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Re: 4 Car R160's at ENY |
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Posted by J trainloco on Sat Feb 24 21:36:52 2007, in response to Re: 4 Car R160's at ENY, posted by The Port of Authority on Sat Feb 24 21:11:38 2007. I'd prefer something that sounded less as if the announcer is yelling at me. Of course, this problem is its worst on the Lexington Avenue lines.Yeah, yeah, I know, I know: Lex is too harsh and Canarsie is too soft. It's all just bias against NTTs. The signs on the R142s are extremely hard to read because they go blank between readings for no reason. So if you're waiting for a 5 train to Nereid, for example, rather than a 5 to Dyre, you have to wait as the sign changes between all of its readings before you can be sure that it's okay to enter. Admittedly, that's a problem. But only at 2 stations in the entire system: Franklin and E 180th. And if you listen for announcements, it's not a problem at all. OTOH, what do you do when a rollsign is set incorrectly? Or worse: A whole train is incorrect! I observed this happen on an A train: It was supposed to drop out at Dyckman, but a dead R44 at 207 forced this train signed as a Lefferts blvd train to go into service to Far Rock. One car even ended up signed as ending at 34/Penn! There's no need to make the interiors of trains look like hospital waiting rooms. I've heard people complain that the interiors of the R62/68 are like cans, the R44/46 are too drab and coffin-like, and that the R38 is too dark. This is a matter of personal preference, and while I admit that the existing NTT color scheme is a bit too sterile for my tastes, this does not dertact from its value as a subway car. |
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