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1 hour ago, MysteriousBtrain said:

 

Somebody dosen't understand sarcasm.

 

I was gonna let them figure it out on their own. 😂

4 hours ago, subwayfan1998 said:

What if train was extended to UWS-72nd Street intead of 8th Avenue?

While we’re at it, let’s also send the  to Reads Lane.

On 4/21/2019 at 7:31 PM, lara8710 said:

Just after getting off the train at 96th Street I was shocked to see water damage on the ceilings of the station, given that it only opened two years ago. The same thing has happened at Hudson Yards on the not long ago. Is it that the state of the subway is fragile due to the city's geography, or does it have something to do with poor quality waterproofing during times of bad weather? I don't understand...

This tells me that the Second Avenue Subway is just about to become another Archer Avenue Subway, where all three of the stations are literally falling apart due to water intrusion. And the stations along the 63rd Street line (especially Roosevelt Island) are just as bad...

Lest we forget that despite Phase 1 being several years late, it actually was rushed into opening due to political pressure. The Archer Avenue stations have devolved into hellholes, poorly designed and with bathrooms that will make you questions your sanity. I’m probably don’t use the 63rd Street line to have noticed water damage there, but it wouldn’t surprise me.

3 hours ago, Enjineer said:

I've never seen that used before. I've always wondered why they never used it for disruption reroutes!

I’ve actually been on a couple of D trains that do this, mainly during rush hours when the express tracks are clogged with too many trains. It’s pretty awesome seeing trains use non-revenue tracks/switches during their regular routes.

17 hours ago, S78 via Hylan said:

Those issues were fixed as more 179s have been delivered and placed into service on the .

Good to hear

We often talk about Chambers Street  and Broadway  as some of the most disgusting stations in the system, but how about 205th Street ? I can’t remember a time where this stations WASNT suffering from constant water damage, garbage bags galore, and restrooms nasty enough to give you the courage to hold it in until you get home. There’s even a vomit-like substance near a column that, over the course of the past few months, has basically FUSED with the floor. This station needs some TLC desperately.

49 minutes ago, biGC323232 said:

I dont know if its just me...But the last couple of days ive notice more R46's on the  than R32's and R179's

The R32s have definitely begun to show their age with a myriad of mechanical problems recently, while some R179s have been having similar issues too. The R179s were pulled from service a few months ago for mechanical issues as well.

17 minutes ago, Derrick Tan said:

So how long will it be predicted that the MTA finishes the elevators at Bedford Avenue and 1st Avenue stations?

Anyone’s guess. I passed by 1 Avenue today, and I couldn’t see any visible progress on the platform or on street level. Just the same blue wall that was put up last year. I would’ve expected at least a visible elevator skeleton by now, but then again I don’t know much about elevator construction. 

I know some people don’t like them, but I really like the red tiles at 49th Street . They give the station a cozy, warm, unique feeling. I know some want the station to go back to its original look, but considering the rest of the line already looks that way, I’d say we can do with this station looking differently than the rest.

@Union Tpke Once again, thank you so much for this compilation, it’s been great reading through all these newspaper articles and learning about these entrances. I was looking through those old SubTalk forums, and came across multiple mentions of a 47th street entrance to the 50th Street-8th Ave  station, which I didn’t see posted on your list. I found the discussion about it using this link. 

18 hours ago, whz1995 said:

nah, the north bound 121st station only got wooden planks. 

They've removed some of the wooden planks to reveal that it looks like the southbound platform

17 hours ago, Around the Horn said:

I had no idea that they still had one of these 80's signs at Broadway-Lafayette. The rest on the platform were all Helvetica.

There are a couple of these hiding out in plain sight if you know where to look. I saw an 80s style sign at Van Siclen Av  hanging off the canopy.

17 hours ago, Around the Horn said:

I had no idea that they still had one of these 80's signs at Broadway-Lafayette. The rest on the platform were all Helvetica.

There are a couple of these hiding out in plain sight if you know where to look. I saw an 80s style sign at Van Siclen Av  hanging off the canopy.

It's a shame that R179s are crapping out so early out of the gate, hopefully things can improve sooner than later. I've actually come to enjoy the R179s over the R143/R160s. I can't really put my finger on it, but the interior of the R179 feels more spacious compared to the R160s, which I enjoy.

The  riders who are celebrating this should ashamed of themselves. I understand the shutdown would've been hell for those who depend on the L, but it really was the most effective solution, time and money wise. This newer "plan" will drag the repairs out for YEARS, while using unproven construction methods that could end up possibly worsening the condition of the tunnel. 4 years of resources, people leaving their homes, and businesses having to close all for NOTHING.

35 minutes ago, B35 via Church said:

I can't come to grips to hating any particular rolling stock....

Preferences are one thing, but perusing some of the posts/discussions in this section & on other forums (subchat, etc.) over the years, the absolute disdain that's exuded for a particular fleet always trips me out.... You'd have thought someone's momma was being slapped, the way some of y'all dudes go hard in the paint with 

Honestly, I enjoy all of the current subway cars in their own ways. Threatening to not ride a certain subway line because of the cars they use is a level of cringe that's unfortunately all too familiar on these forums. Let's just appreciate the cars for what they are while we still have them. 

