MAA89 Posted October 6, 2009 Share #76 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 There was a Bowling Green-South Ferry shuttle? How short was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayBuffer Posted October 6, 2009 Share #77 Posted October 6, 2009 There was a Bowling Green-South Ferry shuttle? How short was it? There was. Pretty short... It ran from the now closed short platform at Bowling Green (which can be seen a little at the south end across the S/B track) to the inner loop at So/Fy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Train Master Posted October 8, 2009 Share #78 Posted October 8, 2009 I rode the 42nd St train,the from Jamaica to WTC,the from 205th-C.I going to the beach with my dad n sis,Dyre Shut, going to a Mets game but went all the way to Main St,& the shut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJC Posted October 10, 2009 Share #79 Posted October 10, 2009 There was. Pretty short... It ran from the now closed short platform at Bowling Green (which can be seen a little at the south end across the S/B track) to the inner loop at So/Fy. They should bring it back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted October 10, 2009 Share #80 Posted October 10, 2009 They should bring it back... Doesn't that mean the will need you to get off the first 5 cars for that station again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJC Posted October 10, 2009 Share #81 Posted October 10, 2009 Doesn't that mean the will need you to get off the first 5 cars for that station again? Bowling Green SS will have nothing to do with the 1 train it self,and they don't have to run 5 cars long to use the old SF loop since it's just SS route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayBuffer Posted October 10, 2009 Share #82 Posted October 10, 2009 They should bring it back... The only benefit would be a shorter walk from Bowling Green to the SI Ferry. From what I've read, there was not a transfer to the 70(1) during the time it ran, and with the now at an entirely new station, that would probably still be the case. The whole point of the new South Ferry station was to eliminate the problems associated with the gap fillers at old So/Fy. So it's highly doubtful that they would find another use for it in revenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJC Posted October 10, 2009 Share #83 Posted October 10, 2009 The only benefit would be a shorter walk from Bowling Green to the SI Ferry. From what I've read, there was not a transfer to the 70(1) during the time it ran, and with the now at an entirely new station, that would probably still be the case. The whole point of the new South Ferry station was to eliminate the problems associated with the gap fillers at old So/Fy. So it's highly doubtful that they would find another use for it in revenue. So where's the old station of SS route at SF since you couldn't get a transfer from it to the ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayBuffer Posted October 10, 2009 Share #84 Posted October 10, 2009 So where's the old station of SS route at SF since you couldn't get a transfer from it to the ? The 70(SS) stopped at the inner loop across from where the used to be. This photo from Dave's sites shows it in relation to the platform. Notice the arched cut outs in the wall for where the doors would line up with the platform, it wasn't a fully open platform. Apparently, it was almost like another station altogether, separate from the train section which is why there was no transfer. If shuttle service were to be restored today, it would likely use the outer loop formerly used by the . http://images.nycsubway.org/i80000/img_80821.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BklynSouth Posted October 10, 2009 Share #85 Posted October 10, 2009 Did anyone rode a train from the first to last stop? The line for the past 29 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAA89 Posted October 10, 2009 Share #86 Posted October 10, 2009 They should bring it back... I see hardly any need. As Broadway Buffer pointed out, its only advantage would be to shorten the walk to SI Ferry's Whitehall Terminal, but the time spent in making the transfer to the shuttle will make that a moot point. South Ferry has nowhere near the kind of passenger traffic that justifies the need for the 42nd St shuttle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayBuffer Posted October 11, 2009 Share #87 Posted October 11, 2009 South Ferry has nowhere near the kind of passenger traffic that justifies the need for the 42nd St shuttle. I recall a couple of years ago there were talks of eliminating that as well. One of the alternatives was to build a pedestrian passageway with moving walkways similar to the one between 23/Ely and Court Sq. Fortunately, nothing came of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAA89 Posted October 11, 2009 Share #88 Posted October 11, 2009 I recall a couple of years ago there were talks of eliminating that as well. One of the alternatives was to build a pedestrian passageway with moving walkways similar to the one between 23/Ely and Court Sq. Fortunately, nothing came of it. Actually not too bad an idea. The train should provide service between GCT and Times Sq just as well, and will make a stop on Bryant Park if you desire to get off there. A moving walkway seems fair enough. I