MAA89 Posted July 22, 2009 Share #26 Posted July 22, 2009 Anyone know if the is running in the Rockaways and at Broad Channel, or do I have to take shuttle buses from Far Rockaway/Rockaway Park and transfer at Howard Beach instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted July 22, 2009 Share #27 Posted July 22, 2009 Anyone know if the is running in the Rockaways and at Broad Channel, or do I have to take shuttle buses from Far Rockaway/Rockaway Park and transfer at Howard Beach instead? for what weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Flexible #823 Posted July 22, 2009 Share #28 Posted July 22, 2009 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH with all of these GOs on the weekends! Why do they keep affecting every single line each and every weekend? Can they leave some of them alone? Sometimes I feel there's no work being done whatsoever. For the passenger, getting around town on the weekends is absolutely horrendous at times. Perfect example: It's currently beach season and there's no service to Rockaway. REAL SMART! :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted July 22, 2009 Share #29 Posted July 22, 2009 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH with all of these GOs on the weekends! Why do they keep affecting every single line each and every weekend? Can they leave some of them alone? Sometimes I feel there's no work being done whatsoever. For the passenger, getting around town on the weekends is absolutely horrendous at times. Perfect example: It's currently beach season and there's no service to Rockaway. REAL SMART! :mad: But again, many of these GOs are for maintenance. Some are for construction, such as the F line being rerouted. They are annoying, but deal with it. If it affects your trip, plan it well. I learned my lesson when I took the train to my girlfriend's without looking at the service advisories for that weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelham Bay Dave Posted July 22, 2009 Share #30 Posted July 22, 2009 The Offical Notice for the Aug 1-3 NO Service Between 36 St/ 4AV to 71- Continental Aves. Another reason for me not to pick the wkend most train crews get reasigned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted July 22, 2009 Share #31 Posted July 22, 2009 The Offical Notice for the Aug 1-3NO Service Between 36 St/ 4AV to 71- Continental Aves. Another reason for me not to pick the wkend most train crews get reasigned. The late night shuttle doesn't seem like a bad job. What does it pay? How is it with seniority? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R62A 1991 Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share #32 Posted July 22, 2009 The Offical Notice for the Aug 1-3NO Service Between 36 St/ 4AV to 71- Continental Aves. Another reason for me not to pick the wkend most train crews get reasigned. Thank you! Now, I'll bet the trains still can't display both "Sea Beach Lcl" and "via Whitehall" on their side LEDs yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAA89 Posted July 22, 2009 Share #33 Posted July 22, 2009 Perfect example: It's currently beach season and there's no service to Rockaway. REAL SMART! :mad: There aren't enough shuttle buses to Rockaway Park either. You should have seen the line for the Rock Park shuttle bus at 2:00PM last Sunday. It stretched from the JFK parking lot back to the escalators at Howard Beach station, and yet there were only two buses picking up passengers on that line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R62A 1991 Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share #34 Posted July 26, 2009 Since the G.O. is coming up next weekend, the MTA has made a take-one poster (I'm using the website's version). They say that the makes stops between 36th St, Brooklyn & Canal St. But technically, since this is a weekend, the is making ALL stops from 36th St all the way to Lexington Av-59th St. They choose to say that the makes stops from Canal St to 57th St-7th Av instead of saying that passengers can take the in addition to the . For stops north of 42nd St, they want riders to take the or to closer stations and walk. That's honestly the best option unless they make the 3-legged transfer: to Lex Av-53rd St, to 59th St, to the stops. One key factor they left out: The has absolutely NO G.O.s scheduled for the August 1st to 3rd weekend (August 8th to 10th, they're running express Flushing-bound but north of 74th St-B'way). They should mention that riders can take the at Roosevelt Av to Queensboro Plaza for easy access to trains. Now, in this situation, I would have suggested that the be extended to Astoria to deal with the crowds north of 57th St-7th Av, but since I understand that would cost money, I understand why they're not going to do that. Unfortunate that the is going northbound via West End EXP that weekend too, because now 45th St & 53rd St have no northbound service, unless they run ®s local north of 59th St, which they don't usually do because it's easier to turn around from the express track. I happen to come home on the last weekend of this, so I don't get a chance to experience it. But, I say again, look what must happen when the line that is IMO the most prone to delays in the system is canceled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted July 26, 2009 Share #35 Posted July 26, 2009 and lets not forget the downtown express G.O downtown trains local G.O and Trains running between 205th Street and 2nd Avenue and between W 4th Street and Coney Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted July 27, 2009 Share #36 Posted July 27, 2009 No ®s From 71st to 36th St according to PDF DOC [Aug 1-9]: http://advisory.mtanyct.info/pdf_files/RNOSVCAUG1-9.pdf Too bad the cant replace the in Queens! Can it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted July 27, 2009 Share #37 Posted July 27, 2009 I won't be home next weekend so this won't affect me at all! