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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for August 11 |
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Posted by gbs on Wed Aug 12 02:06:59 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for August 11, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Tue Aug 11 22:17:19 2026. I first noticed them on the R36s in the mid-'60s, by which time they were used only in the Flushing-bound direction (though some were still mounted on the Manhattan-bound ends, and the receivers were still located alongside the Manhattan-bound tracks). They performed two functions in the evening rush hour: 1) activate the correct electric Local/Express station signs as the train approached 5 Av, Grand Central, Vernon-Jackson, Hunters Point, Court Sq, and Queesboro Plaza 2) set the switch east of Queensboro Plaza for either the express or local track Often the train operator would set the coil incorrectly, or the coil wasn't working, so leaving QBP and approaching the switch, it didn't set correctly, and the train had to stop so the operator could operate the punch at the switch, more delays for the riders. When they abandoned the Identra system altogether with the arrival of the R62s, which had no Identra loop brackets, they installed a punch at QBP, so the operator could punch for the correct lineup while the train was stopped at the station, no additional stop at the switch needed.  
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