CyclonicTrainLookout

Pretty sure the R211T is OOS at the moment due to the GO regarding downtown running on the CPW express for this week and the next.

Forgive me for being ignorant on this matter, but why are people suggesting the R179s would leave the in the first place upon the arrival of more R211s? I fail to see a reason for this, although it's probably my ignorance.

I mean at this point, being rerouted over the for whatever reason isn't a "rare sight" and any passengers along the line should get used to random popping up. I also think the towers or whoever monitors the train movements would want straightforward, easy-to-see signs it's a rerouted and not an signed up as a rather than wasting ten seconds to determine if it's the right train, that way they can do whatever needs to be done with that rerouted train right away without delay.

If I have to guess, the above program is skip-stop service but trains stops at Flushing Av, Lorimer St, and Hewes St (hence the "Broadway Local"), whereas the bottom program is the usual skip-stop, Myrtle-Marcy express service. Probably something happened that caused that particular train to make stops at those three stations and the conductor had changed the program midway.

Bunch of Memorial Day weekend planned work: : downtown trains skips 137-City College, 125 St, 116-Columbia, 110 St, and 103 St : No trains between Franklin Av and Flatbush Av. Trains operate via the after Franklin Av to/from Utica Av. Additionally, Utica Av-bound trains operate express from Atlantic-Barclays to Utica Av : No trains between Chambers St and New Lots Av. Trains operate via the after Chambers St to/from Rector St. I assume late nights service to/from Times Sq-42 remains the same however. : Trains operate to/from New Lots Av all weekend. Additionally, New Lots Av-bound trains run express from Atlantic-Barclays to Utica Av, while Manhattan-bound trains operate local from Utica Av to Atlantic-Barclays /: Downtown trains skips 50 St, 23 St, and Spring St : Trains run via the in both directions from 21-Queensbridge to 2 Av. Additionally, Jamaica-bound trains operate local from Roosevelt Av to Forest Hills-71. Late night local trains run express from Roosevelt Av to 21-Queensbridge : No trains between Kings Hwy and Coney Island. Additionally, Jamaica-bound trains operate local from Roosevelt Av to Forest Hills-71. Late night local trains run express from Roosevelt Av to 21-Queensbridge : All weekend, trains operate from Metropolitan Av to Essex St, then via the to/from Broad St : No trains between Crescent St and Broad St. Trains only operates between Jamaica Center and Crescent St. : No trains between Myrtle-Wyckoff and Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy. Trains operate between 8 Av-14 St and Myrtle-Wyckoff : Trains run local in both directions from DeKalb Av and 59 St : Manhattan-bound trains run express from Roosevelt Av to Queens Plaza

Isn't this the third time today someone got struck by a train? There was one on the 7 line and another at Lex-125 (the latter of which was unfortunately fatal).

It is interesting though: the weekend of April 12-15 had Queens-bound trains bypassing 36 St to 65th Street, with the planned work post explicitly stating to take the to 21-Queensbridge for Queens-bound service. Unless something happens, signs are pointing to an end-of-month completion of the 63rd Street reconstruction.

Someone shot at Hoyt-Schermerhorn around an hour prior with critical conditions: service is suspended Northbound service suspended between Broadway Junction and Jay Street, with limited southbound service between the two (while skipping Hoyt-Schermerhorn). Some in Manhattan will terminate at Chambers St, World Trade Center, or 2 Av - Lower East Side. All making local stops wherever it is not suspended bypassing Hoyt-Schermerhorn in both directions.

trains are severely delayed and rerouted in both directions due to an electronic gap filler malfunction at 14 St-Union Sq. Service Changes: The last stop on some southbound trains will be E 180 St. Some southbound trains are running via the line from 149 St-Grand Concourse to Nevins St. Some southbound trains will end at 149 St-Grand Concourse. Some southbound trains will end at 3 Av-138 St. Some southbound trains will end at Wall St. Northbound trains are running via the line from Nevins St to 149 St-Grand Concourse. There is no service between 138 St-Grand Concourse and Wall St. Listen for announcements to hear how your train will run. Travel Alternatives: For service along the line in Manhattan, take a train. For service to Brooklyn, transfer to an or train at 14 St-Union Sq. For service to Manhattan, transfer to an or train at Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr. For service in The Bronx, take a train. Take a shuttle bus for service between E 180 St and Eastchester-Dyre Av. I suppose simply bypassing Union Square isn't an option; the MTA temporarily suspends 4, 5, and 6 train service during late evening rush hour.

Signal problems at Prospect Park had the suspended and the rerouted via Sea Beach (and Montague going southbound) for a few hours now and still hasn't been resolved as I'm typing this. is also affected by this too in some degree. UPDATE: Not so long after I posted the above, the problem at Prospect Park was resolved and are running on its regular route with delays, although is still suspended.

