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  1. 59 minutes ago, Lawrence St said:

    I think that was a former Ukon bus.

    That's what someone said. They said likely was 42XX, and I saw a photo of mine had 53, so likely 4253 (if that's an Orion VII NG) 

    It wouldn't surprise me if they promise OMNY limited to Staten and the Lexington Line from GCT to Barclays for the very beginning launch, but it quickly expands to other buses and subway regions

  2. 1 hour ago, Union Tpke said:

    Do you know if any progress has been made here?

    Yes! The entrances on the northeast corner of Lex and 86th seem much more permanent now, and the elevator is in the shaft and looks to be ready for service, with full signage on the elevator. I'll grab a pic the next time I have the chance; I thought of it the other day but sadly didn't. 

  3. Last night I was able to get a bit of (B) and (Q) train action in the rain. Enjoy! 

     

    Station house at Cortelyou Road 0XX3ek6.jpg

    Looking south from Cortelyou Road W5jmJOH.jpg

    Looking south from Newkirk Plaza VY7JnwU.jpg

    And looking up the platform xdZqHkM.jpg

    Q sitting in the rain

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    A southbound B passing Cortelyou Road MNTNWLJ.jpg

    A southbound Q arriving at Cortelyou Road JdG31Bc.jpg

    A plaque regarding the grade crossing elimination along the Brighton Line, outside of Newkirk Plaza hoIHMF8.jpg

  4. 2 hours ago, Lance said:

    I believe they're completing these renovations in both directions at once going forward to avoid the excessive lengths of time needed at one particular station.

    So then I'd assume it'd function like ESI, right? Simply close it to traffic for six months or so and then reopen the fully rehabbed station once it's complete. 

  5. On 5/9/2019 at 8:28 PM, Lance said:

    Regarding the actual work to be done, hopefully they find a way to minimize the amount of line closures necessary for these. I'm sure Jamaica riders would really like to see weekend service beyond Crescent St and Broadway Junction at least once this year.

    Might they do a single platform at a time? I remember riding the (J) in August and seeing a few Jamaica-bound platforms basically stripped down to the steel frames, with trains obviously bypassing the station. The Manhattan/Brooklyn-bound platforms had clearly received their rehabs already. Here's what it looked like: SBZbi4O.jpg

  6. 26 minutes ago, Lawrence St said:

    The only way I see it is to ban marine traffic during rush hours, because if that bridge opens and gets stuck open, whoever is on board a train that's not near a station will remain there for a while.

    Didn't they manage to do that recently for the Portal Bridge (ban rush hour traffic)

  7. I spent some time at Grand Central this evening on the Flushing Line platform. Enjoy! 

     

    A Main Street-bound (7) waiting to head under the East River oe3hHH0.jpg

    Broken destination sign... HZdaxPs.jpg

    A view of the Flushing-bound side from the 3rd Avenue stairs U43FUPM.jpgHb0wUQd.jpg

    And the Hudson Yards-bound sideAhkx096.jpg

    A Hudson Yards-bound train arrivingp1gJd2h.jpg

    Photos taken while filming:

    A Hudson Yards-bound train at the stationkGmQCeJ.jpg

    A Flushing-bound train ready to head into Queens ZFi5W7m.jpg

    Two trains across from each otherZwfVqMK.jpg

  8. 26 minutes ago, S78 via Hylan said:

    It’s been put out there that the R179s are still experiencing problems. Can anyone shed light on what these issues may be?

    Welding defects in the collision columns, but I believe Byford said they're not impactful to the structural integrity or strength of the cars (so it won't require some massive sidelining of the fleet)

  9. 22 minutes ago, RR503 said:

    There are enough 179s in service to make the (C) full length at this point; they are having some issues, but not to the extent (I believe) that they cannot make service.

    The weld defects in the collision columns are not anything that impact the structural integrity or strength of the R179s, right? At least that's what I saw online about that latest problem

  10. 13 minutes ago, RR503 said:

    Why would you waste your highest performance equipment on a short, infrequent set of runs? Them wanting them there this weekend shouldn't be taken as being indicative of them wanting them there in the long run. 

    My guess would these past two weekends have not been indicative of the R179s being put on the Shuttle, but rather as a test of performance. How do they hold up being a weekend away from Pitkin, etc.

  11. So: after riding the (7), the first thing I noticed was areas like the curve into Queensboro had the clear sign of ATO: constant small throttle applications to maintain a speed. I could clearly see ATO active on the screens, but overall everything seemed very smooth. I mostly noticed expresses were incredibly consistent between Woodside and Junction Blvd. Watching them pass 90th Street, they all seemed to be hitting their target speeds of 50 MPH and holding there, whereas before depending on the operator you could have trains running between 40-50 MPH. 

  12. 10 minutes ago, RR503 said:

    No no, no worries! I love a good discussion on schedules lol 

    On the topic before about the curves and whatnot for acceleration, I'm heading to the (7) as soon as I post this, so I'll be able to report back later if anything feels noticeably different. I'll also try and get a glimpse of the CBTC screens to indeed confirm that they're running in ATO. 

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