cl94 Posted February 11, 2014 Share #5551 Posted February 11, 2014 I see discussions on all day service to 238 and weekend service. What next, the should go to Brooklyn on weekends? I don't see why not. Quite a few weekend s are pretty crowded between about 14th Street and Nevins. Of course, this could be helped by increasing frequency. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted February 11, 2014 Share #5552 Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) I see discussions on all day service to 238 and weekend service. What next, the should go to Brooklyn on weekends? Not a bad idea actually. I didnt really go through the thread on the WPR and post but living in Brooklyn the can get heavy alone on the Nostrand Ave Line. They extended the weekday off peak to Brooklyn College for that reason, ridership is growing and will continue to do so. Oh as far as the again, ride the on weekends and see its crushloaded. Nothing wrong with speculating, I dont believe there is anything wrong with it. But for the record the answer is increase service. No foaming there it just practical common sense in regards to passenger ridership needs, big difference. Edited February 11, 2014 by realizm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted February 11, 2014 Share #5553 Posted February 11, 2014 I wonder what happened earlier on the (BMT) Broadway line around 3:30 PM yesterday. The train I was on got rerouted via the to 2 Ave after 36 Street in Queens. I also saw two s on both uptown tracks at 34 Street, a downtown switching to the express track at 34 Street, and another right behind it (which happened to be an R46). On Saturday I got caught off guard when 5636 showed up on the . 5598-5600 & 5634-5636 are on the since Pitkin's R46 are supposedly getting SMSed. (When I first saw the set at Penn Station I thought it was an since it was a Jamaica set and on the local track). 5636 & 5754 both have a nice whining sound to the motors when they speed up, similar to PATCO's cars. Funny how 5754 happens to be the first R46, originally 500. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted February 11, 2014 Share #5554 Posted February 11, 2014 http://www.streetsblog.org/2014/01/14/now-arriving-on-the-brooklyn-bound-track-the-worst-ad-placement-ever/ Now Arriving on the Brooklyn-Bound Track, the Worst Ad Placement Everby Brad Aaron Whoever convinced Jaguar to buy this ad wrap, spotted by Doug Gordon, is earning his or her salary. I mean, what do the F train and the F-Type have in common, other than the letter F? Yes, they’re both transportation vehicles. But one costs around $2 per trip while the other starts at $69,000 — plus taxes, license fees, insurance, parking, gas, and maintenance. Seriously, who sees this ad and thinks, “I believe I’ll trade my MetroCard for a $1,500 a month debt load”? The F train doesn’t have a top speed of whatever, but it can get from 14th Street to Prospect Park with just 12 stops in between. And there’s no battling the horn-honking morass at the toll-free East River bridges. “Good To Be Bad” — what’s that about? Good to be a bad driver? Good to be bad with money? Hard to tell given the context. Jaguar can’t seem to settle on a tagline these days, but I notice they didn’t pick “Mark Your Territory” for this one. Maybe that’s because when it comes to getting around NYC — in terms of cost, convenience, and speed — the subway leaves even the most bombastic hot rod in the dust. No lame slogan can change that. ================================================================ I agree, basically what the author is saying is exactly what I said in short: Wrap ads suck to bounds unknown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted February 11, 2014 Share #5555 Posted February 11, 2014 I don't mind wrap ads, per se, but please, for the love of god, make them bearable to look at. Too many ad wraps over the past few years, especially in North America, but other places are guilty of this too, look like someone vomited all over them. And yes, car ads suck. For that matter, political and religious ads can go f**k themselves too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted February 11, 2014 Share #5556 Posted February 11, 2014 I don't mind wrap ads, per se, but please, for the love of god, make them bearable to look at. Too many ad wraps over the past few years, especially in North America, but other places are guilty of this too, look like someone vomited all over them. And yes, car ads suck. For that matter, political and religious ads can go f**k themselves too. What religious wrap ads (on subway cars....) are you talking about here? Never heard of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted February 11, 2014 Share #5557 Posted February 11, 2014 What religious wrap ads (on subway cars....) are you talking about here? Never heard of it. It hasn't happened in New York, and it wasn't a wrap, but a while back (circa 2009) there was an ad campaign in Toronto saying "There is probably no God... no stop worrying" or something to that effect. While I am of that opinion as well, shoving your views down other people's throats is wrong regardless of the party that does it. These guys probably hate it when religious people shove their views down their throats, so for them to be doing it is the height of hypocrisy. And there are various ads on Toronto buses that have Bible verses. "Thou shalt always keep thy religion to thyself", as George Carlin so eloquently put it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted February 11, 2014 Share #5558 Posted February 11, 2014 1766-1770 is now on the 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted February 11, 2014 Share #5559 Posted February 11, 2014 I wonder what happened earlier on the (BMT) Broadway line around 3:30 PM yesterday. The train I was on got rerouted via the to 2 Ave after 36 Street in Queens. I also saw two s on both uptown tracks at 34 Street, a downtown switching to the express track at 34 Street, and another right behind it (which happened to be an R46). On Saturday I got caught off guard when 5636 showed up on the . 5598-5600 & 5634-5636 are on the since Pitkin's R46 are supposedly getting SMSed. (When I first saw the set at Penn Station I thought it was an since it was a Jamaica set and on the local track). 