Jemorie Posted January 20, 2018 Share #17551 Posted January 20, 2018 Can anyone here tell me why do people say the is busier than the that the former should run more frequently than the latter? What is it about the that makes it more attractive than the ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted January 20, 2018 Share #17552 Posted January 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Dannny said: He was telling the truth, it was really a to 168th. Thank You !! 🙏🏽 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted January 20, 2018 Share #17553 Posted January 20, 2018 13 minutes ago, Jemorie said: Can anyone here tell me why do people say the is busier than the that the former should run more frequently than the latter? What is it about the that makes it more attractive than the ? As someone who rides BOTH of those lines. I don't know 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted January 21, 2018 Share #17554 Posted January 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, Jemorie said: Can anyone here tell me why do people say the is busier than the that the former should run more frequently than the latter? What is it about the that makes it more attractive than the ? I believe it's because the connects a lot of busy locations and connects to more buses in Jamaica. The is the 8th Ave local (I call it the backup) many times it provides frequent service when the are no where to be found. It connects to Penn Station and the Port Authority, then provides crosstown service to the train. (A couple of times I was on the WTC bound during evening peak, the train got SUPER PACKED at Lexington Ave, (there wasn't even room to sway) and the relief happened at Port Authority and mostly Penn Station.) In Queens it connects to the and provides express Service between Queens Plaza (which is getting more development) and Jamaica where there are connections to the LIRR, JFK Airtrain and tons of bus routes. The doesn't have as many high demand destinations although 6th Ave is busy also with Rockefeller Center and Herald Square. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemorie Posted January 21, 2018 Share #17555 Posted January 21, 2018 36 minutes ago, N6 Limited said: I believe it's because the connects a lot of busy locations and connects to more buses in Jamaica. The is the 8th Ave local (I call it the backup) many times it provides frequent service when the are no where to be found. It connects to Penn Station and the Port Authority, then provides crosstown service to the train. (A couple of times I was on the WTC bound during evening peak, the train got SUPER PACKED at Lexington Ave, (there wasn't even room to sway) and the relief happened at Port Authority and mostly Penn Station.) In Queens it connects to the and provides express Service between Queens Plaza (which is getting more development) and Jamaica where there are connections to the LIRR, JFK Airtrain and tons of bus routes. The doesn't have as many high demand destinations although 6th Ave is busy also with Rockefeller Center and Herald Square. That's true... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted January 21, 2018 Share #17556 Posted January 21, 2018 5 hours ago, Jemorie said: Can anyone here tell me why do people say the is busier than the that the former should run more frequently than the latter? What is it about the that makes it more attractive than the ? I think it's evenly the same in terms of passengers ...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted January 21, 2018 Share #17557 Posted January 21, 2018 The also has a connection to JFK airport which the does not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemorie Posted January 21, 2018 Share #17558 Posted January 21, 2018 6 hours ago, biGC323232 said: I think it's evenly the same in terms of passengers ...... Yeah...all lines are full to the brim during rush hour, even the secondary lines like the , , , , , and ... People just keep looking way too deep into certain lines they ride just because. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemorie Posted January 21, 2018 Share #17559 Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) 20 minutes ago, S78 via Hylan said: The also has a connection to JFK airport which the does not. Even then, the is the second longest line in the system after the and it's not like the Culver Line itself isn't that busy, at least, during rush hours in the peak direction to be exact. I've been on a handful of overcrowded trains from Brooklyn during the morning peak. Sure, most of the crowds clear up by Jay St. But when an or are across the platform for a connection, forget it, and the crowds become even worst than before by Delancey St but then the train finally breathes out as soon as we reach Midtown and it's comfortable in terms of seating/space from then on. I frequently hear that the should run 18 tph or 20 tph instead of the current 15 tph while the drops to 12 tph or 10 tph, which I don't think will sell well with Culver Line riders. People also seem to forget that WTC can't even handle the huge amount of trains that they keep on proposing due to lack of tail tracks at the station. In short, I'm just saying that people need to focus on an entire line first-hand before jumping to conclusions rather than only a portion of a line like they always do. Edited January 21, 2018 by Jemorie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted January 21, 2018 Share #17560 Posted January 21, 2018 5 hours ago, Jemorie said: Even then, the is the second longest line in the system after the Actually the Train is the 2nd largest. It beats it by 2 miles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY1635 Posted January 21, 2018 Share #17561 Posted January 21, 2018 21 hours ago, Jemorie said: Can anyone here tell me why do people say the is busier than the that the former should run more frequently than the latter? What is it about the that makes it more attractive than the ? The is busier because it gets more people on Archer Avenue in Jamaica than the does along Hillside. In Queens they're about equal in terms of usage, but the gets more people because it's way more attractive than the and the trains in Queens. The service to Forest Hills ends far too early to be of any help to the , while the waits for the between Forest Hills and Queens Plaza are too long for folks along the locals to put up with. The always