trainfan22 Posted September 18, 2018 Share #19576 Posted September 18, 2018 Today I was lucky enough to catch of the remaining R32 trains, took it to Fulton and transferred to the which was also an R32😁😁 A couple days ago I rode an 42 train to Fulton and transferred to an 32 train, love when I transfer between two lines and both times its cars using old SMEE's😁 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19577 Posted September 19, 2018 A set of 142As or 188s (sorry didn’t catch the #) just headed south on CPW exp. Probably around 59 by now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19578 Posted September 19, 2018 why was a set of R188's parked up at Concourse a few days ago? #7892? or was it 7882? either one of those. was the lead car. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19579 Posted September 19, 2018 9 hours ago, danielhg121 said: why was a set of R188's parked up at Concourse a few days ago? #7892? or was it 7882? either one of those. was the lead car. Maybe it was being transfered to coney or 207 for repairs or being washed at concourse...Idk just my guess 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19580 Posted September 19, 2018 There should be no reason that CPW express is slow during rush hour and nights before 11:30PM. SMDH 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19581 Posted September 19, 2018 5 minutes ago, Future ENY OP said: There should be no reason that CPW express is slow during rush hour and nights before 11:30PM. SMDH Slow in waiting times....Or slow in movement....Cause this may sound funny..But i let a go past at 34th st for the express which came like 5 mins after and kid u not that same was leaving 125st before i got there...Back in the 90's no way a beating a that fast... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19582 Posted September 19, 2018 8 minutes ago, biGC323232 said: Slow in waiting times....Or slow in movement....Cause this may sound funny..But i let a go past at 34th st for the express which came like 5 mins after and kid u not that same was leaving 125st before i got there...Back in the 90's no way a beating a that fast... Actually both. Reason why I say this is b/c years ago I would get on an express from Broadway-East New York to 125th in about 40 mins. Today’s travel is about hour and change and I can only guess b/c of the timers that installed on the line. Yesterday I missed an and train on Nostrand. Waited 5 mins for the next express. Eventually caught the missed train at 42nd. Than while on CPW express to 125th train kept crawling slow after 103rd. SMDH. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19583 Posted September 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, Future ENY OP said: Actually both. Reason why I say this is b/c years ago I would get on an express from Broadway-East New York to 125th in about 40 mins. Today’s travel is about hour and change and I can only guess b/c of the timers that installed on the line. Yesterday I missed an and train on Nostrand. Waited 5 mins for the next express. Eventually caught the missed train at 42nd. Than while on CPW express to 125th train kept crawling slow after 103rd. SMDH. I get it..Its gottin to the point (with me anyway) if im waiting for an anywhere along 8av/fulton/cpw if the shows 1st i just board it...Lately depending on ur destination locals beat expresses by a mile 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future ENY OP Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19584 Posted September 19, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, biGC323232 said: I get it..Its gottin to the point (with me anyway) if im waiting for an anywhere along 8av/fulton/cpw if the shows 1st i just board it...Lately depending on ur destination locals beat expresses by a mile Correct. I’m realizing that now. Does that boil the same on the 6th Avenue Express Another issue I have is the express is VERY LIMITED in The Bronx especially on game days. The Concourse/Jerome are by far the worse lines to me in the Bronx. Edited September 19, 2018 by Future ENY OP Addition 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19585 Posted September 19, 2018 11 minutes ago, Future ENY OP said: Correct. I’m realizing that now. Does that boil the same on the 6th Avenue Express Another issue I have is the express is VERY LIMITED in The Bronx especially on game days. The Concourse/Jerome are by far the worse lines to me in the Bronx. Very Similar depending on your destination....Like i said in the post above..I let an leave at 34st for an and that same was leaving 125st not arriving at 125st...lol...Me personally i think the is the worst in the bronx especially on wkend and overnights.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transitfan111 Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19586 Posted September 19, 2018 21 minutes ago, Future ENY OP said: Correct. I’m realizing that now. Does that boil the same on the 6th Avenue Express Another issue I have is the express is VERY LIMITED in The Bronx especially on game days. The Concourse/Jerome are by far the worse lines to me in the Bronx. The 5 line is by far the worse in the Bronx. There is a 20-25 minute headway on some weekends and nights. I find service on Jerome pretty frequent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMac18 Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19587 Posted September 19, 2018 I can confirm as of today, the train I was on finally had corrected announcements at 59th Street! They are finally adding the “Transfer is available to the F AND Q trains...” announcement that has been on the NRW since the Second Avenue Subway opened. It’s also timed properly again before the doors open. Can’t believe it took them this long. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19588 Posted September 19, 2018 19 minutes ago, transitfan111 said: The 5 line is by far the worse in the Bronx. There is a 20-25 minute headway on some weekends and nights. I find service on Jerome pretty frequent. It is and it's because no one speaks up about the service up there. A "shuttle train" from Dyre Avenue to 180th street on weekends... What a joke. You'll never have enough ridership to sustain it if it runs so poorly. 44 minutes ago, biGC323232 said: I get it..Its gottin to the point (with me anyway) if im waiting for an anywhere along 8av/fulton/cpw if the shows 1st i just board it...Lately depending on ur destination locals beat expresses by a mile Best thing to do. I take whatever comes first, because quite frankly, as you said, the locals often beat the "expresses" anyway. 