A cab ride with me on a NYCT R-142A 

YYYEEESSSSSSS!! This was totally awesome big bro!

Wow you had to be right up front to get such clear footage and Great sound also.

Thanks for the information. What a big difference with the new technology trains. I operated a retired R-17 last fall and the equipment is so much different than the sleek trains. My instructor who oversaw my operation is a TSS at NYCT. He did a great job teaching me and he complimented my operation.

@AlgonquinRider810 Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

The R-17s were great. Too bad I am unable to operate them this fall.

I like both of the video

@PabloM201 : Thank you for the support, I'm just now figuring out how to reply to comments (LOL!)

Yes it is the #6 line. Thanks for the sub.

what trains do u operate or used to operate BTW your video is awesome!!! =)

@FanRailer Thank you.

You were actually driving that?!!!!!!!!111

Are you a train operator, that's a pretty cool job, I wish I had that. Can I see the controls of the R142A?

Nice Man!

@abdulla902 : Thank you. Driving a train is like swimming. Once you know how to do it you'll never forget. In that sense, yes I could still drive a train, but only in places like train and trolley museums like Branford, if I maintained a membership there. As far as a transit train is concerned, no I cannot operate a train either in or out of passenger service. It's a legal thing.

Excellent!

@JamaicaQnzFreak : Thank you. I appreciate your feedback.

Yes, I was operating the train. with the video-cam sitting on the console. I worked on all the numbered lines

21+ years in the train Operator title

@WMATAvids Yes it really was. It was always a big thrill to "get away with it".

THESE ARE GOOD VIDEOS

Finally I video of motorman in the cab of his R142A learning how they operate the train using them signals and stuff and understanding why the pull of the station slow. THANK YOU I ENJOYED THIS VIDEO

It may very well be. But if you read my response carefully, I said that 48 MPH was the highest speed that I saw registered when I was operating a R-142. I did not say what the top sped was.

two things 1) this isn't Chicago is it? and two how did you get such a smooth video?

@jadegung Conductor and Motorman. While I was conductor, I took bothe the tower operator and train operator test. Train operator got back to me first, so I went with that. That said, several of my tower operator, and dispatcher friends showed me how to operate the various boards, so I'm sort of "unofficially qualified in that title as well.

@D3Andr3 : Thank you

@jscarletknightteamdr : And a big thank you for the positive feedback

@Jaffet1990 Thank you for the feedback and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I recently posted "another cab ride with me" which also is done from a R142A with much better sounds. Please enjoy.

@TheSubwayMustango : Yes. I am a retired TA motorman. This was last fall.

@generfeld: Thank you

This is AWSOME!!!! I love these video, i bet it was fun doing this.

I thought the top speed was 55mph under ATS and ATP

Cool thanks. And by any chance how fast can the R142As go what is the top speed or what was the fastest you have operated one. Thanks =)

Brought back memories. I was a C/R on the #6. 1999-2004. Thanks for the ride.

Damn that like 10 G.E. Star I heard lol

Great videos. I was called for the T/O job in 2008, but another job offer came up. I still remember studying for all the wayside signals and radio codes for the exam. Are the points of power still the same on a R142A/R142/R160 controller; switching, series and multiple?

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I worked only in the IRT or "A" division. That is to say the numbered lines. I operated Redbirds (R-26 thru R-36), as well as R-62 and R-142 equipment.

I have Always, since i used to live in NYC, wanted to be a Motorman, yet never have been able to apply. I was dragged out of NYC to Puerto Rico, when i was 11( 16 years ago 27 yrs old now) and Still dream of being a motorman. Just like the A train flying into 42nd, Another Awesome video... Cant wait til I move back to NYC to apply to become a motorman... And u were on the 6?? ( i grew up on roberts ave in Pelham bay Pk) My favorite line... John

Excellent Video! Nobody else on youtube has a motorman view inside a R142A cab

@jadegung Thanks you for the compliment. No. The new equipment has a one piece controller in which the braking is when the handle is pulled toward you and power is when the handle is moved away (toward the fromt of the train). There is a minimum power setting and then a range until maximum power. Unlike the power points, this range controls the rate of acceleration.

Thanks!!! Im still waiting for a lawsuit i have from someone that hit me, and Insurance did not want to pay to go through, for me to move back home. I have never seen (in person) a R142,143,160 rolling stock. Soon as its done, Im heading back! These clips remind me of some of my favorite routes back home! and cars as well

@bbryanable I was. I am now retired.

@jadegung That's good. Very classic equipment, those R-17's. I'm sure you enjoyed that a lot.

Which line is this? I think it's the 6

Great video! really helpful!

The highest speed that I've seen on the speedometer when I was operating was 48 MPH. That was a R142 (Bombardier) on the #5 in the Joralemon tube. Because the speedometer is digital, as opposed to analog, I have no idea what the ungoverned top speed is.

@metroII: John, thanks for the feedback. I'm glad you are enjoying these clips. When you get back to NYC, send me another note. We can meet up and I'll fill you in on some of the things you will need to know to take and pass the Transit exam.

By the way, what was your career path at NYCT?

so what tittle are you now?

Are you a train operator?

how many years have you been a T/O

cool horn

U r the train driver?

Wat train lines did u drive?

hi its Arthur graves I had to make a new channel but um are you a train driver

Oh

My home line

retired