gets delayed either at Queensboro Plaza, or Main Street because of signal malfunction, making people transfer at 74th and Broadway for the for faster service into Manhattan. Sure the QBL has it's shares of delays, but they're not as bad as the ones that occur the Flushing Line, which can last 20 minutes to an hour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemorie Posted January 21, 2018 Share #17562 Posted January 21, 2018 3 hours ago, Daniel The Cool said: Actually the Train is the 2nd largest. It beats it by 2 miles. https://www.nysenate.gov/sites/default/files/flinereport_0.pdf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted January 21, 2018 Share #17563 Posted January 21, 2018 I guess they gave up keeping the “cuomo” R160’s on the 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted January 22, 2018 Share #17564 Posted January 22, 2018 18 hours ago, Daniel The Cool said: Actually the Train is the 2nd largest. It beats it by 2 miles. Isnt the the second longest route in the system 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRunRob Posted January 22, 2018 Share #17565 Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) 33 minutes ago, biGC323232 said: Isnt the the second longest route in the system is in Second place lengthwise. About 27.5 miles the should be right behind the or neck and neck at roughly 25.5/8 So 4th place for the . to New Lots would definitely clinch the 3rd place spot. Edited January 22, 2018 by RailRunRob 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosciusko Posted January 22, 2018 Share #17566 Posted January 22, 2018 18 hours ago, VIP said: I guess they gave up keeping the “cuomo” R160’s on the I still see them on the and during busy hours. I think they stopped using them during off hours. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaTransitMan4608 Posted January 22, 2018 Share #17567 Posted January 22, 2018 On 1/20/2018 at 6:39 PM, Jemorie said: Can anyone here tell me why do people say the is busier than the that the former should run more frequently than the latter? What is it about the that makes it more attractive than the ? The directly hits the Midtown CBD. Plus it has a direct connection to the Lex at 51st for so it more than likely gets a lot of folks from Queens who work down there. It's also busy because it serves Penn Station and has to take on the commuters coming from NJ, Long Island, and even PA who work in Midtown and FiDi. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted January 22, 2018 Share #17568 Posted January 22, 2018 1 hour ago, kosciusko said: I still see them on the and during busy hours. I think they stopped using them during off hours. Nah, I meant Jamaica doesn’t reserve those cars just for the . They went back to the “whatever’s available for service use it” assignment. I’ve seen 1 “Cuomo” R160 on the yesterday and 2 on the 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted January 22, 2018 Share #17569 Posted January 22, 2018 6 hours ago, RailRunRob said: is in Second place lengthwise. About 27.5 miles the should be right behind the or neck and neck at roughly 25.5/8 So 4th place for the . to New Lots would definitely clinch the 3rd place spot. Interesting fact is Wakefield is the farthest Northern Terminal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted January 22, 2018 Share #17570 Posted January 22, 2018 What were the fleet assignments in the 90's. I'm curious 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted January 22, 2018 Share #17571 Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) 30 minutes ago, LGA Link N train said: What were the fleet assignments in the 90's. I'm curious From what I remember for the 1999-Early 2000 at some point for B Division (Not counting the Willaimsburg Shutdown) The Train had majority of the R44s with alot of R38s and like 2-3 sets of R32s. The Train was mostly R68As with a few R68s and occasional appearances of the Slants The had R32s and R38s The Train was entirely R68s (Like the present day) with an occasional appearance of the R40 Slants and/or R68As. The Train was entirely R32s with an occasional appearance of the R46s. The Train was entirely R46s with an occasional appearance of the R32s The Train was entirely R46s with an occasional appearance of the R32s The Train had R40Ms and R42s The Train had R40 Slants, R40Ms and R42s. The had R42s with an occasional appearance of the R40 Slants and/or R40Ms. The Train had R32s, R40 Slants and R68s with an occasional appearance of the R68As. The Train was entirely R40 Slants with an occasional appearance of the R32s and/or R68/R68As The Train used both R32s and R46s. The Shuttles was entirely R44s for the Rockaway Shuttle, The R68 Single units on the Franklin Avenue Shuttle (Like the present day) and the 21st Street Shuttle (That ran between 21st Street and 34th Street via the Broadway line until February or so) I believed used R40 Slants. Not entirely sure on that because I honestly don't remember. As for A Division Assignments maybe @Trainmaster5 can chime in with that one because I know the used entirely R62As with the being mixed with R62As and Redbirds and with the Train used both Redbirds and R62s but don't know which redbirds was on what. Edited January 22, 2018 by Daniel The Cool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted January 22, 2018 Share #17572 Posted January 22, 2018 The that ran from Queensbridge to 34th via Broadway used R32. I remember seeing it just once. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DailyDose Posted January 22, 2018 Share #17573 Posted January 22, 2018 Why are the breaks on the Geometry Car so loud? I've never heard any train with breaks that loud with screeching coming from hell I'd guess 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted January 23, 2018 Share #17574 Posted January 23, 2018 When the (brown R) ran during rush hours, how frequent was it and when were the first/last trains? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRunRob Posted January 23, 2018 Share #17575 Posted January 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Daniel The Cool said: Interesting fact is Wakefield is the farthest Northern Terminal. Indeed it is. But another fun fact is Eastchester-Dyre is the closest station to the NYC City limits at just under 1000ft! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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