24 minutes ago, biGC323232 said: Very Similar depending on your destination....Like i said in the post above..I let an leave at 34st for an and that same was leaving 125st not arriving at 125st...lol...Me personally i think the is the worst in the bronx especially on wkend and overnights.... Something else that's funny about the .... They will find any excuse to have it run local. You can be on an express train and, BOOM, next thing you know, you're going local and making every single damn stop in the Bronx that the makes. I had to give up on it and just take Metro-North. Longer walk and a higher fare, but at least you don't have to put up with such nonsense. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 via Mosholu Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19589 Posted September 19, 2018 16 minutes ago, PMac18 said: I can confirm as of today, the train I was on finally had corrected announcements at 59th Street! They are finally adding the “Transfer is available to the F AND Q trains...” announcement that has been on the NRW since the Second Avenue Subway opened. It’s also timed properly again before the doors open. Can’t believe it took them this long. I was on a train that had updated announcements on the Bowling Green run. It not only had the Bx6 Select+ announcement at 161st Street, but also had the and announcements at 59th Street. That 59th Street announcement is not timed rightly. It was on set 1240 to 1186 on the R142 that these additional announcements came. Everytime I would be on the train, it would either not mention the separate transfer at 59th Street, or when trying to find the M86 Select+ announcement at 86th Street, it would cause a glitch. That has also been the case at 161st Street. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19590 Posted September 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Future ENY OP said: Correct. I’m realizing that now. Does that boil the same on the 6th Avenue Express Another issue I have is the express is VERY LIMITED in The Bronx especially on game days. The Concourse/Jerome are by far the worse lines to me in the Bronx. I honestly cannot see the logic in running only 6tph of on Concourse, and having that only run for 3 hours each rush. That area is growing, and Lex isn't getting any less crowded... Given that the generally get you to Midtown faster than the , NYCT should be throwing throughput at them, not putting them on this starvation diet... 1 hour ago, Future ENY OP said: Actually both. Reason why I say this is b/c years ago I would get on an express from Broadway-East New York to 125th in about 40 mins. Today’s travel is about hour and change and I can only guess b/c of the timers that installed on the line. Yesterday I missed an and train on Nostrand. Waited 5 mins for the next express. Eventually caught the missed train at 42nd. Than while on CPW express to 125th train kept crawling slow after 103rd. SMDH. CPW had a bad night yesterday. I think someone got tripped around 81 which made for some real fun southbound. That cascaded to the northbound side, and congestion from all the switching and terminal madness had locals backed up to 110. At least one n/b went express while I was up there. And of course, there were some good-sized gaps in express service too -- I remember some solid 10-12 minute periods between s in both directions... I will say, though, there was one TO following an especially long gap in n/b express service. And boy, did that train fly up the hill at 110. He or she really knew how to work the timers... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHacksJustKhaks Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19591 Posted September 19, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, biGC323232 said: I get it..Its gottin to the point (with me anyway) if im waiting for an anywhere along 8av/fulton/cpw if the shows 1st i just board it...Lately depending on ur destination locals beat expresses by a mile Often times, that's no joke either. Literally the other day both an and train were at 42nd street, so I decided to take the . Turns out the became delayed in Manhattan and Brooklyn as usual, and I didn't see that again until the passed Shepherd Avenue where the already went to Euclid and was running in the opposite direction (I kid you not!). Only in New York City lol... Edited September 19, 2018 by NoHacksJustKhaks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axis Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19592 Posted September 19, 2018 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axis Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19593 Posted September 19, 2018 Just another typical weekday on Jerome Avenue. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19594 Posted September 19, 2018 55 minutes ago, Axis said: What's up with the being 15 mins a pop...There's no car shortage on the ...Or is there??? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Hammers Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19595 Posted September 19, 2018 16 hours ago, danielhg121 said: why was a set of R188's parked up at Concourse a few days ago? #7892? or was it 7882? either one of those. was the lead car. They were being transferred from 239 Yard back to Corona Yard. I have a video of them being moved around that will be up soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19596 Posted September 19, 2018 21 minutes ago, Dj Hammers said: They were being transferred from 239 Yard back to Corona Yard. I have a video of them being moved around that will be up soon. Any special reason why they would be there??? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19597 Posted September 19, 2018 I know y’all have a Express/Local discussion going on here but I have a question: Are the R160’s and R62A’s the only fleets getting the yellow Looped stanchions? What about the R62’s? And lastly, is every single fleet slated for LED lighting? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19598 Posted September 19, 2018 I know a few 46s also got the upgrades recently. I don't remember what the numbers were, but it was on the at the time. Also, it's been posted here that a few of the 142s (Bombardier cars) also got upgraded lights recently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19599 Posted September 19, 2018 1 hour ago, biGC323232 said: What's up with the being 15 mins a pop...There's no car shortage on the ...Or is there??? Could be train traffic b/c of midday construction 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted September 19, 2018 Share #19600 Posted September 19, 2018 Saw 110 Street on the and today. It looks nice but I found a stain caused by the seeping water from yesterday 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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