Y2Julio Posted October 1, 2009 Share #51 Posted October 1, 2009 then maybe its the ride's length...because if i recall, the local we took a while back had me wishing the train would up and switch to express track. That's cause you weren't enjoying the RFW. I know I was. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanfortitude Posted October 1, 2009 Share #52 Posted October 1, 2009 That's cause you weren't enjoying the RFW. I know I was. :cool: I wanted RFW action once we got above ground though. That's when it gets good. Not much to see in the tunnel...unless tracks fascinate you. I admit that I can get a bit interested in seeing a ton of cross tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted October 1, 2009 Share #53 Posted October 1, 2009 I wanted RFW action once we got above ground though. That's when it gets good. Not much to see in the tunnel...unless tracks fascinate you. I admit that I can get a bit interested in seeing a ton of cross tracks. Looking out the RFW is how I learned my signals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanfortitude Posted October 1, 2009 Share #54 Posted October 1, 2009 Looking out the RFW is how I learned my signals. i learned a few myself that way...the page you sent me finished the job...i should print it out and go test myself actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIR North Shore Posted October 1, 2009 Share #55 Posted October 1, 2009 It's just as fast as any other local. Takes about 2 minutes to get from station to station just like any other local. I definitely disagree with that. Being a Staten Islander since the 1990s, I can definitely tell you that the beats the to Times Sq by at least 6 minutes. The does have good service though, but it's a very annoying ride. Going into 86th/4th downtown it slows to 5mph for timers, and it also has to slow down before every express station, something that other locals don't do. Whenever I'm going to the ferry, the is usually the last train I'll take if I'm not near the or . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted October 1, 2009 Share #56 Posted October 1, 2009 As a Brooklynite since 1989, I can tell you the is rock solid. It's one of the few line I can depend on to get me to work on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanfortitude Posted October 1, 2009 Share #57 Posted October 1, 2009 I definitely disagree with that. Being a Staten Islander since the 1990s, I can definitely tell you that the beats the to Times Sq by at least 6 minutes. The does have good service though, but it's a very annoying ride. Going into 86th/4th downtown it slows to 5mph for timers, and it also has to slow down before every express station, something that other locals don't do. Whenever I'm going to the ferry, the is usually the last train I'll take if I'm not near the or . Yeah the doesn't have that annoying S curve after Cortland St. as well as the (timer?) before Canal. My most recent "complaint" about service on 7th avenue is that whole ordeal where the trains don't hold for each other at express stops. Its very annoying to see an express train that's not all that crowded close up and leave just as your local is about to let people off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayBuffer Posted October 2, 2009 Share #58 Posted October 2, 2009 I would imagine that the has shorter headways than the at most times which is why it's probably a faster alternative coming from So/Fy. But Y2 is correct, the is very reliable and it's rare to see any substantial delays. I ride it from end to end every so often and I can tell you this... Last time I went from 86/4 to CTL, I decided on my return trip to use the . I transferred to the at 34/6 and by the time I was waiting for the again at 36 St, Bkln, I recognized it as the same train I had passed up at CTL. So I saved no time, I just wasted time waiting for the transfers. Both the and crawled at some points (this was PM rush), but the appeared to be on time. I know that using those expresses can often save time on that route, but sometimes it's six of one, half-dozen of the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted October 2, 2009 Share #59 Posted October 2, 2009 My most recent "complaint" about service on 7th avenue is that whole ordeal where the trains don't hold for each other at express stops. Its very annoying to see an express train that's not all that crowded close up and leave just as your local is about to let people off. That's the , and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted October 2, 2009 Share #60 Posted October 2, 2009 In one sitting? from 207-Lefferts on a R42 and the from Utica-Woodlawn. In more than one sitting(not end-to-end: the Brighton( West End(D)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-Trizzy2609 Posted October 2, 2009 Share #61 Posted October 2, 2009 I rode the , (Chambers to Metropolitan), The , , , and the . