MysteriousBtrain

Rode an R188 earlier. At first, I headed to a converted set, but it closed before I got a chance to take it. Another r188 appeared, but not converted. I was ok with the non converted, but had to wait a while before we departed because the conductor didn't realize he needed to open all the doors. He opened and closed the doors for minutes and even as the train was departing, he still opened and closed the doors repeatedly. That was really annoying. I would also note that one of 7822's door stickers was halfway pulled off, but the entire sticker was still on the door. Sometimes, I wonder how a city like nyc still works....

I actually checked this one out today.It was pretty interesting.There were shuttle buses,I was on a Utica bound one.Someome wanted to get off at Sutter ave.And the driver skipped his stop.And that guy really gave the the B/O to let him off before Utica.Aftet a LOT of screaming at the B/O,The B/O FINALLY let him off.I think the B/O was wrong here.Shlould have let him off.What do you guys think? Once at Utica there was a lot of confusion.They just started a shuttle train between Utica and New Lots stopping at the Manhattan Bound local.Also it was unclear if they were making local stops at Kingston and Nostrand manhattan bound.Some personnel told me you had to go to Franklin and back,Was a real mess.it would be nice if they could build another switch or something at Utica when these things happen.Could also be handy in a G.O if they ever do one there again.

All shuttle buses should make all the required stops because you would never know who wants to go on or off, especially if the was out at this time. If the B/O made the Sutter Avenue stop, there would be no problem in the first place. 

If I had my own fantasy subway routes, I would create the following:

(1)/(9): Similar to original skip stop service but the 9 runs express peak direction between 96 Street and 145 Street. (145 street would be converted to a 2 track 2 platform station so uptown 9 trains don't skip 145 Street.) The 1 and 9 (vice peak direction) would stop at all stations south of 168 Street, with the 1 stopping at 181 Street, Dyckman Street, 207 Street, 225 Street, and 231 Street and the 9 stopping at 191 Street, 207 Street, 215 Street, 231 Street, and 238 Street.

: Rush Hour service to Nereid Avenue would run express south of Gun Hill Road.

(8): Lexington Avenue Local Service running between Brooklyn Bridge and Gun Hill Road, making all 6 stops in Manhattan and all of the 3 Avenue El stops in The Bronx, plus new stops at 143 Street (Willis Avenue), Willis Avenue- 138 Street, and 3 Avenue - Bruckner Boulevard between 149 Street and 125 Street.

(A)/©: The C extends to Lefferts Boulevard and all A service ends in the rockaways; the late night Lefferts shuttle is renamed the C

: Service runs to Bedford Park Boulevard at all times, or at least whenever it operates.

(J)/(Z): Similar to my 1/9 proposal, the J would make all stops west of Broadway Junction with the Z making express stops west of Broadway Junction.

: Back to its 1980 days on 8 Avenue, the K runs between 168 Street on the A/C lines and Hings Highway on the F line. This would be a weekday only route and makes express stops between 145 Street and Church Avenue. The reason The K makes stops north of 145 Street is to reach the same terminal tracks that are in use on the C train.

: Its current 2 Avenue line proposal except it ends on Broadway and 125 Street. 

: The T would be almost different from what it is proposed now:

It would run between Throgs Neck - Harding Avenue and Rockaway Park (Replacing The Rockaway Park shuttle), Running as the Throgs Neck Local, 2 Avenue Express, Fulton Street Local, and Rockaway local. Late nights, all stops are made.

(U): This route would combine 2 things, the current proposed T route north of Grand Street and the original M route south of Chambers Street. The route would use the original Nassau Street line's Manhattan Bridge tracks to connect the 2 Avenue and Nassau Street lines. Late nights, no service. (Maybe the Nassau Street line could be converted to allow the R68 D trains to run on the U between Grand Street and Dekalb Avenue)

(Y): A 2 avenue subway weekday route running between Hanover Square and Jamaica - 179 Street via 2 Avenue local, 63 street local, and Queens Boulevard Express. The Y make ALL express stops on the Queens Boulevard line.