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Re: Tuscarora Almanac - September 14, 1964 - The Book of First Runs |
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Posted by randyo on Tue Sep 16 17:45:34 2014, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac - September 14, 1964 - The Book of First Runs, posted by renee gil on Tue Sep 16 07:58:30 2014. Part of the reason for the ruining of the fronts of the R-32s and to a lesser extent the 38s is the MTA's decision to eliminate the use of marker lights. At one time, marker lights served a useful function that informed Tw/Os of the routes the trains were to take and in many instances, they also served to alert passengers of the trains' destinations. As many towers along the system were replaced my master towers where Tw/Os could no longer see the trains and T/Os punched route request and train ID buttons to alert the towers, the necessity for marker lights diminished. The handwriting was on the wall back in 1967 with the R-40s which were the first NYCTS cars not to have marker lights as part of the standard equipment. AFAIK the only transit systems that still used marker lights are Philadelphia and Chicago where Tw/Os still rely on markers for routing trains. I understand that many of NYCTA's master towers have had closed circuit TV cameras installed at many interlocking signals since it seems that the distance between train ID punches and the signals themselves are so great that Tw/Os now have to revert to being able to see the actual trains in order to reliable line them up. That being the case. maybe it's time to reinvent the use of marker lights since it seems that modern technology is not working the way it's supposed to. While we're at it why is the NYCTA one of the only major transit systems that doesn't display the destination on the front of the trains? With the development of LED technology, there is no reason why both a route and destination sign can't be installed on the fronts of the NTTs and even with the proper route color like the CTA 5000s!. |
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