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4 minutes ago, LGA Link N train said:

I went to the Parade of Trains on the 16th. I was mostly chatting with my friends from school there and got to meet @Dj Hammers . Him, @MTA Rail Fan and I mostly spoke about the going back to forest hills and I asked him some questions like, Will the R44's ever appear in the parade. He said since there's only one unit, the is not allowed to operate it by itself. I think I also met @Fan Railer but we didn't speak to each other. I met some more railfans and met some other group who were talking about how NTT's and the train sucks. My favorite part was most likelikely TOMM but Most people were foaming for the R40. It was something. I was also looking forward to a chance to meet @Coney Island Av in person, but we passed each other without even knowing. That was something. Anyways I had fun at the Parade of Trains and hope to meet some of you in the next event.

Was the d-type triplex a stationary on the 16th?

7 minutes ago, Coney Island Av said:

Train of Many Metals was the best! I rode that set the most out of all the trains present. The R10/R16 looked very slick and colorful. I was also satisfied that they finally brought the R40 Slant out for a run. It's not really used a lot on fan trips with the aforementioned consist. 

Anyways, I got to chat with @Dj Hammers (again) and even met @j express. We talked about R32s going to the  with a small chance of popping up on the , the upcoming nostalgia rides to Coney Island/Rockaways, Yankee Specials to Rockaway Park, etc. 

But unfortunately, the D-Types (Triplex) broke down and the BMT Standards were taken out of service earlier in the parade today because they were only operating at half power. So for the majority of the 17th, the only trains running were the BRT Gate Cars and TOMM. I also noticed most people went on the 16th, especially teenage railfans. 

It was also nice to meet @Dj Hammers. He's probably my most favorite subway youtuber, and he's also the most infamous. 

 

I came to the Parade of Trains today at 11AM. I got to ride on all 3. I was on the last BMT Standard before they took it out of service. Did it ever come back into service today? I also met @Dj Hammerstoday. I thought the D-type triplex were meant to be a stationary train at the Parade of Trains. Did I miss anything from the 16th?

I went to the Parade Of Trains today. Look at my videos: 

1 minute ago, R68OnBroadway said:

Just regular service. The express tracks will be blocked and the  is fine anyways.

Also, assuming what they had last year is the same this year, they run the BRT gate cars from Ocean Pkwy to Brighton Beach and the TOMM/other BMT cars from Kings Highway to Brighton Beach.

Why can't the Parade Of Trains ride the whole Brighton Express?

14 minutes ago, MysteriousBtrain said:

Just a simple ride from Brighton Beach to Kings Highway and back. Boarding and discharging is allowed at Brighton Beach only.

It also mentions a shorter round trip to Ocean Parkway. I'm talking about will there be special Brighton Express service for people commuting to the Parade Of Trains or is there only the regular weekend  Brighton Local service?

Is there going to be special express service on the Brighton line for the Parade of Trains at Brighton Beach?

Mopped floor on R46  train car 6172:

8 hours ago, j express said:

YouTube 

I'm talking about the official ones.

Where can I find a audio file of the automated announcements for the  line?

1 hour ago, R32 3838 said:

Why would jamaica get the R179's if theres only gonna be 120 10 car trainsets. It makes sense to put them on the (A). 

 

And the is becoming full length before the shutdown 

That MTA employee told me that the 5-car R179s will only be enough for 4-5 trains.

Just now, djtoro7 said:

DJ Hammers, Fan Railer and Tech & Transit are the most reliable sources as far as I know 

Why would they be more reliable than an  employee?

On 5/29/2018 at 12:54 AM, subwaykid256 said:

some ideas I have/would like feedback for

 

