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Not gonna lie I kinda like the black and white... The design is minimalist in a good way

1 hour ago, IAlam said:

So much for 2026, but what I don't understand is what about other agencies like NICE and Bee Line, are they getting their OMNY readers installed by then?

Next board update on OMNY is April. Guess we'll find out then

Also announced this week with the Metropolitan-Lorimer elevator openings are special OMNY subway transfer readers due to the configuration of the station. Someone can probably link a pic from MTA site, twitter, or flickr

Just got an email a few minutes ago, Easypay will be permanently ending in the beginning of July. Reloads will be turned off in May. They will mail letters and include an OMNY card. It's not clear if the balance will automatically transfer or not.

On 3/26/2024 at 7:47 AM, darkstar8983 said:

Was it 8653-8657?

Too late to remember the car numbers.

Was ATO turned back on along QBL? Brooklyn bound train I took tonight had noticeably quicker acceleration and higher braking rate, along with no rolling brake test leaving Forest Hills

Friday March 29 runs to Chambers all day

2 hours ago, RTOMan said:

Oh and ATO is supposed to be in effect in Queens...

Entire CBTC zone?

On 2/25/2024 at 12:43 PM, Kamen Rider said:

So... there is a new speed control system installed at Essex Street and that has led to increased run times on the J of at least 2 to 3 minutes. 

Timers? Wheel detectors? Or something else?

Maybe it has something to do with installing those platform barriers at 125th and 137th like at 191st, while having trains turn at 137th.

This weekend only downtown are skipping 191 for "station improvements", the presidents weekend GO also says station improvements. And people have posted pics of the new barriers at 191

Just speculating

Noticed while looking out the front of a Queens bound that there are some "T" signals (not signs) at the entrance of 34, 42, and 49 st stations. If I remember correctly, these signals are a white LED T below a green, and the T lights up if any of the mid station signals are red. Is this to encourage entering on station timers and were these installed anywhere else in the system?

When ATO and or ATS are activated, will lineups still be given by RCC/OCC or will they eventually be "automated"?

1 minute ago, RTOMan said:

OCC now controls the interlockings at the Plaza area as well as Roosevelt ave.

Trains are IDd at Kew Gardens SB and  Fifth ave  NB, line ups come in based on train IDs.

What is OCC?

Just now, N6 Limited said:

At what amount does it autofill?

You can set the threshold and reload amounts to anything but they are subject to minimums. The minimum threshold is a balance below $10. The minimum reload amount is $20.

12 hours ago, mikecintel said:

OMNY Vending Machine Pilot for "30 DAYS" from today 10-30-23.  Then "probably" the fee might go to $5 like what you buy from the retail stores. 

They probably won't raise the fee back to $5 until some time after all stations have the machines. Should give time for more people who need the card to get it.

All good Mike, I posted mine at almost the same time so just wanted to note that in case the mods saw 2 similar postd.

As to the different card fee, maybe the MTA is selling cards at cost or at a loss to drive adoption for any remaining holdouts before 2024. The $5 also gives people incentive to hold on to the card until it expires, but that cost is a bit high even for those who can afford it. $2-$3 is reasonable, especially because occasional users can mainly use their own payment cards and are not forced to buy a card, like what DC has with their Smartrip cards. I cant imagine it costs more than that to produce an OMNY card. 

For comparison, some other cities that I've visited and their transit card costs.

DC $2 for Smartrip, must use on the metro

Toronto CA$6 for Presto, just introduced open payments a few months ago

Montreal CA$6 for Opus but no fee tickets are available

Vancouver CA$6 refudable deposit for Compass, open payment and single tickets both available at higher cash rates.

London Oyster 5GBP, available for transit use after a year. Full open payment available

Seoul W2500-4000 for a Tmoney card, cash reloads only. Single use tickets available with a refundable deposit

Machines are functional as of today, and new cards bought from them are temporarily $1. The photo also shows an OMNY ticket of some sort.

However, the press release says the cards are good for up to 5 years, but the OMNY cards bought from retailers earlier have later expiration dates. Mine says 2028 for example and I bought it in 2021.

https://new.mta.info/press-release/mta-announces-first-omny-card-vending-machines-available-customers

EDIT Mike's post beat mine by a few minutes

25 minutes ago, Lawrence St said:

Wouldn’t it make more sense to just run the  to Queens Plaza?

