Maxwell179

7 hours ago, Vulturious said:

Yep, that's the one. Imagine riding that going uphill and downhill at a fast pace, that'd be fun not going to lie. Shame there wasn't a clip of the R160 going downhill at a fast pace, but I'll take what I can get.

Same thing I said 

1 hour ago, QM1to6Ave said:

So this means I can get on the LIRR at any of those stations and just take the train for free into Penn? 

Don’t say that 😂, I’d really abuse the shit out of that

37 minutes ago, Vulturious said:

That might have to do with the CBTC testing happening or the  just testing out how fast trains should run be running. I'm pretty sure about 1 month ago, the  was doing high-speed testing on Culver for how fast they should make the curves. I think there was a video on YouTube showing the test in progress which was pretty fast roaring past 7th Avenue. Although, I'm too lazy to go and find the video myself.

2 hours ago, Vulturious said:

. The idea of extending WTC into Brooklyn isn't a bad idea, but the curve from WTC platform is too sharp to merge with the  as shown below.

 

I think with this idea , the WTC station on the  would be closed

More information relating towards where  trains will run during this reconstruction :

JAMAICA TRACK RECONSTRUCTION    
Beginning September 18, Friday at 11:45 PM until November 2, Monday at 1 AM
 No  service at Sutphin Blvd/Archer Av-JFK and Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer 

Weekday service:
trains run between World Trade Center and the Jamaica-179 St  station, or the Jamaica-Van Wyck  station, the last stop.   

trains running to/from Jamaica-179 St will run local between 71 Av and 179 St.  

After 9:30 PM each weeknight, the last stop for all trains will be Jamaica-Van Wyck. 

Weekend service:
All trains run between World Trade Center and Jamaica-Van Wyck, the last stop.  
• Transfer between  and  trains at Kew Gardens-Union Tpke.

More information relating towards where  trains will run during this reconstruction :

JAMAICA TRACK RECONSTRUCTION   
Beginning September 18, Friday at 11:45 PM until November 2, Monday at 1 AM
 No  service at Sutphin Blvd/Archer Av-JFK and Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer 

Weekday service:
 trains run between World Trade Center and the Jamaica-179 St  station, or the Jamaica-Van Wyck  station, the last stop. 

trains running to/from Jamaica-179 St will run local between 71 Av and 179 St. 

After 9:30 PM each weeknight, the last stop for all  trains will be Jamaica-Van Wyck.

Weekend service:
All trains run between World Trade Center and Jamaica-Van Wyck, the last stop. 
• Transfer between  and  trains at Kew Gardens-Union Tpke.

On 9/3/2020 at 11:17 AM, danielhg121 said:

What about those trying to get to the AirTrain? 

Tbh the conductors can't really enforce the fare between Woodside and Jamaica or Penn so this is definitely being abused either way.

Why not 

10 hours ago, BM5 via Woodhaven said:

Here's a new one:

Context:

It is a Saturday, at 10:15 PM. There has been a fire in the DeKalb Ave, which has damaged signals and switches.

trains are terminating at Essex Street on the .

Since the Rutger Street Tubes are out of service, in both directions, trains are running on the in both directions. 

The Broadway express tracks south of Prince Street are out of service because of signal maintenance. 

Uptown trains are running on the between West 4th Street and 145th Street. The 6th Avenue express track can not be used for any duration. 

There is also no service between Court Square and Bedford Nostrand Avenues for that weekend.

This is expected to take three to four days to repair. Adjust services accordingly. Assume regular weekday daytime service when making your weekday reroutes. 

 

so are we to do reroutes for the weekend and the weekday ?

I feel like this reroute and service suspension happens at least twice a week :

 service is temporarily suspended in both directions between 96 St and Harlem-148 St /149 St-Grand Concourse because someone was struck by a train at 116 St.

trains will operate via the  line in both directions between Nevins St and 149 St-Grand Concourse.

 train departures from Harlem-148 St are suspended. Limited  service will operate between New Lots Av and 137 St-City College on the  line.

Expect delays on the  line and  line while they share their tracks with re-routed  trains.

Posted: 8/25/20 4:16 PM

Weekday Service

There is no  train service between Inwood-207 St and 145 St in both directions while we get FDNY assistance with a report of smoke near 181 St.

Some northbound  trains are stopping along the  line from 125 St and will end Bedford Park Blvd.

There is limited  train service between 145 St and 168 St in both directions.

Some northbound  and  trains will end at Chambers St or 125 St.

As an alternative, consider using  train service or Bx7/M3/M4 bus service.

Posted: 8/20/20 5:45 PM

9 hours ago, Deucey said:

So I'm at BG uptown side. This dude in front of me has no MetroCard, walks past the token booth over to the emergency exit hoping an exiting passenger goes through so he can fare jump.

But he sees me with my PPR out walking to the turnstile. Starts shouting "EXCUSE ME" and gesturing for a swipe.

