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Since the would be suspended this upcoming weekend 3/14-15, would the use some of the 4 car r179 sets in which they can be coupled into 5 car sets or would they let the 4 car r179 sets rest for the weekend since the won't be running. And I wonder if the would use a couple of r32 trains. I don't know if the can handle the load along the local stops in brooklyn because some of those stops can have a good amount of ridership where it is busy.

TRACK MAINTENANCE Mar 9 - 13 • Mar 16 - 20, Mon to Fri, 8 AM to 10 AM and 4:45 PM to 6:30 PM Rush hour service temporarily reduced to accommodate track replacement work near Canal St

URGENT TRACK REPAIRS Mar 6 - 9, Fri 11 PM to Mon 5 AM Downtown trains run local from 125 St to 59 St-Columbus Circle in Manhattan URGENT TRACK REPAIRS Mar 6 - 9, Fri 11 PM to Mon 5 AM Downtown trains run local from 125 St to 59 St-Columbus Circle in Manhattan STATION MAINTENANCE Mar 27 - 30, Fri to Mon, from 9:45 PM to 5 AM World Trade Center-bound trains skip Jamaica-Van Wyck in Queens TRACK MAINTENANCE Mar 27 - 30, Fri 11:45 PM to Mon 5 AM World Trade Center-bound trains skip Briarwood in Queens

Here is the 8th ave signal repair work for next weekend in a more detailed format explaining what they are doing. Planned Service Changes March 13 – 16, Friday 11:45 PM to Monday 5 AM There will be no 8 Av service at 50 St, 42 St, 34 St, 23 St, and 14 St stations. rerouted via 6 Av; rerouted via Broadway. What you need to know about your service: What’s happening? Signal equipment near W 4 St on the Eighth Av Line keeps causing frequent delays and must be fixed. Our repair crews need a full weekend of uninterrupted track access to complete this work. Targeted fixes like this are necessary as we move toward a modernized signaling system across the subway network. While we repair our legacy signal system, we’re using this outage to do prep work for a modern Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) signal system on the line. We’ll also perform structural inspections and track work. Where will service run? will be rerouted via between 59 St-Columbus Circle and W 4 St. Trains will make local stops at 23 St and 14 St. is replaced in Manhattan by rerouted and overnight local service along Central Park West. will not run. will be rerouted via between Queens Plaza and Whitehall St, the last stop. will be rerouted via between 47-50 Sts and 59 St-Columbus Circle, and via local to/from 168 St, the last stop (days/evenings). What are the best travel alternatives? Use 6 Av stations to connect with rerouted A. Use Broadway stations to connect with rerouted . Manhattan West Side, Penn Station and Port Authority Bus Terminal: Use 7 Av Line and transfer between at 59 St-Columbus Circle and at Times Sq-42 St. Lower Manhattan: will make regular stops. Transfer between at 34 St-Herald Sq and (at Cortlandt St ) and at Chambers St. Brooklyn: trains will serve all stops in Brooklyn. What else should I know? customers headed to/from the Upper East Side: Get there with service via transfer at 34 St-Herald Sq or Lexington Av/63 St . and customers north of 59 St-Columbus Circle: Nightly FASTRACK service changes will take place Mar 16 – 20 and Mar 23 – 27, affecting service between 59 St and 207 St and service between 59 St and 161 St in the Bronx. For more details visit, mta.info.

There is no final decision set in stone yet. They might retire all of them this spring or retire some, then retire the rest when the r211s commence delivery. I hope they keep some of them in service because if they retire them all at once then there is going to be a shortage and that would end up becoming a disaster. I don't think there are enough cars in service to make up for the loss of r32s until the r211s come.

I didn't realize how close the 42nd st Bryant park station is to the Times sq 42nd st station. It is literally one block apart. No wonder why the MTA is doing an in transfer point connection between those two stations.

It's good that they are going to have an express shuttle bus running during the beach season during the train repairs along the culver line.

It looks like there will be another 6th av shutdown in the future but the normally runs via the and lines, and the runs via the lines then via the line whenever the 6th av line is shutdown. trains running via the and lines might relate to track work being done along the 6th av local line.

So I am guessing trains won't stop at Spring st during that weekend G.O.

