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PollWould you all be happy with Configuration C or Configuration B for the new BART Cars?
1. Concept C http://bart.gov/docs/cars/interiorConepage.pdf
83%
2. Concept B http://bart.gov/docs/cars/interiorBonepage.pdf
17%
3. Concept D http://bart.gov/news/articles/2012/news20120112.aspx
0%
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Car 1691 was f'ing freezing this morning What a way to wake up in the morning. I can see that the train was already crowded. I walk into car 1691 and manage to get a seat. Seems that the AC was turned up full blast. It was freezing in there. The windows in my car were all fogged up. Can someone from the yard take a look at car 1691's AC? |
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You needed a McGiver kit to
You needed a McGiver kit to disable the system. Maybe a handy pocket knife, a piece of broken paperclip and a used piece of gum wedged into the speaker to make it permanently alert the T/O. Then the T/O would come to the car and see how fucking freezing it was and do something about it. They’d see that everyone in the car had icecycles dangling from their lips and shivering profusely. I don’t know if I was on the same car, but it was ridiculously cold in my car too. Did you take the SFO train around 830am, 9ish?
I know the TO's, BPD and any
I know the TO's, BPD and any other current employees here are not going to appreciate the suggestion of disabling anything on the train with a "McGiver Kit", especially the intercom.
You may have meant this purely in jest but it is not at all a joking matter.
The way BART handles malfunctions is to assign a mainline technician who boards the train to troubleshoot. You aren't likely to see a TO coming through the train to troubleshoot a cold/hot car or stuck intercom in the middle of a run. This would certainly cause needless delays.
Generally, the only time you are likely to see a TO troubleshoot enroute is if the problem keeps the train from moving or hinders its progress like door open or brake on in propulsion. There may be exceptions to this, on occasion.
Jokes are fine, but your post could be misconstrued as malicious intent.
Ok, I read between the lines
Ok, I read between the lines and basically you are saying if the AC is broke, passengers should break the doors so the car gets a mechanics attention quickly.
Just kidding. No malicious intent!
There's not much can be done
There's not much can be done for an AC problem from inside the car. M/L techs can cycle circuit breakers and sometimes temporarily clear a problem but it will soon return.
Car 1691 is a B2 car. Some A2/B2 cars can periodically have a failure mode where the temperature sensing circuitry says the car is cold, which puts it in full heat, or it says the car is hot, which puts it in full cool.
There is no adjustment knob available to a TO, M/L tech, or anyone else for that matter, to be able to tweak the temperature of the car when this happens. That would be a nice feature, but some of those knobs would probably be worn out by now from being constantly fiddled with. You give people a knob, they'll fool with it.
Once the car has been reported, it will generally be removed from service when the train normally lays up in the yard. For a cold car, this may not occur immediately if it lays up mid day in Dublin or Bay Pointe. For a hot car, especially a real cooker, it might get removed sooner than the meat locker.
No, it was the northbound
No, it was the northbound Pitts/baypoint 640am train.
#1 his name is MacGyver #2 if
#1 his name is MacGyver
#2 if you take out a train by tweaking the T/O intercom, I will personally crop dust you the next time you're sitting BART
#3 it's called an 'icicle' ... how long have you been 'hooked on phonics' anyway?
#4 sorry to bust your ass since you are clearly a 'special person'; good luck in those olympics they have for you!
Who gives a fuck about. .
Who gives a fuck about. . .
#1 How macGyver is spelled, everyone knows the show and knows he made shit from anything. He could take a paperclip and make and clothes hanger for the thong string which may be wedged up a particular ass hole. (no offense if you ARE wearing a thong).
#2 Since I'm special, so you say :O), can you define "Crop Dust" on a separate blog so that I am clear on that shit
#3 icicle smi-cicle. I'm hooked on a Grande White Chocolate Mocha, low fat no whip cream, no foam at 125 degrees and a smile
#4 Are you contributing to the special olympics? If you aren't donating to a cause then you can't bust my ass for anything
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Can I get a Canoli for all
Can I get a Canoli for all this drama going down! ha ha ha ha ha ha
-Chrystal Flanders
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Shit is whack, yo.
Shit is whack, yo.