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I actually took part in a station survey a few weeks ago focusing on that station, and it seemed that the Astoria/QBL split was pretty even, with R trains also arriving more crowded than N/Ws (though that was probably a function of the R's longer headways).

Foreseen issues: 1. You'd have to totally redo queensboro plaza to achieve those routings efficiently, a not-insignificant task. 2. You'd have to convert all platforms/tracks on the 7 to B division specs, and then reconstruct platforms on the Astoria line to serve A division cars. 3. Unless you swapped the N and R south of Canal (which would lead to yard issues with the N, unless corona got a rebuild), you'd get R trains crossing exp-local at 42nd, obstructing Ns which would be crossing local-exp, causing massive delays. 4. By rerouting R trains away from Queens Plaza, you're eliminating vital transfers for QB riders, making their lives more complicated.

Definitely would -- they studied it. I think they have it in one of the EISs.

You know, after the third quote of the rendering pic, I think we get what it looks like.. Notwithstanding, this is all to create a backdrop for Cuomo 2020 ads. Ah politics...

As would I, but seeing as that wasn't what I was suggesting, joke's on you!

I would suggest one of the abandoned platforms along the Nassau St. Line or the lower level of 9th Ave. Agreed. I doubt the merge could be much worse than Prince or 42nd on Broadway though.

You could do that, but a) the engineering of a 2nd ave-nassau connection is difficult (see 2av thread -- ppl have posted about it) and b) doing so limits you to ~18tph from 2nd ave to Brooklyn. If we're looking solely in terms of impact on Brooklyn service, building a connection to the Fulton St local tracks via Court Street gets you the biggest bang for your buck. Problem is, the Williamsburg Bridge can only do 24tph. and run 12 together, and the runs 9ish for a total of 21. Do you really want a new service with ~3tph? I'm all for s down 4th in theory, but you have to consider route length.

Short turning Js at Broadway Jct would leave stations east of there with less service, something they need badly seeing as with skip stop, they're already only getting 6tph. To add 4th av service, I'd just extend the south to 95th, 9th, Bay Parkway or 86th (whichever is most efficient, and given more cars of course).

Poor word choice on my part -- meaning they don't want to set up a second shop. Here's a vid of a transfer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwojBF3HEew I've *heard* that they'll be assigned to 613 in the AM (6:57 from PJ, arr HPA 8:43) and 664 in the evening (5:47 from HPA, arr PJ 7:30). These are both busy, non DM runs so makes sense from allocation/utilization perspective seeing as they'll probably want to keep the cars operating in solid sets.

PTC installation work at Arch st -- MTA consolidating work in one place.

Broken record... I'll let you go back and find our responses to this.

Here's an idea: Given R211s, to 96th to 14 tph Whitehall terminates what it can, the rest goes to 9th Ave or 86th st. Criticism?

Now we don't, but after the 179s, 211s, we will. Broadway is at about 1/2 of its possible capacity -- MTA needs to fix that.

The idea (I think) is then to increase to 14 tph and send the excess to bklyn. Then no service loss.

Exactly... That's where the service should be going -- not QB.

Ignore first two sentences -- I'm quite tired.

It doesn't streamline broadway... You still have to merge exp -> lcl, causing delays and restricting tph. On top of that, you're creating termination delays on the at 57th as some trains will continue while others reverse, and you're adding a slow merge at 63rd. Much easier to send trips up Second, IMO, and add service to compensate for the loss in Astoria. The needs little changing -- it's long but the Queens portion isn't the issue.

What exactly happened at High? Signal problem I get, but what could have happened that took so long to fix?

And the need to respond to a post from 2012 was...?

Dumb question, but at wye switches, how does the signal dept decide which side is yellow, and which is green? Thanks!!

Totally unrelated, but as of yesterday, the renovated culver stations already smell like pee. Why can't we have nice things....

Interesting -- thanks! I always took my tidbit of misinformation to mean something about it being an external contract, not that it was a revenue car. Thanks for correcting me!

I believe it's for revenue contract, but someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Calm down. Most of the Montauk Cutoff isn't going anywhere -- it's just 235 feet that they're tearing down to make ESA easier. And trust me. Those so-often-hated folks at real estate are making sure that the ROW won't go away. https://www.stb.gov/FILINGS/all.nsf/d6ef3e0bc7fe3c6085256fe1004f61cb/8b7bd8d6caf34fd585257ebd0067e9a0/$FILE/239186.pdf See page 10 for more.

They're also not tearing down all of it -- just the part that is in the way of the leads to arch street.