Trainmaster5 Posted February 25, 2015 Share #8976 Posted February 25, 2015 The terminal has one exit and it's all the way at the western end of the platform. It's much further than 145 Street. They should extend a few more exits out to the east and then close 145 Street. The problem at the eastern end of the terminal is that there is no direct access to the street ( Lenox Avenue ). The two station tracks head east past the crew quarters before turning southward under Lenox Avenue. South of those tracks ,IIRC, is a parking lot and a stockroom for the heating/ac department. The existing station and yard trackage are under a housing development so if any entrance/exit were to be constructed at the eastern end of the station it would have to go up and cross onto private property and then down to reach street level. At that rate the short 145th St station would appear to be the cheaper option in the long run. As you have correctly pointed out out the exits for 145th St and 148th St are nowhere near each other and riders don't use them in an either/or situation. It's one or the other. To those who suggest extending 145th St further north I'd point out that the existing station platform is the last part of level ground before the trackage curves upward and begins it's ascent slightly east before the station tracks bear sharply to the west at the entrance to the Lenox Yard. Any extension to the south would be costly and time consuming judging by the construction done from 110th St up to 145th St. It's my guess that the 145th St station remains open because the street is a somewhat commercial location and another gateway to the Bronx for buses and auto traffic. FWIW it's also next to the MCH bus depot. Just my opinion though. Carry on. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted February 25, 2015 Share #8977 Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) With the G/O stating no trains between Brooklyn Bridge and New Lots Av, Im just wondering: whatever happened with the running from Essex St and to Prospect Park ? ENY, Brownsville, Crown Hts, and Flatbush residents can just stay on the if they're going to Downtown Brooklyn or Lower Manhattan. If they need a faster ride to Canal St, Union Sq or 59/Lex (or to get to the for further uptown to the upper east side), they can transfer to the at Atlantic (or the if they need to get to Bleecker St/B'way Lafayette or the Concourse Line, which is nearby from the Jerome Line in the Bronx). There was no need for that useless shuttle at all. Edited February 25, 2015 by RollOver 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Posted February 26, 2015 Share #8978 Posted February 26, 2015 The E/F absolutely haul ass between Roosevelt and Queensbridge or Queens Plaza. I rarely travel out that way, but I have to say, that's a super smooth and fast ride. Whatever the MTA did there, they need to do everywhere. Judging by that sound, seems like the heavier rail is installed there, too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DailyDose Posted February 26, 2015 Share #8979 Posted February 26, 2015 Learned something new: When there are snowbirds underground, the Concourse express starts later in the morning. And also, a crapload of people get off at 125th early in the morning. I wonder what the heck is in Harlem that everyone needs to get to at 7am? Jobs? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted February 26, 2015 Share #8980 Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) I've got a sort of "toolbox" in the works. It's a set of specifications and mix-and-match pre-designed parts consisting mostly of switch diagrams I've clobbered together from technical documents. Basically, they're meant to be laid on top of an accurately-scaled map and connected to make rail layouts. They're sort of like the one you find here: http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/45995-line-and-junction-designs-raising-transit-efficiency/. But the new ones I'm designing are to-scale and take into account factors such as train velocity, acceleration, and centrifugal forces. Those previous junction designs I posted that looked manageable now appear to require several miles to implement owing to the use of #24 switches for 60 mph passenger operation. You never find these among subways with densely-clustered stations simply because these switches are longer than the platforms themselves. Well, looks like for a triple-tracked terminal to triple-tracked line design, it'll be at least around 1 mile between the terminal and the first station along the line. In comparison, the gap between Main Street and Willets Point on the Flushing line is only 0.66 miles. The diagram below is as to-scale as I can make it. It's the size you'd get if you plopped it on Google Maps' satellite view. Trains are assumed to be just under 10-feet wide. The tracks are 5-feet apart minimum. All of the switches are #20 switches (appropriate for 50-mph traversal). The grade is 2.5% on ramps. Platforms are a minimum 20-feet wide and 640-feet long. The tracks are arranged such that there are no grade changes or curves on the auxiliary/express track. The outer two tracks from the terminal are connected to the auxiliary/express track in such a way that there is only one switch to curve through so any train that's destined to run express has nearly zero resistance from curves and grade changes. But the feature of this design is that trains simply do not block each other when approaching or leaving the terminal unless the terminal is already full; in such a case, the terminal could be cleared quite quickly. Edited February 26, 2015 by CenSin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYSubwayBuff Posted February 27, 2015 Share #8981 Posted February 27, 2015 Today I tooke the R to school and avoided the transferring fiasco at Atlantic-Barclays especially today with all the delays in the AM. I realize that this is a better way to get to Manhattan every day than schlepping through Atlantic before standing in a crowded train, highly recommend 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3F Posted February 27, 2015 Share #8982 Posted February 27, 2015 Today I tooke the R to school and avoided the transferring fiasco at Atlantic-Barclays especially today with all the delays in the AM. I realize that this is a better way to get to Manhattan every day than schlepping through Atlantic before standing in a crowded train, highly recommendActually, you missed the free seats. The I got on was 75 percent empty. I realize the is an option, but the schlepp from B'way to the West B'way kills any time savings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYSubwayBuff Posted February 27, 2015 Share #8983 Posted February 27, 2015 Better than schlepping underground 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q113 LTD Posted February 27, 2015 Share #8984 Posted February 27, 2015 I was on the going home in Far Rockaway and at 88 St Boyd Av, I saw writings on that big black box that was on the platform. Just can't believe that the spend millions to renovate stations and yet, those dam high school kids write on the walls with permanent markers and the has to paint over it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted February 28, 2015 Share #8985 Posted February 28, 2015 My apologies as I don't know whether to post this here or in the aviation thread, but here goes: The wall art at the check in area of the Jetblue terminal at JFK. Very subway inspired as you can see. