Lex Posted January 6, 2023 Share #3501 Posted January 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Lawrence St said: When they do work on the Bergen St interlocking, why don’t they just do the following: via extended from West 4th St to Euclid Ave. 168th St-WTC. Why would you even need to swap the and ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted January 6, 2023 Share #3502 Posted January 6, 2023 4 hours ago, Lex said: Why would you even need to swap the and ? Continuous service from QBL. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted January 6, 2023 Share #3503 Posted January 6, 2023 45 minutes ago, Lawrence St said: Continuous service from QBL. That's it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted January 7, 2023 Share #3504 Posted January 7, 2023 In the past they have sent the F to Euclid and just extended the G to Coney. Don’t see why that’s not still an option. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted January 7, 2023 Share #3505 Posted January 7, 2023 On 1/4/2023 at 3:06 PM, darkstar8983 said: Where would the crews come from? Are crews CBTC trained? To run the that far out of the way you would need the same number of crews you'd use for weekday service (increased route length PLUS a shuttle in Astoria). might as well just cut the back to Times Square and run shuttle buses from Queensboro Plaza to Ditmars Blvd and not mix QB with the GO. You all know I am all FOR R160s back on the but I don t think this GO will work like it did back in the Bush Era 2004 last time it was done. Things like this are the entire reason Extra List and “Extra Extra” List (what I am) are things. We go where we’re needed, when we’re needed. Also, many people choose to work six day weeks. Also, crews whose jobs are cut short can be transferred for the day. these things happen all the time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar8983 Posted January 7, 2023 Share #3506 Posted January 7, 2023 41 minutes ago, Kamen Rider said: Things like this are the entire reason Extra List and “Extra Extra” List (what I am) are things. We go where we’re needed, when we’re needed. Also, many people choose to work six day weeks. Also, crews whose jobs are cut short can be transferred for the day. these things happen all the time. Ohh. Maybe those extra extras are the conductors who carry around the route map for the route they’re working that day because they don’t know the route as well as their home route 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted January 7, 2023 Share #3507 Posted January 7, 2023 31 minutes ago, darkstar8983 said: Ohh. Maybe those extra extras are the conductors who carry around the route map for the route they’re working that day because they don’t know the route as well as their home route … no… because extra and extra extra list crews don’t have a home line. literally the only thing as an “XX” I am limited to is the B division non-OPTO. XL have picked into one of the districts but they are still available if their tour and RDOs match the job. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar8983 Posted January 7, 2023 Share #3508 Posted January 7, 2023 Concerning the train GO, I would have just ran the every 8 minutes between Eastchester-Dyre Av and Bowling Green the whole weekend (8 minute headway until 8PM, then standard 12-20 minutes easing into night service), rather than having the truncated and on top of that, half of those trains just duplicating the anyways. The is also providing full concourse service too, so that would provide a good alternative to Jerome Av, along with maybe a shuttle bus between Woodlawn and Bedford Park Blvd 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted January 7, 2023 Share #3509 Posted January 7, 2023 1 hour ago, darkstar8983 said: Concerning the train GO, I would have just ran the every 8 minutes between Eastchester-Dyre Av and Bowling Green the whole weekend (8 minute headway until 8PM, then standard 12-20 minutes easing into night service), rather than having the truncated and on top of that, half of those trains just duplicating the anyways. The is also providing full concourse service too, so that would provide a good alternative to Jerome Av, along with maybe a shuttle bus between Woodlawn and Bedford Park Blvd What G.O? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar8983 Posted January 7, 2023 Share #3510 Posted January 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Lawrence St said: What G.O? The one for this weekend - cutting the out of Brooklyn, and running half the trains only between 149’St and Manhattan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted January 20, 2023 Share #3511 Posted January 20, 2023 Rush hour Express service on the Grand Concourse is restored as of today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted January 20, 2023 Share #3512 Posted January 20, 2023 Restored as of Monday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted January 22, 2023 Share #3513 Posted January 22, 2023 So on Presidents’ Day week, they are replacing the switches at 42nd St which will have downtown train runs via 6th Ave, but the is completely suspended between Essex St & 71 Ave, instead running to Chambers St. Why is the being affected by this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted January 22, 2023 Share #3514 Posted January 22, 2023 3 hours ago, Lawrence St said: So on Presidents’ Day week, they are replacing the switches at 42nd St which will have downtown train runs via 6th Ave, but the is completely suspended between Essex St & 71 Ave, instead running to Chambers St. Why is the being affected by this? Where are you seeing this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted January 22, 2023 Share #3515 Posted January 22, 2023 5 hours ago, Lawrence St said: So on Presidents’ Day week, they are replacing the switches at 42nd St which will have downtown train runs via 6th Ave, but the is completely suspended between Essex St & 71 Ave, instead running to Chambers St. Why is the being affected by this? Right now on the app I only see the service change. