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Slow Order Brighton, Where?

Posted by Lou from Brooklyn on Mon Oct 16 09:12:59 2017

Did I have an overly cautious T/O on the B this morning?
He crawled in southbound at Kings Hwy and then on our trip to Newkirk he took several reductions. I mean strong reductions where if we had standees they would have had to grab on.

We were very slow in to Newkirk which we normally catch the Q train that arrives at the Hwy before the B, but it was long gone. The Q even beat us to Church, had closed down already and got the lineup into Prospect and we had to wait for X388.

So does the slow order this year start before Kings Hwy or was this just at T/O be supper careful (did someone get banged in for an overrun recently?)?

Historically the slow order on both southbound tracks started around Ave H.
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Re: Slow Order Brighton, Where?

Posted by Caine515 on Mon Oct 16 09:53:11 2017, in response to Slow Order Brighton, Where?, posted by Lou from Brooklyn on Mon Oct 16 09:12:59 2017.

The slowdown occurs in October due to fallen leaves from newkirk to church ave. No more then 10mph.

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Re: Slow Order Brighton, Where?

Posted by Lou from Brooklyn on Mon Oct 16 14:42:10 2017, in response to Re: Slow Order Brighton, Where?, posted by Caine515 on Mon Oct 16 09:53:11 2017.

It actually always used to start by Ave H, that is where the yellow board is posted (Yellow circles).
SO my question still stands did they move the start of the slow order LOCATION not the month.
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Re: Slow Order Brighton, Where?

Posted by randyo on Mon Oct 16 15:50:39 2017, in response to Re: Slow Order Brighton, Where?, posted by Lou from Brooklyn on Mon Oct 16 14:42:10 2017.

It could be possible that an emergency slow order might have come from the RCC over the radio.

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Re: Slow Order Brighton, Where?

Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Oct 16 20:47:58 2017, in response to Slow Order Brighton, Where?, posted by Lou from Brooklyn on Mon Oct 16 09:12:59 2017.

Perhaps he was being extra cautious because: maybe this is his first fall season operating on the Brighton Express.

Keep in mind most if not all of the express tracks are not used on the weekend, so on Mondays they are extra slick this time of year for most of the AM rush. I know this from talking to B t/O's when I worked the Franklin Shuttle, and that was when the line had slant R40's. The R68A's, which dominate the line, have finicky brakes on dry rail, let alone slimy rail.

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Re: Slow Order Brighton, Where?

Posted by heypaul on Tue Oct 17 08:38:54 2017, in response to Slow Order Brighton, Where?, posted by Lou from Brooklyn on Mon Oct 16 09:12:59 2017.

Lou, how was the ride in this morning?

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Re: Slow Order Brighton, Where?

Posted by New Flyer #857 on Tue Oct 17 09:36:20 2017, in response to Re: Slow Order Brighton, Where?, posted by Caine515 on Mon Oct 16 09:53:11 2017.

So is this the plan forever . . . to just have all Brighton trains run at 10 MPH from Newkirk to Church during leaf season? Even for MTA, that doesn't strike me as a typical official plan.

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Re: Slow Order Brighton, Where?

Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Tue Oct 17 20:33:25 2017, in response to Re: Slow Order Brighton, Where?, posted by New Flyer #857 on Tue Oct 17 09:36:20 2017.

Happens every year in recent times.

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Re: Slow Order Brighton, Where?

Posted by Kriston Lewis on Mon Oct 23 12:51:20 2017, in response to Slow Order Brighton, Where?, posted by Lou from Brooklyn on Mon Oct 16 09:12:59 2017.

The slow order on the Manhattan-bound local appears to only be from Avenue H to Newkirk Plaza. There’s a proceed sign at the north end of the platform at Newkirk Plaza. Usually, the slow zone extends all the way up to Church Avenue.

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