5636 & 5754 both have a nice whining sound to the motors when they speed up, similar to PATCO's cars. Funny how 5754 happens to be the first R46, originally 500. Your numbers are wrong there are only three in each set according to what you posted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted February 11, 2014 Share #5560 Posted February 11, 2014 It hasn't happened in New York, and it wasn't a wrap, but a while back (circa 2009) there was an ad campaign in Toronto saying "There is probably no God... no stop worrying" or something to that effect. While I am of that opinion as well, shoving your views down other people's throats is wrong regardless of the party that does it. These guys probably hate it when religious people shove their views down their throats, so for them to be doing it is the height of hypocrisy. And there are various ads on Toronto buses that have Bible verses. "Thou shalt always keep thy religion to thyself", as George Carlin so eloquently put it. Understood. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted February 11, 2014 Share #5561 Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) I see discussions on all day service to 238 and weekend service. What next, the should go to Brooklyn on weekends? Same thing with weekend full-length service, send all trains to/from the Rockaways, send the to Lefferts etc etc. The list goes on and on and on (past and/or recent discussions actually...). There's nothing wrong with trains being crowded, like say 128 people per car on a 10-car train consisting of 60 footers, at least to me actually...I think many people just want a "slightly" less crowded train just so they can get a seat. I mean as long as you still have some room and personal space, it really shouldn't matter. As long as the train is not crushed loaded to the brim. And a tiny portion of people confuse the two branches and that isn't enough to renamed one of them. Edited February 11, 2014 by RollOverMyHead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsunflyguy Posted February 12, 2014 Share #5562 Posted February 12, 2014 I think people instinctively want more service when trains are crowded because people on a train represent a demand for service. If people sense demand is high (the train is crowded every weekend) it won't make sense that there are fewer trains. Especially when the justification for fewer trains on the weekends is that less people use them (which is incongruous to what the passengers are seeing). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted February 12, 2014 Share #5563 Posted February 12, 2014 Who's ready for some Plan 5??? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted February 12, 2014 Share #5564 Posted February 12, 2014 I'm not familiar with these plans and what they do but I'm assuming it will not be nice for my morning commute Thursday morning if CUNY decides to stay open. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted February 12, 2014 Share #5565 Posted February 12, 2014 Damn I have to work Thursday night 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E For Erica Posted February 12, 2014 Share #5566 Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) So the other day, I was watching a video of the R110B in service on the in 1993. I felt bad for the dude recording lmao ???? They violated him. Asking why he was taking pictures, smacking the camera & ish. And these two loud, bummy girls got on at 125 street or something like that yelling "New Train! Yeaa boyy!" And they get off at 42nd Street with one of the girls shouting "Everybody give me ya money RIGHT NOW! f**k this new train. Nobody need this ish" ???? And of course everyone was foaming. Even at the paper strip map. It was the 90's duh. Edited February 12, 2014 by E For Erica 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted February 12, 2014 Share #5567 Posted February 12, 2014 Who's ready for some Plan 5??? Watch NYC Public schools still be open despite treacherous conditions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted February 12, 2014 Share #5568 Posted February 12, 2014 What are the changes for a plan 5 again? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted February 12, 2014 Share #5569 Posted February 12, 2014 It's like plan 4, but with diesel-powered rescue trains placed on stand by, and a continengy to shut down certain outdoor sections of the system (mostly in Brooklyn and Queens) if it becomes unsafe to run service. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted February 12, 2014 Share #5570 Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) Watch NYC Public schools still be open despite treacherous conditions. That has different meaning in every state I feel. I mean look at the treacherous disaster in Atlanta and parts of Florida after some "flurries." === Hmm, I'm more worried about morning commute than evening commute for some odd reason, for tomorrow. Edited February 12, 2014 by peacemak3r 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted February 12, 2014 Share #5571 Posted February 12, 2014 Well on my end all I can say to the incoming storm is to bring it on. I gotta keep it moving with school and work etc, ultimately I want that nursing degree, plus on the IT professional end I have to keep the income flowing. As the saying goes got to bite the bullet. Plan 5? Guess the is out of the question. Hello train to the whatever... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeesPwnMets Posted February 13, 2014 Share #5572 Posted February 13, 2014 With the completely suspended this weekend, what will the guys at Jerome Yard be doing? Will they be running extra and trains this weekend? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted February 13, 2014 Share #5573 Posted February 13, 2014 I wouldn't be surprised. As stated in another thread, there's no way the 5 will be able to handle the entire Lexington express at its regular intervals. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScreechyFlange Posted February 13, 2014 Share #5574 Posted February 13, 2014 For some reason I find thevR142's to be in much better shape than the 142a's, it's a true shame IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missabassie Posted February 13, 2014 Share #5575 Posted February 13, 2014 Yes well, the R142As tend to bump alot. wonder why... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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