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sooo E and F will be full local 10:30am-11:30am and 10:45am-11:45am

Manhattan-bound run local from Forest Hills-71 Av to Queens Plaza

Aug 28 through early 2024, every day, from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

What's happening?

We're rebuilding tracks on the 63 St Line

Posted: 08/10/2023 11:39 AM

Jamaica-bound run local from Queens Plaza to Forest Hills-71 Av

Aug 28 through early 2024, every day, from 10:45 AM to 11:45 AM

What's happening?

We're rebuilding tracks on the 63 St Line

Posted: 08/10/2023 11:39 AM

sooo E and F will be full local 10:30am-11:30am and 10:45am-11:45am

Manhattan-bound run local from Forest Hills-71 Av to Queens Plaza

Aug 28 through early 2024, every day, from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

What's happening?

We're rebuilding tracks on the 63 St Line

Posted: 08/10/2023 11:39 AM

Jamaica-bound run local from Queens Plaza to Forest Hills-71 Av

Aug 28 through early 2024, every day, from 10:45 AM to 11:45 AM

What's happening?

We're rebuilding tracks on the 63 St Line

Posted: 08/10/2023 11:39 AM

1 hour ago, Wallyhorse said:

I should have added late nights and weekends, in this scenario this  would be extended to Metropolitan Avenue, absorbing the night and weekend shuttles during those times on this GO.  

No.

On 8/6/2023 at 8:37 PM, darkstar8983 said:

😂😂😂😂 WALKING.

But yeah it’s a shame that the  can’t run past 9PM because of all these reroutes that have to use 6 Av or in case the  have to run via 8 Av or Broadway. The  at least would have a stable terminal when there is a GO suspending the  between Manhattan and Brooklyn and wouldn’t have to interfere with the .

Due to the route shortening, expect the  to become much more reliable despite its rush hour frequency reduction, since it doesn’t need to merge with the , and hopefully, the 53 St tunnel won’t be subjected to slowdowns since the expresses have already merged and the  won’t be blocked off by merging  trains

you cant run the F via broadway, you need the 63rd tube to be open for that. Why would the D go via broadway?

M probably more reliable like the split R.

Rush hour they might send some R's to 179 because I don't think forest hills can handle all those R's

Some E's might run local to help 

17 minutes ago, Wallyhorse said:

And it's also been noted CBTC issues would make it more difficult for the to do it anyway.

I would look if possible to in this scenario have the and run express at all times (except late nights) to their respective destinations and have the also go to 179 (except late nights), eliminating the need for 71-Continental to be a terminal during this.  

This, however, is the scenario I would use:

and run as they do now

runs on 53rd as a QB local between Queens Plaza and 179 at all times

moves to Nassau  and ends at Essex Street on the  

runs as planned to 57th/6th weekdays. Nights and weekends a shuttle runs between 47-50th and 57th/6th (old late-night shuttle)

runs express on Broadway and via 63rd to QBL, where it runs as an express to 179 in place of the at all times (no shuttle on 63rd)

becomes full-time (at least 19/7) and runs Whitehall-Astoria with some trains ending and beginning on the Tunnel Level of Canal Street.

If necessary, a new "Yellow " operates between Bay Parkway on the   and Astoria as a Broadway Local.  This "Yellow " can replace the  late nights as well, at those hours running from 9th Avenue on the to Astoria. 

Top can work

Bottom. No just. No 

What would be the point in moving the R to Nassau and a yellow V when you already have the W.

Leave the terminals as is we talking about QBL not Brooklyn or Astoria 

now that i think of it. can 71 av fit all those R's?

2 hours ago, darkstar8983 said:

The  will just be at capacity now, and extra rush hour trips will be needed in the peak direction (towards Bay Ridge AM and towards 71 Av PM). Question is where will these extra trains lay up, or will the  run every 8 minutes middays like the ?

i wouldnt be suprised if they short turned or extended some R's to 179 or jamaica Center

20 hours ago, Lawrence St said:

They really need to rethink this  /  service change for this weekend. Instead of having two ‘s running around and confusing people, do this:

No  service running.

 trains run between Wakefield & Flatbush Ave, all times.

 trains are running between East 180th St & Dyre Ave.

 trains run between New Lots Ave & 96th St and via the  to/from 137th St-City College.

i would say split the 2 and run 5 normal

imagine the shuttle was a 68 or 68A. i know it wont be but imagine lol

Or they may go the DeCamp way

I can see the 80S being permanent to replace society Hill since it goes down sip

4 hours ago, Lawrence St said:

Is there a reason why NJT does not run direct trains from Penn Station to Meadowlands during game days?

no connection 

A nearly century-old bus company that has served the southern half of Jersey City is running on empty.

