Wallyhorse Posted January 24 Share #6176 Posted January 24 On 1/19/2024 at 1:19 PM, Kamen Rider said: dude... just because a trackway exists does not mean it needs to be used for passenger service. We use the 135 spurs all the time for non-revenue moves and storage. This is more about allowing (for now) emergency reroutes of the and (and GOs) when needed and letting those lines use the SAS when CPW is FUBAR. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted January 24 Share #6177 Posted January 24 so what you're saying our daily usage of those two tracks should be done away with for "well, we might need them to do this..." No. We need them as they are now. they are important to our operations NOW. Some places need to be non-revenue trackage. For example, those spurs are used to reverse trains just about every day, moving between the concourse line and 207 street, especially work equipment, which can wait there out of the way of the road until control can caution them and 59 can get them a clear window. You know what, right now, the next location you can turn an OOS, BO, or work train around in that will not block an active track while it waits is? Ether second Avenue on the F or the A5 spur north of Chambers Street on the A/C. (A5 at Penn Station is currently not usable) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallyhorse Posted January 24 Share #6178 Posted January 24 11 hours ago, Kamen Rider said: so what you're saying our daily usage of those two tracks should be done away with for "well, we might need them to do this..." No. We need them as they are now. they are important to our operations NOW. Some places need to be non-revenue trackage. For example, those spurs are used to reverse trains just about every day, moving between the concourse line and 207 street, especially work equipment, which can wait there out of the way of the road until control can caution them and 59 can get them a clear window. You know what, right now, the next location you can turn an OOS, BO, or work train around in that will not block an active track while it waits is? Ether second Avenue on the F or the A5 spur north of Chambers Street on the A/C. (A5 at Penn Station is currently not usable) And for now, most of the time they would STILL be used that way. The point is, however, is connecting those to the SAS also allows for when needed those tracks being used to allow the and to run via the SAS if CPW happens to be FUBAR OR if there is a GO requiring CPW to be shut down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted January 24 Share #6179 Posted January 24 sure for now... but you're missing the point... the use we have for them NOW is MORE IMPORTANT. If they build the extension, then all people need to do is TRANSFER to the Q/T instead of turning the SAS into a logjam... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris89292 Posted January 24 Share #6180 Posted January 24 I like how the MTA is going to use the cut and cover method in this phase, it also seems like they’ve learned a lot from the first phase, lots of great changes, the 116 Street station renderings look awesome, the exposed steel pillars are so unique in the subway system 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted January 24 Share #6181 Posted January 24 they're going to use Cut and Cover because that's how the tunnel in question was built and it's kinda hard to use any other methods. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brillant93 Posted January 24 Share #6182 Posted January 24 18 minutes ago, Chris89292 said: I like how the MTA is going to use the cut and cover method in this phase, it also seems like they’ve learned a lot from the first phase, lots of great changes, the 116 Street station renderings look awesome, the exposed steel pillars are so unique in the subway system That’s how most of the subway stations were built. I don’t know we overbuild now? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theli11 Posted January 25 Share #6183 Posted January 25 On 1/23/2024 at 2:57 PM, 7-express said: https://new.mta.info/document/131306 Not present in slide 5 diagram, called out in slide 19. Kinda sucks how they're not thinking in advance on this option. The bellmouth will leave them with a lot more options for the future like an expansion to the Bronx which I do think the SAS should have if they can get around to it 50-100 years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-express Posted January 25 Share #6184 Posted January 25 3 hours ago, Theli11 said: Kinda sucks how they're not thinking in advance on this option. The bellmouth will leave them with a lot more options for the future like an expansion to the Bronx which I do think the SAS should have if they can get around to it 50-100 years. It is unfortunate. It's going to be like the 10th Ave station on the 7 train where they cut out even the provision for it so now any attempt to create it will score poorly on capital investment score sheets since it'll require a tremendous amount of work and interruption. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brillant93 Posted January 25 Share #6185 Posted January 25 I agree, there should be something to extend the second avenue subway to the Bronx. All of the stuff the city got away with the ELs back in the 40s and 50s should have been replaced or been looking to be replaced. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slantfan4281 Posted January 25 Share #6186 Posted January 25 Imo it wouldn't hurt to build a new MNR stop at Claremont Parkway and create a sort of ticket where in-city fares are something like 4 or 5 dollars. It may not have the same impact as subway service, but doing that aiming for 20-30 minute headways would bring some transit access - in many European cities you have commuter trains pick up the slack in subway deserts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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