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You could easily increase service, or push service an hour later, before you need to extend the to a different destination for an hour only. service on the 60th Street tunnel can be fairly packed after midnight going to Astoria, but not nearly enough to warrant service to Queens Blvd.

Bernie’s A Division “Please step aside, and let the customers off the train first” is my favorite.

Well, just under 20 years, July of 2001, but you make a fair point.

The real reason for those “some” is that they don’t have to fraternize with the less-affluent persons from East Harlem and the Bronx. It’s basically their train. Speed wise, the is faster.

The only argument I’m making is that Lower Broadway doesn’t need additional weekend service beyond the . It was just the on weekdays until last year. The current and serves a purpose on the weekdays, but the weekend is only there to supplement riders, which is only necessary between QBP and TSQ. The goal should be to get trains back into the effected area as quickly as possible.

Am I disagreeing with you there? SAS needs more service, 4th Avenue needs more service, heck most of New York needs more service.

I’m not sure if you rode the back in the 80s and 90s (when it was running via Montague), but I did. During weekdays, when they couldn’t send all the trains to Sea Beach, they short turn trains at Canal (not Whitehall) and it worked like a charm. I ride from QBP to DeKalb Tues-Sat, and most of the time, I see the empty at Prince St southbound during the peak of the AM Rush. Astoria needs the extra service, and you can’t send more trains through DeKalb, that’s the only reason the supplemental service exists.

The today serves a purpose. It throws a wrench in my life (well, the leaving Queens does) but it’s functional. On the weekends? No reason for it.

It’s extremely stupid to run the at all on the Weekends. No one, and I mean no one, needs the Financial District on the weekend, and those who do can easily take the . The only place you need supplemental service is between Qboro and TSQ. Since the headways were every six minutes combined (or every twelve for each line) it would make more sense to run additional ’s and have them short turn at Canal. This way they can be more flexible and not have their hand forced to dispatch out ’s, and they can get the trains back up to Ditmars quicker. It’s absolutely absurd, considering the ’s are technically ’s internally.

They shouldn’t focus on that. The wouldn’t get that until QBL CBTC switches become an issue, which is usually 3-4 years before activation, or 2020-2021.

No, the R46’s for the would come from the , so Queens Blvd can be 100% NTT. Then, the would be slated to get R211’s.

That’s my one fear with the R46 in Astoria. They won’t dispatch an R68 with roll signs, but conductors could very easily incorrectly program, or have a broken program on the R46. I feel like 33% of the Queens bound ’s say “To Bay Ridge” because conductors don’t think to re-program it, or the program is jammed. Obviously, this is still better than rollsigns, but the R46 aren’t a perfect option. Not to mention that the 30 R46 from the will not be enough to cover the fleet, you’d need at a few more sets of R68 in addition to what you already have.

Astoria is a huge indication of this. All the mom & pop stores are closing, and only the mega-corporations that can pay the rent are staying. Foot traffic is essential. http://weheartastoria.com/2018/01/30th-avenue-subway-closure-problems-astoria-closings-challenges-chains/

Probably over to the train, as some of it’s R160’s go to the .

Correct, the 42’s will be around through the shutdown. We will have a brief period of time between now and the shutdown with a car surplus.

This has gone on for a year on the M7a, and has just started on the M8. Modification has been coinciding with Security Camera installation.

Well, I’m going to step away from the Transit Forums for a little while. I thought Lance did a good job pulling the reigns in when he closed that “Lounge” and the Canarsie thread, which was being a hostile digest from every perspective, and now a thread talking about a new train (which just had it’s first production set enter service) is swamped with theories on R32’s moving around, again. To make matters worse, Fiorello N Train, who apologized on “behalf” of the forums for the mockery yesterday, says, “well, I see we are talking about this, so let me take back my apology and throw in my two cents again”. There is some truly fantastic content here by some brilliant minds, young and old, but this is getting out of control, and I don’t want waste time reading this anymore.

Suspended Via 8th Avenue Exp between 59th and W4, and via the between BwyLaf and Coney Island (Culver) via the between Lex/63rd and Atlantic/Pacific and the between Pacific St and Coney Island (West End) reduced via 8th Avenue Local b/t W4 and 5/53; Rush Hours some to Chambers St via Montague; Bwy Lcl, Rush Hours some to Whitehall St. Suspended

h, really? ctually, I’ve heard that too. (P.S - Even if wht I’ve heard is wrong, they will have to stay on the Shuttle until the full line re-opens, so they are guaranteed to be around thru Spring 2018.

That being said Nassau Street is a huge-huge issue. Ridership is so low (borderline nonexistent during weekends and completely empty during overnight hours) that there is little to no-motivation to renovate Chambers or Canal/Bowery. If they had another 2010-esc cut, I’d bet the would be on the chopping block, and weekend would get cut back to Essex Street.

That’s what I’d do. Temporary platform extensions for a Shuttle between Ditmars and QBP. Bring in some R62’s (you’d only need 4-5 sets), and add some stickers Franklin style.

You wouldn’t consider running a subway shuttle in Queens?

60th Street Tunnel needs to be closed for a Canarsie Tube-esc shutdown for a period of 2-3 years. Keep in mind that while all the Astoria stations are usable, there is no B division yard access, and two years is a long time without heavy maintenance.

Speaking of GO’s that the MTA used to do, who remember’s the to Ocean Parkway with through service at Stilwell from 2005 or 2006? It came from Sea Beach to Ocean on the platforms, and came from Ocean to Sea Beach/4th Ave on the platform. The was suspended all weekend during that G.O.

You are right about the R42, but the and regularly has four trains in Queens alone. There are five sets dedicated to the and , and often more (and sometimes less) when things happen with the R160.