paulrivera Posted May 14, 2019 Share #1501 Posted May 14, 2019 (edited) Apparently on the New Haven line 1555 doesn’t actually start at State Street. They send 1514 back from State Street in service (10:41) to connect with 1555. Kinda like how a very late train would do Bedford-205-Bedford and how it wrong rails from Bedford Park to 205, skips the relay and picks up southbound riders and comes right back to Bedford to terminate, except Metro-North does a pseudo-equipment swap (kinda like an airplane turn) instead of a crew swap like the subways do. Neat little trick to keep the OTP up 👍 Edited May 14, 2019 by paulrivera 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted May 16, 2019 Share #1502 Posted May 16, 2019 On 5/13/2019 at 10:47 PM, paulrivera said: Apparently on the New Haven line 1555 doesn’t actually start at State Street. They send 1514 back from State Street in service (10:41) to connect with 1555. Kinda like how a very late train would do Bedford-205-Bedford and how it wrong rails from Bedford Park to 205, skips the relay and picks up southbound riders and comes right back to Bedford to terminate, except Metro-North does a pseudo-equipment swap (kinda like an airplane turn) instead of a crew swap like the subways do. Neat little trick to keep the OTP up 👍 Why for this specific trip? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted May 17, 2019 Share #1503 Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Union Tpke said: Why for this specific trip? The turnaround time between 1514 and 1555 is too short, plus a crew change is required. Any little delay on top of the time needed to do the crew change *plus* hastily board everyone in New Haven Union would mess up quite a bit of the operation. Makes more sense for the crew that’s laying over the get a different train, and for the inbound crew to keep their train for their layover while the passengers have more time to board the train at Union (it’s a pretty big transfer terminal with people coming in on Amtrak/buses/cars.) Plus it helps that State Street would only have a few people to board and transfer over. Edited May 17, 2019 by paulrivera 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted May 17, 2019 Share #1504 Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) I really don't understand why LIRR riders get so mad when an M3 shows up on their runs. If you check twitter and some Pinepower Youtube videos LIRR commuters HATE the M3s. Railfan biases aside, just speaking as an commuter I don't see how the M7's are much better in rider comfort, the 7's ride like crap and make squeaky noises, I like the M7s as a railfan, but as a regular commuter they just seem to be average at best, to me they ride worst than ALL of NJT commuter rail equipment. I can see why an NJT commuter would prefer the MLV cars over the Arrows but there is very little, if any jump in comfort from the M3 to the M7 IMO. Edited May 17, 2019 by trainfan22 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EphraimB Posted May 17, 2019 Share #1505 Posted May 17, 2019 9 minutes ago, trainfan22 said: I really don't understand why LIRR riders get so mad when an M3 shows up on their runs. If you check twitter and some Pinepower Youtube videos LIRR commuters HATE the M3s. Railfan biases aside, just speaking as an commuter I don't see how the M7's are much better in rider comfort, the 7's ride like crap and make squeaky noises, I like the M7s as a railfan, but as a regular commuter they just seem to be average at best, to me they ride worst than ALL of NJT commuter rail equipment. I can see why an NJT commuter would prefer the MLV cars over the Arrows but there is very little, if any jump in comfort from the M3 to the M7 IMO. What! I love the M7s much better than the M3s. Headrests, something to hold on to while in the bathroom. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted May 17, 2019 Share #1506 Posted May 17, 2019 9 hours ago, trainfan22 said: I really don't understand why LIRR riders get so mad when an M3 shows up on their runs. If you check twitter and some Pinepower Youtube videos LIRR commuters HATE the M3s. Railfan biases aside, just speaking as an commuter I don't see how the M7's are much better in rider comfort, the 7's ride like crap and make squeaky noises, I like the M7s as a railfan, but as a regular commuter they just seem to be average at best, to me they ride worst than ALL of NJT commuter rail equipment. I can see why an NJT commuter would prefer the MLV cars over the Arrows but there is very little, if any jump in comfort from the M3 to the M7 IMO. The LIRR M3’s look like they’re being held together with duct tape. They don’t look to be well taken care of at all. Metro-North takes care of their M3’s better, but even then I would never use a M3 bathroom on either railroad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted May 17, 2019 Share #1507 Posted May 17, 2019 A transfer in ESA funds: Screen Shot 2019-05-17 at 2.45.04 PM by Union Turnpike, on Flickr Screen Shot 2019-05-17 at 2.45.15 PM by Union Turnpike, on Flickr 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted May 17, 2019 Share #1508 Posted May 17, 2019 Screen Shot 2019-05-17 at 2.49.50 PM by Union Turnpike, on Flickr 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted May 17, 2019 Share #1509 Posted May 17, 2019 Screen Shot 2019-05-17 at 2.59.49 PM 1 by Union Turnpike, on Flickr 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted May 18, 2019 Share #1510 Posted May 18, 2019 How did the MTA allow this to happen? Screen Shot 2019-05-17 at 8.05.08 PM by Union Turnpike, on Flickr 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted May 19, 2019 Share #1511 Posted May 19, 2019 38 minutes ago, Elmhurst said: Has the MTA finalized its purchase of Grand Central Terminal? This is unclear. I have been trying to find out for Wikipedia. