lupojohn

Wow! Split service? I thought 2 Avenue needed more service, not to have half the service.

Probably doing that cause the will be covering the areas the doesn't.

I don't know if anyone keeps track of this(probably not), but I got the same car number(1880) going from Dyckman Street to 34th and then back on the .

Southbound and trains are delayed due to signal problems at Spring Street.

are you sure it didn't say "Oversize Load"? Thusly? 

http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/39234-well-thats-something-you-dont-see-everyday-r44-on-a-flatbed-that-is/

Yeah, that was it. What does that mean?

I saw cars 5500 and 5501 being hauled on a flatbed truck with yellow tape and the words ''Overload FULL''. What does this mean?

Due to FDNY activity on 183rd Street, there is no train service between 161st Street-Yankee Stadium and Woodlawn in both directions.

I take it you don't ride the Brighton line much. There are much narrower platforms..

Not from Dyckman, no.

People: visit Newkirk Plaza and walk to the southern end of the south-bound platform. I kid you not that when the and are both platformed with their doors opened, you could make a leap from inside one train to the other.

Looking at a picture of it, there's much more room to stand back than at 63rd and Lex. Canal Street on the and line is pretty narrow, too.

I noticed it said that the will extend to Brooklyn(maybe). Getting a bit ahead of themselves?

I fully understand that 63rd/Lex is an existing station being renovated into an island platform for BMT Broadway bound/2nd Ave bound trains with walls retiled and new exits. That's pretty apparent to all of us.

 

They originally built that station with the SAS in mind as well as original plans for IND/BMT/2nd Ave Phase 1 and 2 with spurs west of the station for Phase 3 subway access from Sunnyside Yard (i.e Queens Super Express option)  to allow for subway trains to bypass the Queens Blvd Line reentering the QBL @ Union Turnpike, taking advantage of westbound spurs originally built by the IND for Jamaica Yard access in reverse direction for out of service trains headed to Jamaica Yard from 179th Street.

 

Of course that original plan changed in 1993, and they closed up the original bellmouths as a result when construction began in 1995 where they redirected the ROW to 36th street on the QBL instead of Sunnyside Yard, while converting existing LIRR infrastructure (for dual railroad/subway service) to Union Turnpike on the QBL. (I'm referring to the upper level of the 63rd St Line, not the lower level for the LIRR)

 

That was the whole point of the 63rd Street line when it was under construction in the late 60's and 70's - QBL access, SAS access and BMT Broadway/IND 6th Ave access. Also for LIRR access to Grand Central Station utilizing the lower level of the line. That's why they built a false wall in the first place, @  63rd St/Lex that can be easily dismantled when the SAS is finally built, something that is in progress right now as we can clearly see. That's why the wooden temporary wall is there @ 63rd/Lex, they are tearing that false wall down as we speak. 

 

I'm sure you know this already, I am just reciting this for the record.

You're correct in that I know this all already and let me add that I loved the 63rd Street station before the renovation. Coolest station for me in the entire line(that's now designated for Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue). I read a while ago that there are secret tracks behind the walls and that's how they're to able to start work on the SAS. It is the narrowest platform to stand on, though. I had a cop position me cause he told me I was too far over. Shame it's gonna be turned into an island platform(which I like), because those 3 stops(63rd and Lex, 21 St-Queensbridge and Roosevelt Island) are unique.

I would believe so.

 

When they opened the Archer Ave Extension back in December 1988 for revenue service, they opened all three stations (Van Wyck, Suphin Blvd  and Jamaica Center) on both the upper and lower level simultaneously in one shot with outstanding success. So judging by how the MTA handled the opening of the Archer Ave extension for revenue service back then, then I would agree with you on the fact that they will open the 2nd Ave Line in the same exact fashion, 63rd/Lex, 72nd, 86th and 96th Street stations all at once in December 2016.

That's what they're doing. Exactly as how I said it. 72nd, 86th and 96th all open during Phase 1. I didn't include 63rd and Lex because it's an existing station undergoing renovation.

What I wonder is will they open the line station by station or all at once? I'm kinda sure that once 72nd is done, they can open that first so they can allow the Q and F to both stop at 63rd-Lex. Ideally I'd opt for them to open up the line station by station assuming they have switches outside every station.

It seems as though they're opening it station by station. 72nd, 86th and 96th will open during Phase 1 of the plan. There are already logos on R32 rollsigns in the form of a black letter in a white circle.

Saw a at Dyckman with car numbers in the 1430s. Weren't those old cars and why are they on the line now.

I was told by a worker at Broad Street i'm not allowed to take pictures, but I took it, anyway.

I hit up all the stations in the system in a two-week span. Only ones I didn't visit were the ones I couldn't: the Rockaways that were closed, Braod Channel, Smith-9 Streets, Knickerbocker Avenue before it reopened. 

Or you know, people could stop standing so close to the platform edge. Just saying.

63rd and Lex. No choice on that platform. Not where the incident happened, but with construction, that's the narrowest platform i've ever been on. You don't really know how close this woman was standing to the edge.

I just hope the R32s aren't replaced. I hate the new look of the trains. It's only advantage is that I can set my boundaries as far as how much room I have in regards to other people and whether or not I let them sit next to me. I usually have something I can put down on the seat. Other than that, I much prefer the R32s.

Extend the to 263rd Street.

Sometimes I wonder why the MTA has to cancel work for the whole weekend.Why not just cancel until the storm ends and then see how bad it was.Like today they can probobaly do some work.

They're redoing the Dyckman Street station on the and there was too much snow on the sidewalk to work.

It's about time the Aqueduct Racetrack station get some service. I know it's only for racing fans and all, but I passed it on my travels to Howard Beach and it looks a fabulous stop, but the skipped it. My only question is how will the terminate normally there when 1. there's only a one-sided platform and 2. for the to turn around it needs to switch tracks, but there's an issue with the Conduit(where it would need to turn around)?

I was fishing for the old Train To The Plane bullet on Google Images and came across an old brown diamond R bullet. Nassau Street and 4th Avenue.

2 things: this is so cool and I wish I could do this. I'd be busy for hours. GreeneggsnPelham, just for kicks, bring back the old Train To The Plane route with the old bullet. 

Due to a train with mechanical problems at Franklin Avenue, and trains are local from Atlantic Avenue to Franklin Avenue.

Due to a smoke condition at the 36th Street station, and trains are running local from 36th Street to Atlantic Avenue.

Due to signal problems at Kings Highway, F trains are running with delays.

How do you guys make the bullets in posts like that?

As I said somewhere else on this site, I would be more than happy to make signs like the one on IRT Bronx Express' signature. If I could be taught or shown how to do it, that would be great.

Rode 5725 on the Bx4 yesterday. This after I walked from my place from Inwood to Lane and Tremont, then walked the entire route to the Hub. Took 5725 back from the Hub to Westchester Square.