NoHacksJustKhaks

Absolutley bizarre that the conductor on the train I was taking to Far Rockaway earlier pronounced Beach 67st as "Beach 67st Gaston, also known as Arverne By The Sea".

My opinion: Im not so sure about a Q113/114 SBS. I don't know if residents on Guy Brewer. want to give up parking spaces for bus lanes since many parts of the Brewer don't have a lot of driving lanes (especially in Southern Queens, where a great number of people drive). The plan may also cripple local bus service if done, specifically on the Q111 and maybe the Q114 (this has happened to prior SBS routes). And I don't really see how it may be able to speed up other sections of the route beyond Guy Brewer, though i'll look into that further later on. I feel the route needs more buses that are better managed, some times I've waited over 20 minutes late for a Q113 or Q114 that already has lackluster headway's to begin with. I'll say it's not the easiest thing to do considering the traffic both routes run through (and the $$$), but it seems more logical and benefical to me than putting SBS on the route, only to cripple local service many need later on.

Often times, that's no joke either. Literally the other day both an and train were at 42nd street, so I decided to take the . Turns out the became delayed in Manhattan and Brooklyn as usual, and I didn't see that again until the passed Shepherd Avenue where the already went to Euclid and was running in the opposite direction (I kid you not!). Only in New York City lol...

Goes to show that doing these stations on the cheap doesn't solve much, I feel it actually almost creates a mirage instead that the MTA continually brags about. This leaking certainly is minor in a way, though generally, im sure many of these new ESI stations won't last as long as their older brothers they're replacing under this current state. Smh...

Some trains are already being arranged, like the R160 's going to the . And currently, im sure they already have a plan as to where there going to go, and a plan of rearranging the fleet before the shutdown. If so, there probably keeping it isolated since changes happen, and the public really can't influence the matters that much, nor care about which specific NTT or SMEE is going to a line. If your latter point is true, the MTA could waiting until the last minute since Bombardier hasn't delivered all the sets yet and the agency still is testing them. Just my (mostly unproven) thoughts.

That's the one good thing I really like about the Q53 and Q52 SBS (and most SBS routes in general). Pay before boarding really helps speed up the buses during school and rush hours (at least from where I live in the Rockaway's). The reason every bus can't be SBS is since many routes don't warrant the ridership for bus lanes, staff to check for fare evasion, pay before boarding, not to mention the MTA's budget. Aren't they being (or already are) retired? I'd assume they'll be scrapped or moved again soon? Just my opinion.

Adding more lanes to Utica doesn't make a difference in my opinion, it'll only take a few months or so for car demand to meet back up over the supply. And next thing you know, traffic again just like before. More lanes always creates more traffic, that's not how you solve this type of issue.

Not currently by the members of this forum, of whom a decent amount question the idea of the train going to NJ in the first place, let alone the costs that could arguably go towards something more important.

Saddens me that there are less options for phones these days without headphone jacks. Sooner or later, all of them wont have it, it's why im holding onto my iphone 6s at this point. My sister has the iphone 8 and she has no other real option but to use wireless headphones, which I (and she) currently despises...

Me too:

I presume they have better and more plentiful equipment and staff at the sight than some of the other... more questionable yards (looking at you, Pitkin!)

Can you like stop please, get over it. There is no reason for you to start personally threatening others on a public forum over this, and taking a random thread off topic. Quit whining over something so petty!

Just saw a “not in service” R68 at Broad Channel on the southbound tracks. I wonder why, it went back northbound afterwards. The only number I saw on the train was 2668.

All 5-car R179’s should arrive sometime in early 2019 (just before Canarsie shutdown), when all trains should be delivered and either testing or running on the line.

I think he was just generally speaking about the R179 discussions themselves (hence why it was separated from his "ok." response).

- Yes most likely (though with the R211's coming soon after the shutdown is complete, we'll have to wait and see) - R179's are currently not planned to be on this line, if they are, it may not be permanent. - Yes most likely

Not a bad idea either, considering the price and lack of funding for such a subway expansion. The B71 definitely needs to come back, and it would be a good idea especially if it was rerouted to Lower Manhattan. The BQX is too pricey and useless for where it serves in my opinion to where both subway and bus are more viable options.

Indeed, i've seen more R46's on the line (from the ) recently. This is to make the fleet NTT if im correct. By April 2019, the fleet will likely loose all of it's NTT trains, and maybe R32's as well since I know many are transferring to the .

Not sure how many people would benefit from a revival considering little people did under it's latest configuration, not to mention being A division. The extension seems not too bad in my opinion, though I do question the need for a Culver connection on those lines, the trains also don't go to Midtown either and only serve Lower Manhattan. The extension seems the most logical for this reason in my opinion (even if it's local), so long as it's main terminus is extended from Whitehall to Red Hook.

Happened to me once, wonder what exactly the cause for it is.

I’m assuming so, the 4-car R-179 sets did the same and didn’t officially enter revenue service until December 2017.

Why is today is it's last day when phase 2 of the Rockaways Long-Term Flood Protection is due to end by September 4th? Are the R-68's going to another line? Or will it just not operate until service to Far-Rock is restored?

Obviously it was horrible to put up with, but nobody can change that. If anything, Bombardier is promising extra 5-car sets for the atrocious delays. And they are coming in steadily now...

A quarter of a century in the making! I wasn't even alive when the R110B's became the NTT test trains to hit the B division... Courtesy of John Barnes The R160's came shortly afterward, such a shame these never lasted on the line for more than a few months... Courtesy of Chris M. Needless to say, im stoked. The deserves newer cars after all these years and hopefully, this time, they'll finally be in regular revenue service! It'll be nice to see an NTT train operating in the Rockaway's for the first time in my life. Im sure they'll be issues (and lots of them) but hopefully the R179's serve the route well 😁.

Agreed, though I suspect in the future, they might have to if the 5-car sets stay on the . Since 8th Av. is projected to be converted to CBTC, by then, the should be more crowded. Hopefully the MTA can patch out the problems with the trains as the month's go by, the biggest problem im currently seeing with them is incorrect or no signage at all (not that much different from the R46's actually!).