A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert

I was gonna post this in the screenshot forum, then I noticed the traction forum has sorta died for a while, so I thought I'd post these here. Had to take the critter to the UIC pediatric dentistry school today to get 3 stuck baby teeth that were blocking the adult teeth yanked out. Mike likes to go to the dentist, cuz we ride the Douglas Park EL to get there! Hop on board at 54th & Cermak in Cicero.The line is undergoing major reconstruction, so there's an odd square dance with inbound and outbound trains, since only one side of the platform is currently used.Watch your step! Unusual MOW train, looks like for laying rail.(huff-puff-huff-puff) only 15-20 seconds per stop, sometimes gotta hustle to catch the train. She made it.Passing over stack trains and an empty coal drag near Western Avenue.Gotta get some arial shots of this interchange, love to model that on the PO&N! Arrived at the "Medical Mile".CTA has sold their sides for advertising billboards, pretty soon all the trains will look like this.Or this.Anyway, fun trip, never pass up a chance to ride a train. Worth thinking about if your kid is reluctant to go to the Dentist!

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RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., IcyFire, Sep-05-03, 01:03 AM, (1) RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., Tim Frost, Sep-05-03, 02:17 AM, (2) RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., ccyko, Sep-05-03, 02:29 AM, (3) RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., sniper297, Sep-05-03, 02:17 PM, (4) RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., tryagin, Sep-05-03, 08:30 PM, (5) RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., sniper297, Sep-06-03, 00:15 AM, (7) RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., Tim Frost, Sep-06-03, 05:15 AM, (8) RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., Interborough, Sep-09-03, 10:30 PM, (10) RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., sniper297, Sep-10-03, 06:30 PM, (12) RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., Interborough, Sep-18-03, 10:28 PM, (15) RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., Interborough, Sep-10-03, 09:24 PM, (13) RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., TomBeevers2000, Sep-15-03, 12:34 PM, (14) RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., Magick_maker, Sep-25-03, 09:30 PM, (16) RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., Interborough, Sep-27-03, 00:15 AM, (17) RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., Thunderbolt3985, Sep-27-03, 01:37 PM, (18) RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., Interborough, Sep-27-03, 11:15 PM, (19) RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., Magick_maker, Sep-30-03, 07:58 PM, (20) RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., Thunderbolt3985, Oct-01-03, 03:13 PM, (21) RE: A trip to the Dentist - 56k alert., Interborough, Oct-01-03, 07:25 PM, (22)

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Whoa.. Your lucky (no your not, you probably see that everyday) A triple meet! 2 stacks and a empty coal. I never even seen a meet ever, and here you are grabbing triple meets... Bah you chicago boys hog all the action..

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Not just all the action but all the fun too!I have to DRIVE to the DENTIST. I can't take the train! Double whammy. If I could I'd walk in AND out with a smile, instead of just in. Tim Frost
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Actually the "square dance" is a perminant thing. Inbound trains arrive on the north track (no platform), then 1/2 way down cross over to the south track and unload passengers on the west end of the south track. After discharging passengers, the train will move east on the south track past the crossover to the east end of the platform where they will pick up passengers.Why, I have no idea. I guess b/c they can. Dosen't seem to efficient.-Chris

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Wierd, ain't it? At the Harlem/Lake terminal they alternate sides of the platform for the outbounds, this one they decided to go with that strange crossover/crossback dance. Wasn't luck, Shawn, ya just gotta pick the right town to be born in. Sweet Home Chicago might have a lot of bad things against it;Too hot in the summer,Too cold in the winter. Nice thing is we don't have to travel very far to look at trains, in fact it's a challenge to drive any distance over a mile without seeing a train.

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All roads, rails, lead to Rome- er Chicago! Thanks for these glimpses into one of my favorite towns, even tho I never been there in this life.....Timtimmuir@wcn.net

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Well, for cryin' out loud, Big Apple, grab a camera and get some pics! *&^%$#! traction forum is dyin' here! Hee-hee, actually I think that particular stop was longer than 20 seconds, we had already stopped and had the doors open for a few seconds before she came running up the stairs at the far end of the platform. Usually the motorman don't wait, but I suspect this guy held the train so he could watch the jiggle & bounce.

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Ahhh my poor eyes! Put that scary lady away! Or give her a (better?) bra!Tim Frost
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>Well, for cryin' out loud, Big Apple, grab a camera and get
>some pics!
You asked for it!
Last winter, one last Farewell to the Redbirds fantrip pulled out of the Columbus Circle IND (Lower Level) station. Here are some pictures.