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted May 19, 2019 Share #1512 Posted May 19, 2019 15 minutes ago, Elmhurst said: I have been too. Which editor are you? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted May 20, 2019 Share #1513 Posted May 20, 2019 Here are the renderings for the new entrance at Penn. https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/atoms/files/PennStation051619.pdf Let's look at this one: PennStation051619 (dragged)-page-001 by Union Turnpike, on Flickr Wait, does something look wrong? Let's zoom in: Untitled by Union Turnpike, on Flickr Something still doesn't look quite right. Let's look further: Untitled 2 by Union Turnpike, on Flickr Trains running from Penn Station to Atlantic Terminal. I have seen everything. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missabassie Posted May 20, 2019 Share #1514 Posted May 20, 2019 28 minutes ago, Union Tpke said: Here are the renderings for the new entrance at Penn. https://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/atoms/files/PennStation051619.pdf Let's look at this one: PennStation051619 (dragged)-page-001 by Union Turnpike, on Flickr Wait, does something look wrong? Let's zoom in: Untitled by Union Turnpike, on Flickr Something still doesn't look quite right. Let's look further: Untitled 2 by Union Turnpike, on Flickr Trains running from Penn Station to Atlantic Terminal. I have seen everything. I know right, I'd like to see how they pull that off.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EphraimB Posted May 23, 2019 Share #1515 Posted May 23, 2019 M7 with screens! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtehpanda Posted May 24, 2019 Share #1516 Posted May 24, 2019 On 5/17/2019 at 5:08 PM, Union Tpke said: How did the MTA allow this to happen? <picture> What am I looking at, exactly? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted May 24, 2019 Share #1517 Posted May 24, 2019 On 5/20/2019 at 5:10 PM, Union Tpke said: Trains running from Penn Station to Atlantic Terminal. I have seen everything. Actually, there are trains that run from Penn Station to Atlantic Terminal, and have done so for about 100 years. They are the and trains. I do wonder how they get to track 21 at Penn... Maybe they’re going to open a new track connection 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted May 24, 2019 Share #1518 Posted May 24, 2019 4 hours ago, bobtehpanda said: What am I looking at, exactly? I put it in the wrong image. Screen Shot 2019-05-17 at 8.05.31 PM by Union Turnpike, on Flickr 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted May 24, 2019 Share #1519 Posted May 24, 2019 6 hours ago, paulrivera said: Actually, there are trains that run from Penn Station to Atlantic Terminal, and have done so for about 100 years. They are the and trains. I do wonder how they get to track 21 at Penn... Maybe they’re going to open a new track connection Maybe the folks at Columbia and Cornell can figure something out. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted June 6, 2019 Share #1520 Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) Some M7 LIRR cars have digital screens for ads now. I saw one in car 7709(I believe) Edited June 6, 2019 by N6 Limited 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40MntVrn Posted June 20, 2019 Share #1521 Posted June 20, 2019 Hmmm, I wonder what this could be... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted June 21, 2019 Share #1522 Posted June 21, 2019 22 hours ago, 40MntVrn said: Hmmm, I wonder what this could be... Where did you see this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted June 24, 2019 Share #1523 Posted June 24, 2019 Anyone know what’s happening with Tremont and Melrose this summer? The new timetable has bus service from Fordham to both stops on weekdays, but I can’t find anything about it online. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted June 24, 2019 Share #1524 Posted June 24, 2019 7 hours ago, paulrivera said: Anyone know what’s happening with Tremont and Melrose this summer? The new timetable has bus service from Fordham to both stops on weekdays, but I can’t find anything about it online. Screen Shot 2019-06-24 at 6.07.15 AM by Union Turnpike, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68OnBroadway Posted June 25, 2019 Share #1525 Posted June 25, 2019 Which LIRR station has the lowest ridership? I'd imagine it would be on the Greenport branch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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