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar8983 Posted January 22, 2023 Share #3516 Posted January 22, 2023 14 hours ago, Lawrence St said: So on Presidents’ Day week, they are replacing the switches at 42nd St which will have downtown train runs via 6th Ave, but the is completely suspended between Essex St & 71 Ave, instead running to Chambers St. Why is the being affected by this? There’s likely no room for the and all on 6 Av. The 53 St tunnel GO this past Christmas showed that there was not enough capacity for the and via 63 St and 6 Av, so now imagine running the on top of that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted January 22, 2023 Share #3517 Posted January 22, 2023 9 hours ago, Around the Horn said: Right now on the app I only see the service change. 10 hours ago, Lex said: Where are you seeing this? https://www.amny.com/new-york/mta-announces-service-disruptions-that-begin-presidents-day-weekend/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted January 22, 2023 Share #3518 Posted January 22, 2023 Ah I see now… looks like the downtown local track (and the switch the would use to reach the downtown express track) is not in service 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted January 23, 2023 Share #3519 Posted January 23, 2023 9 hours ago, Around the Horn said: Ah I see now… looks like the downtown local track (and the switch the would use to reach the downtown express track) is not in service Still doesn’t explain why the is getting cut back. I could understand if every other would end at Essex St/Chambers St to provide capacity for the downtown but cutting the entire north of Essex? And what’s happening with the ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted January 23, 2023 Share #3520 Posted January 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Lawrence St said: Still doesn’t explain why the is getting cut back. I could understand if every other would end at Essex St/Chambers St to provide capacity for the downtown but cutting the entire north of Essex? If the and are scheduled at 15 tph apiece and the is scheduled for 7-10, how many trains would you get? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted January 23, 2023 Share #3521 Posted January 23, 2023 5 hours ago, Lex said: If the and are scheduled at 15 tph apiece and the is scheduled for 7-10, how many trains would you get? This may sound stupid, but have the northbound operate at regular frequency and the southbound every 12 minutes. Extend the to 179th St so the does not clog up the Forest Hills relay. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted January 23, 2023 Share #3522 Posted January 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Lawrence St said: This may sound stupid, but have the northbound operate at regular frequency and the southbound every 12 minutes. Extend the to 179th St so the does not clog up the Forest Hills relay. What, exactly, does "apiece" mean to you, and can you add? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted January 23, 2023 Share #3523 Posted January 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Lawrence St said: This may sound stupid, but have the northbound operate at regular frequency and the southbound every 12 minutes. Extend the to 179th St so the does not clog up the Forest Hills relay. It breaks the laws of physics. 15 + 15 + 5 is 35 TPH, or roughly a train every 100 seconds. Sixth avenue can’t handle that. northbound Ms run normal, southbound Ms run about half as often… so what are you going to do with the extra trains and extra M crews? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar8983 Posted January 23, 2023 Share #3524 Posted January 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Kamen Rider said: It breaks the laws of physics. 15 + 15 + 5 is 35 TPH, or roughly a train every 100 seconds. Sixth avenue can’t handle that. northbound Ms run normal, southbound Ms run about half as often… so what are you going to do with the extra trains and extra M crews? the problem (even if there was enough room for 5 TPH on the southbound) is that even though the northbound has enough capacity, you cannot turn those extra trains back around until after the rush hour and therefore would need extra trainsets to run regular consistent service northbound. To reduce this complexity, might as well just run the proposed to Chambers and have the GO setup the way it is. However, to mitigate the service loss to 53 St, the train rush hours in the peak direction (likely the Kings Highway trips) are running via 53 St, leaving 63 St with just the thru Coney Island trips every 8-10 minutes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyclonicTrainLookout Posted January 30, 2023 Share #3525 Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) Beginning Sunday, February 26 at 10 pm up through August 2023, Jamaica-bound trains will skip 75 St-Elderts Lane and Woodhaven Blvd all times. Reasons stated for 75 St is "Station improvements" which I think means renovations while Woodhaven Blvd gets "Accessibility improvements" (aka elevator installations) and maybe renovations too. The MTA last renovated a station along the line before the pandemic (111 St in around 2018). EDIT: Now that I think about it, does that mean Jamaica-bound will skip all stops between Crescent St and 104 St (since it only stops at 75 St and Woodhaven) or will it make all stops? The MTA makes no reference of suspending skip-stop nor the making all stops during the time period. Edited January 30, 2023 by CyclonicTrainLookout 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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