Armandito

Thanks for the compliment 👌

Not so fast...I once proposed a Fifth Avenue subway a long time ago only to be told that this would mean a lot of bus cuts along the way.

Used the line tool for the Route layer and the marker too for the Stations layer.

Brooklyn-LGA Crosstown: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=13I9vecZGJDpc7SIpyjtbMZdPGwJW3OaY&ll=40.77632194205362%2C-73.91061300701041&z=11 Reverted back to the X once again, this time with an airport extension. Manhattan transfers in Queens: Astoria Blvd 41 Av Court Sq-44 Dr

Could building a new, full-length station underneath the existing one work as well?

Assuming the Pelham connection is already built, an alternative routing I considered for the 8 is via Park Av instead of via 3 Av, right above the Metro-North ROW between 161 St and Gun Hill Rd/Webster Av as an elevated structure: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1RmsavrGnkmsggmrEUBYr_a8xyp1FYBUa&ll=40.7955583904281%2C-73.93537975&z=11 On the other hand, a new upper level at the 239 St Yard would need to be built to accommodate storage space for 8 trains, as this is the most accessible maintenance facility for the route.

But there's too much doubt about SAS coming to life, so I decided to make the Central Bronx corridor a Lexington Av local service instead, not to mention being much cheaper and perhaps more realistic than waiting on a mythical trunk line that would likely never materialize. If I were to use your map as a platform, my 8 train would join in with the as a second express service between the Gun Hill Rd station and Utica Av. One adjustment to make would be adding switches to the express tracks at 125 St in my track map.

Thoughts on sending the to Parkchester? This is what I proposed so far: Here, the 145 St station would be lengthened for full-length trains and the connection to the WPR Line would be rerouted via this station with the existing tunnel abandoned. The would no longer serve 148 St (which would be closed) and be rerouted via a new connection under 138 St to the 3 Av station. From here, the would make all stops to Parkchester. Both the and would operate at 12 TPH during rush hours. With capacity now spared along the Lexington Avenue local tracks, a new (8) train would operate between Gun Hill Road and Brooklyn Bridge via a new connection to a station at 138 St between Alexander and Willis Avs (built below the existing Pelham Line), where a free transfer to the and trains is available. The (8) would operate via 3 Av and Webster Av in the Bronx and would also run at 12 TPH during rush hours. My proposed service plan for the and services are as follows: Weekdays: - Parkchester to New Lots Avenue; local in the Bronx and Brooklyn; express in Manhattan - Pelham Bay Park to Brooklyn Bridge; local (express in the Bronx during rush hours and middays in the peak direction) (8) - Gun Hill Road to Brooklyn Bridge; local Weekends: - Parkchester to New Lots Avenue; local in the Bronx and Brooklyn; express in Manhattan - Pelham Bay Park to Brooklyn Bridge; local (8) - Gun Hill Road to 138 St; local Late nights: - Pelham Bay Park to Times Sq-42 St; local in the Bronx and express in Manhattan (replaces service in the Bronx) - No service (8) - Gun Hill Road to Brooklyn Bridge; local (replaces service in Manhattan)

Decided to make my map editable so others could make changes as desired, so here's the link again: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1CMgsFN_N1-Q7w0sDstZ8_w78CBOmQid3&ll=40.75552482613223%2C-73.89866749999997&z=11

Right now I'm in the process of editing the map so that's why you see stops removed. In the meantime I'm taking a good look at track maps to see if 34th Street could work out better. I'm looking into finding a way to align the trackage so there's no interference with existing railroad lines at Penn Station, in addition to finding a routing past the messy tangle of tracks on the IND lines in LIC.

Any disadvantages with routing it along 57th instead of 50th?

Map of my proposed H route: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1CMgsFN_N1-Q7w0sDstZ8_w78CBOmQid3&ll=40.75340388563314%2C-73.89827102269206&z=13

Once again, the drawback here is that most of 50th Street is only served by local trains. It wouldn't be as popular with riders as a crosstown line that's readily served by expresses, like 42nd Street and 14th Street. Hence why I opted for 57th Street instead, even though the trains are just 2 to 3 blocks to the north.

It would run at around the same frequency as the which is also local-only along its entire route.

Would it use 57th Street as a crosstown route in Manhattan? Or would another street sound better?

What about Roosevelt Avenue? For decades since the debut of the express just before the 1939 World's Fair, it has proven itself as very popular with riders along the route.

I plan to run it as the line (in a pink bullet) between 162nd Street and Northern Boulevard (near the LIRR Broadway station) and the 34th Street-Hudson Yards station (at a lower level below the existing platform). It would not share any trackage with other subway lines except for a non-revenue connection to the main QBL at the 36th Street interlocking. The side platforms at the 36th Street station would be converted to island platforms to allow it to be served by Northern Boulevard trains (a map would be uploaded soon).

Would it be ideal to incorporate peak-directional express service on a future Northern Boulevard/57th Street subway line? Or would local-only service make more sense?

In that case, the harder part is finding a routing around the tangled mess of tracks in LIC. The junction around Queens Plaza and 36th Street is total chaos, by operation and by design.

On the other hand, finding a good corridor to use as a crosstown subway route in Manhattan is the hard part. 57th is too close to 59th, while 34th is overbuilt with commuter rail lines feeding into Penn Station. 50th may seem like a nice start but most stations along its vicinity are only served by local trains.

Thoughts on a subway line that connects Upper Manhattan and Queens? It could function as an alternative to cross-river Midtown routes: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1w2lqB-KVq0M_l10CAMNH54AScEDnhfBR&ll=40.78847128713772%2C-73.91472575405922&z=13

125th Street crosstown subway to Queens: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1w2lqB-KVq0M_l10CAMNH54AScEDnhfBR&ll=40.78670813304815%2C-73.88107114999998&z=11

If there's no rationale behind those unrealistic "proposals" you're posting here, you're just trolling and clogging up the thread with nonsense 😕

And switches too. On the other hand, there also needs to be an SAS service to Jamaica via a new super-express QBL bypass to relieve pressure on Lexington transfers. Here's what my plan calls for: - skips 75 Av and Briarwood at all times except late nights; otherwise unchanged - all service rerouted via QBL Bypass; rest of route unchanged - new full-time SAS service between 179 St and Hanover Sq via 63 St and QBL Bypass, making local stops east of 71 Av Thoughts on this?

Assuming Phase 4 of the SAS is finished, would it be ideal to build a connection to the Montague Street Tunnel? Fourth Avenue and West End could probably benefit from an SAS service if such a connection is ever approved.