I took a joy ride on 3-28, and have some questions:
1. On the ceiling of R142's are two black labels (with a white band on top) marked "Trasformer #1" and "Transformer #2". They are found when facing the storm doors at the ends of the cars. What are these labels for?
2. On the bottom, also at the end of the cars, is a label that reads "Portable Test Equipment Connectors." What is it?
3. When were the R142's and R142A's retrofitted with new announcements including the 'male voice' messages? (In addition to the 10 original ones [such as... ladies and gentlemen, we are being held by the train's dispatcher..] they came with? And what are the new ones added?
4. At Dyre Av., we skipped Gun Hill Rd., Pelham Parkway, and Morris Park because of a late departure. Yet, the announcement still said "This is ----" but nothing else. Are R142's equipped with GPS and in the case the conductor does not take action when a train arrives a station does the system automatically trigger an announcement?
1. On the ceiling of R142's are two black labels (with a white band on top) marked "Trasformer #1" and "Transformer #2". They are found when facing the storm doors at the ends of the cars. What are these labels for?
2. On the bottom, also at the end of the cars, is a label that reads "Portable Test Equipment Connectors." What is it?
3. When were the R142's and R142A's retrofitted with new announcements including the 'male voice' messages? (In addition to the 10 original ones [such as... ladies and gentlemen, we are being held by the train's dispatcher..] they came with? And what are the new ones added?
4. At Dyre Av., we skipped Gun Hill Rd., Pelham Parkway, and Morris Park because of a late departure. Yet, the announcement still said "This is ----" but nothing else. Are R142's equipped with GPS and in the case the conductor does not take action when a train arrives a station does the system automatically trigger an announcement?
DANGER - DO NOT GET OFF MOVING TRAIN