EE Broadway Local Posted March 29, 2011 Share #1 Posted March 29, 2011 Welcome to NYC Transit Forums Random Subway Thoughts Thread! Post anything subway related that doesn't really need a seperate thread - Service alerts, Service delays, favorite and least favorite things, memories, thoughts about the New York City subway here. Also post any random SIR and AirTrain thoughts. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rd Avenue El Posted March 29, 2011 Share #2 Posted March 29, 2011 i wonder what the following could be about. Posted: 03/29/2011 11:33AM MTA Service Notice Due to signal problems at the Lafayette Avenue Station, uptown trains are running on the local track between the Broadway Junction Station and the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Street Station. Please expect delays in and train service at this time. MTA Service Notice Planned Work Times Square-bound trains skip 69, 52, 46, 40 and 33 Sts Days, 10:30 AM to 3 PM, Tue and Wed, Mar 29 - 30 For service to these stations, take the to Woodside-61 St or Queensboro Plaza and transfer to a Flushing-bound For service from these stations, take the to Woodside-61 St or 74 St and transfer to a Times Square-bound MTA Service Notice Planned Work Coney Island-bound trains are rerouted via the from 36 St to Stillwell Av Days, 10 AM to 3 PM, Mon to Thu, Mar 28 - 31 Trains stop at New Utrecht Av-62 St. For service to 9 Av, Fort Hamilton Pkwy, 50, and 55 Sts, take the to New Utrecht Av-62 St and transfer to a 205 St-bound For service to 71, 79 Sts, 18, 20 Avs, Bay Pkwy, 25 Av, and Bay 50 St, take the to Stillwell Av and transfer to a 205 St-bound For service from these stations, take the to 62 St-New Utrecht Av or 36 St and transfer to a Coney Island-bound i hate it when the does stuff like this why can they not do repairs and works on weekends or nights. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lance25 Posted March 29, 2011 Share #3 Posted March 29, 2011 [service alerts and advisories removed for space] i hate it when the does stuff like this why can they not do repairs and works on weekends or nights. I feel like this question's been answered before. Anyhow, they have to do it during the midday hours because if they only did work on the weekends, those repairs would take longer, thus resulting in more service diversions. Also, they can't do some repairs during the overnight hours for safety reasons and because people who live the elevated lines would be livid if workers were shining large lights in their windows in the middle of the night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted March 29, 2011 Share #4 Posted March 29, 2011 I have 3: -Chambers Street is an ugly place -QBL is getting (what I call) "countdown clocks" -I hate the new renaming of Court Square-23 Street :tdown:. Hey 70(EE) can we also post about Buses? if so then: -I wonder if 3607 will get the new decal scheme since its a blackback... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainFanatic Posted March 29, 2011 Share #5 Posted March 29, 2011 That's how you do it t/o. Put that notch into full throttle and leave it there as we race through that curve out of Brighton Beach. That's why I sometimes head to the last car. Same thing goes for Manhattan bd (F)s leaving West 8th. Once that timer clears - wrap it up! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadway Local Posted March 29, 2011 Share #6 Posted March 29, 2011 12-9 at Halsey St 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rd Avenue El Posted March 29, 2011 Share #7 Posted March 29, 2011 12-9 at Halsey St again? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted March 29, 2011 Hi 4P3607! I considered a single Transit Thread, but figured it would have to be in Off Topic and might get really large, so I created one for subways and one for buses and placed them in the subway and bus forums. Please enjoy! Hey 70(EE) can we also post about Buses? if so then: -I wonder if 3607 will get the new decal scheme since its a blackback... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rell Posted March 30, 2011 Share #9 Posted March 30, 2011 Random thought: when the gets extended to 96 St, at 59 St: "This is, 59th Street. Transfer is available to the ,,,, and trains. A free transfer is also available to the and trains by walking to the Lexington Avenue - 63rd Street station and using your MetroCard." at 63/Lex: "This is, Lexington Avenue - 63 Street. Transfer is available to the train. A free transfer is also available to the ,,,,, and trains by walking to the Lexington Avenue - 59th Street station and using your MetroCard." Sounds like an interesting announcement to hear. *mentioned b/c of popular thought that will be revived when goes via 2nd Av 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted March 30, 2011 Share #10 Posted March 30, 2011 How come the last few stops on the are Entry only one side and Exit only the other side? