Italianstallion

Don't know what you mean by owned by a donor. The ROW is owned by the city.

But one track will remain for future use. http://www.mta.info/press-release/metro-north/metro-north-and-hudson-river-valley-greenway-invite-community-public

You seem like a nice fellow.

It is posible to refill your card from the agent, LOL. There's never a line for him/her. Unlike 148th St -- which is really at 149th St. -- 145th connects with crosstown buses. It's also on a different avenue.

The way to serve Starrett City is via the 3 from New Lots. Extend the line through the subway yard, then over the local streets through the industrialized area into the Spring Creek mall, then west into Starrett City.

Yeah, my bad. Just opened the thread and saw this, did not notice the date.

No, the Hell gate are 2 tracks for Amtrak and one for freight. An additional one can be added for commuter rail if needed.

Interesting that a few of these things actually got done: the 180th St./ Dyer connection, the 11th St. cut, the Chrystie connection, the 6th Ave. express, the Culver/IND connection. But the longer trunk lines did not.

The Hub already has excellent subway service. Anyone wanting to get to the SAS from the Bronx need only transfer at 125th. That stop has the 4, 5 and 6 -- plus MNRR -- while the Hub only has the 2/5 as transfer connections.

So, according to Wikipedia: "On February 6, 1959, 1 trains began to run between 242nd Street and South Ferry all times. Trains began to be branded as Hi-Speed Locals, being as fast as the old express service was with new R21s and R22s on the line.[12][13] During rush hour in the peak direction, alternate trains, those running from 242nd Street, made no stops except 168th Street between Dyckman and 137th Streets in the direction of heavy traffic. The bypassed stations were served by locals originating from Dyckman Street.[14] "PM rush local/express service was discontinued on February 2, 1959, and morning rush express service was revised on January 8, 1962 to running non stop from 225th to Dyckman Streets and 168th to 137th Streets. This express service was discontinued on May 24, 1976, after which all 1 trains began to make all stops." I have no idea how the trains skipping all those stoops did not catch up to their leaders. Perhaps there was a longer headway then.

Yes! In the 1950s there was a "Broadway Through-Express" that skipped several stops between 137 and Dyckman. I don't know the details; some Googling may reveal.

One big issue here is that the Riverdale local buses deposit folks at 231st, not 242nd. That large 231 St. crowd would be stuck with the local.

Well, as a Riverdalian I would love express service as much as anyone. But the difference with the 6 is that on the 6, there are multiple local stops from Pelham Bay to Parkchester before express service starts, so the express trains get a good load aboard. With the track layout on the 1, only 242nd St. passengers would benefit. Meanwhile, the large loads entering on 231st and 207th would get no benefit.

Some of that may be due to M15 bus riders switching to the Q.

Thank you!

MTA news release on SAS passenger growth, and Lex reduction: <a href="http://www.mta.info/news/2017/02/01/second-av-subway-ridership-growing-rapidly">Second Av Subway Ridership Growing Rapidly</a>

Yes, only way a train could run from anywhere in Astoria to LGA is to run at ground level or underground where the GCP crosses in front of the runway.

No way it can curve east onto Ditmars without demolishing several buildings on the corner. The best extension would be straight up 31st to the ConEd plant, etc., but that has been torpedoed by Nimbys; in fact, any turn onto Ditmars would be a non-starter as well because of all the nightlife there now.

Merely a statement of fact. No desire to cut needed buses. Astoria and Flushing line have such provisions? How? Where? News to me.

"What Queens should be doing is fighting to improve LIRR service. It has happened with MNRR in the Bronx recently with Tremont and Melrose receiving more frequent service. Let's face it... You have trains running right through Queens that people aren't using that could be used until subway service is improved. That could have an immediate impact on various neighborhoods throughout the borough instead of everyone packing onto the already overcrowded subways there." Not only that, but intra-city RR fares should be reduced to make them closer to subway fares. Where did I say to cut buses?

The problem with building new lines in Queens is that you need a new East River crossing or at least a new Queens trunk line (like the formerly proposed Super-Express) to make them worthwhile and to provide an increase in capacity. It's a lot easier to extend lines or even build new ones in or closer to Manhattan. BTW, most new subway lines make buses redundant.

We say, we'll believe it when the shovels hit the ground.

Every New Yorker who goes abroad and uses their metro systems aways remarks on how beautiful the stations are. Art is a wonderful amenity, and adds no more than 1% to the cost. The mezzanines may be overkill though. Partial mezzanines at each end might have been enough.

Water Street is a wide two-way avenue with 2 traffic lanes and a parking lane in each direction.

Yes, New York Hospital, Weill-Cornell Medical Center, and Sloan-Kettering are all major hospitals near 72 and York. Major traffic generators, all.