Given how fast they installed them at 96th (quite literally put the mounts in overnight, all the turnstiles were done by the day after some mounts first appeared), it seems like it's not challenging installation. I assume the readers themselves are an even faster process to put on top of the mounts. They may also then just install readers/mounts in waves, and enable them in a similar manner (versus station by station)
86th still doesn't have them. I take the one stop from 96th to 86th every day on the way home so I can get a seat on the M86 since a lot of people always get off at Lex. I'll be sure to post when 86th does get the readers. Oh, and here's 96th:
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On my school's Spirit Day trip, I was able to make my way down to a dock alongside the Hudson and catch some trains on both sides of the water. Enjoy this short video featuring CSX and Metro-North, as well as photos with my new camera of rail on both sides of the river.
My first time fanning the Main Line back in June – 7 hours of action at Mineola, from about 12:30 PM to 7:30 PM, capturing almost every train in that time period. Enjoy!
Despite their age, the Arnines really showed off at the Parade of Trains, reaching ~45 MPH on the express run from Kings Highway to Brighton Beach. Enjoy!
I thought that was attributed to the large amount of service disruptions on weekends – if it was a pain to get somewhere, people chose to use a different transit method, or simply stay home.
Also to note is how weekend ridership fell much more than weekday ridership – but appears to be rising faster than weekday ridership! I wonder if this is just simply a baseline of subway ridership at this point in time (as in, unless things were to suddenly get much worse, those who chose to leave the subway already left, and more aren't leaving), or if the MTA's improvements over the last year (especially Save Safe Seconds and the like) have actually begun to draw people back into the system.
Here we see the first day of service, with the two rush hour trains passing Smith-9th Streets. Enjoy!
The first express was signed as a normal , though it said Culver Express
The second express was properly signed as a
While out walking in Queens, it started to rain, so I hopped on the . I then went to 90 St-Elmhurst Av, where I caught a few trains in the rain. Enjoy the photos and videos from during the storm!
Photos are in this Imgur album: https://imgur.com/a/EVT6p6V
I mean, I don't see why it matters if they're yellow or not. Considering the other stanchions and poles in subway cars are already steel(?), it makes sense to just not paint them and have them blend in with the existing handholds.
LIRR Main Line is quite nice, especially stops like Mineola and New Hyde Park. While I haven't been yet, I think the NJT/Amtrak NEC Line is also quite good, especially around Northern NJ where trains still run quite fast (North Elizabeth, Rahway, etc.)