DaveJfr0 posted:Let's see if I can use what I learned in this picture below...
- The reflector on the third rail guard is where there is a tap for power coming out of it.
- The far piece of track is insulated, probably for a signal block.
- The track closest to me has two random additional hooks with yellow bases. I am actually unsure what those are for.
And just a shot of a DT C train waiting at the junction for an A train at 125th street to GTFO of the station. It took several minutes to finally leave. For some dumb AND UNANNOUNCED reason, they ran my UT B train all the way from 57th street to 125th street with no stops in between and I had to catch a DT C to get back to the stop I wanted. Insanity; I'm glad I don't actually use this line that often.
And I didn't take any photos because it was super crowded, but I took a 1 train up to 137th street yesterday. Boy do the cars and station platform not align. Huge gaps. Interesting to see the train go outside for a brief minute. It looks like they are working on the cutoff for the 2 and 3 trains. One whole section of track was just gone entirely shortly after 96 street. Looked flat as can be, like they never laid the tracks onto concrete embedded ties like lower in the system. And coming back downtown, the car doors align with the columns that hold up the ceiling. Who's idea was that? Lol, so dumb.
Oh and I took a photo to remind myself to look up 137th st station. There is a yard right north of it. I saw a turnout beyond the platform that indicated there were more tracks. Who knew. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...City_College_station confirms it.
Dave
The reflector on the third rail means that there is some type of connection at that point In this photo it is not third rail power That was trued in your previous photo because ithad the HVB sign behind it. I cant reallt tell in the picture but it doesnt look like that joint is insulated as it is not painted red The two little wires coming from the rail closest to you are signal wires that feed into a relay room somewhere nearby That is what the relector is marking here. So the rail closest to you is the signal rail The rail furthest from you is called the running rail
When the line has local and express tracks they will occasionally run trains around problems Your B train ran express because there was a train in the way with a problem 9 times out of 10 its a sick customer that is waiting for EMS Most of those being homeless people. They do this to keep the trains moving verything runs on a schedule and trains sitting in the tunnel would cause more massive problems They will also run trains local or express if there is some type of trackwork going on These are usually spelled out in the temporary signs they tape to the poles in the station. This usually happens off hours. There are some times this happens because of an equipment problem too A broken ril or a signal problem etc
The number trains is the IRT division This was the first subway in New York and has major differences It was designed in the late 1800's and modernizing it is very hard The cars are skinnier the cars are shorter It was designed for trains with less cars on it It was hard to build as construction techniques were much different Take the 4,5 or 6 into 14 Union square and you will see what they call gap fillers The station was built on a curve and these little platforms move out to meet the train by the doors. The old South ferry stop only fit five cars So if you wanted to go to the ferry you had to be in the first five cars They didnt open the doors in the last five because they were still in the tunnel The first five also had gap fllers. There was a brand new South ferry station that was built before Hurrricane Sandy to allow a regular train Sandy changed that when it flooded out and had to be completely rebuilt and the old station was put back in service.
The 9 train disappeared about 2004-2005 It was redundant line of the 1 that ran what they call skip stop service at rush hours This is similar to the Z.J service in queens It was cancelled along with the w and v to save money during a budget crunch.