Weekend Service Changes for March 2020: Uptown Trains run express from 3 Av-149th st to E 180th st: March 7-8, 14-15, 21-22 No service between 149th st-Grand Concourse and E 180th st: March 7-8, 14-15, 21-22 trains run in two sections: March 7-8, 14-15, 21-22 Between 149th st-Grand Concourse and Bowling Green every 20 minutes Between E 180th st and Dyre Av No service between 111th st and Main st: March 7-8 No service between Jay st-MetroTech and Utica Av: March 7-8 trains run local between Utica Av and Euclid Av: March 7-8 No service between Canal st and Euclid Av: March 7-8 trains run local between Hoyt Schermerhorn and Euclid Av: March 14-15, Manhattan Bound trains run express from Utica Av to Hoyt Schermerhorn late nights only Trains run via the between W 4 St and 59 st-Columbus Circle: March 14-15 Service Suspended: March 14-15 Coney Island Bound trains run express from Tremont Av to 145th st: March 7-8 205th st Bound trains run express from 145th st to Tremont Av: March 14-15 trains run via the between Queens Plaza and Whitehall St: March 14-15 trains run via the between Roosevelt Av and W 4 St: March 28-29 Coney Island Bound trains run via the between Roosevelt Av and 5th Av-53rd st: March 7-8 Jamaica 179th st Bound trains run via the between 47th-50th st and Roosevelt Av: March 21-22 No service between Chambers st and Broad st: March 7-8, 28-29 No service between Crescent st and Jamaica Center: March 28-29 trains run via the between 47-50 st-Rockefeller Center and 59th st-Columbus Circle, then via the to 168th st: March 14-15 No service between Kings Hwy and Stillwell Av: March 14-15 service runs in two sections: March 7-8, 14-15; Trains run every 16 minutes Between 96th st and Brighton Beach Between Brighton Beach and Stillwell Av Forest Hills bound trains run express from Roosevelt Av to Forest Hills: March 7-8 No service between 36th st and 95th st: March 21-22 CULVER LINE SIGNAL MODERNIZATION Learn more about this project Beginning March 20 through October 2020 Weekends* from Fri 9:45 PM to Mon 5 AM Service between Church Av and Stillwell Av in Brooklyn is replaced by free shuttle buses *Except Apr 10 - 13 & Jul 3 - 6

Let's wait and see to what modification they had to make. In this G.O. before it got taken down off the website, it doesn't mention the train stopping at spring st so I had a scenario in mind in which the train would run via the between W4th st and Jay st-metrotech but who knows. And another thing is i wonder if there is going to be any work being done along the 53rd st tunnel while the is being rerouted.

There is no need to run the because you already have the running on weekends along 6th av to provide service for the project and besides the doesn't run on weekends and it would be more easier to just reroute the since it's already there on weekends. I am not sure if the train can terminate at lexington av-53rd st. It probably can, but then it would probably have to run on a single track and that would mean reduced service meaning every 20 minutes probably. That wouldn't go well for passengers along QBL. There is no need to run shuttle buses in Manhattan because you have alternative subway lines that you can use while the 8th av line is out. So I am guessing the spring st subway station would be closed as well during this weekend outage. And why bother running shuttle buses between Court sq and Queens Plaza, it's only 1 stop. People can use just the to connect to/from the at 74th st/roosevelt av and I know this would be backtracking but take the to times sq 42nd st and transfer to the there for those who need service to Jamaica Center from court sq 23rd st. You can walk also to Queens Plaza from Court Sq, it's only about a 5 to 6 minute walk between stations. I know if it's cold outside it's a different story, but if it's nice outside then it won't be no problem.

I wonder if they are going to run extra trains in Brooklyn since the would be suspended.

Or they can have the r32's have it's final run on the train because they been running on them for years. But I do agree that the r32's should have it's final run on the because that's where they first started on. I think the MTA should retire the r32's when it hits 60 years old. I feel like that's a big number for it to end it's run. I don't know why they are rushing these cars to retire. Wouldn't they face a car shortage if they retired all of the r32's this spring 2020. In my Opinion, I think they should wait until all of the r211's are in service and then they can start retiring them. But I think it depends on how long they can keep on going. What if the R179'S experience problems again. It's unlikely the r32's as an option would have it's final run on the due to CBTC preparation happening along the Queens Blvd Line. I think the and the would all be good options for the r32's to have it's final run if they can't run them on the .