have often wondered why only 14th and 42nd Streets have such good crosstown services, while everything in between requires long walks outside the subway or crosstown buses, both of which incur an extra fare. The 42nd Street users should perhaps just take a walk inside the subway. A moving walkway should reduce the time needed for a 0.8 mile walk, and would move people continuously and not every 5 minutes. However, the damage done to the subway's heritage if the 42nd St shuttle were to be removed would be too great, given it was part of the original IRT subway system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share #89 Posted October 11, 2009 can we get back on topic please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted October 11, 2009 Share #90 Posted October 11, 2009 Here are all the lines i ridden from the first to the last stop.. No this isnt me operating them either... A Div first.. ,,,,,,,, Now the B Div.. (to Far Rock and Lefferts),(,,,,,,,,,(Q6),,,,... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstar1 Posted October 11, 2009 Share #91 Posted October 11, 2009 From terminal to terminal I have ridden several lines including: (A)/( West End to Coney Island, now Brighton to Brighton Beach\©/(D) Brighton to Coney Island, now West End, sometimes G.O.s Sea Beach\(M)/(N)sometimes G.O.s West End\(Q6)®/current line and before when it ran via West End to Coney Island, and exp in Manhattan when the ran loc\. Also the lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queens Surface Posted October 11, 2009 Share #92 Posted October 11, 2009 Here are the Following Lines I have rode all the way: A Division: B Division: (© Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayBuffer Posted October 11, 2009 Share #93 Posted October 11, 2009 Actually not too bad an idea. The train should provide service between GCT and Times Sq just as well, and will make a stop on Bryant Park if you desire to get off there. A moving walkway seems fair enough. I have often wondered why only 14th and 42nd Streets have such good crosstown services, while everything in between requires long walks outside the subway or crosstown buses, both of which incur an extra fare. The 42nd Street users should perhaps just take a walk inside the subway. A moving walkway should reduce the time needed for a 0.8 mile walk, and would move people continuously and not every 5 minutes. However, the damage done to the subway's heritage if the 42nd St shuttle were to be removed would be too great, given it was part of the original IRT subway system. Problem with the walkways is that they're prone to break downs as seen with the 23/Ely to Court Sq ones. The has enough riders as is, and I would also note how the has provided alternate service overnight at times when the was affected by GOs so there are benefits to keeping it as is. Of course there is the heritage, but I would think that at least one track would remain for use as the connection between the East & West Side Lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAA89 Posted October 12, 2009 Share #94 Posted October 12, 2009 Problem with the walkways is that they're prone to break downs as seen with the 23/Ely to Court Sq ones. The has enough riders as is, and I would also note how the has provided alternate service overnight at times when the was affected by GOs so there are benefits to keeping it as is. Of course there is the heritage, but I would think that at least one track would remain for use as the connection between the East & West Side Lines. Thanks, I understand. I think the OP wants the thread to stay on topic, so we should end the discussion here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted October 12, 2009 Share #95 Posted October 12, 2009 Here are the Following Lines I have rode all the way: A Division: B Division: Pretty much every single line then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNIGHTRIDER3:16 Posted October 12, 2009 Share #96 Posted October 12, 2009 ditmars to Coney isl <7>Main to 42 st nice ride 57 st - Brighton exp with slants shuttle 2 ave to 71 ©ont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Beach Posted October 12, 2009 Share #97 Posted October 12, 2009 71 Cont To WTC CI To Astoria 71 Cont To 95 St (yes that was a very long ride) Franklin & 42 St 71 Cont To 2 Ave Astoria To Whitehall St I've been on every route except for the ,,,, Lefferts Branch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aqueduct Posted October 12, 2009 Share #98 Posted October 12, 2009 I haven't ridden many of the lines end to end so here goes the short list. I'm guessing the Times Square Shuttle doesn't count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted October 12, 2009 Share #99 Posted October 12, 2009 Me, never. If I could I would at least do the from first to last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWeber279 Posted October 13, 2009 Share #100 Posted October 13, 2009 The only train I have ever rode from the first to the last stop in one sitting was the from 242nd to South Ferry (the old station). I know it's probably inauthentic, but I have rode several lines from their first to last stop in separate chunks, most notably the (Far Rockaway), but also the and . Have only managed one terminal on the ( or . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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