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I REFUSE TO DO THIS. If other people don't want to do something this crazy, here's something: Design a weekend GO to replace the spur between 34 St and 42 St on the 7 Avenue Line.

NEXT: design a weekend GO for replacing the switches that the uses south of 59 St.

Every NYC subway car has speed IMO.

I don't get it. You could just run normal service on the without flipping the and the 's terminals.

I'll assume that the stations at 59 St and 125 St are unusable for extra challenge: : 34 St-Penn Station - Euclid/Lefferts/Rockaways ( runs express between 34 St and Canal St) : 34 St-Herald Sq - Brighton Beach/Coney Island 207 St - 168 St Bronx - 145 St

But your solution causes severe delays, crowding and transferring.

Too many TPH on one track. NEXT: Manhattan bound express track at 65 St is impassible. Rules: don't overload the QBL local tracks, and Manhattan below 42 St must be served with the same number of TPH as usual.

What was the deal with the R160 Lefferts yesterday?

Why flip around the and ? You could just terminate the at 34 St and the at Metropolitan Avenue. Crazy reroutes are better to avoid.

It allows for more flexibility in scheduling the and . For example, if a is supposed to depart Flatbush at a particular time, any available train can be used. Although, I don't know if they just literally use whichever train is available, or if the example train that I mentioned would always use the same train from the each time.

Did the MTA add new timers to the Manhattan bound 4 Avenue Express from 36 St to Atlantic Avenue? I'm guessing that I've just been on some delayed trains, but who knows...

I see what you're saying...But I didn't want to try to predict anything, which was why I said "wait and see". I just was intending to say in basic terms what would make sense for the different possibilities for where the R62As went. Then, I got into the whole business with the R142s going to the , which made it sound like yet another proposal (which I wasn't originally intending). That was my fault. Of course, I don't even know if your post was directed at me...

I think you're forgetting that the air conditioners are being replaced in the SMS.

Westchester/Pelham Yard (both names are used) can't have a spare factor of only two trains, I'm pretty sure. Remember that the uses 400 trains at rush hour.

I'll wait and see, but I'm just trying to figure out what makes the most sense. Here's what would make sense IMO: If the R62As go to the : Jerome Av Yard: 424 R62As Pelham Yard: 250 R142s, 210 R142As (460 total) 239 St Yard: 400 R142s If the R62As go to the : Jerome Av Yard: 250 R142s, 160 R142As (410 total) Pelham Yard: 424 R62As, 50 R142As (474 total) 239 St Yard: 400 R142s Current assignments: Jerome Av Yard: 270 R142s, 140 R142As (410 total) Pelham Yard: 450 R142As 239 St Yard: 380 R142s I remember reading somewhere that the MTA said they were going to buy extra cars to increase service on the 7 Avenue IRT, so I'm guessing that they're referring to the R188s displacing R142s to the line. Since that would make sense, I included it in this post.

The reason why it seems the the R62As could go to the is that there aren't enough of them for the . If they went to the , Westchester Yard would need to have two car types (R62A and R142A).

I agree with you...I understand why people would complain. I just didn't understand why the line would get special treatment (I don't think it will).

My question: what's really that special about the line that will make people complain? I mean, I know that it serves the Upper East Side and that neighborhood has a reputation, but it's still just one neighborhood. It's not like there aren't other rich neighborhoods served by R62As.

Here we go again with the arguing... Quill Depot may have overreacted a little, but he has a good point. When people make honest mistakes, you should try to give them a little respect...The point of memes is to do the opposite. NEXT: The line is impassible between 103 St and 96 St. No trains can use the middle track north of 96 St.

I still think they're going to the . There's really a perfect number of R62As available for that; Westchester Yard should have a slightly increased spare factor and the excess R142As from the can go to the . That leaves the right number of trains; no mixed fleets.

Yup. I appreciate that Shortline provided an official MTA article, but he's late to the party. Suggestion: can people please stop bashing particular subway cars, whether or not people think they deserve it? Sure, some cars are definitely better than others, but I (and plenty of others) have never run into trouble with any of them. I can't imagine how much time R32 3838 must spend riding trains to be able to make judgements about breakdowns. Let's just enjoy the trains, whichever types they are...

You can't just instantly reopen a station because of an emergency service change.

Too many TPH on one track.

There's nobody talking but railfans, whom the MTA wisely doesn't care about. I mean, I understand that the R32s are unpopular but that'll remain true wherever you put them.

Your reroute doesn't really work.