4.1 Subways

4.1.4 New York

NYCTA line 7

Screen dump of a view from the line
Description:
Line 7 in New York's subway (the Flushing line, former IRT), for the class R36 Redbird subway train (local) or class R62 subway train (express). The line begins with a few stations below surface on Manhattan, but most of the line is elevated going through Queens. Announcements for all stations and connecting lines.
Creator:
Ernie Alston alstoer1@compuserve.com
Travis Alexander talexander@mindspring.com
Joe ONeilPhantom909@aol.com
Alt.:
7 Express
 Stations:
21
 Stops:
10
 TTR:
24 min.
 Distance:
12650 m
Alt.:
7 Local
 Stations:
21
 Stops:
20
 TTR:
29 min.
 Distance:
12650 m
Vehicle:
R-36 RedbirdR-62
 Works with OpenBVE:
Yes
Known problems:
A number of graphic objects (tunnel walls and tracks) are not properly placed or aligned, especially noticeable at the final station Main Street in the local alternative of the route. It can be fixed by editing the route definition file NYCT-7Local.csv:
Move wall to the left from the 3rd rail
Original:
12175,.freeobj 0;159;1.75;0.0;3.1,.wall 1;-1;1,.wall 0;1;1,.curve -225;0,.back 1,.freeobj 3;21;-0.5;0;0,.freeobj 0;21;-0.5;0;0,.railtype 0;8,.railtype 1;9,.railtype 3;9,.ground 1, 12200,.curve 0;0,.freeobj 3;21;-0.5;0;0,.freeobj 0;21;-0.5;0;0,
12225,.freeobj 3;21;-0.5;0;0,.freeobj 0;21;-0.5;0;0,.railtype 1;8,.railtype 3;2,.railtype 0;2,.signal 3;;1.65;3.5,

Corrected:
12175,.freeobj 0;159;1.75;0.0;3.1,.wall 1;-1;1,.wall 0;1;1,.curve -225;0,.back 1,.freeobj 3;21;-0.5;0;0,.freeobj 0;21;-0.65;0;0,.railtype 0;8,.railtype 1;9,.railtype 3;9,.ground 1,
12200,.curve 0;0,.freeobj 3;21;-0.5;0;0,.freeobj 0;21;-0.65;0;0, 12225,.freeobj 3;21;-0.5;0;0,.freeobj 0;21;-0.65;0;0,.railtype 1;8,.railtype 3;2,.railtype 0;2,.signal 3;;1.65;3.5,

Remove wall section standing across track, properly align parallel track on the left

Original:
12250,.railend 5;-4.000000;0.000000;0,.railstart 7;0.000000;0.000000;9,.railtype 7;9,.wallend 0,.wall 7;1;1,.curve -120;0,.freeobj 1;21;3.5;0;0,.freeobj 0;21;-0.5;0;0,
12275,.railtype 1;8,.railtype 3;8,.railtype 0;2,.rail 3;-2.000000;0.000000;8,.rail 1;-6.000000;0.000000;8,.rail 7;2.000000;0.000000;9,.curve 120;0,.freeobj 1;21;3.5;0;0,

Corrected:
12250,.railend 5;-4.000000;0.000000;0,.railstart 7;0.000000;0.000000;9,.railtype 7;9,.wallend 0,.wall 7;1;1,.curve -120;0,.freeobj 1;21;3.5;0;0,.freeobj 6;21;-0.5;0;0,.railend 3;-4.000000;0.000000;8,.railstart 6;-4.010000;0.000000;8,
12275,.railtype 1;8,.railstart 3;-2.000000;0.000000;8,.railtype 0;2,.rail 1;-6.000000;0.000000;8,.rail 7;2.000000;0.000000;9,.curve 120;0,.freeobj 1;21;3.5;0;0,.railend 6;-2.040000;0.000000;8,

Move wall to the left to avoid gap in the wall, add missing 3rd rail
Original:
12300,.railend 3;0.000000;0.000000;8,.rail 1;-4.000000;0.000000;8,.rail 7;4.000000;0.000000;9,.curve 0;0,.freeobj 1;21;3.5;0;0,.freeobj 7;21;-0.5;0;0,.pitch 0,
12325,.freeobj 1;21;3.5;0;0,.freeobj 7;21;-0.5;0;0, 12350,.railstart 2;0.000000;0.000000;0,.railtype 2;2,.freeobj 1;21;3.5;0;0,.signal 5;;2.10;3.5,

Corrected:
12300,.railend 3;0.000000;0.000000;8,.rail 1;-4.000000;0.000000;8,.rail 7;4.000000;0.000000;9,.curve 0;0,.freeobj 1;21;3.4;0;0,.freeobj 7;21;-0.5;0;0,.pitch 0,.railtype 0;8,
12325,.freeobj 1;21;3.4;0;0,.freeobj 7;21;-0.5;0;0, 12350,.railstart 2;0.000000;0.000000;0,.railtype 2;2,.freeobj 1;21;3.4;0;0,.signal 5;;2.10;3.5,

Move wall at platform edge to the left
Original:
12499,.freeobj 7;170;-1.0;0;0,.freeobj 0;170;-1.0;0;0,

Corrected:
12499,.freeobj 7;170;-1.0;0;0,.freeobj 0;170;-1.5;0;-30,


For the express alternative of the route, only the following change may be needed in the route definition file NYCT-7EXP.csv:
Move wall at platform edge to the left
Original:
12499,.freeobj 7;170;-1.0;0;0,.freeobj 0;170;-1.0;0;0,

Corrected:
12499,.freeobj 7;170;-1.0;0;0,.freeobj 0;170;-1.5;0;-30,

Line description:
The real world line 7 at the web site www.nycsubway.org:
Everything on the Flushing line
Misc.:
Download from:
BVE Station
To download from this website:
Route files with the changes mentioned in the Known problems section above done.
Last update of this directory entry:
2018-Jun-02




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