LRG Posted June 17, 2010 Share #26 Posted June 17, 2010 If the subway was flexible, all these problems like Rogers Ave Jct., budget cuts and GOs won't have to happen. Someone mentioned Forest Hills.. Forest Hills is actually a good-enough terminal itself, judging from the fact that terminating trains descend into a lower level which lead to the yard approaches. There are 4 tracks in this lower level, so I think it is capable of turning two lines there though. 2nd Avenue, on the hand, might be a problem. Second Avenue isn't that bad of a terminal. Before they put the false wall the tracks were capable of holding two eight-car trains each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted June 17, 2010 Share #27 Posted June 17, 2010 Second Avenue isn't that bad of a terminal. Before they put the false wall the tracks were capable of holding two eight-car trains each. Trackwise, it's not very fun IMO. It has to merge back into the line. From all of my experiences there, it's not the best terminal to have. Second Avenue was originally conceived as a thru station, with the inner tracks to become the express ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkfire765 Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share #28 Posted June 17, 2010 Not everyone knows b\c clearly this person was surprised about something like this. i was truely surprised, and their is nothing wrong with that... i love to see new destination signs that i've never seen before. that is what makes this website great! You get to find out new things and express your ideas or simply asks questions about the subway... anyone have an idea on how many different destination signs the R160's have? a table or info sheet perhaps?... Thanks:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted June 17, 2010 Share #29 Posted June 17, 2010 anyone have an idea on how many different destination signs the R160's have? a table or info sheet perhaps?... Thanks:) I was wondering if there was a table with ALL the readings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Line1291 Posted June 17, 2010 Share #30 Posted June 17, 2010 If the subway was flexible, all these problems like Rogers Ave Jct., budget cuts and GOs won't have to happen. Someone mentioned Forest Hills.. Forest Hills is actually a good-enough terminal itself, judging from the fact that terminating trains descend into a lower level which lead to the yard approaches. There are 4 tracks in this lower level, so I think it is capable of turning two lines there though. 2nd Avenue, on the hand, might be a problem. I mentioned Forest Hills not being a good terminal..... I thought Forest Hills was one of those terminals where trains had little time to terminate (Flatbush Ave-BK College for example) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted June 18, 2010 Share #31 Posted June 18, 2010 I mentioned Forest Hills not being a good terminal..... I thought Forest Hills was one of those terminals where trains had little time to terminate (Flatbush Ave-BK College for example) Ah interesting. Parsons/Archer on the isn't a good one because the switch is set too far back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted June 18, 2010 Share #32 Posted June 18, 2010 Trackwise, it's not very fun IMO. It has to merge back into the line. From all of my experiences there, it's not the best terminal to have. Second Avenue was originally conceived as a thru station, with the inner tracks to become the express ones. That is true...the inner tracks originally were express IIRC until the Chrystie Street thingie shifted the tracks to merge with the local when before it went straight through to Broadway - Lafayette Street via the express. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted June 18, 2010 Share #33 Posted June 18, 2010 That is true...the inner tracks originally were express IIRC until the Chrystie Street thingie shifted the tracks to merge with the local when before it went straight through to Broadway - Lafayette Street via the express. Yea the problem is, the has to slow down when approaching the switch from B1 (SB downtown track) to B5 (adjacent track). So basically it gets a yellow over yellow. Now if in the station, B5 is clear, the can head straight into B5 and stop there. If B5 already has a train, the MUST cross onto B6 (the other track, on the uptown side). Departing from either track, the can only move out if there is no departing on the B2 track. http://images.nycsubway.org/line_diagrams/line_6thave_2ndave_bwaylaf.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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