Probably easier to turn a train at 34th vs Queens plaza. Less conflicts and switching

Press release

https://new.mta.info/press-release/mta-announces-weekend-services-changes-during-accessibility-upgrades-queens

trains will not operate between 34st - Hudson Yards and 74 St- Broadway.  trains will operate between Main St and 74 St-Broadway every eight minutes during weekend peaks. 
•  trains will be rerouted to operate between 96 St/2 Av and Stillwell Av  shuttle train will operate between Astoria-Ditmars Blvd and 39 Av every 12 minutes during the day. 

•  trains will operate every eight minutes instead of every 12 minutes between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m., a 50 percent increase to normal weekend service. 
• Overnight (E) trains will be rerouted via the (R) from Queens Plaza to 34 St-Herald Sq. 
• 42 St shuttle trains will operate all night between Times Square-42 St and Grand Central-42 St.

Between 12:01 a.m. on Saturday and 4:00 a.m. on Monday for the following weekends, these service changes will be in effect.

• Saturday, Nov. 18 – Monday, Nov. 20 
• Saturday, Jan. 6 – Monday, Jan. 8 
• Saturday, Jan. 13 – Monday, Jan. 15 
• Saturday, Jan. 20 – Monday, Jan. 22 
• Saturday, Jan. 27 – Monday, Jan. 29 
• Saturday, March 9 – Monday, March 11 
• Saturday, March 16 – Monday, March 18 
• Saturday, April 6 – Monday, April 8
 
Free shuttle buses will operate between: 
• 74 St-Broadway and Queens Plaza  
• Queens Plaza and Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av  
• 39 Av and Queens Plaza (There will also be a free walking transfer between the two stations.)  
• 34 St-Hudson Yards and Times Sq-42 St (Overnights only.) 
 

The Long Island Rail Road will cross honor MetroCard and OMNY for trips between Flushing, Mets-Willets Pt, Woodside on all trains and Penn Station or Grand Central Madison.

QBL west substantial completion has been delayed until end of 2024 per the Oct 2023 capital program committee materials. Primarily due to software upgrades and change orders with both Siemens and Thales.

Excerpt below:

Siemens has asserted claims in the amount of $23,881,943 and for additional time associated with those claims. C&D has 
analyzed Siemens’ claims and, while many are subject to defenses, a number of the claims arise from Extra Work directed 
by MTA or delays attributable to MTA. For example, and among other issues, MTA made approximately forty changes to 
its CBTC Interoperability Interface Standard that required Siemens to perform additional changes to its software and CBTC 
database. In addition, MTA directed Siemens to provide spare parts beyond what was required in the Contract.

...

Although Substantial Completion has not yet been achieved, most of the Contract 
Work has been performed and MTA has taken Beneficial Use of the CBTC system and the Automatic Train Supervision 
system (“ATS”), which are both in-service. 

PANYNJ posted a FAQ for OMNY on Airtrain and this interesting tidbit showed up. Maybe OMNY is back on the table for PATH, maybe not

https://www.jfkairport.com/announcements/airtrain-contactless-payments-faqs

2) Why is this happening?

In an effort to improve customer experience, the Port Authority of NY & NJ (PANYNJ) is collaborating with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to unite their separate payment systems, through OMNY, allowing customers to travel seamlessly to and from John F. Kennedy International Airport as well as through the New York public transportation system.

OMNY on the Airtrain will be activated on Tuesday Oct 10th. It will only be a few gates in each direction, with all gates getting readers by 2024(!)

The OMNY card reload function on the site has been updated/fixed. Minimum reload is still 5.80 but you can now do it in increments of 5 cents, instead of the previous 25 cents.

Someone on reddit posted a pic of the OMNY installation on JFK Airtrain

Wondering why the midtown Lex stations get them first, seeing as most cash users (ones that would need OMNY cards most) would be located in other areas. Maybe has to do with easier response for maintenance teams.

Also wondering if these machines can issue some type of disposable single ride/pass ticket, like in Toronto/Montreal/Vancouver.