Extension for the 

After 8 Av

Washington St/14 St

23 St/10 Av

34 St - Hudson Yards/ 10 Av 

42 St/10 Av

50 St/10 Av

57 - 59 sts John Jay College/ 10 Av - Amsterdam Av

66 St- Lincoln Center/ Amsterdam Av

72 St/ Amsterdam Av- Broadway 

79 St/ Amsterdam Av

Central Park West/ 86 St 

Madison Av/ 86 St

Lexington Av/86 St 

2 Av/86 St 

Queens

21 St/ 30 Av

31 St/30 Av 

Steinway St/30 Av

50 St/30 Av

73 St/30 Av

81-82 Sts 30 Av

94 St/30 Av

Astoria Blvd/30 Av

East Elmhurst Ditmars Blvd/Astoria Blvd

Extension for the 

148 St station replaced by shuttle or use to terminate some 

After 145 st 

161 St - Yankee Stadium/ Jerome Av 

Anderson Av- Shakespeare Avs 

Nelson Av/168 St

170 St/Dr MLK Blvd

174 St/ DR MLK Blvd

Tremont Av/ DR MLK Blvd

Burnside Av/ DR MLK Blvd

183 St/ Dr MLK Blvd

Fordham Road/ DR MLK Blvd

192 St- Kingsbridge Road/ DR MLK Blvd

Sedgwick Av/ Kingsbridge Road

230 St/Bailey Av

238 St/Bailey Av

Van Cortlandt Park S/Bailey Av

 

Brooklyn

After New Lots Av

Essex St/ Linden Blvd

Crescent St/ Linden Blvd

Fountain Av/ Linden Blvd

Howard Beach- Conduit Av/ Linden Blvd

 

 

 

The  extension is not a bad idea at all. It will make it less of a walk to get to Samsung 837. From walking around an avenue and 2 blocks to walking just a small block!

34 minutes ago, AlgorithmOfTruth said:

Just because an individual is employed by transit doesn't necessarily mean they're absolutely correct about any questions posed by the public. Be cautious of who you trust.

What's the most reliable source?

13 minutes ago, MysteriousBtrain said:

That's what the employee on the first car of the Far Rockaway  train told me.

According to an  employee, the R179s are NOT coming to the . All the 5-car R179s are going to the  to replace it's remaining R46s. The R32s and R46s are shared between the  and  to help with crowding on the . The  is NOT going to 10-cars.

19 minutes ago, RR503 said:

Why can't you learn to use google?

http://web.mta.info/sandy/sandy_recovery_work.htm

I use Bing.

Why did the  go local today?

11 minutes ago, LGA Link N train said:

Hey, anyone going to the Parade of trains this year? I'm trying to go on the 16th, if not the 17th

I trying to go on the 17th. The 16th isn't an option for me.

1 hour ago, TheNewYorkElevated said:

I love hearing this conductor during the morning commute to school.

 

This was on a  train? I thought the  has all R142s. Why was there manual announcements?

11 hours ago, Lawrence St said:

So Jamaica Center don't exist no mo? Ok.

I was looking at things from a Broadway Junction point of view.

1 hour ago, R68OnBroadway said:

The problem is that skip-stop decreases ridership and makes the system more inefficient as headways are higher and tracks are shared. Currently skip-stop exists on the  mainly to attract ridership from the  if I'm correct, and they eliminated the  skip stop pattern to improve service in 2005.

The  doesn't go anywhere near the .

I figured out the  skip-stop. I looked at the Subway map more closely. The  skips different stops than the  and vise-versa.

Why can't they do this in other parts of the subway? They should do skip-stop on the Brighton line () as well. Avenue M is a popular stop but if you wait for the  at Newkirk Plaza, once you wait for the  train to come, the  train is already passed Prospect Park resulting in it not worth waiting for the  at Newkirk Plaza and staying on the .

2 hours ago, bwwnyc123 said:

During rush hours (J)(Z) both skip each other's stops between Myrtle Av-Bway until Sutphin Blvd and Jamaica Center Stations They both stop at Marcy Av, Myrtle  Av-Bway, Broadway Junction, Alabama Av, Crescent Av and Woodhaven Blvd. Plus AM/PM peak directional express on center between Marcy and Myrtle Av-Bway.

What do you mean by "both skip each other's stops"?

Is the whole difference between the  and  during rush hours east of myrtle Av when the  is local and the  is skip-stop? West of Myrtle Av,  are skip-stop with the  local. Why is it called skip-stop and not express?

5 minutes ago, WestFarms36 said:

Google it. Treat Google as your new pet.

I did and it's not really telling me anything. I'm looking at the subway map now and it looks like the  is skip-stop east of Myrtle Av with the  making all local stops east of Myrtle Av and the  and  are both skip-stop west of Myrtle Av. Is this true?

5 hours ago, Around the Horn said:

The  and  are both skip stop during rush hours. At all other times, the  makes all stops.

Then what's the difference between the  and the ? And why does the  stop at 121 St and not the ?