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted February 28, 2015 Share #8986 Posted February 28, 2015 LMAO, they even have the Conductor zebra board! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itmaybeokay Posted February 28, 2015 Share #8987 Posted February 28, 2015 LMAO, they even have the Conductor zebra board! What's impressive about the zebra board is just as you might have boards that say R-42 or R-160 for different types of equipment, theirs says A321 - a nod to the Airbus A321 they usually operate. Of course, one hopes the pilot doesnt pull the nose into the middle of the terminal to point at the board.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted February 28, 2015 Share #8988 Posted February 28, 2015 What's impressive about the zebra board is just as you might have boards that say R-42 or R-160 for different types of equipment, theirs says A321 - a nod to the Airbus A321 they usually operate. Of course, one hopes the pilot doesnt pull the nose into the middle of the terminal to point at the board.... It also says A320 on the opposite end of the zebra board. That zebra board was a nice touch though LOL. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted March 1, 2015 Share #8989 Posted March 1, 2015 I was watching Law and order: special victims unit. The episode was called Manhattan vigil. I noticed that there was an unsolved case of a missing child, and 13 years later, a kid gets lost in a crowd at 110 Street (which looks similar to 96 street for a sec, but we all know the real station) in car 1936 (mad I caught the number) on a R62A train. Makes me wonder how most parents are able to keep their children safe in a subway system like this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q113 LTD Posted March 1, 2015 Share #8990 Posted March 1, 2015 I was watching Law and order: special victims unit. The episode was called Manhattan vigil. I noticed that there was an unsolved case of a missing child, and 13 years later, a kid gets lost in a crowd at 110 Street (which looks similar to 96 street for a sec, but we all know the real station) in car 1936 (mad I caught the number) on a R62A train. Makes me wonder how most parents are able to keep their children safe in a subway system like this. You know what, I was watching GOTHAM and one of the scenes I saw was an R68 covered with graffiti. I was enjoy watching SVU. I notice a R160 in the background with a cast member name Peter Scanavino in the foreground during the theme song. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted March 1, 2015 Share #8991 Posted March 1, 2015 You know what, I was watching GOTHAM and one of the scenes I saw was an R68 covered with graffiti. I was enjoy watching SVU. I notice a R160 in the background with a cast member name Peter Scanavino in the foreground during the theme song. That's either 1 or 3 Av on the and more than likely thats a R143 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted March 1, 2015 Share #8992 Posted March 1, 2015 (edited) That's either 1 or 3 Av on the and more than likely thats a R143Well this is one of the avenues, but there is a small chance it is an R160. I agree on that it could be an R143, but I'm not choosing a side since I didn't film this car (or watch this scene carefully). Edited March 1, 2015 by MysteriousBtrain 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted March 2, 2015 Share #8993 Posted March 2, 2015 (edited) Wow. No snow has been shoveled on the southbound platforms. It's around 2–3 inches on the platforms. A lot of sparking on the third rail too. Edited March 2, 2015 by CenSin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R42Ctrain4069 Posted March 2, 2015 Share #8994 Posted March 2, 2015 We are nearing the 6 year anniversary of the scrapping of the R38s. I miss them very much. (Also I've never posted on this forum at all until now so hi ) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted March 2, 2015 Share #8995 Posted March 2, 2015 We are nearing the 6 year anniversary of the scrapping of the R38s. I miss them very much. (Also I've never posted on this forum at all until now so hi ) Hello there. The R38s are on my heart as well so you are not alone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTA Dude Posted March 2, 2015 Share #8996 Posted March 2, 2015 (Also I've never posted on this forum at all until now so hi ) LOL, you just got two rank upgrades while you were away! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted March 3, 2015 Share #8997 Posted March 3, 2015 My was rerouted on the express 14-125 this morning. An R62A, feels like te 90s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted March 3, 2015 Share #8998 Posted March 3, 2015 My was rerouted on the express 14-125 this morning. An R62A, felt like the 90s. Godsend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted March 3, 2015 Share #8999 Posted March 3, 2015 My was rerouted on the express 14-125 this morning. An R62A, feels like te 90s.I remember when I got nearly the same exact route and car as your trip. I felt very lucky. Running express downtown from 125 Street to 14 street, then after 14 street, the stop I needed, Bleecker Street, was where it stopped before it ran nonstop to the last stop, Brooklyn Bridge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted March 3, 2015 Share #9000 Posted March 3, 2015 To be honest, the is only focusing on the and the instead of focusing on the other problems in the subway. They can't fund the other lines, and they are blowing it on the and the . The CBTC can wait. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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