R68ACTrain

On 10/11/2020 at 11:32 PM, T to Dyre Avenue said:

I remember the lack of IRT express service in Brooklyn outside of rush hours in the early to mid-80s. If service cuts have to go through, that could certainly be a possibility. The  also ran as a shuttle between Pelham Bay Park and 125th overnights, leaving the  to run local and be the sole late night Lexington service back then and that can’t be ruled out either. 

While nothing can be ruled out completely, it’s tough to say if the pre-Chrystie plan you mentioned for south Brooklyn would work, precisely because of the Chrystie connection, as well as the decline in importance of the Nassau St Line. If that plan did get implemented,  service between Manhattan and Brooklyn would have to be factored in, unlike in the 50s and early to mid-60s. This could make for some interesting speculation, but I’m not going to try right now, because the MTA still aren’t saying much of anything beyond “40 percent cut.” 

Getting rid of the  on QBL has long been discussed as a solution to cure QBL of its service woes. There’s already people on here who have posted that they don’t like the idea of doing that, so I can only imagine people at community meetings voicing their displeasure about it as well. I used to ride the  local on QBL and through 60th, when I lived in Forest Hills from 2012-15. I did so because I didn’t want to deal with crush loaded  or  trains and transfers at Roosevelt Avenue. Plus, I could get a direct transfer to the  or , which you can’t do from the ,  or . But I often found my  trains to not be all that crowded and there were even times when I’d board an  train at Lex-59th and get a seat... at 5:30 in the evening. Maybe there just weren’t that many people on QB who needed that transfer to the Lex express trains, I don’t really know. Or maybe they found a different way home in the evening rush vs the morning.

The  and  Trains directly transfer to the Lexington Avenue line at Lex-53. Plus with the , it's a connection, but you can still reach the  and  lines by walking to 59th Street.

2 hours ago, bwwnyc123 said:

Most of the Subway headways are either 8, 10, 15 or 20min.

The  is 4-6 Minutes. That's typically how frequent it is off-peak.

12 hours ago, happy283 said:

 

8 cars or 8 sets? Above it was mentioned they had about 60 cars.

Multiply 8x8. The answer is above 60.

8 hours ago, happy283 said:

Since R160s are still bing transferred to the , does that mean the R179 wont be back for quite some time?

Oh dear god, you asked this question in another forum! The R One Hundred Seventy-nine cars will be out of service until further notice.

10 hours ago, happy283 said:

Something in 9100s. Thats all I can remember

The only 9100s are 9113-9117 on the  as of rn

15 hours ago, Calvin said:

8658-8662 is in-service on the . 

Nice. Peep that I said it would be nice for 8653-8662 to run, but only 58-62 tho

On 6/5/2020 at 1:12 AM, Collin said:

I would say no , some 8 car R160s on the , and R143s on the .  The  could borrow R46s from Coney Island Yard, R68s from Concourse Yard, or R160s from Jamaica Yard.  Just depends on which yards have stuff available.  The spare ratio would be greatly reduced, but it's only a temporary problem.

If the R32s are reactivated, I would expect them to run in 10 car trains on the  and 8 car trains on the .  Since it's summer, I don't anticipate them going on the .  

That's too many cars for 2 lines to borrow. As of right now, I don't see any sign of  coming back, the  and  are back supposedly and the R46s are needed at Coney Island, the   uses some Concourse Cars, and Jamaica, and Avenue X loaned 10-car sets to the  already, while the  exchanges R32s for R160s. That's all that needs to be done.

It would be nice if 8653-8662, and 8713-8722 ran on the  

Just now, MysteriousBtrain said:

By that logic the R44/46 should of been scrapped by 1980.

Wdym

On 6/6/2020 at 2:34 PM, Bill from Maspeth said:

I know exactly what you said and I disagree 100% in what you said.  STOP DREAMING!  The beaches are closed NOW! NYCT will not encourage ridership to a closed beach!  As we all know the shuttle runs to Broad Channel and connects with all Far Rock A trains. 3 trains does the job.  I does not need a service increase because that would require more t/o's as well as c/r's.  What happens on a rainy day?  These crews would have PICKED jobs anyway.  They are not going to put OPTO on an R32!  There are drum switches involved which will not be changed with passengers on the train at Rock Park if the platform is opposite the t/o.  And if it would be OK, a 4 car R32 would be the CONTRACTUAL limit.  NYCT does not have all their t/o's and c/r's back anyway.  I'm telling you, since I know their thinking after working for transit for over 30 years, nothing will change in the Rockaways.  The only POSSIBLE improvement you will see is 8 car R46's to Rockaway Blvd. on weekends, which is usually running by now but not this year.

Subway car availability is very tight.  They will not spend money on reactivating more R32's for such a worthless reason.  Social Distancing: the A from Euclid (and north) to Broad Channel where they would catch the shuttle would have more Social Distancing issues than the shuttle they catch at Broad Channel which may be crowded, but half go one stop to Beach 98th and the rest to Beach 116.

Exactly, and the other lines need the T/O's.

The R179s gotta go. If that's the case, the R211s should have 318 extra cars built. This is ridiculous, not even the R46 had such a problem. They were lemons too.

Just to clarify, is the  running R160s too? Because the R179s seriously are nuisance to the subway, and we have car shortages.  P.S. is 9003 the only Siemens on the

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On 6/2/2020 at 2:21 PM, BM5 via Woodhaven said:

You've been told before that this thread is for real unplanned service changes, either posted on the MTA website or through its social media accounts. This is not the place for scenarios you made up. Use the Create your own G.O thread for these types of things. 

