Via Garibaldi 8 Posted October 23, 2017 Share #1076 Posted October 23, 2017 (edited) 9 minutes ago, N6 Limited said: Besides E-tix would you prefer a smartcard? The SBS receipts are a waste too. I already have an unlimited card, now I have to dip it for a temporary paper receipt. A smartcard would be fine. Anything that cuts down on waste. I often times sign up for e-mails so that when I shop at certain places, I just get my receipt e-mailed to me instead of the paper version, and I carry a re-usable bag with me to cut down on plastic and paper waste. Sometimes I have to decline multiple times when I go into a store for bags or utensils. We've got it ingrained in our DNA now that we need a paper receipt for everything and that it's courteous to offer all of this stuff that will be thrown away into the landfill creating unnecessary waste. The is starting to get with the program, albeit slowly. Edited October 23, 2017 by Via Garibaldi 8 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted October 23, 2017 Share #1077 Posted October 23, 2017 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY1635 Posted October 24, 2017 Share #1078 Posted October 24, 2017 On 10/22/2017 at 10:16 PM, N6 Limited said: Will this be because of east side access? Most Hempstead Branch Trains use Atlantic Terminal as the Western Terminal, will most go to Penn or Grand Central or just terminate in Jamaica? Do will MTA do Joint LIRR Metro North tickets once East Side access opens? The Hempstead Branch will most likely use Penn Station as the main terminal after East Side Access. I can't imagine the folks on Stewart Manor, Garden City, and Nassau Blvd ever settling for their train to terminate at Jamaica. Terminating the Hempstead Branch at Jamaica would only have it only be a LIRR version of the n6. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted October 24, 2017 Share #1079 Posted October 24, 2017 3 hours ago, NY1635 said: The Hempstead Branch will most likely use Penn Station as the main terminal after East Side Access. I can't imagine the folks on Stewart Manor, Garden City, and Nassau Blvd ever settling for their train to terminate at Jamaica. Terminating the Hempstead Branch at Jamaica would only have it only be a LIRR version of the n6. Most Hempstead Trains go to Atlantic Terminal anyway and most people transfer at Jamaica, it wouldn't make much of a difference. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY1635 Posted October 24, 2017 Share #1080 Posted October 24, 2017 1 hour ago, N6 Limited said: Most Hempstead Trains go to Atlantic Terminal anyway and most people transfer at Jamaica, it wouldn't make much of a difference. Hempstead Trains going to Penn Station full time would eliminate the need to transfer at Jamaica for service to Manhattan. Which is good since the Babylon Branch is usually packed between Jamaica and Penn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted October 25, 2017 Share #1081 Posted October 25, 2017 1 hour ago, NY1635 said: Hempstead Trains going to Penn Station full time would eliminate the need to transfer at Jamaica for service to Manhattan. Which is good since the Babylon Branch is usually packed between Jamaica and Penn. Come to think of it, they might make the Hempstead branch the super local and have all other trains bypass Forest Hills and Kew Gardens. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted October 25, 2017 Share #1082 Posted October 25, 2017 21 hours ago, N6 Limited said: Come to think of it, they might make the Hempstead branch the super local and have all other trains bypass Forest Hills and Kew Gardens. Garden City would throw a fit. More likely they keep the hodgepodge they have now. FWIW here's a track map of the new Jamaica interlocking: (from here) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted October 29, 2017 Share #1083 Posted October 29, 2017 Has the MTA studied which branches and/or stations get the most city ticket usage since they started the program? On 10/25/2017 at 5:57 PM, RR503 said: Garden City would throw a fit. More likely they keep the hodgepodge they have now. FWIW here's a track map of the new Jamaica interlocking: (from here) Interesting, so even if the Atlantic Branch becomes a shuttle, how frequent would they run service? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted October 29, 2017 Share #1084 Posted October 29, 2017 1 hour ago, N6 Limited said: Has the MTA studied which branches and/or stations get the most city ticket usage since they started the program? Interesting, so even if the Atlantic Branch becomes a shuttle, how frequent would they run service? I think the Port Washington branch sees the highest intra-city usage. And IIRC it would run 8 TPH, so 7-8 minute headways. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted October 29, 2017 Share #1085 Posted October 29, 2017 1 hour ago, checkmatechamp13 said: I think the Port Washington branch sees the highest intra-city usage. And IIRC it would run 8 TPH, so 7-8 minute headways. Port Wash feels more like a subway line than a railway line. A lot of people use it for intermediate travel as well as going of the city. Essentially an ideal frequency for riders would be 6TPH 3 to Penn Sta and 3 to Grand Central when it opens. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted November 5, 2017 Share #1086 Posted November 5, 2017 Does anyone know the special schedules due to the time change? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted November 7, 2017 Share #1087 Posted November 7, 2017 Where can I find old LIRR zone maps? Does anyone remember which stations were in Zone 2, 5, 6, 8, 11 and 13? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted November 10, 2017 Share #1088 Posted November 10, 2017 On 11/7/2017 at 2:39 AM, N6 Limited said: Where can I find old LIRR zone maps? Does anyone remember which stations were in Zone 2, 5, 6, 8, 11 and 13? Have you tried using way back? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted November 11, 2017 Share #1089 Posted November 11, 2017 On 11/10/2017 at 10:40 AM, IAlam said: Have you tried using way back? I haven't, whats that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RES2773 Posted November 12, 2017 Share #1090 Posted November 12, 2017 4 hours ago, N6 Limited said: I haven't, whats that? I think he is referring to wayback machine. It's a service that if you put a link in it goes back to archives of the link address for quite a few years. That would only work if the link was not changed for the different years. Here's the link if you're interested: http://archive.org/web/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted November 12, 2017 Share #1091 Posted November 12, 2017 6 hours ago, RES2773 said: I think he is referring to wayback machine. It's a service that if you put a link in it goes back to archives of the link address for quite a few years. That would only work if the link was not changed for the different years. Here's the link if you're interested: http://archive.org/web/ Thanks, the oldest "capture" they have is from 2002, not much has changed besides fare amounts. Though , Jamaica used to be in Zone 1 apparently. https://web.archive.org/web/20021002061431/http://mta.info:80/lirr/html/ttn/jamaican.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RES2773 Posted November 12, 2017 Share #1092 Posted November 12, 2017 Is anyone aware of the date in which the LEAD boards were put in on the platforms on LIRR? I know it must've been quite a long time ago, and I can't find any documents. Any commuters that maybe remember when from their travels? Related, I was at Hicksville station, and I noticed that they put in new LEAD boards. Maybe they'll be rolled out to the rest of the stations. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RES2773 Posted November 12, 2017 Share #1093 Posted November 12, 2017 By the way I meant say LED. Whoops 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexingtonAveExpress Posted November 14, 2017 Share #1094 Posted November 14, 2017 LIRR has too many delays or service changes whether it be planned or unplanned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted November 19, 2017 Share #1095 Posted November 19, 2017 How are track switches handled by the LIRR? Do the engineers have to radio it in? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RtrainBlues Posted November 20, 2017 Share #1096 Posted November 20, 2017 Once East Side Access starts, there will no longer be ANY trains that go from Atlantic Terminal to anywhere on Long island (Hempstead, West Hempstead, Far Rock, etc)? Every single Atlantic Terminal train will require a change at Jamaica? Would eastbound trains be held at Jamaica for a minute or two if the Atlantic shuttle is slightly late? What would the frequency and fare be ? Would Metrocard be accepted? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY1635 Posted November 20, 2017 Share #1097 Posted November 20, 2017 53 minutes ago, RtrainBlues said: Once East Side Access starts, there will no longer be ANY trains that go from Atlantic Terminal to anywhere on Long island (Hempstead, West Hempstead, Far Rock, etc)? Every single Atlantic Terminal train will require a change at Jamaica? Would eastbound trains be held at Jamaica for a minute or two if the Atlantic shuttle is slightly late? What would the frequency and fare be ? Would Metrocard be accepted? I assumed that Hempstead, West Hempstead, Far Rockaway, and Long Beach branches will go to Penn Station while other branches are shifted over the Grand Central. Anything short of that would incur the wrath of Five Towns, Garden City, Stewart Manor, Floral Park, and a whole other slew of Nassau neighborhoods that rely on the LIRR. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted November 22, 2017 Share #1098 Posted November 22, 2017 On 11/19/2017 at 11:01 PM, NY1635 said: I assumed that Hempstead, West Hempstead, Far Rockaway, and Long Beach branches will go to Penn Station while other branches are shifted over the Grand Central. Anything short of that would incur the wrath of Five Towns, Garden City, Stewart Manor, Floral Park, and a whole other slew of Nassau neighborhoods that rely on the LIRR. The Babylon and Port Jefferson branches have the most riders, you sure that making them transfer won't be a problem? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY1635 Posted November 23, 2017 Share #1099 Posted November 23, 2017 17 hours ago, N6 Limited said: The Babylon and Port Jefferson branches have the most riders, you sure that making them transfer won't be a problem? Making them transfer to the Babylon and Port Jefferson branches for service to Penn would be a problem for the passengers, but not the MTA unless both branches get really crowded during the rush. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainmaster5 Posted November 23, 2017 Share #1100 Posted November 23, 2017 On 11/19/2017 at 10:04 PM, RtrainBlues said: Once East Side Access starts, there will no longer be ANY trains that go from Atlantic Terminal to anywhere on Long island (Hempstead, West Hempstead, Far Rock, etc)? Every single Atlantic Terminal train will require a change at Jamaica? Would eastbound trains be held at Jamaica for a minute or two if the Atlantic shuttle is slightly late? What would the frequency and fare be ? Would Metrocard be accepted? I’m sitting here with my 86 year old uncle and HE wants to correct your post, lol. Any train that leaves from Atlantic Terminal on the LIRR makes stops on Long Island. He and I know what you are trying to say though. For those who missed his point I’ll make it clear(er). Every station on the LIRR except Penn Station is located on Long Island. Brooklyn and Queens are on Long Island. I had an elementary school teacher back in the fourth grade who taught us that fact and I’ve never forgotten it. He reminded me that my mom, his big sister, who passed away in July, would get on his case and mine if we didn’t correct that. We’re just having fun this morning so don’t take us too seriously. Carry on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.