In the subway, the signal system controls train traffic. Signal Maintainers help keep our trains moving and prevent delays by keeping our signals working. Find out more about what they do.
@@dabeast4575 Signalman here, very nice job, own boss, will leave you alone so long as you do your job. Have to think out of the box, can be tricky sometimes. Can be dangerous, lost a few colleagues over the decades.
Man, I wish you lived close to me! I'd love to have lunch and pick your brain about stuff. I'd love to know all I can about this so I can be the best at my job!
tonygreene67 so for training idk if you know but do they train for positions like train operator if college is not required or your position you did for NJ transit?
@@prospect4954 for train engineer the NJ TRANSIT used to recruit from experienced signal maintainers or conductors since we all studied from the same right of way manuals
When I worked as a Signal maintener on British Railways at Clapham Junction, there was a very high failure rate. Man in charge of dept ASE was corrupt & criminal, embezzling money for budget had to be paid of. Replacement was narcissistic told by chairman of BR he was to be fired in 6 months. Low pay, long working hours very poor quality staff. Report I put in said standards had to improve.
When is the MTA replacing the ancient signalling systems seen in the video? I know the funding system and political management systems of the MTA are a horrendous mess, but could you maybe go to London or Paris and see how other old subways are upgrading to modern technology?
Trailer Crack smoker That is completely not true. The older signal system was responsible for two deadly crashes in the 1990s: one in 1991 in Union Square, and the other in 1995 on the Williamsburg Bridge Brooklyn approach. By contrast, since CBTC went fully live on the L 14th Street-Canarsie Local (or simply the Canarsie Line) in 2012, there has not been a single signal related collision. Stop with the scare tactics man.
It means that three companies operated subway lines in NYC. You had the Interborough Rapid, Brooklyn-Manhattan, and the Independent (or IND) transit companies all building competing subway and elevated lines.
The 7 train doesn't need those signals since they use CBTC and MTA have taken down those signal boxes lol they are just on the Express tracks for any test trains or garbage trains lol
@@TheRailLeaguer I have seen that the R68A N train was getting close to the R160 N train at Queensboro plaza station I don't know if the MTA change the distance between trains or not??
NYC Gamer I think that they have shorter signal blocks (normal blocks are 1000’) on some lines, but this still limits capacity. Moving to CBTC is our only answer.
@godofwar0678 next video..... what is that brown stuff spilling out onto the platform. And before any of you buffs comment, I work for the damn company so 🤫
@@TheRailLeaguer he's just mad that you proved him wrong, and he also doesn't know that CBTC also has some wayside signals and that switches don't suddenly disappear because it's in effect.
@@TheRailLeaguer I think you'd be great in MTA, sometimes the workers get annoyed when you ask them questions. You seem to enjoy knowing your stuff and giving information.
