ferrocarrilusa

getting a lump of coal in their stocking

Maybe the (diamond brown R). Reopening that Montague-Nassau connection and providing reinforcement for 4th ave local during peak times. And for a real stretch, the although maybe it could also be a "beach" service besides rush hours.

While we happen to be on the subject of the , I have a question about its history. First, a refresher: Back when the designation took its original form (Broadway-West End, basically the latest in a line of reincarnations from BMT 3 - T - yellow B) during the final phase of Manhattan Bridge reconstruction, it first ran only in Brooklyn on weekends and late nights. Of course, the was temporarily modified for a brief period before it was even two months old due to 9/11, but otherwise the "off-hour shuttle" stayed the case until September 2002. Then, due to the 75% shutdown of Stillwell Avenue station that left the West End platform as the only functioning one, the went to Astoria 24/7 so that Stillwell passengers could always have a one-seat ride to Manhattan. Meanwhile, it was the that became the "off-hour shuttle" between Pacific and 86th. This remained in effect until 2004 when the bridge was done and the assumed its current form. Here's what I don't get: During this time (9/2002-2/2004), why did the weekend run via Montague and make every single local stop from Ditmars to Stillwell? I can understand running local in Manhattan, but why not the 4th Ave express and/or the bridge? I doubt it was to provide extra service to lower Manhattan, as ever since 2004 it has only been the via Montague on weekends. Did it have something to do with relaying trains north of Pacific? Even then I still think the switch configuration would have allowed the to reach the bridge, which was only traversed by trains at that point. During the summer of 2003, if you wanted to get to Coney Island on the weekend it was a total drag since the only subway line that went there was a slowpoke that took the long way around!