N6 Limited

QB Train "traffic"  delays during Broadway Fasttrack because they park trains on the express tracks 

Couldn't a normal length train use the shuttle tracks and they just key open doors at Eastern Parkway and Franklin Ave?

 

The initiative was partly launched to help improve conditions for other riders, officials said. The operation will begin on the E line, where the problem is most visible, and will later move to other subway lines throughout the city, officials said.

 

“It’s going to be a really comprehensive effort to alleviate the homeless condition that we have,” said Deputy Inspector Michael Telfer, who oversees Transit District 20, which covers part of Queens.

 

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The Line where the problem is most visible, and whiffable 

What is this "Transit District" they speak of?

Has anyone noticed that the Manhattan Br lines cross each other 3 times in Manhattan?

IND 2nd system. Were there any plans for a station after 2nd Ave on the Houston St Line, or was the next station S4th Street?

Also, When does the stop running express in the PM?

Veolia has already kicked in some money into the system. They kicked in some money for the tracking system IIRC.

00:10 n6 SRO.

Evening n6 flagging

I don't think so since it is a Federal holiday. NICE doesn't seem to think so either since they're not running full service.

This morning there was a power outage problem at W4th street which caused 6th Ave not to have service. All trains were sent to the 8th Ave line and so there were major delays on the QB Express from Elmhurst Ave (That's where the train stopped) on to 5th Ave, (where the situation was corrected and the was sent down 6th Ave) . I was looking through the front of the R160 and there were times the signals were red and you couldn't even see the next train. Is that really necessary?

Becides CBTC what other ways can they improve signaling to allow better train movement? 

On a side note I notice sometimes at Canal St, the signals be all red with no trains in the station.

Is the bus going to packed that day during the rush? 

The is terminating at Jay Street.

The is terminating at Chambers

The is going express uptown (to 59th I think)

The uptown is traveling on the from Jay Street to West 4th, 

the thing is, it's a waste to constantly wash the buses if it snows every week

I didn't know a good way to explain it but here is my breakdown for it: Imagine you are lining up for a drag race and both cars are slowly inching to the line right next to each other. You are at the starting line waiting for the two to come up. I was in that position, and it's always a nice sight to see.

Oh I see lol. Theoretically the should win, but things happen. 

I must say the section between Atlantic and Nevins during rush hour is a sight to see.

 

As well as seeing a and a pull into Atlantic at the same time, truly amazing.

 

Then all came crashing down when the was crowded as hell...such an uncomfortable commute.

What's amazing about it?

Not sure when I mentioned it, but just a quick reminder that you can drop off anything you'd like to see improved on NICE except if it's something that really is handled locally (like scheduling, for example) for me. At the next Transdev meeting, although it's not a NICE specific meeting, I will pass on any ideas to the executives so they can at least take a look at it.

Yeah, here's one: make people move back

...Except I never specified Jamaica, I said "....from Hempstead to Queens".....

Your original comment to me read like many aren't traveling to/from Hempstead..... I'm like, What???

 

But yeah, Of course all those folks aren't heading to Jamaica; I know how well the n6 is utilized in eastern queens & what (general) passenger distribution exists along Hempstead Tpke...... +1 on the post anyway.... 

 

Didn't realize you were specifically talking about Jamaica-Hempstead travel in that comment in question.... So now that that's cleared up....

 

Thanks. I was replying on the comments about " why do people deal with the N6 they should use the LIRR" most people are not going from Jamaica To Hempstead.  Yes, there are riders from Eastern Queens going to Hempstead, but do they want to go out of their way to get to the Hollis or Queens Village LIRR station to wait on an hourly train, pay more money, and still have to transfer? probably not.

Hmm, well, I didn't feel like it was so confusing. At least a lot less than (MTA)'s M14, M14A, M14C, M14D and former QBM..a.

Aren't the letter suffixes on the M14, the avenues they travel down on the Lower East Side? Accordign to the map there's only the M14A and D now

So what type of nightmare will happen on the QBL during CBTC installation? Will it be just the express tracks? or all four tracks? Will all trains go local instead of a line shut down?

• -Elmont, Franklin Square and most of West Hempstead does not have LIRR Service
• -LIRR is more expensive
•       -Jamaica to Hempstead Branch Stations: $7.25 Peak; $5.25 off peak.
•       -Manhattan to Hempstead Branch Stations: $11 Peak; $8 off peak
• -Many people using the N6 are going to/from a location that is walking distance from the bus stop
• -A lot of riders transfer to other bus routes so using the LIRR just adds an additional cost and possible        inconvenience.
• -LIRR Hempstead branch is hourly most of the time. It is also not close enough to Hempstead Turnpike to be useful, and if you're going all the way to Hempstead you may still have to use another bus route.(even the Babylon Branch isn't particularly useful as a N4/N19 alternative unless your destination is very close to a station) 
• -Jamaica LIRR station is not near the Jamaica Bus Terminal or other origin/destination stops (in Jamaica) and so getting to the LIRR may actually be more work
• -N6 connects to a lot of bus routes (other than the HTC which is across the street from the LIRR Station)

So how is it that so many people take the n6 from Hempstead to Queens? 

What time of day? Evenings? Many are returning from work and college to Eastern Queens (Queens Village area and transfers to Q2, Q110, Q27, Q36, etc) and not all the way to Jamaica, or an area not easily accessible by the LIRR.( Q17, etc)

In the evenings going to Hempstead, the bus is SRO and most likely flagging, but by Elmont Road there is relief. (The peak-peak loading area is between Springfield Blvd and Elmont Road. You know it's bad when some n1's to Jamaica in the morning flag stops on Hempstead Turnpike and it's the supplemental route!)

If there were "many" riding through between Jamaica and Hempstead then the N6x would not have been as empty as it was when it was first created. 

If you're going to Hemsptead you're almost better off taking the n22 or n24 to Mineola for the n40/41, Franklin Square use the n25 (it runs pretty late), and as for Elmont, take an NYC Bus to the city line and walk the rest. I really don't know why ppl put up with the n6. 

The N6 if you can get on is much quicker. Most riders are not riding through to Hempstead

Almost forgot the n6 crowd report. Last night 21:20 N6 to Hempstead. SRO after 168th st,  Flagging/"pass-ups" after 178th St. 

Whenever you hear someone coming up to you  introducing themselves like that, chances are 1] it's a fake ass name & 2] it's some kind of orchestrated scam or scheme for their personal benefit.... 

Or "Excuse me sir do you have a minute?", etc. like those cologne sellers.

Damn, and I thought those annoying people were only present in my city every week but apperantly, they also exist on LI... :/

They exist everywhere.One time I was on the B83 and there were these people on the bus with an unlimited card going up and down Pennsylvania Ave preaching. And one time they were on the N6 also.

And that's the problem, 20 min headway. It should be 15 min or maybe even 10. Wasn't the n6 more frequent at night with ?

It should be 15 min headway to 10pm at least, just one more bus between 9 and 10PM would help.  

Good question, I happen have a Winter 2011 N6 bus schedule. Lets see...

These were the Hempstead bound trips from Jamaica Bus terminal on Weekdays: (FYI, the last limited was at 6:37pm)

As you can see, there were 15 min headways after 8pm until 10pm