Meanwhile,  train pulls in, ~5 folks get off, but no one thru the emergency exit. Dude is still yelling "EXCUSE ME" at me as I get on the train. He finally gets a swipe, but the C/R closes the doors right as he gets through the turnstile. He's mad and glaring at me as the train pulls out, and I flip him the bird.

AITA?

I would’ve just hopped 😂

42 minutes ago, trainfan22 said:

Today at Flushing Ave on the there was a crackhead injecting a needle into his arm while sitting on the steps within fare control. This was the recently reopened entrance at Flushing Ave so no fare booth there.

shit’s nasty but pretty much regular at this point 

40 minutes ago, LaGuardia Link N Tra said:

If we're talking about Broadway Junction, there's an uphill slope east of the Station going Northbound, because of that, there's a time control signal showing that trains can only go 10 MPH If I'm not mistaken. 

Yeah , my fault , I’m used to referring Broadway Junction as the Junction

Why does the  slow down halfway entering the Junction ?

16 hours ago, RestrictOnTheHanger said:

Reconstruction of the archer ave tracks is going to knock out E train service on Archer ave 24/7 from 9/19 till November. Excuse the mobile formatting. 

 

https://new.mta.info/jamaicatrackreconstruction

 

 

why don’t they send the  to 179 full time during phase 1 ?

55 minutes ago, trainfan22 said:

Outside of Crescent - Cypress, Alabama - Broadway Junction both ends of Myrtle Ave and the WillyB most of the outdoor portion of the is straight trackage with no timers.

 

If I had to choose I'd say 104th N/B and 111th S/B... the train gets assistance from gravity at those stops due having go over the LIRR ROWS. 

 

 

111th S/B is an amazing spot to fan on the  , also Flushing & Lorimer during rush hour 

Some southbound  trains are running on the  line from 149 St - Grand Concourse to Chambers St and then on the line to Rector St while our crews work to ease congestion caused by planned work. 

Posted: 8/8/20 10:23 AM

6 hours ago, Union Tpke said:

@RR503 This could be a game changer. This is one of the things considered in the December 2019 study on speeds. This is some of the best news in transit I have heard in some time. I wonder how much travel times on the Culver express would be reduced.

 

Do tests like these happen often ?

16 hours ago, happy283 said:

Shocker! Return them immediately, sue bombardier and exercise the option order of R211s to replace these pieces of junk. They will break down again, just wait. I prediced this would happen in February and everybody doubted me, no look.

 

 

Just goes to show we didnt really need these cars to begin with. Even back in January when Jamaica didnt have all these R160s to offer, the system still managed fine with the R32s and R42s.

so what if the last of the working 32s and 42s break down while we wait for the 211s ? Then what ?

Just now, Wallyhorse said:

That was my misreading an earlier post on the , thinking it would run a Jamaica Center-Jamaica Center loop running via Archer, QB, 53rd, 8th Avenue, 6th Avenue, Chrystie and Broadway-Brooklyn.  

Yeah I realized

16 hours ago, Wallyhorse said:

You are aware the would have to be cut to eight cars, but yes, I can see where that could be done.

Nvm

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Just now, R10 2952 said:

Well yeah, that's what I've been saying- the 116th station needs to be redesigned, because the current plan's projected costs are ridiculously high.  

What are the current plans for the 116th St station ?

Part Suspended

 , , ,   and  service is significantly disrupted between Brooklyn and Manhattan because of a switch problem at DeKalb Av.  

 TRAINS

Northbound  train departures from Brighton Beach have been suspended.

There is no southbound  service past Broadway-Lafayette St in Manhattan. All southbound  trains will run on the line from Broadway-Lafayette St to 2 Av and turn back northbound. 

 TRAINS

There is extremely limited northbound  service between Brooklyn and Manhattan. Most northbound trains will end at Atlantic Av - Barclays Ctr and turn back toward Coney Island. 

There is no southbound service on the line from W 4 St - Wash Sq to Coney Island - Stillwell Av. Southbound trains are running on the  line between those stations. 

 / TRAINS

Northbound trains are running with extensive delays in Brooklyn. 

Northbound  and trains are running on the Rline from DeKalb Av to Canal St. 

At Canal St, board northbound /  trains on the train platform.

Posted: 7/13/20 9:21 AM

Multiple Impacts

There are delays and multiple impacts in  ,  , and train service while we get FDNY assistance for reports of smoke in the 60 St tube. 

and trains are running between Queensboro Plaza and Astoria - Ditmars Blvd in both directions.   

Northbound and  trains are stopping along the line from 57 St - 7 Av to 96 St.  

Some northbound trains will end at Atlantic Av - Barclays Ctr. 

Some northbound trains are stopping along the  line from DeKalb Av to 47-50 Sts - Rockefeller Ctr then via the line to Queens Plaza.  

Some northbound trains are stopping along the  line from 57 St - 7 Av to Lexington Av/63 St then via the line to 36 St (Qns) in both directions.  

Posted: 7/9/20 4:01 PM