6 hours ago, RR503 said:

Unpopular opinion: the R46 (with the possible exception of the R40M/42) is the best looking subway car class to ever have run in the system. 

Yeah, I won't miss the grabby braking or the worrying sway on the Culver el or the door crowding, but I grew up on the ; those cars were my childhood. Will be sad to see them go. 

I'm actually shocked so many people dislike them. It feels super satisfying to be on R46 when it's on an express route, those things can really go. 

On 2/10/2018 at 6:13 PM, Thekilomoney11 said:

Fordham Road  by the west side of Grand Concourse. I believe they was two entrances before it closed sometime in the early 1990s. One entrance led to the old Alexander's store which is now the P.C Richard & Son store and the other entrance led to the street level by the Bx1/2 bus to Mott Haven. And also Kingsbridge Road  there's two exits closed on the south side on Kingsbridge Road.

I'd argue that one of those closed Fordham Road entrances should be reopened. Given the awkward design of the station, the northern portion of the southbound platform is desolate and disgusting since it no longer has any open staircases. Most of the customers congregate near the southern part of the platform to board the train. 

14 hours ago, AJ of JGD said:

I agree. With this station being the first station to reopen in the Bronx, it looks very satisfying, even though it's not open yet. My question is, how will the entrances look, especially under the Grand Concourse on the 174 St Underpass?

I really hope they added anti-pigeon spikes or something to that entrance, it was absolutely filthy before it closed.

1 hour ago, transitfan111 said:

Why was bucket seating removed from the newer train cars? 

1. Bucket seating discourages the homeless from sleeping in train cars

2. If someone spills a drink, the spill is contained to one seat

3. Bucket seating forces fat people to stick to their own seat

 

I hate it when fat people sit next to me

 

Gosh, I hate it when public transit doesn't cater to all my wants and desires!!

/s

Saw a glimpse of 174th Street today and it already looks much better than CPW renovations. The tiles actually look clean, and the new walls that cover the abandoned 175th Street entrance actually fit in nicely. Can't wait to see 167th.

Can we discuss railfan behavior on the holiday train/special fan trips? It's one thing to be excited for the older trains, most of us are. But almost picking fights over who gets the railfan window or screaming random nonsense around strangers makes us look bad. C'mon, we're better than this.

On 11/30/2018 at 12:11 AM, EphraimB said:

I was on the A train to Far Rockaway and I coughed mid-way through the hour ride but forgot to cover my mouth. Someone sitting two seats away from me told me to cover my mouth so I did. Then two high school kids came on the train and one of them sat in between me and that man and that man told that high school kid that I coughed and didn't cover my mouth and the high school kid got up. I got uncomfortable with the man and switched seats. I coughed again in the different seat and two women moved a little away. Then that man told them something I forgot what and gave me a handful of tissues and told me to cough into them. I did for rest of the times.

The train finally reached Far Rockaway and everyone including me, the man, and the two high school guys got off. I was walking past the man and the two high school kids and the man cursed at me. I walked right past two policemen out of the station expecting my mother who promised to pick me up to be at the station with her car but she wasn't so I called her and she told me that she'll be there in 5 minutes.

I hung up right when the man came out of the station and started chasing me. I ran for two blocks and then fell. The man caught up to me and punched me. I got back up and ran some more but the man caught up to me and just stared at me. I kept on telling the man how sorry I was for coughing without covering my mouth on the train but he didn't seem to listen.

I called my mother telling her that someone is chasing me and finally met my mother with her car. My lip was swollen and bleeding and there was a little pain with some teeth at the right and my arm was scraped.

 

Looks like the Mott Avenue area isn't a safe neighborhood.

It was wrong of them to assault you and I'm sorry you had to go through that. But I cannot stress the importance of manners in public, especially in a confined space like a train. ALWAYS cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough, no exceptions. No one wants to be around by another person's germs.

On 11/23/2018 at 8:14 PM, 4CNRailfan said:

Can we talk about this program for a bit?? It intrigued me. What's the point of that program on the R179s if the doesn't exist anymore?

Just like how the R160s had the SAS announcements and signs years before the line even opened, they probably have it just in case there's ever a need for a K train. Though I'm skeptical of that happening.

7 hours ago, Lance said:

Nothing consequential. As long as you don't mind shifting the riders of those two stations to South Ferry-Whitehall St and either of the two Cortlandt St stations. Same thing if you closed 18 Street and 28 Street, with Penn Station, 23 Street and 14 Street forced to pick up the slack.

In case the sarcasm is too subtle, it's a bad idea all around as, while each station mentioned is relatively low use, they all serve a purpose of not overwhelming the other nearby stations. The only reason why 18 Street, Worth St and 91 Street were closed in the '50s was because the platform extensions meant these stops would be literally on top of each other. None of the ones proposed above fit that criteria.

Speaking of Cortlandt St, apparently, they recorded a new station announcement for the recent name change. It sounds just as bad as I thought it would:

Why does Ms. Mitchell always sound like she's gargling marbles?

This exemplifies the stupidity of MTA's naming policy. They have no issue with three stations named 7th Avenue or 5 stations named 23rd Street, yet they insisted on that awkward as hell "W-T-C Cortlandt" name to differentiate it from a station a block away that services the exact same area. Ridiculous.