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I have an AT&T mobile and it clearly lays out an MTA fee in the monthly statement

Distance is not the issue Babylon gets a train in each direction every 30 minutes during off peak hours, no other line gets that Babylon is completely elevated. No other line gets that Babylon is getting a lot of it's stations overhauled. Not a single Far Rock/Long Beach Branch station has been so much as touched I could go on, but I won't.

I'd have to object *cough cough* BABYLON *cough*

Thank you for your explanation! A few follow-up questions: ¬ What more specific changes could potentially made to solve the issues? ¬ How could terminals be redesigned to increase capacity? ¬ On the subject of physical limitations, could current infrastructure be altered to reduce bottlenecks? ¬ Are the majority of the issues managerial or the aforementioned infrastructural limitations? Just my own take: I am by no means knowledgeable about the field of rapid transit but as someone who has crawled into Dekalb from Atlantic on the Q in the mornings, sat at a red signal for 2-3 minutes before moving once again, and has watched as their local C overtook the A on the express track and even managed to beat the A from 86 (where the A train passed on the express as our train was leaving) to 59th and again to 34th, something is amiss. Common sense would dictate that taking express trains would provide a faster ride than a local but more often than not I find myself choosing local over express. Not a totally relevant example but nonetheless: The 6:51 from Centre Av to Penn usually takes about 40-45 minutes to get from the previously mentioned stations. However, the 6:24 to Atlantic which there is a direct connection to Penn takes 35-40. Most people would then assume the 624 is an express but in fact it calls at Lynbrook, Valley, Rosedale, Laurelton, Locust, Jamaica, (connect express to Penn) (Rosedale, Laureton, and Locust Manor usually take longer to board because of the amount of people boarding) Whereas the 651 calls at only Lynbrook, Valley, Jamaica, Penn (Faster boarding times than 624, too, because fewer passengers)

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Quick beginner question here. What actually limits train capacity to headways like 8-20 minutes? What could be done to bring the TPH up?

On the topic of the R179s, Has Bombardier yet to achieve the 1-car-per-day production rate that they were supposed to?

I think whatever happens the should become full-time local to Lefferts while the stays express full-time and is split-terminal between Rockaway Park and Far Rock, thus helping improve TPH in the Rockaways. Just a thought, not trying to incite a war.

On this topic, will the readers on NICE bus which take metrocard be replaced? How will LIRR/MNR incorporate the technology? My thoughts are tap before you board at a reader on the platform and then a conductor taps the card as he goes around or something like that. Thoughts? (be civil...)

That or the M3s on the LIRR

Agreed, if not the whole B division thing I think we should at least have trains going 50 or maybe above while in service considering they are technically capable of it and there are many straight stretches where it could potentially make sense

Crazy idea, eliminate A division and rework all stations to at least be up to B division and upgrade tech so that trains can go 60+ on express runs =

Saw an r42 at Broadway Junction about 6-7 PM today on the J

I would check out amodernli.com which has most of the projects and their associated renderings for the LIRR

Wait wait wait wait wait..... The BRAND NEW R179s don't have CBTC straight out of the factory? Wot?

No worries, just wanted to point you towards a more useful thread where you could find info that better related to what you are looking for

Best place to get this info is in the Transit Employment section, instead of general thoughts. Usually there are pre-established threads for each position, but If you can't find one for your position you can always make one

Where do y'all think the R179s will go after the delivery of the R211s?

lol we're still having this argument?

What is the likelihood of the shorter lines getting elevated (l.b, Far Rock) to relieve road traffic? There are large traffic jams at Atlantic Avenue that take ages to clear and I just wonder if there will ever come a day where that will no longer be a reality.

That seems somewhat odd, considering there was the R110B that would've better fit the station, no?

100% Relateable. I get on at hunterspoint and even though they come like every three minutes those things are packed AF!

Oh god, that long from midtown to the bronx? That's a tough job. Even as passengers we hate when people do that because it extends our travel time to. Just be glad you don't work on BDFM through 47-50th streets because that platform is packed to the brim during rush hour. I used to work by there and take the subway back and it was bad. Anyway, I always wondered why the train took so long to move off once the doors had closed, because i sit in the last car so I can get a seat. The middle cars are sardine cars so those people holding the door is probably the reason.

For any of you transit workers out there in the audience, how fast do the 4 and 5 go on Lexington Avenue? As a passenger on the early morning trains from Grand Central to 86th, i've noticed that the trains seems to be going pretty fast, but I never knew how fast.

I have a somewhat (un)quick question. What would be required to get the up to 10 car? I know that is basically a local and shorter version of the so would it just be a matter of purchasing new 10 car trains or modifying 8 car trains in order, or is it a much larger matter that would require modifications to stations, etc?