Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted August 3, 2013 Share #3601 Posted August 3, 2013 Oh yeah, an elevator at the Fulton St Platform is set to be available on September 30 and Uptown trains will stop at Aqueduct Racetrack ALL TIMES. There are signs on the confirming that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTA Bus Posted August 3, 2013 Share #3602 Posted August 3, 2013 Now, I can finally fan that station. I've always wanted to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted August 3, 2013 Share #3603 Posted August 3, 2013 (edited) Hmmm..... I should fan the rockaways too, now that the station's open. I saw the flier earlier coming from Times Square back to BK on the . Edited August 3, 2013 by realizm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted August 3, 2013 Share #3604 Posted August 3, 2013 So is this station 468.5 or 469? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted August 3, 2013 Share #3605 Posted August 3, 2013 So is this station 468.5 or 469? i think it's still 468 they are just upgrading or restoring it's former status or am i missing something? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w8Hou Posted August 3, 2013 Share #3606 Posted August 3, 2013 So is this station 468.5 or 469? Aqueduct Racetrack is in the 468 station 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted August 3, 2013 Share #3607 Posted August 3, 2013 That's the same train I saw during the TOMC some buffs were overacting to this wrapped train calling it the g** train during that day. That reminds me of a fanboy comment I saw on a GM Fishbowl video on Youtube. They said we should petition Nova to make a next generation GM instead of continuing to manufacture the Lame (derogatory term for homosexuals) series. I love GMs as much as the next guy, but Jesus Christ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted August 3, 2013 Share #3608 Posted August 3, 2013 I didn't know whether to put it here or in regional or in off-topic. But since it's subway related, I guess it'll be here first. Something out of the ordinary...I wonder if New Yorkers would get a kick out of this one: http://www.policymic.com/articles/57923/a-homeless-man-enters-the-subway-what-happens-next-is-something-even-new-yorkers-have-never-seen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted August 3, 2013 Share #3609 Posted August 3, 2013 This happened on the SEPTA in Philadelphia. I saw the video and article yesterday actually. Looking at the video I was quite surprised at the reaction of the straphangers as the panhandler gave his presentation. I realize that as a non politically correct person that panhandling is illegal, and that I know there are scammers out there. I am not convinced that he is genuinely homeless, and not a con artist. However we have performers who illegally do the same for tips on the trains, who I can't help but scrutinize myself. Of course I am holding on to my money. Noone is getting my hard earned dollars, not a penny. That's how i feel about it now, as opposed to past discussions on the subject. I am also continuously aware fully of the housing and political situation that puts many persons into the street. On top of that, I am not in a position to assist anyome else except my close ones. Some people of course reap their own consequences for their actions, another story. I don't believe that this man, if he is indeed homeless, would have received the same reaction in the Subways. Not like that if anything, depending on what subway line he is on. I can tell you right now if he was on the to the Bronx for example he would absolutely receive apathetic and disparaging responses from those equally going through hard times. And I am not just talking about the straphangers who are of the working poor class, even those of the middle class are reeling from a stagnant job market, another story again in itself. Different city, different environment. Not necessarily as harsh a societal environment as NYC. Not to sound unnecessarily monotone or intense if I am appearing to be so, but I take the housing situation, also panhandling in the subways seriously. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted August 4, 2013 Share #3610 Posted August 4, 2013 Rode the R for the last time thru the tunnel. They sure wasted no time to put up the new signs leaving only a paper sign showing manhattan/queens at Court st. Caught an R32 J at Fulton. A few days ago I caught an R160 C, but did see some in the opposite direction today (mix of 8500s and 9900s). On the way back I caught all 3 A trains (lefferts, long wait for the Far Rock, and a little more waiting for the Rock park A). I rode the last northbound from Bay Ridge to Whitehall Street and the last southbound from Whitehall Street to Jay Street. At Jay Street I witnessed the last train leaving the station heading to Coney Island. