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1 hour ago, Reptile said:

Is there any other option though? are all getting CBTC. Some have argued that the may need a full fleet of R160s for 6th Ave reroutes but they can just cut the and use its fleet on the since they share a yard + most of these service changes are on weekends so there's no anyway

i heard astoria might be getting cbtc very soon though

when i said years i meant only 6

The Southern portion of the Myrtle Avenue Line if rebuilt could be connected to the  at Myrtle/Willoughby

is it just the  side being affected or is the  side getting renovated as well (probably not considering the  has only run on those tracks for years compared to the  running on those tracks for almost 35.

I read a proposal on r/nycrail that would make the  the BMT version of the .

 sent to Astoria, to QBL,  eliminated (again)  unaffected

I'm pretty sure it said the  would remain express at all times, so the  would be the only Broadway Local service.

Most deinterlining plans have the run to 96th with the , and the  to Astoria.

While I'm still here it seems like the  will have R68's until they eventually fall apart.

If 63rd is being reconstructed, would that mean the  runs via 53rd like it used to, and if it does what happens to the ?

2 hours ago, NewFlyer 230 said:

It is the Queens Blvd line so I would not be surprised that when the CBTC work is done the  will run normal for a week or two and then be sent local again due to some other work. The weekend and night delays never end along the Queens Blvd line. That’s why after 10pm it’s always best to take the LIRR to get to Jamaica or the  to whatever bus you need. 

I don't live in New York anymore, but I'm pretty sure traffic is still awful late nights.

I also heard proposals to send the  back to the Forest Hills on nights and weekends because I heard the  is HORRIBLE.

I'd like to add that why haven't they killed off the  yet? Just sign those up as  trains

according to the manhattan bus map the M15 also runs on 1st Ave, but idk, the M15 might be here to stay, especially at the rate construction is going because the MTA's favorite thing to do to stations is overbuild them.

Also I hope they don't rename the  platform, they most likely won't, and please I don't want to hear more Jessica erasure.

Wait are the finally now just starting shuttle buses to make for lost  service at the closed stations?

What were Culver riders doing these past few weekends? Did they use other services like the  or just walked? I would say the  but it doesn't run on weekends.

On a side note, there was an R160 on the  today, it was a rerouted  via Sea Beach because of a sick passenger I believe, but it was signed up as an  to avoid confusion.

Another thing about the  is when will it be express on late nights again, its been running local along with the  since about March I believe because of CBTC upgrades.

There's a reason they started with completely deinterlined lines like the  and 

Honestly I'm glad the is going to Fordham Plaza even though it is wild but it should work. In general, this is WAY better than the original plan (with al the QT's & QMT's)

Hello, randomnewyorker23 here.

I haven't posted because my computer wasn't plugged in for a couple months, but I'm back!

Also they really should've used a letter closer to F (G is out of the question for obvious reasons, maybe H?)

The  is the best option if we were to reintroduce a letter into the system.

The H is used internally for the Rockaway Park Shuttle

I is too similar to the number 1 so it is not used (Unless you use the two lines that are at the ends of the I in several fonts (Helvetica & Akzidenz-Grotesk not being either of those)

O is for a similar reason to I, but it's with 0 instead of 1.

P has been used for several proposed routes that never wore

T is already earmarked for the 2nd Avenue Subway

U sounds too similar to the word "you."

V was a line but it got cut and chances of it being used as a subway line is very very slim.

X is preserved for R32 rollsigns but it's never used

Y sounds similar to the word "why."

(Also why did they use / as the new 2001 services, I mean W is fine but the jump from F all the way to V was weird.)

19 minutes ago, darkstar8983 said:

What is everyones opinion on the following distribution of cars when the R211 order comes in?

