CenSin Posted January 17, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 17, 2011 I noticed on Sunday most of the switches between the two express tracks west of the Brighton Beach station were removed leaving mostly straight rail and a few vestiges of what was formerly there. Today, I saw a ( go straight to the tracks between Brighton Beach and Ocean Parkway from the southbound track and relay back to the northbound express track at Brighton Beach. Why and are they planning to make this permanent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO man Posted January 17, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 17, 2011 Most likely replacing switches and rails, maybe reconfiguring some of it. I know that third rail department is installing new cables from under the tracks. Sometimes they'll install straight rails temporarily so they can run limited service rather than no service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Local Posted January 18, 2011 Share #3 Posted January 18, 2011 Which switches are you talking about exactly? The "X" in between the 2 Express Tracks just south of Brighton? I know the 2 outer Local Track switches were replaced between March 2002 and 2004. Or was it the X, Just north of Brighton that the usually uses to terminate in Brighton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted January 18, 2011 Share #4 Posted January 18, 2011 What I dont understand about all this is why they dont make Ocean Parkway the Terminal for the ( :confused:. maybe its b/c then there would be 3 express stops in a row? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted January 18, 2011 Share #5 Posted January 18, 2011 What I dont understand about all this is why they dont make Ocean Parkway the Terminal for the ( :confused:. maybe its b/c then there would be 3 express stops in a row? Because service does not demand it. Also, the relay tracks behind the station (judging by the track map) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 1 Posted January 22, 2011 Share #6 Posted January 22, 2011 Which switches are you talking about exactly? The "X" in between the 2 Express Tracks just south of Brighton? I know the 2 outer Local Track switches were replaced between March 2002 and 2004. Or was it the X, Just north of Brighton that the ( usually uses to terminate in Brighton? Yes, the 'X' switch on the express tracks were recently removed so trains have to relay and only the northbound express track can be used for departing trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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