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cl94

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  1. Yeah, you really need to get on at a terminus and try and make the first trip or so each way. I took the first round trip last year and it was busy, but not overcrowded. But the platform at 2nd Avenue when we got back around noon? HA. Similar in 2016. There's no way in hell I'm going to be making the 10 AM if I'm coming from Albany (I'd need to leave at 5 AM to have a chance if I'm catching MNRR), so I'm going to get down to the 9:17 out of North White Plains, hop off at 125th, and walk the 4 blocks crosstown to stake out my spot on the platform.
  2. SIR is more similar to LIRR and MNRR than the Subway. It follows FRA regulations and runs over former B&O trackage. The MTA took control of the line shortly after it took control of the LIRR.
  3. Because 8 car trains will run so often on that line. Especially with most of the NTTs being in 5-car sets and that unlikely to change due to the increased capacity it provides. I doubt we'll ever see trains less than 600' on that line.
  4. Distance to other stations. It's close to other stations on both sides. If they built a north entrance to 23rd Street, it would be 2 blocks from the south entrance of 28th Street inside the New York Life building. While not the shortest distance between stations, there's no major destination at either one, it's easy to walk between them and closing it would speed things up/increase capacity on the Lex. 33rd Street is only 4 blocks north as well. Both 23rd and 33rd rank above 28th.
  5. Add a support structure so you can move the columns.
  6. 86th and Lex was 10th busiest in 2015 and the busiest non-complex by far thanks to its proximity to shopping and several of the major museums. It's very possible that 86 St could crack the top 50.
  7. Probably R68/As from the . Make things simple. Anyone out of CI Yard know specifics on this one?
  8. They built elevators instead of escalators at the 3rd Avenue end because it ended up being cheaper while allowing that side to be ADA. As for Court Square, Citicorp built the IND transfer as part of Citicorp Center construction.The IRT portion wasn't much more than building an escalator/elevator. Yes. New York-Presbyterian has a complex at York and 69th. Also a couple colleges in the area.
  9. Because it's 3 blocks. None of the other OOS transfers were that far. The Court Square transfer worked because the platform is directly above the platforms. Also, the current transfer isn't too pretty as it is- no easy way to work a passageway in there. With the new 3rd Avenue exit at Lex/63, it's a 3 block walk from any of the BMT exits to the .
  10. Damn thing just opened. What the hell signal problems are there?
  11. From what I can tell, the and things are happening every weekend starting this weekend. Since the New Lots line past Utica is also shuttered this weekend, the is only running to Utica. They're gonna be having the switcheroo this weekend as well. down Cranberry and Fulton, doesn't leave Manhattan, extended to CI. I assume that means the will be 8 cars this weekend.
  12. Oh, boy. Here's what I'd do: Straighten the damn thing out. No stations that require gap fillers. Remove some of the sharp curves Widen the tunnels south of Grand Central to allow for B-division rolling stock (duh) City Hall loop gets decommissioned and becomes a museum (assuming we aren't starting without a line there). Local tracks get extended to South Ferry. Wall becomes a local stop, Fulton gets a layout to discourage local-express transfers similar to Penn and Atlantic. Bowling Green/South Ferry has 2 island platforms: 1 with a terminal layout connecting directly to the locals and the other with through tracks connecting to the express and Brooklyn. 7th Avenue gets a separate stub terminal. Possibly extend the local tracks under the East River to Smith/9th with a station in Red Hook and one on Governor's Island. Bleecker becomes express because of the IND transfer. Canal stays local as one can connect to those lines at Union Square and Chambers. Close Spring and 28th Streets
  13. There's an issue with the 96th Street programs, at least heading NB. The automated announcements crap out at Lex/63rd. Even Emperor Bloomberg used the Subway. Granted, he took a limo to Lex/59th and got on there, but still, he at least stepped in the tunnels on a daily basis.
  14. Yes, the tail tracks can hold 4 trains, 2 per side.
  15. This is Wally we're talking about...
  16. Yeah...there's a reason I don't fly to/from TRB every year and it's not because I'm a railfan. Because there's an overnight shutdown, you really can't take an early flight.
  17. You might be able to see some looking south from Stapleton. You can see those on GSV. Looks like there's a gantry south of Great Kills as well, but I can't confirm that it has anything.
  18. Eh, delays on the are nothing compared to those experienced by its Atlantic Flatbush Avenue IRT companions in Brooklyn. I've waited at Rogers Junction for over 20 minutes at times. Edit: oops, wrong street
  19. Also remember that these trains were designed almost 15 years ago at this point. Memory wasn't so cheap back then, especially not for stuff that could withstand industrial demands. Remember, this was before smartphones and cheap flash memory.
  20. They'll probably be like the other ad wraps: temporary. I got a wrapped train on my ride up today (granted, it was full of foamers who wouldn't shut the hell up about how awesome the new line is... ), but most of the sets on the aren't wrapped.
  21. While neither the R32s or R42s are in good shape, the R32s are in better shape. The 50 remaining R42s are almost certainly gone once they can get 12-14 4-car sets of R179s accepted. I think those will be the first cars to be reefed knowing how bad they look. Given the capabilities of maintenance facilities, I expect ENY to become 100% NTT before the gets a decent amount of R179s, but who knows with the MTA? Everything I have seen is that we'll still have some R32s kicking around until the R211s get in, if only as backup cars. SAS increased train requirements and they're certain to go up further once QBL gets CBTC (whenever that is).
  22. BART in particular is glorified commuter rail. If you want to get around San Francisco, you take streetcars/light rail. The Washington Metro in the suburbs (where it gets any decent speed) also functions as commuter rail. Metro speeds in DC itself aren't much better than New York's, and a lot of that is simply because it's much newer and technology was better when constructed, so they could do deep bore tunnels with gentle curves. Remember that most of the New York system is significantly older than most other lines in the world excluding London and Paris.
  23. There was a decent crowd on the train when I rode it this morning. The 3rd Avenue elevators are quite buggy, but overall, it was quite nice. That being said, the did seem less crowded than on a typical weekend day. The real test will be tomorrow, when we see how everything functions on a weekday.
  24. I'm hoping this is just opening day hiccups. Well, I'll see for myself tomorrow when I ride the thing.
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