AlgorithmOfTruth

NYCHA court proceedings tend to drag on and ultimately end up allowing the tenant(s) to remain so as long they aren't violating any conditions set forth. More often than not, they try to keep families together, rather than break them apart. There are controversial policies that permit convicted felons (usually fathers) to return home after prison release to be reunited with their families. If it means having both a mother and father at home to raise their children I'm all for it, but that's rarely the case in the projects. When I started this thread I should've emphasized that I'm specifically against admitting felons back into public housing who demonstrate a consistent inability to stay out of trouble after they've been discharged. Not all who have been behind bars are incapable of being rehabilitated. There are many success stories out there. Evicting hundreds of thousands of NYCHA tenants won't solve the problem. That'd accomplish nothing but saturate the shelters.

Exactly my point! I was like, "It's 2019, not 1904!" Not to mention that putting SBS lanes on Northern Boulevard will stress traffic flow even further on a bus route that doesn't even have LTD service! It's not necessary nor justified in my opinion! Having artics on the Q12 should be more than enough.

1.) For years, I took the Q12 every week from the Flushing-Main Street Station to Northern Boulevard/Springfield Boulevard and walked from there to Queensborough Community College for exercise before my classes. The bus route gets a good amount of ridership, but converting it to an SBS-designated route without it even having LTD trips doesn't have me sold. Unless there's a significant increase in ridership on the Q12, the route should stay as it stands today. 2.) There would actually be a gap in coverage if you had the Q13 supplement the Q12, as the Q12 doesn't reach Northern Boulevard until it crosses Sanford Avenue/165th Street. The Q28 diverges off of Northern Boulevard onto Crocheron Avenue, so you would have to address the coverage gap between Crocheron and 165th along Northern. 3.) The N20 does exactly this, although your idea does hold weight, as NICE service isn't exactly "nice," as their equipment is known to routinely fail mechanically and where "no-show" buses are commonplace. Let's see how the Q12 does running artics. If it's successful and manages to promote an increase in ridership along the route, maybe we can talk about planning a few AM/PM rush LTDs into the timetable.

It wouldn't be possible to construct a light-rail line on Northern Boulevard without, well, getting rid of Northern Boulevard (Extending the isn't happening either).The closest alternative to that would be the Port Washington Branch of the LIRR, but most of it's stations are inconveniently located for Q12 passengers to rely on the line. While there's theoretically less capacity running artics on the Q12 than say, a light-rail line along Northern, the latter isn't an option.

Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean that it needs to be changed. Ask for clarification as to why something is done as so. There are no stupid questions on here when it comes to learning about transit operations. A bit of insight: It's not a good idea to lecture a transit vet like @Trainmaster5 about the lines that he made a living on. One's youth should be highlighted as being humble.

I don't see why the R179s should intentionally be kept off those PM rush hour trips to Rockaway Park. They travel to Far Rockaway everyday, so why should it be an issue? Not too long ago an R179 set or two were deliberately assigned to cover the special /between Rockaway Park and Far Rockaway.

From what I know, the mismanagement of funds necessary for deferred maintenance is the cause behind that statement.

Report it to dispatch at 168th Street or Euclid Avenue. They should take care of that issue. Hopefully some railfan isn't in possession of the keys needed to change rollsigns.

WAIT, did our veteran T/O, @Trainmaster5 just forget his signature ending of writing "Carry on."?!

Remember now, the Bx55 was sent to the cutting block for a reason... If the MTA is looking to save, cutting the Bx15 into two halves will NOT do it! Now you have a new route ("M125") on your hands that will require you to pay numerous B/O's to cover. Like I said before, let the Bx15 be.

That's not the point. The Bx15/Bx15-LTD are delay-prone due to the congestion on 125th Street in Manhattan. This is why the route nearly dies every weekday during rush hours. There's so much commercial traffic in the way on 125th Street (M101 partially to blame) that it kills runtime, which is a reason for the proposed Bx15 reconfiguration.

Leave the Bx15 alone for Christ's sake. If you want to address the congestion on 125th Street you need to send the M101 to the guillotine ASAP.

So I was on a World Trade Center-bound train that pulled into 7th Avenue that came to a complete stop at the appropriate stopping position but the C/R refused to open the doors. The T/O then proceeds to the next station. NO ANNOUNCEMENTS were made at all indicating what happened. I missed the D train and had to backtrack as a consequence. I swear, whoever put out that command without requiring an announcement to be made deserves to be castrated. I can't stand these useless bodies responsible working supervision.

Thank you for sharing your experiences in schoolcar. It gives me (an outsider) a glimpse of what a rookie T/O in training goes through. Do you have a preferred line you'd like to pick once you get the chance?

They should send the R143s for a deep cleaning too. Those things look beat.

If you didn't agree with my initial post you could've ignored it and moved on, but no, you had to choose the low road and bicker about it. Next time don't bother responding to anyone you're in disagreement with if you're going to go infant on them. The maturity level of some on here is pathetic... SMH

No. Corona Yard has the youngest fleet in the entire A Division. It's obvious that their equipment will appear cleaner... Not only that, but those subway cars don't see the same kind of mileage as the R142s/R142A's used on the , so they will wear and tear at a slower rate... Even when the had R62A's, there was nothing special about them so pipe down... They were still beat up and prone to mechanical failures like any other fleet their age...

The personnel at certain yards don't preform a lasting job on their fleets. When it comes to the A Division, Jerome Yard is known for keeping their equipment clean and in optimal-working condition. Their R142s/R142A's are shiny clean and are taken seriously from a maintenance standpoint.

I know, I've heard those trains explode when they terminate at Jamaica Center. Beware of nuke detonating testing at , , and / terminals.

You need to chill with that insulting back-talk dude. Maintain a healthy level of maturity on here or ignore what you don't agree with and move on.

That's NOT the point. The said they would lengthen all trains to support the displaced passengers from the train, but they accomplished nothing. If only the governor didn't pull ideas out of his ass at the last minute...

I haven't seen a single set of R46s on the for awhile now, and I frequent the line often. It seems everything went back to normal with the R32s being the 's workhorse and the having a stronghold on the R46s, as usual. Way back when, we relied on the higher ups on here for verification with respect to any fleet swaps, but they've abandoned discussing this topic entirely.

SMS is an acronym that stands for Scheduled Maintenance System, not "Special Maintenance Service." The R179s are the newest subway cars in the entire system! Why the hell would the spend hundreds of millions of dollars only to retire them when they're absolutely needed to support the modernization of the subway system?!

What they could do is keep them in storage, just so they're available if they're absolutely needed—for example, if some defection is found on the 8-car R179s that has a few sets taken out-of-service for inspection and repair that warrants a few temporary substitutes. They'll most likely be kept around (not necessarily for passenger service) until the R32s are scrapped.

Do those single line diagrams take into account the route's curvature and topography? The relationship between timers and stopping distance/speed restricted-areas is clear, however, the timers in question appear to be counterproductive in their placement. About 500 FT before you enter Broadway Junction, the slope of the track bed sharpens, naturally reducing speed.