Calvin Posted September 4, 2018 Share #19501 Posted September 4, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, EphraimB said: I saw 2 R160 trains today. Is the line getting R160s? 4 hours ago, Union Tpke said: They show up periodically. The will only operate using R160s for CBTC. You'll mostly see R160s running on the during weekends with a chunk of R46s, since there's not a lot of trains running compared to weekdays. Edited September 4, 2018 by Calvin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainmaster5 Posted September 4, 2018 Share #19502 Posted September 4, 2018 4 hours ago, Lawrence St said: Thanks for the info. Last question, when trains run express on Dyre why don't they stop at Pelham Parkway? RR503 answered your question correctly. I personally have made the stop with supervision standing beside me which is a rule violation. After I explained my reasoning to the General Supt. , who was standing beside me at the time, my C/R and I were commended for being resourceful and helping our riders. I wouldn’t advise anyone else to follow that path. Carry on. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted September 4, 2018 Share #19503 Posted September 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, Trainmaster5 said: RR503 answered your question correctly. I personally have made the stop with supervision standing beside me which is a rule violation. After I explained my reasoning to the General Supt. , who was standing beside me at the time, my C/R and I were commended for being resourceful and helping our riders. I wouldn’t advise anyone else to follow that path. Carry on. Was there ever a conductor board for that track? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted September 4, 2018 Share #19504 Posted September 4, 2018 9 hours ago, Calvin said: You'll mostly see R160s running on the during weekends with a chunk of R46s, since there's not a lot of trains running compared to weekdays. On weekdays they use a couple if not a few sets on the ...I saw 2 on the last thurs... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted September 4, 2018 Share #19505 Posted September 4, 2018 Does the NB entrance at 238th St now accept metrocards? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridgeviewer382 Posted September 4, 2018 Share #19506 Posted September 4, 2018 18 minutes ago, Lawrence St said: Does the NB entrance at 238th St now accept metrocards? It does now on the re-opened staircase. The MTA does say its only temporary until they re-open the downtown platform. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemorie Posted September 5, 2018 Share #19507 Posted September 5, 2018 I'm so glad that the guys at the Straphangers Campaign stop making annual reports rating the respective best and worst lines. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted September 5, 2018 Share #19508 Posted September 5, 2018 11 minutes ago, Jemorie said: I'm so glad that the guys at the Straphangers Campaign stop making annual reports rating the respective best and worst lines. Why? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemorie Posted September 5, 2018 Share #19509 Posted September 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Union Tpke said: Why? Because they always point out the bleeding obvious: "Old cars are unreliable", "new cars are better performers", "the busiest lines in the system tend to be unreliable in terms of time performance due to overcrowding and people holding doors", and so on and so fourth. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted September 5, 2018 Share #19510 Posted September 5, 2018 I remember that, they excluded the train as it's not a Manhatttan route. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHacksJustKhaks Posted September 5, 2018 Share #19511 Posted September 5, 2018 (edited) Just saw a “not in service” R68 at Broad Channel on the southbound tracks. I wonder why, it went back northbound afterwards. The only number I saw on the train was 2668. Edited September 5, 2018 by NoHacksJustKhaks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 6 Ave Local Posted September 5, 2018 Share #19512 Posted September 5, 2018 19 hours ago, Jemorie said: Because they always point out the bleeding obvious: "Old cars are unreliable", "new cars are better performers", "the busiest lines in the system tend to be unreliable in terms of time performance due to overcrowding and people holding doors", and so on and so fourth. I mean they have to... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 6 Ave Local Posted September 5, 2018 Share #19513 Posted September 5, 2018 (edited) There's an R68 with the original number plate on the .. i think 2275 or 2755 or something. The plate is very old-looking and is just like the original of the cars before the R46. Edited September 5, 2018 by KK 6 Ave Local 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon2305 Posted September 5, 2018 Share #19514 Posted September 5, 2018 14 minutes ago, KK 6 Ave Local said: There's an R68 with the original number plate on the .. i think 2275 or 2755 or something. The plate is very old-looking and is just like the original of the cars before the R46. Possibly 2755, 2275 is an R62A unit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted September 6, 2018 Share #19515 Posted September 6, 2018 The Cuomo set is starting to peel off on the outside on one of the 5-cars that are on the #9238-42. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted September 6, 2018 Share #19516 Posted September 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Calvin said: The Cuomo set is starting to peel off on the outside on one of the 5-cars that are on the #9238-42. Even the R160s don’t like him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABOGbrooklyn Posted September 6, 2018 Share #19517 Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) Random: I was thinking about above ground Subway stations that are not planned to be fixed. On the 1. Eastchester Dyre Ave 2. Baychester 3. Gunhill Rd 4. Morris Park On the 5. Aqueduct North Conduit On the 6. New Lots Ave On the 7. Church Ave I'm not counting Intervale Ave because I still feel the will abandon it one day in the future. Do you think these stations will be planned on getting fixed in the next Capital Plan? Especially the stations on the and Church Ave are an eye sore.. Edited September 6, 2018 by ABOGbrooklyn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted September 6, 2018 Share #19518 Posted September 6, 2018 2 hours ago, ABOGbrooklyn said: Random: I was thinking about above ground Subway stations that are not planned to be fixed. On the 1. Eastchester Dyre Ave 2. Baychester 3. Gunhill Rd 4. Morris Park On the 5. Aqueduct North Conduit On the 6. New Lots Ave On the 7. Church Ave I'm not counting Intervale Ave because I still feel the will abandon it one day in the future. Do you think these stations will be planned on getting fixed in the next Capital Plan? Especially the stations on the and Church Ave are an eye sore.. Ha, yeah right. Quite a few of these stations are in the hood and the politicians don’t do squat because the people living there don’t speak up, so that’s what they get. These very same people likely don’t vote anyway so they don’t care. Communities that have people that vote and get on their elected officials to make changes are the ones that get what they need. Not always the case, but that’s often times what happens. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABOGbrooklyn Posted September 6, 2018 Share #19519 Posted September 6, 2018 51 minutes ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said: Ha, yeah right. Quite a few of these stations are in the hood and the politicians don’t do squat because the people living there don’t speak up, so that’s what they get. These very same people likely don’t vote anyway so they don’t care. Communities that have people that vote and get on their elected officials to make changes are the ones that get what they need. Not always the case, but that’s often times what happens. If that was the case the Sea Beach line stations would have been fixed ages ago they were one of the worst stations in the city. And none of the Bronx stations would have been fixed at all then? Although I partly agree with you on people not speaking up and elected officials not doing crap. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted September 6, 2018 Share #19520 Posted September 6, 2018 19 minutes ago, ABOGbrooklyn said: If that was the case the Sea Beach line stations would have been fixed ages ago they were one of the worst stations in the city. And none of the Bronx stations would have been fixed at all then? Although I partly agree with you on people not speaking up and elected officials not doing crap. That's precisely my point. The stations along the Sea Beach line were in decrepit shape going back to the 90s even, so over 20 years of looking like that and they now finally get to them. The other thing is, they need to focus more on structural improvements. The amount of time that these stations are shut down and then fall into disrepair is rather unacceptable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABOGbrooklyn Posted September 6, 2018 Share #19521 Posted September 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said: That's precisely my point. The stations along the Sea Beach line were in decrepit shape going back to the 90s even, so over 20 years of looking like that and they now finally get to them. The other thing is, they need to focus more on structural improvements. The amount of time that these stations are shut down and then fall into disrepair is rather unacceptable. Yeah but my point was that you don't think the community boards of Bensonhurst and Gravesend weren't complaining about how crappy those stations looked? I bet they were and the MTA still did nothing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted September 6, 2018 Share #19522 Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, ABOGbrooklyn said: Yeah but my point was that you don't think the community boards of Bensonhurst and Gravesend weren't complaining about how crappy those stations looked? I bet they were and the MTA still did nothing. Gravesend and Bensonhurst are represented by Senator Marty Golden, whose office I have personally worked with to get bus service restored on several lines. It took YEARS to get it done, but we got it done. When I originally contacted him, he personally wrote to me saying that he was all for helping me to do what he could to get several local bus lines restored along with the X27 and X28 on weekends. Marty has been working tirelessly to improve subway service in the areas that represents. He has even allocated funds from his budget to improve stations like 86th street in Bay Ridge, which was really run down. The issue is it takes time to get these improvements and LOTS of following up and hounding of the . There's also the monetary budget issues facing the . He is on the Transportation Committee, so that is an area that he focuses on. Even with that, it has been an uphill battle with the . They are like vultures, looking to CUT CUT CUT, and overspend. The capital budget is set YEARS in advance, so unless you push for projects YEARS in advance, good luck seeing any improvements in any reasonable amount of time. This whole process with the is outdated, frustrating and tedious. We have