TearDownTheAstoriaEl Posted March 25, 2010 Share #1 Posted March 25, 2010 How long before: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoodciti Posted March 25, 2010 Share #2 Posted March 25, 2010 For some reason I knew the wouldnt last long lol..... I do think its needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted March 25, 2010 Share #3 Posted March 25, 2010 railfan it while you still can same with <M> and (M2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted March 25, 2010 Share #4 Posted March 25, 2010 The Southern BMT (M2) & . 2 Great routes that I will personally miss..:tdown: Bad idea to scrap these routes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted March 25, 2010 Share #5 Posted March 25, 2010 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted March 25, 2010 Share #6 Posted March 25, 2010 I also knew that it wouldn't last long although it was useful. It always got me to the ferry in time and I always get a seat rather than waiting for the . RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R33WF Posted March 25, 2010 Share #7 Posted March 25, 2010 I allway railfan the line every day until the the R40s left. It a shame that they are discontinuing the . The only thing I know it that I will be on the last train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted March 25, 2010 Share #8 Posted March 25, 2010 The Southern BMT (M2) & . 2 Great routes that I will personally miss..:tdown: Bad idea to scrap these routes.. Your signature says it all Zach. :cry::cry::cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted March 25, 2010 Share #9 Posted March 25, 2010 The end of the routes coincides with the last day of school, at least for me. June 25, 2010...Goodbye... And to think my first subway ride was between Canal and Whitehall on the in mid-2002...:cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave160 Posted March 25, 2010 Share #10 Posted March 25, 2010 The Southern BMT (M2) & . 2 Great routes that I will personally miss..:tdown: Bad idea to scrap these routes.. Same here man Plus it sucks that they wanna make the run local all times in Manhattan, which just doubly sucks. The (M2) on the southern BMT will be greatly missed by me as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted March 25, 2010 Share #11 Posted March 25, 2010 Farewell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted March 25, 2010 Share #12 Posted March 25, 2010 Same here man Plus it sucks that they wanna make the run local all times in Manhattan, which just doubly sucks. The (M2) on the southern BMT will be greatly missed by me as well Agreed dave. IMO if possible the could have stayed a rush hour only line at least. IMO the underestimated the # of rider peak hours from Astoria Line stations who work in Lower Manhattan(Wall St)that use the soon to be gone will make the very crowded. I only agreed with that late evening service after 7pm and maybe the Midday period weekdays on the should have be canned in these tough times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted March 25, 2010 Share #13 Posted March 25, 2010 But now the will be extended to Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard and the will become local from Canal Street to Lexington Avenue. The will only be solo rush hours between Whitehall and 36th Street as I believe both the and will still be express. Still, to see the leave. On Friday August 27, 1976, it was the 70(EE) from 71st-Continental Avenues to Whitehall with the 70(N) being extended. Now on Friday June 25, 2010, it will be the from Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard to Whitehall with the being extended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotb16 Posted March 25, 2010 Share #14 Posted March 25, 2010 Agreed dave. IMO if possible the could have stayed a rush hour only line at least. IMO the underestimated the # of rider peak hours from Astoria Line stations who work in Lower Manhattan(Wall St)that use the soon to be gone will make the very crowded. I only agreed with that late evening service after 7pm and maybe the Midday period weekdays on the should have be canned in these tough times. Not only would the be crowded heading to Lower Manhattan, but so would the and since they run express. Many Astoria riders would transfer at Lex Av for the expresses to Wall St. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nel070 Posted March 25, 2010 Share #15 Posted March 25, 2010 Good riddance the should have been eliminated after the bridge construction was completed. The was a luxury never thought Astoria needed two lines and always thought the should be local via broadway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted March 25, 2010 Share #16 Posted March 25, 2010 Good riddance the should have been eliminated after the bridge construction was completed. The was a luxury never thought Astoria needed two lines and always thought the should be local via broadway. What are you talking about??? The only thing that should have been to the would be to reduce it to a rush hour only bi-directional service because the destination signs on the R32s and the original R40 and