![]() Certainly, gaining an appreciation for the difficulty of operating a subway train with the simulator will give a new-found respect for what real subway train operators go through each day. Those seeking to experience the simulator should visit the MTA Capital Construction’s Community Information Center located at 1628 Second Ave., between 84th and 85th streets.īecause part of the real line is still not in service, visitors to the center get to experience what no operating personnel has yet to see. With the simulator unveiled today, visitors will experience what it’s like to operate a train down the Second Avenue line.” ![]() They have learned about the history of the Second Avenue Subway, how it was built and what it will look like when it’s completed in a little more than a year-and-a-half from now. MTA Capital Construction President Michael Horodniceanu says, “Since it opened in July 2013, nearly 11,000 people from Second Avenue, other parts of the city and country and from around the globe have visited the center and experienced our three exhibits. The user’s score is measured with a “passenger mood” gauge that rates one’s effectiveness as an operator. The simulator gives a real sense of the effects of braking too quickly or too rapid an acceleration would have on real passengers. “I look forward to seeing the subway line in real operation.” “It’s a pretty good simulation of train operation,” says Peter Diamond of Manhattan. Signaling and speed control are simulated just like on real subway operations. From there you head south to the 72nd Street platform. ![]() The trip begins at the northern-most platform at 96th Street. Simulator movement is controlled with a realistic-looking operator’s joystick. The simulator covers New York City Transit’s Second Avenue Subway right-of-way, including a route through three stations that are yet to open. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has created a realistic train simulator experience that the average railfan can now enjoy. Subway fans now have the opportunity to operate a first-of-its-kind subway simulator. Following the Low-Vs directly will be a train made up of six IRT SMEE. Departing from Grand Central Terminal at 11am sharp on March 30th, the IRT Low-V train will run non-stop to 161st Street Yankee Stadium. NEW YORK – Always wanted to operate a subway train? Here is your chance. New York City Transit and the New York Transit Museum are offering rides to Yankee Stadium aboard two trains from the nostalgia fleet.
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