How to read the signs in the New York City Subway by error46146

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How to read the signs in the New York City Subway

by error46146

When your operating the train in BVE, have you ever wondered what those yellow signs mean that says stuff mean? If yes than read on! (If not than read something else, this will be no interest to you.)

First of all though before we begin, let me introduce you to TIMERS. Timers are these evil little devices in the subway, that make a train slow down before it can continue. In real life, if you pass a red signal on the train, your train will go BIE and then you will face further disciplinary action from your supervisors in the TA. Any red signal with the trip arm up, if you pass it you will go BIE. (If the trip arm is down though then your safe) A timer is a special signal that is red, but will turn yellow or green when your train passes through the series of signals after a certain amount of time has passed (hence the name timer).

Now, let's continue with the signs:

Signs with #'s on it (e.g. a white/blue sign with 11, 10, 8, 6, 4, or 2) means where you should stop. The number means that if for example you are operating a 6-car train you will stop at the 6-car marker. If your driving a train of 8 75-foot cars, though, you will stop at the 10 sign.
Signs with S's on it (e.g. a white/blue sign with S on it) means where you should stop, regardless of how long your train is.
Yellow signs with "OPTO S" means where you should stop if your are driving a OPTO train (for example, the 4-car G or the M Weekend Shuttle)
Signs with a number then "Miles" mean the suggested speed limit for a curve or a certain area of track.
Signs with "GT" then a number under it is a Grade timer. In real life you have to slow down to the speed it says but in BVE it doesn't do anything
Signs with "ST" then a number under it is a Station timer. It's pretty much the same thing as GT.
Signs with T mean that there is a timer. Most of the time there is a # Miles sign after or before it.
Green signs with R then a number mean that you can Resume speed. For example, when you go slow after a curve, and your driving a 10-car train, you can resume speed and put the train in Parallel when you see a green sign that says R 10 on it.
White sign that says a number than CAR under the number mean to layup.  For example, if your done driving a 10-car train and you want to lay it up in the tunnel, you stop it at 10 CAR. This is pretty useless in BVE though unless if your driving the R Shuttle.
A white sign that says "Shuttle Stop" means where the Grand Street Shuttle (now extinct) is supposed to stop.

Yellow Sign that says "D" with a number under it: That means the speed you need to maintain when your switching tracks. (D means Diversion). You have to maintain that speed until you see a Resume sign with the proper train length.

So for example, if you are at the example shown (see attachment ex.png), and you are an F train, you would follow the sign on the bottom since you are diverging (changing track) and go 20 MPH. If you are an E train you would follow the sign on top since you are going straight ahead (and there is a 25 MPH timer ahead)

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If I left out any signs, please tell me and I will include them!

For more info on subway signals and signs, please see here:
http://www.nycsubway.org/tech/signals/

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