 11:18 AM 'C' train from 168th St to Euclid Av. It is also referred to as the 'interval' or 'call letters' depending on the communication. When used in radio communication the T/O or RCC would say "1118 Charlie 168 to Euclid".

My main reference is "New York's Forgotten Substations - The Power Behind the Subway" by Christopher Payne, published in 2002 On page 32, there is a simple diagram map showing the substations of the Manhattan Railway and lines showing where the elevated lines were. The line furthest to the...