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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for March 12 and a Tuscarora Dispatch |
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Posted by gbs on Fri Mar 13 02:10:59 2026, in response to Tuscarora Almanac for March 12 and a Tuscarora Dispatch, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Thu Mar 12 10:31:47 2026. Super Express service ... in addition to the regular express trains. When the Identra system was working correctly on the Queens-bound Flushing line during the PM rush (meaning that a working loop was installed and the operator had set it correctly), as a train entered the stations from 5 Av to Queensboro Plaza, the system would trigger two back-lit sign lights to turn on along the platform which would display either "Local", "Express", or "Super Express", so waiting passengers could identify the type of train before it pulled into the station. The bottom half of a typical unlit Identra sign is visible above the first car here, and it's hard to tell if the car has a loop installed:  R14 with Idenrta loop:  R36 with Identra loop:  Identra was not unique to NYC. SEPTA with Identra loop:  As the R36s aged, many of the loops were broken or missing, so the signs didn't light up, and when a train left QBP, the switch would not automatically set, so the train had to stop at the switch and the operator had to manually punch for the route, either local or express. Later, a second punch was installed at QBP, so the operator could punch during the station stop. When the R62s started appearing on the #7, there was no provision for a loop, and instead the front bullets were used: R62:  Identra use during the AM rush was before my time and I don't know how or if it was used similarly. |
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