Daniel The Cool Posted January 27, 2016 Share #11751 Posted January 27, 2016 Just a yesterday, several northbound R's were rerouted via 6th Ave and then to the 63rd St line on G4 track. I rode one. The connection between Lex-63 and 57/7 is not out of service. G4 and G3 (I.E. on both levels under 63rd St) are out of service only east of the crossover between the Broadway-bound and 6th Ave-bound tracks. The connection between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Lex 63rd is OOS. One of my friends who works the line confirmed it and they have barricades blocking it off. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted January 27, 2016 Share #11752 Posted January 27, 2016 Just a yesterday, several northbound R's were rerouted via 6th Ave and then to the 63rd St line on G4 track. I rode one.But by running on the same tracks as the , that does not confirm the availability of the tracks from Broadway. A true test of availability would be the running from 57 Street–7 Avenue to Lexington Avenue–63 Street. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted January 27, 2016 Share #11753 Posted January 27, 2016 Man that car is having all kinds of programming fun lmfao. Ah wish I could've caught that, it's my favorite R188 too so that would've been cool to see. Caught it signed up as a Vernon-Jackson bound last week. Seeing it signed as a shuttle would've been cool though. 7881 is the one with the row of green dots on the next stop display, right? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfanrod Posted January 27, 2016 Share #11754 Posted January 27, 2016 MTA just going to have to shut down the L train for weeknights and weekends 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech And Transit Posted January 27, 2016 Share #11755 Posted January 27, 2016 7881 is the one with the row of green dots on the next stop display, right? Yep lol. Changes to orange when the red text overlaps with that green line. One of the many reasons I love that car. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestrictOnTheHanger Posted January 28, 2016 Share #11756 Posted January 28, 2016 But by running on the same tracks as the , that does not confirm the availability of the tracks from Broadway. A true test of availability would be the running from 57 Street–7 Avenue to Lexington Avenue–63 Street. Which I notice hasn't been done in a while, more recently it's been a full via 6 Ave (F)/(M)/(D) reroute 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Hammers Posted January 28, 2016 Share #11757 Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) The connection between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Lex 63rd is OOS. One of my friends who works the line confirmed it and they have barricades blocking it off. But by running on the same tracks as the , that does not confirm the availability of the tracks from Broadway. A true test of availability would be the running from 57 Street–7 Avenue to Lexington Avenue–63 Street. Was a bit late when I typed my original post and I was tired. Accidentally wrote 6th ave, not Broadway. We went up Broadway, then used the 63rd St line to get to Queens. There was a lot of flagging on the connection, but having rode through there, it wasn't out of service. It was a OOS for a few weeks recently, but as recent as when the Plan 5 layups for last weekend's storm were occurring, it was in service. Edited January 28, 2016 by Dj Hammers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B46 via Utica Posted January 28, 2016 Share #11758 Posted January 28, 2016 ^^ He's right an train was rerouted through there like 3 days ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Hammers Posted January 29, 2016 Share #11759 Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) ^^ He's right an train was rerouted through there like 3 days ago.yeah, several trains ran through there. As I stated earlier, G3 and G4 are only OOS east of the crossover between the 6th and Broadway tracks. The connection between 57/7 and 63/Lex is not OOS. Edited January 29, 2016 by Dj Hammers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q113 LTD Posted January 29, 2016 Share #11760 Posted January 29, 2016 Saw R188 at Broad Channel test track. Couldn't tell the car number. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted January 30, 2016 Share #11761 Posted January 30, 2016 During the midday hours and after the end of the PM rush, the train uses the Brooklyn bound track to Brooklyn (switches track before Essex St) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted January 30, 2016 Share #11762 Posted January 30, 2016 Seems like they're gonna restore the switch (with a brand new switch) between the 2 outer tracks and the middle track at Essex throughout this weekend now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon2305 Posted January 31, 2016 Share #11763 Posted January 31, 2016 Anybody up-to-date with the Rockaway Av and Van Siclen Av station renovations on the ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted January 31, 2016 Share #11764 Posted January 31, 2016 Anybody up-to-date with the Rockaway Av and Van Siclen Av station renovations on the ? Still suffering with this shuttle bus. New date of completion is Winter 2015/2016 ...station closed in May and was supposed to reopen in September 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted February 1, 2016 Share #11765 Posted February 1, 2016 What's with both direction trains boarding at the Manhattan Bound platform at Vernon? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itmaybeokay Posted February 1, 2016 Share #11766 Posted February 1, 2016 What's with both direction trains boarding at the Manhattan Bound platform at Vernon? They do that when one of the tubes is closed. All the trains share a single tube, but the crossover isn't until after the station. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted February 1, 2016 Share #11767 Posted February 1, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHFlOdo9vCg A cool little video showing how redbirds were stored off MTA property. Man I miss those things, especially on the 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted February 2, 2016 Share #11768 Posted February 2, 2016 Does the world series program still exist on the R142's? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted February 2, 2016 Share #11769 Posted February 2, 2016 Does the world series program still exist on the R142's? What world series program? This is the first time I'm hearing of this, your post reminds me of when there was a 142 set that was wrapped in a Yankee Pinstripe scheme, it actually ran on the like that for a while even after the subway series. One of my earliest memories of those cars. Didn't know it had a special announcement program just for the Subway Series. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTK246 Posted February 2, 2016 Share #11770 Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) Alas, this is the only evidence of this program. Would love to know more or hear announcements. More than likely, though, it was just the standard Yankee Stadium bound announcement. Edited February 2, 2016 by CKhaleel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted February 2, 2016 Share #11771 Posted February 2, 2016 Alas, this is the only evidence of this program. Would love to know more or hear announcements. More than likely, though, it was just the standard Yankee Stadium bound announcement. Well, the signs were like this: On the outside luminator, it said On the outside signs, it said: WORLD SERIES SPECIAL On the inside it just said this: WORLD SERIES SPECIAL There were no announcements, it's just the conductor using the PA system. Now what I want to know is, why in the world did the MTA use a R142 from the instead of a R142 from the to use for the World Series Special... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted February 2, 2016 Share #11772 Posted February 2, 2016 What's up with all this subway slashing im hearing....Guardian Angle's back on the subways...Wowww...Makes you feel like the 80's again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted February 2, 2016 Share #11773 Posted February 2, 2016 (edited) Well, the signs were like this: On the outside luminator, it said On the outside signs, it said: WORLD SERIES SPECIAL On the inside it just said this: WORLD SERIES SPECIAL There were no announcements, it's just the conductor using the PA system. Now what I want to know is, why in the world did the MTA use a R142 from the instead of a R142 from the to use for the World Series Special... The didn't have R142s yet, in 2000 it still used mostly R62s with a few Redbirds.. The and were the only IRT lines using NTT in 2000, the & got NTT later on. BTW here's a video I found of that 142 set running for the Subway Series back then.... From what I can hear, the announcements was done manually. Edited February 2, 2016 by trainfan22 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted February 2, 2016 Share #11774 Posted February 2, 2016 The south end of the 6th Ave line at Herald Square smells like sewage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q113 LTD Posted February 2, 2016 Share #11775 Posted February 2, 2016 80 St - Hudson Street renovation update as of 2/2/16 - Brooklyn-bound 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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