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West End

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  1. I'm not saying Hillary hasn't flipped on issues in the past, but I'd rather vote for a presidential team that supports LGBT rights and marriage equality than a campaign that opposes it (the icing on the cake being Mike Pence's belief that gay people can be "cured" with shock therapy).
  2. Oh really? I honestly understand the frustration felt by those who have lost manufacturing jobs. I come from a blue-collar family after all. But there were other issues at stake in this election. I'm able to check off a couple of "minority" boxes, but let's just focus on the LGBT part for now. I work in law in Manhattan and was recently offered a position in North Carolina for a top law firm. I had to reject that offer because North Carolina, along with 30 other states in the country, can legally fire me if they were to ever find out about my sexual orientation. With marriage equality being the law of the land, I could get married on Sunday and fired on Monday. Ms. Clinton supports the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would prevent this from happening. Meanwhile, Mr. Trump and his Republican-led Congress will make sure nothing like this will ever pass under their rule. I guess the anger and monumental disappointment I'm feeling right now makes me a "crybaby". Sent from my iPhone using NYC Transit Forums mobile app
  3. Speaking of updates, trains can apparently still transfer to the at Herald Square. Sent from my iPhone using NYC Transit Forums mobile app
  4. I'm up for it if others are (especially if you're talking about the first leaving Ditmars). I guess we'll have to see. They had Charlie Pellett replace the pre-2010 train weekday announcement for Union Square after the was eliminated, even though it was identical to the train weekend announcement.
  5. These notices are also popping up along the Broadway Line:
  6. It's not at 28th as of today, and I haven't seen them yet at any Manhattan/Queens station. I can say that 23rd Street's station entrances have also been replaced with the / signs. I think they're looking to have the entrance signs reflect how they're listed on the November 2016 map (depicting only weekday service, i.e. R.W).
  7. Not exactly. The new signage doesn't have the listed anymore. (Once I figure out how to upload a photo in this forum, I'll add it to this page lol.)
  8. West End

    28th Street

    New train signage
  9. I just read this following update to the train Wikipedia page: "N trains that currently short-turn at 57th Street will be extended to 96th Street using the Second Avenue Subway when it opens." The document it cites (Sub-Division B Train Operator/Conductor Road & Non-Road Work Programs - In Effect: 11/6/16) checks out: https://progressiveaction.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/sub-division-b-general-distribution-fall-2016-wp-book.pdf I guess some N-train-to-Second-Ave. foamers can now rejoice.
  10. The new PATH construction schedule has been released, and I don't understand why the intra-state line between Journal Square and Hoboken runs more often (every 12 minutes) than the train running between Newark Penn Station and WTC (every 20). I can barely grasp by this line exists. Is there really that much of a passenger load between Jersey City and Hoboken?
  11. I'm over the bunching of N/Q trains in Astoria during rush hours

    1. JubaionBx12+SBS

      JubaionBx12+SBS

      I'm over (6) train battery runs skipping the busiest local stops in the system.

    2. RTS9000

      RTS9000

      You can thank the inefficient terminal setup for that.

  12. I'm guessing there's going to be some sort of a shuttle bus service. People who live around the Northern Blvd station have one helluva walk to get to the , and trekking to 46th Street from 31st doesn't sound too appealing either.
  13. I think there should be a stop on in Alphabet City. "Avenue B" on the or something like that. (And definitely 10th Avenue on the ).
  14. confused by the new layout

  15. I'm not a fan of bottlenecks either, but I do think track switching is necessary on the Broadway Line. Two lines will need to serve Astoria on weekdays based on its sheer volume of commuters. Having them both run local to the Manhattan Bridge would create a bigger bottleneck than there is now, and having them both go via Whitehall Street is out of the question. I understand that service may need to be supplemented, but not enough to send another line there. The can have shorter headways and wait at Times Square, 57th/7th or Lexington/63rd if congestion on the express track gets too bad (sort of what Middle Village-bound trains do at Essex Street in the morning rush since the budget cuts). Outside of the terminating at East Side - 96th Street, I say that the Broadway Line should return to its pre-2010 glory days. Maybe it's just me.
  16. Glad to see another fan of the (D)!

  17. Haha, British Airways, buddy. Good airline.

  18. Props to your track maps, buddy. Nice BA picture as well. Definitely a fan. :tup:

  19. Hey man! How's it going? The site's still a little new to me - I'm taking my time checking everything out. ;)

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