The A&C Bus Corp., based on Danforth Avenue, will be shutting down the operation of its Jersey City bus routes, according to NJ Transit, leaving residents on the West Side with few options of getting around.

Though NJ Transit confirmed the news, the agency nor A&C did not provide a date for when the bus service would be discontinued.

The independent Jersey City bus company was founded in 1927 and is known for its distinctive solid red line across the side of the bus. It currently employs between 10 and 20 people, according to business-tracking websites.

Officials with A&C declined to comment for this story.

A&C currently operates four bus routes in Jersey City: the No. 30 from Society Hill to Journal Square, the No. 31 from Danforth Avenue to the Newport Mall, the No. 32 from Journal Square to the Hudson Mall, and the No. 33 from 53rd street in Bayonne to Journal Square.

“I don’t know what to do” to get to the supermarket if the bus service is discontinued, said Jenny Ho, a 71-year-old Jersey City resident who is in a wheelchair due to a stroke. She takes the bus from her home near Journal Square to the Hudson Mall. “Maybe I’d stop coming here. …. (My daughter) can’t drive me, she has to go to work. That’s why I come here by myself.”

Helen Averion, a senior who says she frequently uses the bus to go from her home near Danforth Avenue to the Asian supermarket at the Hudson Mall said “We need it. People need it. Not all people have cars.”

Ridership numbers for A&C buses were not available Tuesday. There is a light rail station on the West Side, at West Side and Claremont avenues, but it is at the end of the route and only travels east toward Martin Luther King Drive and Downtown.

Residents also could use the Jersey City shuttle service Via to get around, or walk further to reach an NJ Transit route, like the 80 or 10.

“NJ Transit is currently assessing the impacts of A&C’s disappointing decision to discontinue bus service in Jersey City,” NJ Transit officials said in a statement to The Jersey Journal.

This is not the first time A&C riders have experienced drops in service. In 2020, A&C cut operation hours and implemented less frequent buses for all four lines, leaving riders with less public transit options to get Downtown. In 2019, A&C eliminated a line that ran from Greenville to the Newport mall. A&C cited financial challenges when explaining the previous cutbacks in service.

“This is disappointing and we are calling on NJ Transit to intervene to restore the bus line immediately with the appropriate subsidies in the near term,” Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione.

While there may be pressure from the city for NJ Transit to step in, currently that does not appear to be an option.

“It is important to note that NJ Transit does not currently have the resources to replace these discontinued private bus services,” the state agency said.

Hudson County Commissioner Bill O’Dea, whose District 2 includes the West Side, says the loss of bus service would affect low-income housing areas like Marion Gardens and the Gloria Robinson homes near Lincoln Park.

“Without that service they have zero access to any mass transit service,” O’Dea said. “In both instances, they have to walk a half mile or more to get to the only other buses.”

O’Dea said he’ll introduce a resolution to demand NJ Transit present alternatives and options to provide service there. “The answer they can’t do it is not an acceptable answer.”

In a letter to Paul Wyckoff, NJ Transit’s Government & External Affairs chief, O’Dea said it’s “the obligation of NJ Transit to subsidize operations to insure that these vulnerable populations can get to work, shop, get to medical appointments, etc.”

West Side Councilwoman Mira Prinz-Arey said the residents in her ward rely on buses “because we only have one light rail stop. That’s it.”

“We will be working with the administration to make sure New Jersey Transit does right by us to intervene and make sure service is not taken away from the west side of the city,” Prinz-Arey said. “This speaks to the ineffectiveness of New Jersey Transit and the state to provide good multi-mobile transit for people.

