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Why did the MTA really cut the  from Forest Hills back in April 2010? Was it because the MTA lacked equipment for  to down Queens Blvd? Or was it due to low ridership? I think  was useful on the weekends (On queens blvd) even though it would been a hassle to catch with 4 cars. 

Back in 2001 after 9/11, when the    ran local all throughout 7 Av into Brooklyn, was time schedule slow for both of these routes? I'm quite sure that a line that has at least 70 stops and runs local might require lots of rolling stock. How did the   deal all those stops? Did the  have to give up some of their cars for the  ? I know that most of redbirds (R26, R27, R28) were reefed by Aug 2001 and R142 were still in delivery. Did the    ever use R62's during this time? I know that the   had to steal  R62's to make the long extension into New Lots. Did the  lack service when it ran as an express to 14 St?

This is ludicrous. Even if this plan for two 4th Avenue Expresses (and one via tunnel[emoji848]-someone clearly hasn't seen a track map) is implemented, there is no way in hell that one will be called the . One of those services would be called the .

 

Also what about middays? I highly doubt that the can handle Astoria by itself at any time except weekends and late nights (and you'd have a convincing argument if you feel that more service is needed on the weekends).

 

 

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can run local via Montague St and Broadway during weekdays after Rush Hour calms. If this sounds funny I apologize but im trying to find an alternative instead of bring a that is stealing cars from

You misread it. It says that R179s will go on the . I edit wikipedia and my user name is Kew Gardens 613. I try to keep things reliable. I made it more accurate, stating that it is not certain whether they would go there.

Thanks for correcting me. I was confused when I was reading it. 

Adding onto that, what we do know is that the 179 order, whenever it gets here, is slated to replace all of the remaining 42s and some of the 32s. The five-car sets are for fleet expansion because of the 2nd Avenue line and restoration of service. Even with that information and the nature of the 179 order limiting the number of options where these cars can go, we cannot be entirely certain where they will end up.

I heard from Wiki that Additional R32 sets will be placed on the for 2 Av when it opens. I don't know if this statement is true.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R179_(New_York_City_Subway_car)

We should add more express service in the outer boroughs.

 

bring back the skip stop service between 137 & 242

 

extend the rush hour super express nonstop from 180th to Gun Hill 

 

implement a new  rush hour express service between 125 & Woodlawn

 

when the returns, make the run express between Queensboro Plaza & Astoria Blvd during rush hours

 

extend special rush hour service into Brooklyn via the Culver Line running Express down to Ave X

1. No  is needed.

2. Have 2   services during rush hour.   4 Av Exp via Manhattan Bridge Broadway Exp Astoria Lcl.   4 Av Exp Via Montague St Broadway Lcl Astoria Exp. Only 5   run in AM and PM rush

3.    Skip-Stop is not needed that's why it got eliminated in 2005.

4.  express along Woodlawn was tried before in 2009 under the pilot program but it was unpopular.

5.  running express from E180 to Gun Hill Road via White Plains makes no snese and MTA has never tried it. 

6. Rush Hour  should go to Euclid Av while the  goes to Ozone Park. 

Could be one of a lot of reasons. Frequency of diesel/Amtrak is not one of them.

Can you list the reasons

Why would they close again? That was only because the bridge was in bad condition.

It can be from another 10-20 years from now who knows? Maybe next year. 

Why is local service on Hudson line is so slow between Croton-Harmon and Grand Central? Can it be due to frequency with diesel service coming to/from Poughkeepise and also Amtrak service going to Toronto/Montreal?

What will be the service changes if the North Side or South Side of the Manhattan Bridge closes again? 

Not only do you have the already overcrowded Lexington Ave line to contend with, but also all the people connecting to/from Metro-North at Grand Central Terminal.

Lex Av is really busy line point blank period. And it's been like that since the 1950s. 

If you looked at the old subway maps (like in 2000), you would see that the and went to 21 Street–Queensbridge.

I'm well aware that the ran to 21 St on weekends prior to 2001 and on weekdays but that's what i was not asking.

Could you post it?

 

Whats the difference? I can't tell.

The Dekalb Av announcement he posted sounds like

I don't understand, what is this obsession in creating a quasi-loop for the ? I've seen this idea ever since the line was rerouted up 6th Avenue in 2010 and still don't see the point behind it.

 

1.  Chrystie Street Connection is the reason behind your complaint 

2.   ran empty to Chambers St and Bay Parkway when it served Nassau St 

3. The MTA saw the as way of getting passengers to Midtown Manhattan conveniently without transferring at  Essex for the . 

 

1. Well, you already know how the can get to 6 Avenue—the same way the does.
2. At 47-50 Streets–Rockefeller Center, it switches to the same tracks that the currently uses. Both the express and local tracks are connected to it much like the arrangement at 36 Street (in Queens and in Brooklyn).
3. Before reaching Lexington Avenue–63 Street, the switches to the 2 Avenue tracks, makes a stop on the northern side of the platform, and continues to 2 Avenue proper.

magic!

 

WOW well done 

Why not? via Manhattan Bridge, 6 Avenue express, to 96 Street. 47-50 Streets–Rockefeller Center has the necessary switches to make this possible. The is expendable (as shown by how quickly the MTA shuts it down when problems come up), so more frequent trains can replace the .

Show me an example on how the can be sent to 2 Av through 6 Av?

...why are we closing the bridge?

To take things into consideration in case the Bridge goes through another reconstruction project that disrupts subway service. It's called pre planning.

1. If the Manhattan Bridge closes on South side have the run along Montague St with the . After 34 St (Northbound), Have the diverge to the express tracks skipping 49 St. I propose this because the can't be sent over to 6 Av like it did years back. If it get sent down 6 Av, it will have to run along with the express all way to Jamaica 179 St.  With the situation, I would say that additional   in Astoria should be added as a replacement for the .  always had to borrow cars from .  service in Brooklyn remains unaffected. On the weekends have  stop at Dekalb. 

2. If the North Side Manhattan Bridge closes bring the 2001-2004 pattern back.  brought back to Coney Island running full time and (Broadway Exp) (4 Av Exp) during the Day and Local at night.  will have to re-route back to Montague St (All times) running local all way to Astoria.  will continue to run express in Brooklyn until/After Barclays Center. is set out as replacement for  as express service on Brighton.  will use the Bridge.  all times. In addition  extended to 9 Av on weekdays and Rush Hours (Bay Parkway).  skip-stop suspended. 

I know this plan sounds unoriginal but I tried to tweak it in every best possible way.

The to Lefferts and to Rockaway is pretty solid imo, would reduce customer confusion with the having three terminals.

The having 3 terminals has been like this for past 24 years. I don't think it's confusing. If a is riding to Lefferts but mistakenly catches the Rockaway Park or Far Rockaway they can get off at Rockaway Blvd. Same goes for the Far Rockaway rider on the Lefferts. If the run to Lefferts it will require more train sets and crews to maintain service for both lines. And if the is going towards Manhattan from Lefferts after Rockaway Blvd it will run empty because riders like the express service. 

Ive notice something strange today....waiting at Manhattan bound queens plaza and 3   's showed up before one single  ...Does  trains runs that faster than the    

has less stops then the . I guess having a few stops means more frequency in service.