R32-DTrain

1 minute ago, Calvin said:

No, that was 4232. 

Oh ok. Do you know the codes for the B99?

14 hours ago, Cait Sith said:

4242, 4622, 4240, 4408 & 4605 are on the B99.

-EDIT-

4610 as well.

 

There are codes for it.

isn't 4242 an MHV bus?

4 hours ago, B35 via Church said:

Good question.

Nope, not a single MTA worker guiding/informing people about the route along the way, at all.... My guess as to why I saw as many folks on the thing (across multiple buses), is due to the subway entrances being chained off..... Only MTA workers I really saw on street level, were those manning those Mobile Wash Unit trucks (for the subway stations obviously)....

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Just to add:

While I was on #4605 early this morning, the part of the log where I said "...and at 6th/Canal (where apparently, where we caught up to another B99... both b/o's chatted it up for a couple seconds, then we pulled ahead & eventually made the turn onto 6th, first)",

That bus was #4610.

 

Does anyone know the B99 codes? I have tried 499x, 899x, and others, but to no avail.

@XcelsiorBoii4888 @Deucey @BM5 via Woodhaven or someone else, please private message the codes! I don't want them leaked!

14 hours ago, Jova42R said:

I have proposed a Queens TramLink as a joint effort with @WillF40PH. This incorporates many abandoned lines (as @LaGuardia Link N Tra @R68OnBroadway and others have proposed) , as well as new ROWs along many underutilized streets. This is a frequent, not-that-expensive to build system that would run on a frequent basis, allowing a vast expanse of Queens to have rail service that is environmentally friendly, very useful, and cheap.

Please see @WillF40PH's post below for the link to the doc and map.

14 hours ago, WillF40PH said:

I have proposed a Queens TramLink system as a joint effort with @Jova42R. Please see the link below for the proposal.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xz17-KIFRDWieUCrQZo82xELDbdi0dx9dW3r2wNo31g/edit#heading=h.5b9dlcng3cvk

 

This is a great idea, but I think that Laguardia Yard is never gonna exist. Also, where is it street running, median-running, and own ROW? That would be helpful to know - as @engineerboy6561, @koolmazinand others have said, it is best to have median or own ROW running.

10 hours ago, Jova42R said:

 

Here is the revised L96:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?hl=en&mid=1iPIjl4bFkf6V_kXI-HNxBXnPEfQD3Uwh&ll=41.044106600536914%2C-74.01035990000003&z=11

And the details:

• Fleet
  • Stadler FLIRT DMU (TEXRail Spec)
  • @engineerboy6561 If I wanted to achieve the TPH l listed below, how many would I need?
• TPH
  • L96A branch: 4TPH
  • L96B branch: 4TPH
  • L96C branch: 7TPH
  • This makes for 15TPH across the bridge, and 8TPH to Sparkill.
  • In addition, during the rush, there are shuttles (designated L96S) that run from Tarrytown to Nyack-Artopee at 5TPH, so 20TPH across the bridge during the rush.

@Collin @OrionVIIonM79 @B35 via Church  @T to Dyre Avenue @MeeP15-9112 @MysteriousBtrain @LaGuardia Link N Tra @Around the Horn@limitednyc @Gotham Bus Co @Gotham Bus Co. Thoughts?

 

I think this is a good idea, but how are you gonna run that section through central nyack? Stadler FLIRTs can't run on street, I think. Why not a different DMU (I don't think that a Stadler GTW would be good, though). Is there another DMU that could work?

1 minute ago, Jova42R said:

Ah ok. So maybe have Northern just be a tram with connections to 63rd (a la MUNI San Francisco):

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1XYDafyiqwG22P3HyZMl-gLG2FB9_Kflv&usp=sharing

Notes:

• TPH
  • Flushing to 36th
    • Rush
      • 30TPH
    • Non-Rush/Weekends
      • 15TPH
    • Overnight
      • 10TPH
  • 36th to 57th (via 63rd)
    • Rush
      • 15TPH -  at 15TPH (with CBTC, 63rd can handle 30TPH, correct?)
    • Non-Rush/Weekends
      • 7.5TPH
    • Overnight
      • 5TPH
  • 36th to 59th (via Bridge)
    • Rush
      • 15TPH
    • Non-Rush/Weekends
      • 7.5TPH
    • Overnight
      • 5TPH
• Payment
  • $2.75, OMNY
• Fleet
  • Siemens S200, due to high-level platforms on 63rd. Select stations on Northern would have high-level platforms (Broadway, maybe 82nd, Junction, 108th, Citi Field, Flushing)

Thoughts @Union Tpke @WillF40PH @Mnrr6131 @LaGuardia Link N Tra @mrsman @engineerboy6561 @danig1220?