“It has been an ongoing issue for decades and there needs to be investment at the state level to make sure people can get around.”

https://www.nj.com/hudson/2023/07/end-of-the-line-nearly-century-old-jersey-city-bus-company-shutting-down.html

A&C bus site is down 

i can see them increasing 59 since is mostly follows the 24 from washington pk to elizabeth but the A and B sections from elizabeth to the mall i dont know 

In Queens, the Manhattan-bound platform at Queensboro Plaza will be closed 

Beginning Jul 31, Mon 6:00 AM to Aug 14, Mon 5:00 AM

Use the nearby Queens Plaza station. 

Also, consider Court Sq or 33 St-Rawson St.

Transfer to/from the at: 

74 St-Broadway  

5 Av (42 St-Bryant Pk)  

Times Sq-42 St/Port Authority  

Additional travel alternatives:

For service to this station, take the to Court Sq and transfer to a Flushing-bound  . 

For service from this station, take the  to 33 St-Rawson St and transfer to a Manhattan-bound . 

What's happening?

We're making accessibility improvements

Posted: 07/07/2023 03:17 PM

1 minute ago, subwaycommuter1983 said:

The A can't be fully r211's until the 8 car r179's leave the C. 

It will be very confusing for the C to run both 8 and 10 car r179s.

not really. the C uses R46's too 

119 short turn

55 minutes ago, T to Dyre Avenue said:

I agree with the first two paragraphs. The rest I don't and I'll tell you why.

For one thing, local riders between 36th and 65th already can't directly access the 63rd St corridor without riding backwards to Roosevelt because neither the  nor  use that tunnel except in emergency reroutes (which aren't that much of a rare occurrence, thanks in some part to the current convoluted QBL service pattern). Now, if the  were rerouted to the 63rd St Tunnel (as it was rumored the MTA was actually considering it back in 2019), then that wouldn't be an issue. 

Hillside express riders who want 53rd already have to transfer from the  to the  (they didn't have to prior to December 2001).

As for a potential Queens-SAS service running express vs the , how would the 2nd Ave be on the "border" of Midtown any more so than 8th Ave? Large commercial real estate drops off significantly west of 8th Ave. 

Having a Queens-SAS service also mitigates the need for long and costly passageways that everyone speculates the  will have in order to connect to any line that intersects it, other than the  at 2nd Ave/Houston St and the  at 14th.

what tunnel between 36 and 65 st?

11 hours ago, Chris89292 said:

 Looks like the 63rd Street project is back on track, New starting date is August 2023 (Subject to change)

Proposed Weekday Service Plan - Revised
• One track out of service between 57 St/6 Av
and 36 St
• via 53 St   line in both directions
• No trains on Queens Blvd 
• from Ridgewood & Brooklyn terminates at 57 St/6 Av, 6 AM-9 PM 
• Reduced   service rush hours
• Increased service
• shuttle train between Lex Av/63 St and 21 St-Queensbridge, every 20 minutes 
• Free shuttle bus between 21 St- Queensbridge and Queens Plaza

Proposed Overnight Service Plan - Revised
• Both tracks out of service between 57 St/6
Av and 36 St, seven nights per week
• Overnight service
• via 53 St   line in both directions 
• shuttle train suspended 
• Free shuttle bus between Roosevelt Island, 21 St-Queensbridge, and Queens Plaza
• No service at 57 St/6 Av

Proposed Weekend Service Plan - Revised
• One track out of service between 57 St/6 Av
and 36 St
• Weekend service
• via 53 St   line in both directions 
• normal service in both directions 
• shuttle train between Lex Av/63 St and 21 St-Queensbridge, every 20 minutes 
• Free shuttle bus between 21 St- Queensbridge and Queens Plaza
• No service at 57 St/6 Av
• Selected weekends with both tracks out of service, shuttle buses provided, dates TBD

where did you find the revised one

edit: nevermind i found it

Any one know why some the 68/A's missing entire side rollsign boxes?

Yeah it was rolled back but, Doors still light on one side.

On 5/17/2023 at 4:46 PM, DCTransitFilms said:

Have the rest of the NJT XE40s been built? Ik there's been a problem with the batteries, so there haven't been many deliveries on electric buses yet. 

I believe the XD60 order will be 23801-23860 or something?

i believe its continuing from 20910 since its part of the previous orders 

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jeez wtf lol