4 via Mosholu Posted April 17, 2021 Share #3176 Posted April 17, 2021 8 hours ago, VIP said: There aren’t 8-Car conductor boards on the concourse line so there will NOT be any 8-car R179’s via concourse. Do not say that hasn't happened before; the Grand Concourse has seen eight cars come up to the Bronx before. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted April 17, 2021 Share #3177 Posted April 17, 2021 10 hours ago, VIP said: There aren’t 8-Car conductor boards on the concourse line so there will NOT be any 8-car R179’s via concourse. The will have a few R46’s as per usual and some R68’s. And to all concerned: Be sensible, mindful, and careful when you go fanning this weekend. 😊 Well about that. The last several northbound Trains for the night per supplement is actually going all the way to 205th Street and two of the trains so far are in fact R179s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted April 17, 2021 Share #3178 Posted April 17, 2021 27 minutes ago, Daniel The Cool said: Well about that. The last several northbound Trains for the night per supplement is actually going all the way to 205th Street and two of the trains so far are in fact R179s. just saw a video on facebook, I don't know how they gonna run 8 car trains on the concourse with all of those people. oh well, Atleast there's gonna be tech trains on this GO as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted April 17, 2021 Share #3179 Posted April 17, 2021 10 hours ago, VIP said: There aren’t 8-Car conductor boards on the concourse line so there will NOT be any 8-car R179’s via concourse. The will have a few R46’s as per usual and some R68’s. And to all concerned: Be sensible, mindful, and careful when you go fanning this weekend. 😊 i rode an R32 train 10 years ago up to 205th during a reroute, so 8 car R179's can run up there with no issue since just like the R32's it's 4x4. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted April 17, 2021 Share #3180 Posted April 17, 2021 There's an 8-car R179 on the late-night shuttle right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwell179 Posted April 17, 2021 Share #3181 Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) 33 minutes ago, GojiMet86 said:. Edited April 17, 2021 by Maxwell179 Delete 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar8983 Posted April 17, 2021 Share #3182 Posted April 17, 2021 18 hours ago, VIP said: There aren’t 8-Car conductor boards on the concourse line so there will NOT be any 8-car R179’s via concourse. The will have a few R46’s as per usual and some R68’s. And to all concerned: Be sensible, mindful, and careful when you go fanning this weekend. 😊 Maybe the 8-car stop marker is 60 feet away from the 10-car marker, meaning that the train will just stop right in the center of the platform (just like a 10 car train just without cars 1 and 10.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted April 17, 2021 Share #3183 Posted April 17, 2021 (edited) Is the running 8 minute headways this weekend? If they are running 12 minute headways on Concourse with 8 car R179s... yikes. Edited April 17, 2021 by trainfan22 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted April 17, 2021 Share #3184 Posted April 17, 2021 43 minutes ago, trainfan22 said: Is the running 8 minute headways this weekend? If they are running 12 minute headways on Concourse with 8 car R179s... yikes. There's a little bit of everything on the .... R46, R68, R179 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwell179 Posted April 27, 2021 Share #3185 Posted April 27, 2021 express service comes back May 3rd 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted April 27, 2021 Share #3186 Posted April 27, 2021 Since it was just two trains peak direction, I'm surprised they're even bothering with it; I thought the service reduction would be the end of it. I guess they must have been doing really welll with riders. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted May 3, 2021 Share #3187 Posted May 3, 2021 On 4/27/2021 at 7:04 AM, Eric B said: Since it was just two trains peak direction, I'm surprised they're even bothering with it; I thought the service reduction would be the end of it. I guess they must have been doing really welll with riders. Since they are going Normal on the Fox that wasn't a possibility regardless... Also those are Picked Jobs with those Intervals so no more reassignments so F express service returns.