 

 - 280 R211s + 100 R179s (+ 50 spare R211s + 30 R179s)

 - 190 R211s (+50 spare R211s)

 - 260 R211s (+60 spare R211s)

- 15 R211s (5-car units) (+ 15 R211 spares in 5-car units)

 - 250 R160s (+60 spare R160s)

 - 300 R160s (+70 spare R160s)

 - 450 R211s (+80 spare R211s)

 - 24 R211s + 168 R160A-1 (+48 spare R160A-1 and +8 R211 (8-car units))

 /  - 210 R160s + 96 R68 (+ 20 spare R160s and +40 spare R68s)

 - 176 R68As (+ 24 spare R68As + 24 spare R68s)

 - 300 R160s (+ 70 spare R160s)

 - 96 R160A-1 (+ 48 R160A-1 spares)

 / - 160 R179 (8-car units) (+ 28 spare R179s and +24 rotating spare R143s from the  )

 - 144 R143 cars + 56 R211 cars (+ 40 spare R143s (non-rotating from the  and +40 R211 spares)

 

R211 order in this case would be:

1450 R211 cars in 10-car sets for the main subway 

128 R211s in 8-car sets for the Eastern Division

75 cars for Staten Island Railway

Total: 1643 cars total

 

The main purpose of this ordering is to give 

1. The  a full 600' fleet without having to worry about a partial R179 480' fleet mixed with R211s

2. The  would increase to 480' trains once and for all to anticipate potential service increases (at least weekdays) - weekends, the trains can use 240' trains. The more logical way to do it (meaning, not giving wider doors to the  is to put the 8-car R211s on the  and shift the 64 -specific R160As to the , along with the R160s assigned to the , receiving the 's R179s. The  could also transfer a subset of R143s to the  to improve the spare factor on the , since the 's spare factor would stay intact with the R211s. A couple of R211 8-car trains would have to run in  service to ensure a full 8-car R160 fleet for the  + spare factor.

 

 

 

 trains are now using the left over R160's from the // lines (Well the  had to get revenge somehow because it had R46's for years.

I swear to god Kawasaki if these R211's start acting up-

Also one more thing. If were going to bring back the , it's last stop can't be Broad St or Bay Parkway.

Idk but the rockaway park  should be renamed to  externally on maps and rollsigns period point blank.

The  is a subway line everyone wants back but knows good and well it likely won't, then again the  is nearly a loop and something should be done with it. IF we restore the , it's last stop cannot be 2 Av. We can't easily restore  service like we did with the . Plus it's slots are already filled by  &  trains, so there's almost no point.

The  is never coming back. They've already removed all  programs from the R142/A.

The  is ambiguous, I have like several different ideas if the MTA were to reintroduce said letter back into the system.

On 6/25/2021 at 10:46 AM, 4 via Mosholu said:

That would not work even by a longshot. The train is only there to pick up any passengers left behind by the train, the train can be at any place at any time (they could only afford to run the Dyre Avenue at night), the Pelham Bay Park Express is there for faster service to Pelham Bay Park starting from East 177 Street (there is a reason why the Express was expanded to a weekday peak operation), the Flushing Express does not need to be reduced even further, while the only way that the train can even go to Second Avenue is if it had a weekend schedule (it currently does not have one).

The  swoops up the remaining passengers who didnt board the /

Sorry about that. Send me a link to the already existing post and lock this one.

So as most of you may know, this coming weekend and last weekend the  filled in for the  between Bergen Street and Coney Island, while the  went to Euclid Avenue via the  line.

(if this discussion already exists you can gladly lock this post

What are your thoughts on the R211's

Here's mine for those wondering: I think its perfect, its great for the disabled and its fresh new design, I'm also glad it's a fresh new design because I'm getting quite tired of the R143/R160/R179 design. It's downsides is I don't like how the announcements are like the R179. They use the / announcements for every line I believe. Let me know your thoughts and opinions on this train model.

Since my other post of eliminating a line did quite well, which service would you decide to bring back.

Change of plans: The  express (a diamond <J> bullet would have been useful right about now) will be extended from Myrtle to Jamaica, my past proposal was inconvenient.

11 minutes ago, Trainmaster5 said:

Question for you. What happens to the local station riders in this scenario? 

local service still as is.

With most people on this, I would eliminate the , and make a  express service between possibly Myrtle and Broadway Junction.