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted March 30, 2011 Share #11 Posted March 30, 2011 How come the last few stops on the are Entry only one side and Exit only the other side? Because people were not expected to board a train for one stop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarbageTruckJuice Posted March 30, 2011 Share #12 Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) I saw a movie Stag Night which takes place in the subway. Sorry... "subway". This group of annoying thirty somethings decide to get off a train at an abandoned train stop and of all luck they get abandoned there. So they go look for help. But they find these creepy cannibalistic mofos (who strangely all look like Rob Zombie) roaming the tunnels with huge machetes and knifes. Their night of fun quickly descends into hell and fast. Maybe I'm just a germophobe but during the obligatory sex scene I couldn't help but get freaked out when this couple started getting it on the abandoned platform. That was probably the grossest thing in the movie. The dust and other crap that's lingering down there rubbing around on your nekkid body? Bleh... Anyway I can't recommend this movie on it's own merit because it was kinda bad, the characters were douchey and I was pretty much cheering for one guy to get hacked in the end. It more interesting to look at their depiction of the NYC subway so some of you guys might want to check it out for that. There was a sweet death scene with a track switch too. Edited March 30, 2011 by GarbageTruckJuice 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share #13 Posted March 31, 2011 Are each of the stations before each terminal like that, or just on the ? Because people were not expected to board a train for one stop. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted March 31, 2011 Share #14 Posted March 31, 2011 In about 8 months I should start to see R142A's on the . had a dream about them last night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadway Local Posted March 31, 2011 Share #15 Posted March 31, 2011 R46, R68/As are my favorite Non-NTT cas! R110As, R142As are my favorite NTT cars! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share #16 Posted April 1, 2011 R68/R68A, R33/R36 WF, R32 Brightliners, R15, and R1-R9 are my favorites. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexington Av Local Posted April 1, 2011 Share #17 Posted April 1, 2011 What is used to clean graffiti on trains and on the platforms? Why is there always a chalky residue on the FIND signs on R142, R142As, R160s? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted April 1, 2011 Share #18 Posted April 1, 2011 This is my favorite because Sunday, August 29th, 2010, it was my first catch on on 34th St-bound train when it was running on 2 sections. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtetro Posted April 2, 2011 Share #19 Posted April 2, 2011 I have 3:-Chambers Street is an ugly place Great place for a horror movie set. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted April 2, 2011 Share #20 Posted April 2, 2011 I agree. Another places that perfect for Horror Movie/Story: Abandoned platform at Hoyt-Schermerhorn At Grand Central, west end of Flushing Line platform and Grand Central Mezzaine, with gate that seem like scary. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted April 2, 2011 Share #21 Posted April 2, 2011 I agree.Another places that perfect for Horror Movie/Story: Abandoned platform at Hoyt-Schermerhorn At Grand Central, west end of Flushing Line platform and Grand Central Mezzaine, with gate that seem like scary. The doesn't stop at Hoyt-Schermerhorn, only the . tho the does stop there during G.O.'s... I wonder when the next G.O. to Euclid will be... and oh yeah!, did anybody go to Transit Tech High school here? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted April 2, 2011 Share #22 Posted April 2, 2011 I meant not . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share #23 Posted April 2, 2011 Can you guess? My favorite all-time subway line is the 70(EE) a local that ran from 71st Avenue-Continental Avenue to Whitehall. :tup: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted April 2, 2011 Share #24 Posted April 2, 2011 Subway Sound Effects Dude 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious2train Posted April 2, 2011 Share #25 Posted April 2, 2011 Riding the to school most days of the week.... the R46's are nice, but I wouldn't mind seeing something else, like R32s. That's why I'm anticipating the G.O. where the runs express in one direction. But my schoolmates who take the from Queens over to the ( and probably won't be happy, since both would run local. Also, weekday mornings around 7:10-ish, I've seen a Brooklyn-bound train coming from the track and entering service at 96th St. They're layed up on the express track between 103rd St and 110th St. It's a nice idea. But I think the MTA might as well start those trains from 137th St to serve some passengers. But like I said, it's a start And it seems like different train operators gun at different speeds. For example, one T/O and just likes to speed through Rogers Junction while most don't. Another one likes to swing thorugh the curve after Nevins St, and some just seem to lag. But service in the afternoon can be so erratic. Ugh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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