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted May 8, 2021 Share #3188 Posted May 8, 2021 The Coney Island-bound was meh in my opinion. That could have been axed for sure. It served as a faster alternative for upper Culver (Kings Highway–Church Avenue), but was about just as slow as the for lower Culver (Coney Island–Avenue U). Train dispatchers held the at Kings Highway and West 8 Street too often. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar8983 Posted May 9, 2021 Share #3189 Posted May 9, 2021 (edited) On 5/8/2021 at 1:08 PM, CenSin said: The Coney Island-bound was meh in my opinion. That could have been axed for sure. It served as a faster alternative for upper Culver (Kings Highway–Church Avenue), but was about just as slow as the for lower Culver (Coney Island–Avenue U). Train dispatchers held the at Kings Highway and West 8 Street too often. The only way to save actual time going into Stillwell Av is to subtract one or two trains from the required fleet requirement (from 44 trains to 42), then there will be actual space in one of the two terminating tracks (5 or 6) for the to pull in without holding for the 7-8 minutes. Edited May 9, 2021 by darkstar8983 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted May 10, 2021 Share #3190 Posted May 10, 2021 16 hours ago, darkstar8983 said: The only way to save actual time going into Stillwell Av is to subtract one or two trains from the required fleet requirement (from 44 trains to 42), then there will be actual space in one of the two terminating tracks (5 or 6) for the to pull in without holding for the 7-8 minutes. That means eliminating Jobs... That's not an option at this time.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar8983 Posted May 10, 2021 Share #3191 Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, RTOMan said: That means eliminating Jobs... That's not an option at this time.... not really eliminating jobs, just train sets. The crews on the would just have a slightly longer rest between runs. The problem with the express is that it was rushed into syndication, with NO other schedule changes made. What needed to be done is that Stillwell Av needs to send more trains out per hour during the 5:30PM-6:30PM hour back to 179 St, or remove them from service, and in exchange, change the schedule of the Kings Highway short-turns (with either a net -1 or -2 number of trains terminating at Kings Highway), with an equal increase in the turning capacity at Stillwell Av of +1 or +2. Edited May 10, 2021 by darkstar8983 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted May 10, 2021 Share #3192 Posted May 10, 2021 8 minutes ago, darkstar8983 said: not really eliminating jobs, just train sets. The crews on the would just have a slightly longer rest between runs. The problem with the express is that it was rushed into syndication, with NO other schedule changes made. What needed to be done is that Stillwell Av needs to send more trains out per hour during the 5:30PM-6:30PM hour back to 179 St, or remove them from service, and in exchange, change the schedule of the Kings Highway short-turns (with either a net -1 or -2 number of trains terminating at Kings Highway), with an equal increase in the turning capacity at Stillwell Av of +1 or +2. Thats not how it works down here... Any trip that is cancelled or changed has to be implemented in a work program or a supplement to be used... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar8983 Posted May 10, 2021 Share #3193 Posted May 10, 2021 Just now, RTOMan said: Thats not how it works down here... Any trip that is cancelled or changed has to be implemented in a work program or a supplement to be used... ohh. so wait!, since the schedule was changed outside of a pick to accommodate thee , we have to wait for the next pick for the schedule anomaly to be addressed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted May 10, 2021 Share #3194 Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, darkstar8983 said: ohh. so wait!, since the schedule was changed outside of a pick to accommodate thee , we have to wait for the next pick for the schedule anomaly to be addressed? Yes you are correct.. The Fall Pick (Which it might be done) not this Spring.... Work Program already out for this Spring which we will begin picking for June.. Status Quo on the Fox... Edited May 10, 2021 by RTOMan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwell179 Posted May 19, 2021 Share #3195 Posted May 19, 2021 May 22 - 23, Saturday & Sunday Trains skip 5 Av/59 St, Lexington Av/59 St and Queens Plaza in both directions 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwell179 Posted May 19, 2021 Share #3196 Posted May 19, 2021 Upcoming FASTRACK on Broadway FASTRACK Jun 1 - 4, Tue to Fri • Jun 7 - 11, Mon to Fri, 9:30 PM to 