It goes express on the line making regular train station stops.

Weekends of February 2020: Downtown trains skip 207th st: Feb 8-9, 15-17, 22-23, 29-Mar 1 No service between Dyckman st and 137 st; Split Service: Feb 8-9,15-17,22-23,29-Mar 1 No service between Bowling Green and Utica Av: Feb 15-17 No service between Dyre Av and E180th st: Feb 22-23, 29-Mar 1 Brooklyn Bridge Bound trains run express from Hunts Pt Av to 3 Av-138th st: Feb 8-9 No service between 111th st and Main st: Feb 8-9, 15-17, 22-23, 29-Mar 1 No service between Euclid Av and Lefferts Blvd: Feb 8-9 No service between Beach 67th st and Mott Av: Feb 15-16 All Downtown Trains express from 59th st to Canal st: Feb 8-9, 22-23 No service between 145th st and 168th st: Feb 29-Mar 1 All trains run local in Queens: Feb 8-9, 22-23 Trains run local between Roosevelt Av and 21st-Queensbridge: Feb 15-17 Manhattan Bound trains run local between Forest Hills-71 Av to Roosevelt Av: Feb 29-Mar 1 trains run via the between 21st-Queensbridge and W 4TH St: Feb 15-17, 29-Mar 1 Jamaica 179th st Bound trains run via the from 5th Av/53rd st to Roosevelt Av: Feb 8-9 Jamaica 179th st Bound trains run express from 4th av-9th st to Jay st-Metrotech: Feb 8-9, 15-16, 22-23 Coney Island/Church Av bound trains run express from Smith-9th st to Church Av: Feb 29 Only Court Sq Bound trains run via the from 18th Av resuming normal service at Church Av. Trains run as scheduled from Court Sq to Church Av: Feb 29-Mar 1 No service between Chambers st and Broad st: Feb 8-9 No service between Lorimer st and Broadway Junction: Feb 15-17 trains run via the in both directions between Atlantic Av-Barclays Center and Canal St: Feb 8-9 Downtown trains run express from 57th st-7th av to Canal st: Feb 15-16 No trains between Kings Hwy and 96th st-2nd Av: Feb 8-9, 22-23, 29-Mar 1 No trains between Brighton Beach and Coney Island-Stillwell Av: Feb 15-16 Forest Hills Bound trains run express from 36th st to Canal st: Feb 22-23, 29-Mar 1 Bay ridge Bound trains run via the from Canal st to Dekalb Av: Feb 22-23, 29-Mar 1

Is it true that the r32s will be retired by March 2020. That the MTA really want those cars gone.

And there's another r42 set currently running in service right now. It is at Lorimer street. Going towards Broadway junction.

I am on it right now. It's at Fulton street Jamaica bound. About to leave Fulton street

Any r42s running right now. If so where's the location.

Is there any idea when they are going to release the dates and schedule for the vintage bus rides on the M42.

This probably has to do with G.O's taking place. The train is occupying the middle track at 145th st during the first two weekends of this event, probably that's why on some weekends the holiday train runs to 125th st, and on others it runs to 145th st. Also Uptown trains run via 8th ave, hence the reason why the holiday train is using the 8th ave line going uptown during the first two sundays.