R42 signs had a diamond <W> because that was its original intention. As for making the the only express line, that is a huge mistake in the making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoodciti Posted March 25, 2010 Share #17 Posted March 25, 2010 Good riddance the should have been eliminated after the bridge construction was completed. The was a luxury never thought Astoria needed two lines and always thought the should be local via broadway. I i didn't think so either... but more local service on Broadway is needed. Possibly increase service on the . That would also benefit Queens Blvd. Customers. If not then maybe switch the Express and local Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nel070 Posted March 25, 2010 Share #18 Posted March 25, 2010 What are you talking about??? The only thing that should have been to the would be to reduce it to a rush hour only bi-directional service because the destination signs on the R32s and the original R40 and R42 signs had a diamond <W> because that was its original intention. As for making the the only express line, that is a huge mistake in the making. There was never a before 2001 and again it was a luxury, Broadway will be fine with one express. Two expresses on Broadway were a luxury and with the running local Broadway will have significantly better local service. 8av only has one express and it's fine. As a matter of fact the MTA was going to eliminate the in 2004 after the bridge was finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmallParkShuttle Posted March 25, 2010 Share #19 Posted March 25, 2010 There was never a before 2001 and again it was a luxury, Broadway will be fine with one express. Two expresses on Broadway were a luxury and with the running local Broadway will have significantly better local service. 8av only has one express and it's fine. As a matter of fact the MTA was going to eliminate the in 2004 after the bridge was finished. Well if it really wasn't needed, then why was it kept? The only reason the is being eliminated is because it's coming down to the wire with money. If the thought that keeping the after the completion of the Manhattan Bridge work wasn't necessary, then it would've been gone then. The picks up it's share of riders IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted March 25, 2010 Share #20 Posted March 25, 2010 There was never a before 2001 and again it was a luxury, The was created as a result of the Manhattan Bridge north side closures, and instead of resurrecting the Yellow ( or , they used the and had the signs updated so they would have the circle reading instead of the diamond. Broadway will be fine with one express. No, it won't. The runs 10TPH at the height of the rush hour and the runs 9 (8 during the a.m. rush) for a total of 19 trains. The Q alone won't be able to pick up the slack for all the riders who use it as the and trains are packed during rush hours. Two expresses on Broadway were a luxury and with the running local Broadway will have significantly better local service. Read the above reply (second from the top in this post). And on a further note: How will this help express riders who will have only one train route during the rush compared to the current two which both carry a lot of people ? 8av only has one express and it's fine. As a matter of fact the MTA was going to eliminate the in 2004 after the bridge was finished. The runs 15 TPH during the height of the rush hour is why. On the latter note, I'd like to hear concrete evidence that supports your claim that the was being eliminated after the bridge repairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmallParkShuttle Posted March 25, 2010 Share #21 Posted March 25, 2010 Have you ever seen Astoria stations in the morning? Before some trains reach 36 Av they are packed. Evidence of that is the sending the to Astoria now, so it does appear that Astoria needs the service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted March 25, 2010 Share #22 Posted March 25, 2010 Have you ever seen Astoria stations in the morning? Before some trains reach 36 Av they are packed. Evidence of that is the sending the to Astoria now, so it does appear that Astoria needs the service. I'm a bit confused...are you saying that the is justified staying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted March 25, 2010 Share #23 Posted March 25, 2010 I'm a bit confused...are you saying that the is justified staying? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted March 25, 2010 Share #24 Posted March 25, 2010 Yes. Thanks for seeing my point. Too bad the same can't be said for nel.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmallParkShuttle Posted March 25, 2010 Share #25 Posted March 25, 2010 I'm a bit confused...are you saying that the is justified staying? Sorry, that was to nel saying that Astoria doesn't need two lines, whatever they are. I used to reverse commute up there and looking across to the Manhattan platforms, I did not want to be going Manhattan-bound that time of day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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