to start electing more people who will wrong many of the rights at this agency. Edited September 6, 2018 by Via Garibaldi 8 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted September 6, 2018 Share #19523 Posted September 6, 2018 4 hours ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said: That's precisely my point. The stations along the Sea Beach line were in decrepit shape going back to the 90s even, so over 20 years of looking like that and they now finally get to them. The other thing is, they need to focus more on structural improvements. The amount of time that these stations are shut down and then fall into disrepair is rather unacceptable. The whole system of 'community engagement' in NYC is broken. It's basically become yet another way for rich old white people to exclude others from their lives. Community boards are closely tied to geography, making it *that* much harder for renters (who, on average, are poorer and more transient) to participate, while public outreach meetings for various projects frequently take place in ridiculous places at ridiculous hours. Then, there's the fact that these review processes don't actually mean anything, so things that get blocked must be so treated via....other means, meaning those with time to cultivate connections and money to make them get their agendas looked at first. The resulting special-interest focused mayhem has devolved planning in this city to the point where design changes are made to major projects solely because planners don't want to deal with projected community pushback (the absence of an ESA spoils shaft, the deepening of ARC, and the constriction of 72nd St to 2 tracks all being examples where this played a leading role...). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted September 6, 2018 Share #19524 Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, RR503 said: The whole system of 'community engagement' in NYC is broken. It's basically become yet another way for rich old white people to exclude others from their lives. Community boards are closely tied to geography, making it *that* much harder for renters (who, on average, are poorer and more transient) to participate, while public outreach meetings for various projects frequently take place in ridiculous places at ridiculous hours. Then, there's the fact that these review processes don't actually mean anything, so things that get blocked must be so treated via....other means, meaning those with time to cultivate connections and money to make them get their agendas looked at first. The resulting special-interest focused mayhem has devolved planning in this city to the point where design changes are made to major projects solely because planners don't want to deal with projected community pushback (the absence of an ESA spoils shaft, the deepening of ARC, and the constriction of 72nd St to 2 tracks all being examples where this played a leading role...). You make some very good points. My community board encompasses mainly the subsections of Riverdale (Spuyten Duyvil, Central Riverdale, Fieldston, North Riverdale, etc.), but it also includes areas like Kingsbridge which is more working class and not upper class like Riverdale is. My neighborhood is compromised of mainly owners (be it homeowners or co-op or condo owners), and the renters are usually more monied and vocal, so we tend to get more things done up here as the residents are very involved, myself included. The other communities have complained that they aren't represented as we are up the hill. A lot of the board members are mainly from Riverdale and live in Riverdale, which IMO means that they're going to look out for where they live first and foremost. It's only natural. If you're an elected official, you have the power to change what happens and doesn't happen in your community which is very important because you can essentially mold how the area develops (or doesn't). For someone who is working class it can be difficult to take off from work to attend these meetings and speak out. There are some meetings coming up that I will be attending and likely taking off from work to do so given the start times, but lots of working people don't have that luxury. A lot of the meetings start at 6pm when people are just making their way home from work and end right as people are finally getting home. It isn't unheard now to have a two hour commute one way. Edited September 6, 2018 by Via Garibaldi 8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted September 6, 2018 Share #19525 Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said: For someone who is working class it can be difficult to take off from work to attend these meetings and speak out. There are some meetings coming up that I will be attending and likely taking off for to do so given the start times, but lots of working people don't have that luxury. A lot of the meetings start 6pm when people are just making their way home from work and end right as people are finally getting home. It isn't unheard now to have a two hour commute one way. I think this here is key. I know you and I differ on the best way to address community scale, affordable housing, education, homelessness, etc., but I think that we would have seen much more progress on those issues if those directly implicated actually had time to voice their concerns. As the proverb goes, decisions are made by those who show up, and if you're commuting for two hours to get from a job with middling pay to a home you can afford, you're gonna have even less time to involve yourself in shaping civic futures. Edited September 6, 2018 by RR503 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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