TRACK MAINTENANCE Nov 30 - Dec 2, Sat 12:01 AM to Mon 5 AM Service between 3 Av-149 St, the Bronx and 96 St, Manhattan is replaced by free shuttle buses TRACK MAINTENANCE Nov 22 - 25 • Nov 29 - Dec 2, Fri 11 PM to Mon 5 AM Service is replaced by trains and free shuttle buses ALTERNATE SERVICE Nov 22 - 25 • Nov 29 - Dec 2, Fri 11 PM to Mon 5 AM Trains replace the between Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr and New Lots Av in Brooklyn TRACK MAINTENANCE Nov 30 - Dec 1, Saturday & Sunday Service between 149 St-Grand Concourse and E 180 St in the Bronx is replaced by the and free shuttle buses trains run in two sections: 1. Between Bowling Green, Manhattan and 149 St-Grand Concourse, the Bronx and via the * to/from Burnside Av, days and evenings. 2. Between Dyre Av and E 180 St in the Bronx. *Bronx-bound trains run nonstop on the line from 149 St-Grand Concourse to Burnside Av. Manhattan-bound trains make all downtown stops from Burnside Ave in the Bronx. TRACK MAINTENANCE Nov 30 - Dec 1, Saturday & Sunday 168 St-bound trains skip Kingston-Throop Avs, Franklin Av, Clinton-Washington Avs and Lafayette Av in Brooklyn TRACK MAINTENANCE Nov 23 - 24 • Nov 30 - Dec 1, Saturday & Sunday Uptown trains run express from Canal St to 145 St in Manhattan TRACK MAINTENANCE Nov 29 - Dec 2, Fri 11:45 PM to Mon 5 AM Uptown trains run local via the from W 4 St to 145 St in Manhattan

No service between 8 Av and 14th st Union Square: Nov 8-11, 15-18, 22-25

TRACK MAINTENANCE Nov 23 - 25, Sat 12:01 AM to Mon 5 AM Service between 149 St-Grand Concourse, the Bronx and 96 St, Manhattan is replaced by free shuttle buses TRACK MAINTENANCE Nov 23 - 24, Saturday & Sunday Service between 149 St-Grand Concourse and E 180 St in the Bronx is replaced by the trains run in two sections: 1. Between Bowling Green, Manhattan and 149 St-Grand Concourse, the Bronx and via the * to/from Burnside Av, days and evenings. 2. Between Dyre Av and E 180 St in the Bronx. For service between 149 St-Grand Concourse and E 180 St, take the . • Transfer between and trains at 149 St-Grand Concourse or E 180 St. *Bronx-bound trains run nonstop on the line from 149 St-Grand Concourse to Burnside Av. Manhattan-bound trains make all downtown stops from Burnside Ave in the Bronx. TRACK MAINTENANCE Nov 23 - 24, Saturday & Sunday Uptown trains run express from Canal St to 145 St in Manhattan TRACK MAINTENANCE Nov 22 - 25, Fri 9:45 PM to Mon 5 AM Uptown trains run local via the from W 4 St to 145 St in Manhattan TRACK REPLACEMENT Nov 22 - 25, Fri 10 PM to Mon 5 AM Coney Island-bound trains run local from DeKalb Av to 36 St in Brooklyn SIGNAL MODERNIZATION Nov 22 - 25, Fri 11:45 PM to Mon 5 AM Trains run via the in both directions between W 4 St, Manhattan and 21 St-Queensbridge station, Queens SIGNAL MODERNIZATION Nov 23 - 25, Sat 12:01 AM to Mon 5 AM Trains stop in both directions at 36 St, Steinway St, 46 St, Northern Blvd, 65 St, Roosevelt Av, Elmhurst Av, Grand Av, Woodhaven Blvd, 63 Dr and 67 Av in Queens SIGNAL MODERNIZATION Nov 23 - 25, Sat 12:01 AM to Mon 5 AM Trains stop in both directions at 36 St, Steinway St, 46 St, Northern Blvd, 65 St, Roosevelt Av, Elmhurst Av, Grand Av, Woodhaven Blvd, 63 Dr and 67 Av in Queens ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS Nov 23 - 24, Sat 3:45 AM to Sun 10 PM Astoria-bound trains skip 39 Av, 36 Av, Broadway and 30 Av in Queens SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS Nov 22 - 25, Fri 9:45 PM to Mon 5 AM Downtown trains skip 49 St in Manhattan TRACK MAINTENANCE Nov 22 - 25, 10 PM Fri to 5 AM Mon Brooklyn-bound trains run via the from Canal St, Manhattan to Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr, Brooklyn SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS Nov 23 - 24, Saturday & Sunday Downtown trains skip 49 St in Manhattan TRACK REPLACEMENT Nov 22 - 25, Fri 10:45 PM to Mon 5 AM Bay Ridge-bound trains run express from Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr to 59 St in Brooklyn