5 AM Service is suspended in Manhattan trains run in two sections: 1. Between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, and via the to/from Court St 2. Between Queensboro Plaza and Ditmars Blvd Trains are rerouted in Manhattan trains run between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and DeKalb Av • Via the between DeKalb Av and 47-50 Sts - Rockefeller Ctr • Via the between 47-50 Sts and Lexington Av/63 St and normal between Lexington Av/63 St and 96 St (2 Av) Trains are rerouted in Manhattan trains run between 95 St-Bay Ridge and DeKalb Av • Via the between DeKalb Av and W 4 St • Via the between W 4 St and Queens Plaza and normal between Queens Plaza and Forest Hills-71 AvAfter 11:45 PM, trains run between 95 St and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr in Brooklyn, running express between 36 St and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr in both directions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deucey Posted May 19, 2021 Share #3197 Posted May 19, 2021 So does the shuttle between Whitehall and 95th St still run overnights? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted May 19, 2021 Share #3198 Posted May 19, 2021 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Deucey said: So does the shuttle between Whitehall and 95th St still run overnights? The would operate up to Atlantic (and it operates express between Atlantic and 36th Street). Since the now operates 24/7 to South Ferry, I wonder why bother having the terminate at Court Street and have this service arrangement. It made sense years ago, since the was the only thing during late nights to operate to those stations. However, the isn't normally scheduled to operate express on 4th Avenue (while the is), so I feel that this creates unnecessary service patterns. I guess that 2-3 hour timeframe when the is still operating to/from Queens complicates things a bit, but still. If it was a weekend service change though I would be onboard with the setup. The could have operated to Court all local, with the would have just operated express between 36th and Atlantic during late nights. Currently, trains start running local on 4th Avenue after 7 PM anyways (NB), so it can make local stops on 4th Avenue north of 36th Street and riders can use it to get to/from Manhattan. Also, riders could transfer at DeKalb either the and , or Jay Street for the or , but it is what is I suppose. The Queens-Manhattan part of the rerouted could have been expanded service to Forest Hills. However I'm assuming that rescheduling the via 6th Avenue is probably easier. 12 hours ago, Maxwell179 said: May 22 - 23, Saturday & Sunday Trains skip 5 Av/59 St, Lexington Av/59 St and Queens Plaza in both directions This is what they usually state when the operates along 63rd Street. Edited May 19, 2021 by BM5 via Woodhaven 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted May 19, 2021 Share #3199 Posted May 19, 2021 (edited) Delete Edited May 19, 2021 by BM5 via Woodhaven 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T to Dyre Avenue Posted May 20, 2021 Share #3200 Posted May 20, 2021 13 hours ago, Maxwell179 said: Upcoming FASTRACK on Broadway (Diagram) FASTRACK Jun 1 - 4, Tue to Fri • Jun 7 - 11, Mon to Fri, 9:30 PM to 5 AM Service is suspended in Manhattan trains run in two sections: 1. Between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, and via the to/from Court St 2. Between Queensboro Plaza and Ditmars Blvd Trains are rerouted in Manhattan trains run between Coney Island-Stillwell Av and DeKalb Av • Via the between DeKalb Av and 47-50 Sts - Rockefeller Ctr • Via the between 47-50 Sts and Lexington Av/63 St and normal between Lexington Av/63 St and 96 St (2 Av) Trains are rerouted in Manhattan trains run between 95 St-Bay Ridge and DeKalb Av • Via the between DeKalb Av and W 4 St • Via the between W 4 St and Queens Plaza and normal between Queens Plaza and Forest Hills-71 AvAfter 11:45 PM, trains run between 95 St and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr in Brooklyn, running express between 36 St and Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr in both directions. Glad to see they are still doing Fastrack projects. I did have to do a double take on the diagram to see that the is operating via the Bridge. It will operate via the bridge, of course, but because they put the bullet next to the on the diagram, it gives the appearance that the will operate via the line and the Rutgers Street Tunnel during this Fastrack project. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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