R-160 markings for stop bars

>Could they be for the M trains on the
>West End? They are different from the
>R-40/42's. The conductors on those cars
>are set up 3/5 or 5/3, the R-160's would
>be 4/4.

It wouldn't matter, an 8-car R160 M train stopping at the "8" car marker
will use the same conductor indicator boards as regular D trains. No
special signage should be necessary for M trains south of Broad St.

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>Why not? The R-40/42 cars have the
>conductor at 5/3 or 3/5, while the R-160
>cars are 4/4. That means new positions
>for those cars. The boards for the 75' cars
>is at about 300' in.

They will only need new boards at stations where 600' and 480' trains
stop at the same place. I can think of only 3 stations this happens at:
Pacific St northbound, 36th St. southbound and Bay Parkway both ways.

R32 C trains use the same marker boards that A trains do. It's not the
length of the train, it's the location of the conductor's position. Only
the R40/42 has the inability to place the conductor in the middle of an
8-car consist.

--
"Whatever you do, don't stick your head in the oven" - Keith Hernandez,
on how to end a batting slump

>Just out of curiosity, if an M has to >operate 5/3 rather than 3/5,
what
>happens?

I don't think that's ever a problem, there are door controls at either
position.

--
"Whatever you do, don't stick your head in the oven" - Keith Hernandez,
on how to end a batting slump