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RR503

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  1. Both those stations have the . Riders North of ozone park can transfer to the or , or ride south and take the . If they want more Lower Manhattan access, they can push for an extension of the to OP and a devotion of the to Rockaway terminals.
  2. The load button on the bottom right corner. Click, choose the file, and you're all set.
  3. Dear God please don't EVER post an entire JSON file again. My hands hurt from all the scrolling. And just upload the JSON to the brand new subway website. It's pretty easy.
  4. I still don't see the logic behind this, sorry. Whitehall can only turn a few (7?) tph, and lower manhattan riders already have access via the line, which will always be faster than taking the QBL local there. Furthermore, if you end the at Astoria, you're eliminating direct access to a yard, complicating operations and clogging the West End line with OOS trains. Extending the doesn't involve any yard swapping, and provides the Rockaways with more frequent service. The only drawback I see with the extension is that one doesn't have easy access to the 7th avenue lines. I'd say because the area is straddled with the 6th and 8th avenue lines, it's OK.
  5. In the purest sense, you're right. But if the RBB is rebuilt, I still think it would not only be easiest but best to extend either the or down there, which also solves the fumingation problem at 71st Ave. If you can give me a case as to why your plan is better, I'm all ears, but until then, the above seems best.
  6. Yes. Also you'd be denying RBB riders a one seat ride to Midtown, thereby eliminating any gains from the route.
  7. They kind of won't CI to Atlantic, local. becomes shuttle train from 59th to 95th street. 2 trains run, one on each track. 96th street - 63rd street, local. service is doubled, extended to CI, and made local in Brooklyn. Astoria - Queens Plaza shuttle. service increased local in queens, replaces as local east of 71st.
  8. RBB commuters who want to get to lower Manhattan can take the . I was thinking something along these lines: Unchanged via bypass Beach 116 to Metropolitan avenue, via QBL local Extended to 179th street Up 2nd avenue (so you don't have to deal with the crossovers south of 42nd) or via bypass to Port Washington. I like that idea. One question is how will the cover Astoria, QBL exp and QBL local and still fit into 60th Street... Finally, to 14tph and 9th Ave. As far as convincing PWers that subway is the way to go, wave the lower fare in their face, and point out that there will be trains every few minutes. Also make sure to put very new looking cars in all the renderings.
  9. How would tunneling under the LIRR work? That sounds like a PITA... With CBTC, how many combined tph will QBL express and the bypass have?
  10. I couldn't agree more. However, there is something to be said for express service between, say, 137th and 96th (157th to 96th is too far). You have a center track in that stretch, and one could run locals from 137th yard to cover service losses. (I'm thinking maybe 2/3 of trains from the bx would go express..?) This would help reduce crowding and travel times.
  11. On a slightly different thread, has the MTA ever considered extending either the or to 179th street? Then the could run on the express tracks beyond Forest Hills, and local trains wouldn't get so backed up because of fumingation.
  12. Points taken, but the question still stands: how do QBL local riders get to 2nd Ave at all? to 51st? Then you're suffering through local stops, as you say. 3 legs? Bostonian problem. / to the to the ? With this, you're really inconveniencing east side riders. In my version, there are connections of sorts to everywhere. I see the circularity here. It's really a pick your poison problem. I honestly don't know anymore. Someone in another thread brought up the idea of making the a QBL local. Thoughts?
  13. Yes, but the QBL 6th Ave is a local. I doubt that many -- if any -- people will choose when the is an option. It also helps by taking the load of Manhattan bound commuters off of the and onto the . In response to your other post, point taken about merging. But as for those who are going to 6th Ave, of course they'll choose the bypass. Why sit through a bunch of QBL local stops when you don't have to. And by definition, both proposals will relieve crowding at Jackson heights.
  14. I like the RBB idea. It solves fumingation at 71st ave also, which is a BIG + Both to you and to pringle505, I don't like via bypass, because of a lack of connections in Manhattan. You want to make the fast service useful for the greatest # of people. should use it, with the becoming QBL normal express, and all other routes staying the same. And also, what is the need for the on QBL. It makes no sense.
  15. Sometimes I feel that people here make up schemes JUST to ressurect the train. I agree about the bypass and the tail tracks. Changes need to be made. However, creating a new 6th ave route is ridiculous. Get the new capacity from 2nd ave when phase 3 is finished. Also, Jamaica Center can't turn that many trains.
  16. IMH(and biased)O, my proposal is a lot simpler and easier than CenSin's. No city hall mess, and simpler service patterns.
  17. Hmmm. Could you get rid of the at night (and maybe on weekends too) and run the Astoria-CI local? Then you have 96th-CI exp (via Brighton) 71st - 95th lcl Ditmars-CI lcl (via Sea Beach) (maybe via bridge nights/weekends?)
  18. My problem is that the way you've set things up, QBL riders don't get easy 2nd avenue access, and QB bypass ones don't get good rest-of-manhattan access. Switch the and and you patch some of that up. In response to your points: QBL bypass will stop at 61-woodside, allowing riders service. riders wanting 6th avenue can...stay on the . riders can either transfer to the or just stay on into Manhattan, as the is never *too* far from the 6th avenue lines. I see your point though. I will ruminate.
  19. Becuase why? Explain the need. Also, the would presumably be a local, giving West End riders longer rides to Manhattan. This is to say nothing of the tortured journey of trains using the Montague Street tubes through Downtown Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan.
  20. This has been said before. Whitehall can't turn nearly enough trains to allow the to replace the . You'd have to change the (W)'s terminal.
  21. That makes no sense. People using the bypass want connections too, which is why I think it would be much better to put 1 good connection train on the bypass (the ), one on the main QBL line (the ), and 2nd avenue trains (with eh connections/destinations) on the main QBL. Bypass passengers wanting to go to normal midtown stay on the or transfer to the at 63rd, and those wanting to go to Midtown East transfer to the at 21-Queensbridge or Roosevelt Island. Then you aren't screwing passengers on the (supposedly) faster line with mediocre destinations/transfers. Make sense?
  22. Agreed, but I say turquoise gets QBL Express, and runs via bypass. That way you aren't making the fastest trip the one with the worst connections. (Basically what I said above)
  23. If QBL bypass happens, 2nd Ave shouldn't get to use it. Reroute the or there, because connections from those lines are *so* much better than from 2nd Ave. The can use the freed up express slots on normal QBL
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