If the issue with the R211T not operating on express sections is due to high speeds or the time between stations, what about the tunnel section in and out of Manhattan, i.e. the Cranberry Tunnel? Is the tunnel not of concern if this entire dilemma is in fact true?

Those stations are the ones the MTA had planned to install the PSDs a few years ago rights? Meaning Sutphin-JFK , Times Sq , and one of the Manhattan stations (forgot which one)?

Also due to CBTC-related work according to the website, starting on the weekend of Feb 2-5 and the next consecutive weekends after that up to the weekend of Mar 1-4 (including Presidents' Day), service won't be operating to/from Jamaica Center; it will run to/from 179 St instead.

Weekend of Feb 2-5: 63rd Street shuttle suspended; replaced by Jamaica-bound and , with Jamaica running via 6th Avenue

Not sure whether to post this here or at Planned Service Changes, but the shuttle at 63rd Street will be suspended on the weekend of February 2-5. Instead, Jamaica-bound and trains will run through 63rd Street, with Jamaica-bound service running through 6th Avenue.

On the two weeks of Feb 5-9 and Feb 12-16, Jamaica-bound will skip 75 Av, Briarwood, and Sutphin Blvd 24/7 due to CBTC installment. Jamaica-bound will stop at 75 Av and Briarwood during this period. Manhattan bound services for both lines are not affected.

It's stated that West Side are making local stops down the entire 7 Av corridor. are turning at the southbound express track at Times Sq-42, so the won't interfere with terminating trains.

Could be? But really it's because switches between 34-Penn and 42-Times Sq doesn't allow northbound local to switch to the southbound local track; it only allows that train to relay on the northbound express track at 42-Times Sq, and can only switch over to the southbound express track at 34-Penn going southbound, and remain on the express heading south. Northbound express can relay on the southbound express track at 42-Times Sq to avoid conflict with relaying trains and while it can switch to the southbound express going southbound, it would conflict with the southbound . There are however switches from the southbound express to the southbound local, and with the lack of southbound local due to the switches between 34-Penn and 42-Times Sq, the would run local going southbound.

Pretty sure there were already plans on replacing signals at Lexington Avenue with CPTC sometime in the future in line with R262 deliveries (which I don't think even came out of the planning stages). Lexington Avenue CBTC was pushed back in favor of replacing IND signals with CBTC first.

From what I've seen on some news site yesterday, a NIS train was bypassing the 96th Street station on the local track just as an in-service train was leaving the station on the express track on its way to switch onto the local track. The NIS train had its brakes activated somewhere on the line so the in-service train was on the express track bypassing that train, and thus they meet up at 96th Street. Since I'm merely a person on front of a screen, I'm just purely speculating it was some sort of signal error since I'm sure (someone can correct me on this) red signals should've been relayed on one of the two tracks as the switch was being used but hadn't.

What zacster said above is true and is probably your best bet, but if you really want the subway, why not the ? I'm pretty sure it's easier to reach the from the Oculus than it is to the . IIRC, one of the stairs somewhere on the second level of the concourse next to the platforms lead right to the platform.

75 St only had one half of the Jamaica-bound side with new concrete platform and yellow edges while the other half still has temporary wooden flooring. Walls aren't put up yet at that station. The Jamaica-bound platform at Woodhaven Blvd has new concrete platform and the yellow edges (with the exception of the extreme ends of the platform) and like 75th Street, walls haven't been put up yet. Although I wasn't able to see it clearly, I believe the skeleton of the elevator shaft has been put up.

Can someone confirm this for me? Yesterday while riding on a Coney Island-bound F, as it left Smith-9th Sts, I noticed a full-length R46 train running on the express track the opposite direction. I would assume it was out of service, but I thought I have seen actual passengers inside that train (I do vividly seeing people wearing jackets in that train as it passed by my train). I wasn't able to see the front of that train but the back had the blue K rollsign on it. Was that R46 really out of service or did it had another temporary purpose considering neither the F nor the G runs R46s at the present.

service will be suspended and replaced by free shuttle buses between Crescent St and Broadway Junction due to urgent track repairs during midday hours this Wednesday and Thursday, Nov 15-16. Additionally during late night hours this whole week, Jamaica-bound will run over the and will run over the to/from 34-Herald Sq also due to urgent track repairs. will stop at 14 and 23 Sts during this time.

Yes apparently. Considering the MTA had sent a rescue train to evacuate passengers on that train, I don't think it was a usual "mechanical breakdown". The link to the news page I posted above stated there was some smoky conditions on that train, but I'm not sure if it's confirmed. EDIT: service is now suspended between Crescent St and Jamaica Ctr. The third rail was probably shut down.