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  1. Haven't been to this thread in a while lol. These are all amazing btw.
  2. Forgot to add something (bolded in red): You and Bob know me very well in this forum though. You honestly thought I was dumb enough to not realize the headways, the running time and the number of trains needed (which I'm already well aware of) on each and every line? CenSin, your data lesson was not needed here. I was just saying to relieve the Forest Hills delays with my proposed extension. The only downside of my proposal is that almost everyone east of Forest Hills are on their way towards Manhattan and won't care about the local, as well as everything else I said in the first post above yours. That was it.
  3. Sigh, fine. I get it. But don't surprise if they add a bit more service in the real world for the shutdown and the delays on the northbound Queens Boulevard Local during the rush get more bad. This also means that the can't be full-length (which would allow all its current fleet of R160s and the future R179s to be push off to the east) either by then I suppose. So we're just gonna have to get used to the delays at Forest Hills on the northbound locals for decades to come.
  4. Unlike some of the members on this forum (especially CenSin) that you yourself and Lance lectured me for personally criticizing just fairly recently, I wouldn't dare make the express anywhere along its route outside of the Queens Boulevard Line and completely go against the aforementioned ridership demands. Of course I know why they stopped running local service to and from 179th back in the '80s. Anyway, my whole goal is to simply relieve the Forest Hills delays on the local and . Because the plain fact is that back when the was running, all Queens Boulevard local service were entirely R46s and both the and would often swap trainsets east of Forest Hills. Now with the taking the 's place, any Queens Boulevard local trains can no longer swap cars due to the being 480 feet long and the being 600 feet long respectively. Instead, only one train at a time can relay east of Forest Hills and is the major reason for alot of rush hour northbound Queens Boulevard local delays between Roosevelt and Forest Hills.
  5. At least you aren't afraid to speak out your mind and stick to your own self.
  6. Yeah, but once the entirety of the R179 and R211 cars are delivered, respectively, they will be enough cars for all 's (not just some 's) to be extended to and from 179th to relieve Forest Hills. Which is also a part of the reason why the should be full-length, to push the R179s and R160A-1s to the east for the aforementioned extension.
  7. At least you're one of the only members who I get along with pretty well and rarely ever fought with...

    1. Around the Horn

      Around the Horn

      Well that's good to hear. I try to keep my cool on here and not let things get to my head. Its good to see that its working...

  8. So forgetting all of the most recent completely lousy ass lectures (including the technical ones) in the thread about that stupid proposed real world's Culver Express trash and moving on, here are a couple of things that I think is worth looking into in the foreseeable future... -Rehab of any poor conditioned stations. -Transfer between the and at Broadway and Lorimer Street. -Change the current structure layout upstairs in the mezzanine areas at stations that don't offer a free transfer between directions (meaning stations like the local ones north of Nostrand Avenue, not meaning stations like Nostrand Avenue/Fulton Street or 86th Street/Lexington Avenue). -Make the local west of Myrtle Avenue-Broadway outside of the skip-stop service, to allow Jamaica/Nassau Street Line riders a direct transfer to the rather than changing to the or the . -Make the full-length with the future R211 expansion order if possible, which can push off the R179s to the east for fleet expansion or service increases. -Extend the to and from 179th Street to relieve 71st Avenue. -Get rid of all the "local" announcements and change some minor announcements such as restoring the old "This is a Manhattan-bound train" announcement previously made by Chowdery. -If that Culver Express crap fails and everything goes back to being completely local, the agency should look into extending the permanently to and from 18th Avenue, using the middle track at the station with diamond X switches between that station and Ditmas Avenue if possible. Or instead, just keep it at Church Avenue and the agency can go along with the most recent Culver Express proposal (posted in the other thread). This is all I can think of for now.
  9. The currently runs at 15 tph during the rush, much like the does. When both lines run together on the Queens Boulevard Express, that's 30 tph combined, meaning that's a train every 2 minutes. It's impossible for a train to run more than 2 minutes apart. So basically, there's no other way you could run express service on the Culver Line in Brooklyn. The can't run more frequently because of its merging with the in Queens and for the reasons I've mention in the second sentence on this post. Unless you want to lower the 's headways (which can't happen due to ridership on the Jamaica Center branch and the 53rd Street branch) to allow more trains. While it's possible to run more midday/evening service (which currently runs 8-9 tph like the ), I doubt ridership during middays/evenings is high.
  10. I love the old Fullmetal Alchemist anime. It is so much better than the original manga/second anime. Brotherhood is just another typical battle shounen, whereas the old anime feels more like a dark thriller targeted at older teens and young adults.

  11. No. It's actually quite normal. The official schedule has southbound trains making local stops in Brooklyn to Utica around 9 something. It's been this way since like the aftermath of those 2010 cuts I believe. I think local service on the southbound Brooklyn portion of the starts after about 9:30 pm-ish or so.
  12. Well, the run between 96 and SF is shorter than the entire line between 242 and SF, and that the runs less frequently on weekends.
  13. @Around the Horn (if you're reading this thread): I have to admit, I finally agree with what you said about the automated NTT announcements a couple months back. I can't remember the exact name of the thread (or the exact date) though. But anyway, yeah I agree with you that any line that makes all stops without an express service throughout its run shouldn't need to say "local" in it. Just "train" and that's it.
  14. I love it when a story in a book, movie, show or video game is well written, and has a darker atmosphere along with emotion and a bittersweet ending.

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    2. Around the Horn

      Around the Horn

      I hate the Status Updates. It's impossible to write long answers... Anyway...

      the movie is not overtly sexual, its very sensual. The desires of each character aren't directly referenced or stated. They are veiled, hidden and it makes this movie a work of art.

    3. RollOver

      RollOver

      Thanks, Around the Horn. I will look into it.

    4. RollOver

      RollOver

      Around the Horn, if you want to continue this conversation, you can contact me at "Your MTA Wiki".

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