Mysterious2train Posted March 15, 2012 Share #726 Posted March 15, 2012 There's a recently-added grade timer signal right outside Borough Hall approaching Northbound. I guess it was added during the Fastrack back in January. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted March 16, 2012 Share #727 Posted March 16, 2012 I have a friend who's moving to Jackson Heights, but she's still going to commute to SI. She said she planned to take the to Times Square for the to South Ferry, but instead I suggested taking the to 59th Street/Lexington Avenue for the (4)/(5). How much time do you think my suggestion saved her? Between the fact that it's more direct by avoiding the West Side and the fact that you just have to go down a flight of steps to transfer rather than go through a long passageway? (And keep in mind that if a or came, she wouldn't take it to Chambers Street for the . She would just wait for the .) She'd have to be in school by 8:00AM, so I assume she'd miss the crowds and delays on the Lexington Avenue Line, right? (She'd have to catch the 7:00AM ferry, which means she'd probably be getting on the train around 6:40AM or so). If she was able to come in at 8:45AM, and had to be on the Lexington Avenue Line at 7:25AM, I assume there wouldn't be that much crowding and delays at that hour, right? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lance25 Posted March 16, 2012 Share #728 Posted March 16, 2012 Yeah, if I were her, I'd take the to the or . It's only five minutes added to the commute from Queens to Manhattan (that's if nothing's wrong with the line though) and like you said, that's a hike from Port Authority to Times Square. Add that to the slow local and Lexington Avenue has it beat by a mile. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abba Posted March 16, 2012 Share #729 Posted March 16, 2012 At Newkirk ave (2)does the T/O punch the train that it currently is or what that train will become at Flatbush? I'm assuming the earlier one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted March 17, 2012 Share #730 Posted March 17, 2012 Punching is mandatory when both lines are terminating at Flatbush. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted March 17, 2012 Share #731 Posted March 17, 2012 Yeah, if I were her, I'd take the to the or . It's only five minutes added to the commute from Queens to Manhattan (that's if nothing's wrong with the line though) and like you said, that's a hike from Port Authority to Times Square. Add that to the slow local and Lexington Avenue has it beat by a mile. She also thought she could take the to the (4)/(5), but she didn't realize it was an OOS transfer, so she would use up an extra ride because she needs to take the S46 at the other end (plus, she would have to go all the way up to the street level, walk 4 blocks, and then go back down). The expressaholic in me first thought to take the to the to the , but then I realized how long that passageway is from the to the , versus the simple transfer at 59th Street (plus, they don't always hold for the connection between the local and express at 42nd Street). She owes me one. With that long commute, she's going to need every minute of sleep she can get. :eek: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MTA Bus Posted March 17, 2012 Share #732 Posted March 17, 2012 Today, at Broadway Junction on the level, I saw R160 # 8316 was signed up for the to Jamaica - 179th St. The Destation Sign said: 6th Av LCL/53rd St Queens Blvd LCL Jamaica - 179th St 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threxx Posted March 17, 2012 Share #733 Posted March 17, 2012 Today, at Broadway Junction on the level, I saw R160 # 8316 was signed up for the to Jamaica - 179th St. The Destation Sign said: 6th Av LCL/53rd St Queens Blvd LCL Jamaica - 179th St YAY! The is back! With an extention! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lance25 Posted March 18, 2012 Share #734 Posted March 18, 2012 Today, at Broadway Junction on the level, I saw R160 # 8316 was signed up for the to Jamaica - 179th St. The Destation Sign said: 6th Av LCL/53rd St Queens Blvd LCL Jamaica - 179th St YAY! The is back! With an extention! The and programs are still in the system, as are the old (Mx) routes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted March 18, 2012 Share #735 Posted March 18, 2012 Today, the Franklin Ave shuttle was operating from the SB platform @ Propect Park today, which means the train was running though the tunnel where that big wreck happened back in the day. There was only one train running up and down the entire line, instead of two. Cool to ride a train though that tunnel. :cool: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threxx Posted March 18, 2012 Share #736 Posted March 18, 2012 Today, the Franklin Ave shuttle was operating from the SB platform @ Propect Park today, which means the train was running though the tunnel where that big wreck happened back in the day. There was only one train running up and down the entire line, instead of two. Cool to ride a train though that tunnel. :cool: That was waaaay back in the day. 1918, to be exact! So, you rode on that notorious S curve. Scared at all? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted March 18, 2012 Share #737 Posted March 18, 2012 Scared at all? At 6 mph? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted March 18, 2012 Share #738 Posted March 18, 2012 That was waaaay back in the day. 1918, to be exact! So, you rode on that notorious S curve. Scared at all? Nah, I wasn't scared lol. I was kinda exitied that I got to ride a new stretch of track in the subway. I know there's a run on the FS that travels though there daily around 10 PM, I always wanted to ride it, but today I got lucky, highlight of an otherwise shitty day. At 6 mph? TBH it didn't seem much slower than the NB side. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted March 19, 2012 Share #739 Posted March 19, 2012 This morning while heading back home from Queens, I was hoping to catch the last of the morning to get back to Bway Jct. The bus timing didnt work out in my favor so I ended up catching the right behind it, which wasn't a skip-stop one. As my train got to Sutphin, an R42 comes in the station going back to Jamaica Center. Something in me was saying just let the train go since it was crowded but I was super tired and I managed to get a seat on the train (something very hard to do at Jamaica Center in the mornings.) Today, at Broadway Junction on the level, I saw R160 # 8316 was signed up for the to Jamaica - 179th St. The Destation Sign said: 6th Av LCL/53rd St Queens Blvd LCL Jamaica - 179th St Its still sitting there as of this morning 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted March 20, 2012 Share #740 Posted March 20, 2012 I dunno if this is old, but the R160 set 9193-9197 is back @ JY. I remember some R160B's, up to #9197 were moved to CI, seems that last set is back. btw is there any reason why the wouldn't put R68A's on the when it first got the 68's? It seemed liek it took a while for the to share the entire ( fleet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JubaionBx12+SBS Posted March 20, 2012 Share #741 Posted March 20, 2012 The was surprisingly fast this morning. Usually the Lex Av Express runs at what I deem 'rush hour speed' where it starts running slow between 86th St and 59th St in the morning. It can take 20 minutes to get from 125th to 42nd at 'rush hour speed'. Today the did it in just over 10 minutes running very smoothly between 86th and 59th. It made me wonder if there were as many (4)/(5) trains as there should have been this morning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted March 20, 2012 Share #742 Posted March 20, 2012 Funny you bring up that part of the Lex, the other day I just realized the (4)/(5) take the same amount of time to travel from 125th to Grand Central as Metro North (10 minutes). Mind = Blown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted March 20, 2012 Share #743 Posted March 20, 2012 Funny you bring up that part of the Lex, the other day I just realized the (4)/(5) take the same amount of time to travel from 125th to Grand Central as Metro North (10 minutes). Mind = Blown. Maybe it's because Metro-North trains have to switch many across many tracks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejr88 Posted March 22, 2012 Share #744 Posted March 22, 2012 I never tooken the to Manhattan ever, but does anyone know how it terminates on Chambers Street and on Broad Street? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted March 22, 2012 Share #745 Posted March 22, 2012 at Chambers street - pull in on track 4, go downstairs to relay, pull it back out on track 3 to go north. at Broad - pull in the s/b track, punch, go to one of two relay tracks (tracks to Brooklyn descend on both sides of the relay tracks in the middle to meet the Montague tunnel where the is). Punch to come out on the n/b track. Late nights, pull into s/b track, change ends, leave via the same track, punch to cross over to n/b tracks at Fulton. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejr88 Posted March 22, 2012 Share #746 Posted March 22, 2012 at Chambers street - pull in on track 4, go downstairs to relay, pull it back out on track 3 to go north. at Broad - pull in the s/b track, punch, go to one of two relay tracks (tracks to Brooklyn descend on both sides of the relay tracks in the middle to meet the Montague tunnel where the is). Punch to come out on the n/b track. Late nights, pull into s/b track, change ends, leave via the same track, punch to cross over to n/b tracks at Fulton. Thank you sir. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted March 23, 2012 Share #747 Posted March 23, 2012 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted March 28, 2012 Share #748 Posted March 28, 2012 http://gothamist.com/2012/03/28/did_you_get_a_free_ride_on_the_subw.php Interesting piece here. "Debt service" which is railfans' arch enemy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted March 29, 2012 Share #749 Posted March 29, 2012 (edited) Yesterday, I was lucky enough to board an R32 at W. 34 St. The ride was extremely fast, even faster than the R46 themselves. ( B) Edited March 29, 2012 by IRT Bronx Express 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejr88 Posted March 29, 2012 Share #750 Posted March 29, 2012 Lucky you!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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