No I have not been told before smh

4 hours ago, CenSin said:

Where did you get this? I don’t see it on the MTA homepage. It still says:

 

I don't need to "get it" anywhere, read the forum title.

Actually, you do, since this thread is to notify of actual subway service changes. - Deucey

On 5/3/2020 at 1:07 PM, BM5 via Woodhaven said:

 at Lex-63rd. Imagine if the  was still running to 96th Street.

TRAINS REROUTED  Posted: 05/03/2020 12:44PM

There are delays and multiple impacts to and trains in both directions because we removed third-rail power so FDNY can respond to a report of smoke at Lexington Av/59 St.

There is no service on the line between 57 St - 7 Av and Queensboro Plaza in either direction:
-In Manhattan,  trains are running on the line between 57 St - 7 Av and 96 St in both directions.
-In Queens, trains are running as a shuttle between Queensboro Plaza and Astoria - Ditmars Blvd.

trains are running on the line in both directions between 36 St (Queens) and Lexington Av/63 St and on the  line to/from 57 St - 7 Av. There is no service on the line between 57 St - 7 Av and 36 St (Queens).

Expect delays in , ,  , and  service in both directions. 

Alternatives:

For service between Queens and Manhattan:
-Use service: In Manhattan, transfer between and trains at Times Sq - 42 St. In Queens, transfer between and trains at Queensboro Plaza. Transfer between  and trains at Jackson Hts - Roosevelt Av. 
-Take rerouted trains to/from Lexington Av/63 St, where and rerouted and service is available.

For service to/from Lexington Av/59 St, use Lexington Av/63 St, where , and rerouted / service is available.  

For service to/from 5 Av/59 St, travel to nearby 57 St, where rerouted service is available. 

For service along the line in Queens between Queensboro Plaza and 30 Av, consider using Q102 bus service.
-From 39 Av - Dutch Kills, consider taking Q104 buses to/from 46 St - Bliss St .

I didn't see anything where this involving 53 Street so the  and  has nothing to do with this scenario.

On 5/11/2020 at 11:42 PM, BM5 via Woodhaven said:

Huh?

Part Suspended Posted: 05/11/2020 11:32PM

There are delays and multiple impacts in and train service after someone was struck by a train near 149 St - Grand Concourse.

train service is temporarily suspended in both directions between 149 St - Grand Concourse and 125 St.

train service is suspended in both directions between Chambers St and Atlantic Av - Barclays Ctr.

For service along Lexington Av line, take a train.

For service between Manhattan and Brooklyn use an or train.

Makes no sense.

On 5/6/2020 at 6:16 PM, BM5 via Woodhaven said:

MULTIPLE IMPACTS  Posted: 05/06/2020  5:38PM

There are multiple impacts and delays in  , , and train service while emergency teams respond to someone who struck by a train near 149 St - Grand Concourse.
There is no train service in either direction between 96 St and E 180 St.
There is no train service in either direction between 96 St and Harlem - 148 St.
Some uptown and trains are running on the line from 96 St and ending at 137 St - City College.
There is no train service in either direction between 149 St - Grand Concourse and E 180 St.
For service between Manhattan and the Bronx, take nearby Bx6, Bx11, Bx12-SBS, Bx15, Bx33, Bx19, Bx35, and Bx36 buses.
In addition, in the Bronx, use crosstown, Bx2, Bx4, Bx5, Bx9, Bx17, Bx21, Bx27, Bx40, Bx42, Bx46, and Q44-SBS to nearby  and  lines.
 

Just have 's run on Lexington 

9 hours ago, Lawrence St said:

The MTA really has to stop with the "what the people want" mentality. If that were the case back then, none of the el's would've been torn down and the Culver/Polo Grounds shuttle would still be running.

For the sake of operational common sense, it needs to change. The  should be the Bronx Express, the should run to Lefferts, 145th St should be closed, the shouldn't stop at 49th St, and many more.

No.. having the  switch at 57th-7th  would just create even more delays for the  lines... especially if a train is stationary at 57th or 49th

Just to be clear @Calvin 8893-8897 is back at CI?

So the R32 is officially retired?  Wow they will be missed. As I'm stuck upstate..

On 4/28/2020 at 9:56 PM, Lex said:

That means every car will need two full cabs, and we can forget about open gangways.

Nope, the R211is definitely getting gangways. They HAVE to.

On 4/30/2020 at 2:11 PM, Gotham Bus Co. said:

I have questions:

For the last train of the night, is that 1:00 leaving the first stop or arriving at the last stop? Or will all trains just dump their passengers at 1:00 no matter where they are?

For the first train of the morning, is that 5:00 leaving the first stop or arriving at the last stop?

What about train trips that cross borough lines? Will ATU drivers operate in TWU territory (and vice versa)? Or will passengers have to switch buses at borough borders?

No, according to the news when the 1:00 hour starts wherever the train is it becomes OOS.  

On 1/26/2020 at 2:17 PM, Jova42R said:

@R68ACTrain could I have one more?

R160 (NO BLINK PLEASE!)

 Wave Hill-249 St

 Kensington Local

 5 Av Local

 Riverside Express

No problem. Almost ready.

On 1/18/2020 at 8:37 PM, DJLilFace222 said:

Is it just me, or did the swap stop for a minute.

It's slow.

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