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted August 4, 2013 Share #3611 Posted August 4, 2013 There is a R160B R train at Forest Hills-71St 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewJC Posted August 4, 2013 Share #3612 Posted August 4, 2013 There is a R160B R train at Forest Hills-71St Get used to seeing R160's on the R in Queens on weekends for the next 14 months. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtattrain Posted August 4, 2013 Share #3613 Posted August 4, 2013 There is a R160B R train at Forest Hills-71St There is always at least one R160 lol; saw one too yesterday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted August 4, 2013 Share #3614 Posted August 4, 2013 I got an R160 yesterday while going home at TSQ. There were also at least two R46 on the . The programming now says "Via Bridge", and they updated the announcements in Manhattan. Instead of saying "This is a Queens bound train", it says "This is a Queens bound local train". (The original one was one of my favorite NTT announcements). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lance Posted August 4, 2013 Share #3615 Posted August 4, 2013 There's always been a "via Bridge" option for the R on the 160s. You just don't see it since the R doesn't use 160s often. At least before all this that is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted August 4, 2013 Share #3616 Posted August 4, 2013 There were also at least two R46 on the . Saw the R46's on the today. I counted 4 of them as R46 consists. The rest, the protocol R160's. Pics: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted August 4, 2013 Share #3617 Posted August 4, 2013 If I catch an R46 on the , I ride it through the Queens Boulevard Express to hear those hauling jet-like motors they make while they go at 40 or 50+MPH just like through the 60th Street tube, Cranberry Street tube and Jamaica Bay crossing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q90 Posted August 5, 2013 Share #3618 Posted August 5, 2013 Saw the R46's on the today. I counted 4 of them as R46 consists. The rest, the protocol R160's. Pics: Nice shot but I thought the R46 no longer operates on the . I never seen one in years. I got an R160 yesterday while going home at TSQ. There were also at least two R46 on the . The programming now says "Via Bridge", and they updated the announcements in Manhattan. Instead of saying "This is a Queens bound train", it says "This is a Queens bound local train". (The original one was one of my favorite NTT announcements). No fair! Whenever I use the it's always an R46 . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted August 5, 2013 Share #3619 Posted August 5, 2013 Nice shot but I thought the R46 no longer operates on the . I never seen one in years. There's always at least 2-3 every day... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q90 Posted August 5, 2013 Share #3620 Posted August 5, 2013 There's always at least 2-3 every day... I've never spotted one since the line started getting R160s. Am I unlucky or something lol? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted August 5, 2013 Share #3621 Posted August 5, 2013 For whatever reason the last dozen or so times I've taken the F, I've gotten an R46 more than half the time. Lot of luck. Many more R46s just went to the F, so it should be common now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted August 5, 2013 Share #3622 Posted August 5, 2013 R46's on the are HARDLY anything new. They always had a couple of them out there, even on weekends. So yeah, you must be unlucky. I remember back when 46's were the majority of the fleet and I was lucky if I happened to catch a R32 or R42! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeNinja Posted August 5, 2013 Share #3623 Posted August 5, 2013 Is it Just me , or is the MTA Starting to Lose Its Ridership? Example: Montage Tubes Closed , MTA Loses Ridership On and get more Ridership on Buses which causes long wait times , crowded buses and well I think you all get the idea... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted August 5, 2013 Share #3624 Posted August 5, 2013 Nice shot but I thought the R46 no longer operates on the . I never seen one in years. No fair! Whenever I use the it's always an R46 . Well now everything is 160s.All ten trains I saw this weekend were 160s,not a single 46 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted August 5, 2013 Share #3625 Posted August 5, 2013 Is it Just me , or is the MTA Starting to Lose Its Ridership? Example: Montage Tubes Closed , MTA Loses Ridership On and get more Ridership on Buses which causes long wait times , crowded buses and well I think you all get the idea... You're kidding right? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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