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Re: R46 Technology (was: Re: R-160 Update) |
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Posted by Train Dude on Sat Sep 23 23:17:21 2006, in response to R46 Technology (was: Re: R-160 Update), posted by J trainloco on Sat Sep 23 22:39:27 2006. I'll give it a shot. Most of the "ATO" technology was removed before 1985, when I began to work with them. The cars were built to run on the 2nd Ave subway and as such, had a balancing speed of 70 MPH IIRC. There was a mode-selector switch on the console what had several operating modes. I only remember "Wayside Manual & Wayside Regulated".I do know that in full field shunting they could achieve 60 MPH before GOH ,however, I don't recall a collision with R-46s other than the one at 179th St where cars 1054 and 941 were lost. The R-46s were relegated to 40 MPH along with the rest of the fleet after the Williamsburg Bridge incident. At that time, the last 3 steps of field shunting were blocked. Hope that at least partially answers your questions |
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