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Re: Uh oh.. Northbound A Train Was Travelling on Southbound Tracks--- There Was No Fog on the Tracks |
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Posted by randyo on Mon Aug 25 12:40:55 2014, in response to Re: Uh oh.. Northbound A Train Was Travelling on Southbound Tracks--- There Was No Fog on the Tracks, posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon Aug 25 01:55:45 2014. When I was a M/M the training was done on the TA's time not my own. Our class got a light train to take over the road with each M/M taking turns operating it and the rest observing the interlocking locations and what signals took us where. Then each one of us was assigned to a run on each of the lines where we were supposed to have a "seasoned" M/M guide us through the route. That method did, however have a few holes in it since in certain circumstances, we would get breaking in on 2 lines making one trip on each. For example, on the concourse, we made one trip on the CC (rush hour) and one trip on the D which meant that were never broke in on the concourse middle track in either direction. In Queens, we got one trip on a rush hour E to Bkln (mine was actually one ot the Lefferts trips) and a non rush on the F which meant no operation on the express tracks N/O Ctl. As I mentioned, we were supposed to have a seasoned M/M to break us in but when I was a M/M for only a week, I ended up having a student on the AA/B and on the return trip to 168, my train got turned back south at Pacific, so I don't know what ever became of my student since he didn't get the full N/B break in trip. Also my 14 St Line break in trip was from Myrtle north on a short Line and the S/B return was an Atlantic layup so I technically never really broke in on the 14 St Line since the second portion of that day's break in was Met to Bridge/Jay and no Myrtle/Broad trio either. The old timer merely told me which ball to take at Bway.Myrtle fro Bway/Bkln. The QJ was another story, the rush hour trip was a KK Jamaica to 57/6 and the second trip was a QJ local Jamaica - Stl again with no qualification on the express track. Fortunately, being a buff was a help in those instances and I never encountered any anti buff hostility from the brass, in fact I actually got the utmost of respect from my instructors. |
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