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted July 27, 2009 Share #38 Posted July 27, 2009 and lets not forget the downtown express G.O downtown trains local G.O and Trains running between 205th Street and 2nd Avenue and between W 4th Street and Coney Island Thats not even relevant to this topic Pretty convenient that you are coming home at that time, I will be railfanning several stations along the west end line along with several other G.Os to contend with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted July 27, 2009 Share #39 Posted July 27, 2009 and lets not forget the downtown express G.O downtown trains local G.O and Trains running between 205th Street and 2nd Avenue and between W 4th Street and Coney Island Thats not Major... Unlike NO ®s. Does every g/o needs to (? No offense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted July 27, 2009 Share #40 Posted July 27, 2009 Thats not Major... Unlike NO ®s. Does every g/o needs to (? No offense... Well if there is a GO on the , it most likely deals with the Broadway-Lafayette station rehab work. At times, the across the bridge would have to be shut down for maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted July 27, 2009 Share #41 Posted July 27, 2009 The and have been running local every weekend for the past few weekends (except for the one that someone else pointed out earlier in the thread) because of the track work at Grand Ave. That's why they've been "cutting" service. As if they need a reason to do that anymore. I will soon email the asking why they cut service every weekend and see what the response is. I remember asking them the same question sometime in 2006 (I was 13 at the time!), in addition to short trains, the inadequate Smith-Ninth Streets terminal, no Culver Express service, etc. They said that necessary construction is the primary loss of weekend service, but even when I'm not around the Queens Boulevard area, or even in Queens period, I beg to differ that anything at all is happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted July 28, 2009 Share #42 Posted July 28, 2009 Since the G.O. is coming up next weekend, the MTA has made a take-one poster (I'm using the website's version). They say that the makes stops between 36th St, Brooklyn & Canal St. But technically, since this is a weekend, the is making ALL stops from 36th St all the way to Lexington Av-59th St. They choose to say that the makes stops from Canal St to 57th St-7th Av instead of saying that passengers can take the in addition to the . For stops north of 42nd St, they want riders to take the or to closer stations and walk. That's honestly the best option unless they make the 3-legged transfer: to Lex Av-53rd St, to 59th St, to the stops. One key factor they left out: The has absolutely NO G.O.s scheduled for the August 1st to 3rd weekend (August 8th to 10th, they're running express Flushing-bound but north of 74th St-B'way). They should mention that riders can take the at Roosevelt Av to Queensboro Plaza for easy access to trains. Now, in this situation, I would have suggested that the be extended to Astoria to deal with the crowds north of 57th St-7th Av, but since I understand that would cost money, I understand why they're not going to do that. Unfortunate that the is going northbound via West End EXP that weekend too, because now 45th St & 53rd St have no northbound service, unless they run ®s local north of 59th St, which they don't usually do because it's easier to turn around from the express track. I happen to come home on the last weekend of this, so I don't get a chance to experience it. But, I say again, look what must happen when the line that is IMO the most prone to delays in the system is canceled. They should Extend the to 71st ave so this way Queens Bivd Riders will still have their Broadway service and the (E)/(F) won't be effected. As for the SMEE's Since there will be some extra (E)/(F) trains and I think both are local, Expect to cacth one on the (E)/(F), I don't know about the going down to 71st but if it does, They will also send the down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted July 28, 2009 Share #43 Posted July 28, 2009 They should Extend the to 71st ave so this way Queens Bivd Riders will still have their Broadway service and the (E)/(F) won't be effected. As for the SMEE's Since there will be some extra (E)/(F) trains and I think both are local, Expect to cacth one on the (E)/(F), I don't know about the going down to 71st but if it does, They will also send the down there. But what if they're doing work on the 60th Street connection? If that's the case then trains can't be extended. And they're must be something going on along the Broadway portion of 63rd Street if trains can't go there either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted July 29, 2009 Share #44 Posted July 29, 2009 But what if they're doing work on the 60th Street connection? If that's the case then trains can't be extended. And they're must be something going on along the Broadway portion of 63rd Street if trains can't go there either. You can't send any trains thru 63rd st via Broadway on weekends, That tower is closed and its only set for 6th ave service unless there is a G.O., If a gets rerouted it has to go down 6th ave via the Bridge to get to 4th ave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted July 30, 2009 Share #45 Posted July 30, 2009 Queensboro controls that whole area, so they could send trains that way if needed. (when there's a delay on 60th St, they often do). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted July 30, 2009 Share #46 Posted July 30, 2009 Queensboro controls that whole area, so they could send trains that way if needed. (when there's a delay on 60th St, they often do). Yep, I kinda figured that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Beach Posted July 31, 2009 Share #47 Posted July 31, 2009 now since the dont have access to JYD due to this G.O,im assuming the will be getting its cars from CIY? R46? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bveguy Posted July 31, 2009 Share #48 Posted July 31, 2009 No, the cars are coming from JYD. Nice try though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted July 31, 2009 Share #49 Posted July 31, 2009 No, the cars are coming from JYD. Nice try though. Yeah they'll be about two or three sets for the between 95th and 36th Street during this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Beach Posted July 31, 2009 Share #50 Posted July 31, 2009 Yeah they'll be about two or three sets for the between 95th and 36th Street during this time. do you know if its R42 or R46? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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