This is a great idea, however are you sure a 15/15 split in 63rd is the best idea? Maybe a 12/18 split ( runs 18TPH). But, could the QB bridge handle 18TPH?

Also, there is NO WAY that you could have 82nd be high-level, assuming you are going off San Francisco. I've been there and 82nd would be way too small.

Maybe link this to a Whitestone or College Point Line (I think @LaGuardia Link N Tra proposed that) or a Fresh Meadows Line, but it's your proposal.

1 hour ago, Jova42R said:

Thanks! Would Fresh Meadows be better served by light rail as well? Maybe instead of a Forest Hills-Fresh Meadows  line, there could be a Flushing-Fresh Meadows line. I think that we can provide 20TPH on the Jamaica-Flushing portion, and 10TPH on each branch w/o Fresh Meadows. With Fresh Meadows, 24TPH on the mainline, of which 12TPH each to Whitestone and Bayside, and 12TPH each to Fresh Meadows and Jamaica. Thoughts?

1 hour ago, KK 6 Ave Local said:

I like this idea. North parts of Queens could be well served with light rail. Only a short  extension and Astoria - LIE line would really be needed for heavy rail at this point in time and that can just be an  /  extension.

I like the Fresh Meadows line. I think that a 15TPH on Whitestone/Bayside and 15TPH on Fresh Meadows/Jamaica and 30TPH on the mainline from Queens College to Jamaica. Could this work?

1 minute ago, Jova42R said:

Video

Photo:

This is a P32AC-DM #706 leading a 3-car Amfleet set.

BEFORE YOU ASK, NO, I DID NOT TRESSPASS TO FILM THIS VIDEO. I PUT MY CAMERA THROUGH A FENCE, BUT I DID NOT CROSS THE FENCE.

Any thoughts/feedback?

Wow! That's a great shot!

On 3/22/2020 at 2:20 PM, KK 6 Ave Local said:

I don't think the ridership would be anywhere near high enough. I've been there and it's probably just best to take the 

Ok, thanks!

On a different topic, how much would a extension to 261 St cost? Would it be wanted?

@KK 6 Ave Local @Around the Horn @Jova42R Thoughts?

21 hours ago, Jova42R said:

This could be branded as a subway (the ) or a new LIRR Line:

Riverdale MNR (terminates on side track, reactivated)

via the Amtrak West Side Line

Inwood - Dyckman St walk to

177 St (enter from Haven Av)

158 St walk to

125 St walk to

96 St (tunnel to Broadway)

83 St

75 St

62 St

48 St

41 St

Penn Station LIRR Amtrak

through a new junction to the Lower Montauk Branch

Greenpoint Av

Haberman

48 St

Maspeth Av

Flushing Av

Eliot Av

Metropolitan Av

Glendale - 73 St

Atlas Park - 80 St

88 St

Union Tpke

Park Ln S

121 St

Jamaica LIRR

 

Thoughts?

I think this could work, but I think you should ax the 41 St station, and move the 48 St station to 53rd. Also, does the Freedom Tunnel have room for these stations (especially 96th, 83rd, 75th, and 62nd?) As well, are you thinking of quadruple-tracking the northern part of the tunnel and/or double-tracking the southern single-tracked part?

17 hours ago, Jova42R said:

pictures cut out

@Jova42R these are really nice! Good job!

On 1/12/2020 at 5:42 PM, Jova42R said:

Hi everyone!

After learning how to make animated signs on Piskelapp, I now know how to make rollsigns on Sketch.io.

You can request:

R32 Rollsings

R42 Rollsigns

R68/A Rollsigns

R62/A Rollsigns
 

You can request any bullet that has been used in NYC Subway History. I can’t do any bullets that have never been used. Hope you enjoy the signs I make, and request away!

 

Thanks

@Jova42R

Could I have

R32

West Village

Broome St

Fort Greene

St Felix St

Delancey

      Lee - Crosstown

On 1/25/2020 at 4:01 PM, Jova42R said:

Hi all!

In addition to my rollsigns and Piskelapp signs, I can now make R211 front end signs! These are made using sketch.io, the same platform used to make my rollsigns, and are based off the pictures I have seen. You CANNOT request FIND signs, unfortunately. Again, you can only request bullets used in NYC subway history! Below is an example ( to Astoria):

Hope you like these signs, and request away!

Could I have:

West Village

      Broome St

Hi @Jova42R!

Could I have (luminator):

803 DEBORAH HEIGHTS

        BRADLEY TERM

803 VIA JANO RD

        VIA KRAMER HWY

803 EXPRESS BUS