R44 at Pitken Yard

Pitken Tower

Rockaway Parkway between two A trains.

Howard Beach JFK Airport

Photo shoot on the Rockaway Park line

Shuttle at Broad Channel

R38 A train arriving northbound at Broad Channel

Same train in Broad Channel station

R44 A train arriving southbound

The same train departing south. In the distance is our train coming in for a runby before picking us up.

Photo Runby

Entering the abandoned Chrystie Street Connection formerly used by the K train

M train at Myrtle Avenue

L train in Canarsie

Redbirds in Canarsie

Going around the now abandoned Atlantic Avenue S-curve

Between 2 J trains

M train at Metropolitan Avenue

Our train at Metropolitan Avenue
We picked up others along the Myrtle line before proceeding down to Chambers Street, where we exited the train. It the trip took all day, but it was real fun. Expect hordes of fan trips next year for the centennial of the subway.
Beat that, Chicago!
OT: Could it be? Are the Cubs actually winning? Or am I just dreaming?

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"Could it be? Are the Cubs actually winning? Or am I just dreaming?"White Sox are in first place too, how's that for wierd? Too bad I'm not a baseball fan, *&^%$#! Bears got their asses handed to them by Frisco 49-7 in the season opener.

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BTW: there was someone from Chicago on that trip. I don't know who he was, but he said that even the IRT cars would not be able to fit on the els due to width issues. Quite amazing. Come over to NYC next year for the centennial. It's gonna be lots of fun with lots of fan trips. There might even be antique cars in regular service on some days. If you come to New York, you will need to read up on the history of the New York Subway before arriving so that you will be able to talk with even the most knowledgeable transit buffs/straphangers. There is a fan trip on the 27th and again on the 28th of this month featuring D-type triplex cars and a steeplecab locomotive. I might be able to go on it that sunday, but I'll have to finish my homework the day before.

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Those are BMT numbers. The rollsign on that train was from an R11. The other end car's rollsign was from an R1-9 I think

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couple things I know but NYCTA stuff. Picked up off the web for the most part.The IND subway cars can't be used anywhere else than the IND lines. They're narrower than the other cars. (or am I thinking IRT?) Whever the case, the other cars can't be used on that line because again...the cars are narrower, and the clearance would be too tight.
Nycta cars are about 10 inches wider than CTA el cars.CTA cars are basically street cars, modified for overhead use. Ok, now they're not, but they were originally.NYCTA field tested a couple unit trains. Cars that were seven cars long but hooked together similar to spine container cars. (with the truck bridging the gap between cars.Most of the NYCTA is double tracked, save for 1 location where there is a single track bridge over a street. It's the only location this happens.

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IRT cars are narrower and shorter than other cars. IND/BMT cars cannot be used on IRT lines because they won't fit in the tunnels. 75 foot long cars (R44/46, R68/68A) cannot run on the J,M,Z, or L trains. The NYCTA is mostly 4 track or 3 track. The only single track section is on the franklin shuttle from north of botanic garden to the end of the line at franklin/fulton.

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Speaking of the IRT, is the (7) going to get the "New Technoledgy?" I was reading the Other Side of the Tracks Message Board and there is a debate over whether the (7) will recieve the R142/R142A's or keep the R62A's.

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A six car set of R142S cars has been testing on the 7 line, but they will not be in regular service for a while, owing to the neccessary rebuilding of the Corona Shops. 80 cars will be arriving in sets of 5 and 6 to allow for 11 car trains. Also new for the MTA: R143 cars 8205-8212 are testing the Onyx traction motors that will be used on the R160s. The R110Bs are to be reinstated on the A using R160 components. The Times Square platforms of the Shuttle will be modefied to handle 5 car trains of R142s and R110As. The R160 will look like the R143, except it will have a silver front. The first R160s should arrive for testing sometime next year. The Canarsie line will go CBTC and ATO in 2005, followed by the 7 eventually. A set of R40Ms still resides amongst R42s and R143s in Fresh Pond Yard and two sets of R42s still reside in Canarsie Yard. 6 sets of redbirds are still run on the 7 but will be retired by the R142S order. Just a brief update on the equiptment status of the New York Subways.

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I read somewhere, that the narrowness of the tunnels was done on purpose so the other stock couldn't be operated on the IRT tracks.

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Now why is that?
BTW, how's the R142/R142A cars coming along?

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You can't miss it. It's right next to the train.
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I think they might have been built to the specifications of the elevated railroads already in operation over 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 9th avenues so that subway equiptment could be used on the els. The above els had been purchased by the IRT by the time the subway had opened.

John

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