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qns Blvd Dom Posted October 2, 2009 Share #62 Posted October 2, 2009 I would imagine that the has shorter headways than the at most times which is why it's probably a faster alternative coming from So/Fy. But Y2 is correct, the is very reliable and it's rare to see any substantial delays. I ride it from end to end every so often and I can tell you this... Last time I went from 86/4 to CTL, I decided on my return trip to use the . I transferred to the at 34/6 and by the time I was waiting for the again at 36 St, Bkln, I recognized it as the same train I had passed up at CTL. So I saved no time, I just wasted time waiting for the transfers. Both the and crawled at some points (this was PM rush), but the appeared to be on time. I know that using those expresses can often save time on that route, but sometimes it's six of one, half-dozen of the other. From my experience, Taking the F to D to R is faster then riding the R straight through to Bay Ridge. If U restricted yourself to waiting ONLY for the D, then it might have ruined the time savings a little bit if the B shows up 1st. I normally would wait for the B or D, whatever comes 1st to transfer over to the R @ DeKalb ( or 36 . Even taking the B saves time! My guess is that there must of have been some slight delays the day you took it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis1985 Posted October 3, 2009 Share #63 Posted October 3, 2009 if you think the has too many stops, try taking the LOCAL at night from Inwood-207 St, Manhattan to Far Rockaway-Mott Av, Queens. That's a LONG ride!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted October 4, 2009 Share #64 Posted October 4, 2009 Today I did a round trip on the ©/(K): WTC-168th and back. I'm not gonna hunt down the "(K)" again, I'm content with doing a round trip on the line. I really hope they bring this service change back real soon though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanfortitude Posted October 4, 2009 Share #65 Posted October 4, 2009 if you think the has too many stops, try taking the LOCAL at night from Inwood-207 St, Manhattan to Far Rockaway-Mott Av, Queens. That's a LONG ride!!! Already did it...goin both ways and just because it was an R40S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayBuffer Posted October 4, 2009 Share #66 Posted October 4, 2009 There was never any on that GO, just someone fooling with rollsigns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rr4567 Posted October 4, 2009 Share #67 Posted October 4, 2009 There was never any on that GO, just someone fooling with rollsigns. It always is someone changing a sign whenever they can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted October 4, 2009 Share #68 Posted October 4, 2009 There was never any on that GO, just someone fooling with rollsigns. Of course it's not really the , but tradition-wise I call it that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAA89 Posted October 4, 2009 Share #69 Posted October 4, 2009 I really haven't had that much curiosity to ride entire lines from end to end, but on Friday I rode the entirety of the as I went to a restaurant in Flushing with some friends. I have been at all the stations of the , but not in the same ride or on the same day. The only other train I have come close to riding in full is the , but have yet to take it to the Canarsie end (Broadway Junction being the last stop for me on every ride). Of course, I have taken all the shuttles except the late night Lefferts shuttle on more than one occasion. I have taken the from Jamaica-179th to 34th St-Herald Square on a weekend, when the was running on the 6 Av line and terminated at Herald Sq, so I followed pretty much the entire line but not on the . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted October 5, 2009 Share #70 Posted October 5, 2009 Whenever I'm going to the dentist in Manhattan, I have to take the from Jamaica Center to World Trade Center. Other times, I think I've only done the following: 42nd St [ha] . Yeah, that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAA89 Posted October 5, 2009 Share #71 Posted October 5, 2009 Whenever I'm going to the dentist in Manhattan, I have to take the from Jamaica Center to World Trade Center. Other times, I think I've only done the following: 42nd St [ha] . Yeah, that's it. LOL. Who hasn't taken the 42nd St shuttle from terminal to terminal? I think it would be really difficult to find someone who didn't take it the whole way. (Except, perhaps, the guy jumping out of the train in the video in this thread: http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13559) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted October 5, 2009 Share #72 Posted October 5, 2009 LOL. Who hasn't taken the 42nd St shuttle from terminal to terminal? I think it would be really difficult to find someone who didn't take it the whole way. (Except, perhaps, the guy jumping out of the train in the video in this thread: http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13559) Well said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefferts Blvd X Posted October 5, 2009 Share #73 Posted October 5, 2009 interesting topic...i've done a few trips myself... (LCL & EXP) - R36WF, 62A (best was the redbird going EXP) - R44 (EXP Lefferts-207) - R32 - R160A (by mistake lol) - R46 (the longest, or at least it felt like it...) - 42nd St, Franklin, Rock Pk *, Lefferts , Myrtle-Metro *the shuttle ran from Euclid to Rock Pk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R11 Budd Posted October 6, 2009 Share #74 Posted October 6, 2009 When I was 11 years old I rode the D 6th Ave line from 205th st in the Bronx, all the way to Coney Island, it was a real adventure for a kid travelling by himself. In 1956 all the cars were R1-9's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted October 6, 2009 Share #75 Posted October 6, 2009 I forgot the Shuttles: Forty-Second Street Shuttle Franklin Avenue Shuttle Rockaway Park Shuttle 70(SS) Culver Shuttle 70(SS) Bowling Green-South Ferry Shuttle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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