SUBWAY - Random Thoughts Topic

[Union Tpke]

Does this route seem logical to you?

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[Javier]

Uh...what the

[Around the Horn]

I love how the transfers on the new & strip map are all in Standard-Medium...

[46Dover]

I want to ask something

 

Why was the train stop changed at 207 Street from Washington Heights to Inwood?

[46Dover]

Second Question:

 

When the was made to terminate at 145 Street back in 1988 (I think), were there any modifications to be made to the station to make it a crew terminal (like a Brighton Beach or a Euclid Av)?

[CenSin]

Does this route seem logical to you?

Screen Shot 2016-06-15 at 1.53.51 PM by spicker613, on Flickr

Someone screwed up with the path-finding algorithm.

[Lance]

Does this route seem logical to you?

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I think the computer system is designed to give one outlandish route for every directions request. It does the same thing on the On the Go displays. They'll give you two good routes and the third will likely be some random roundabout route.

 

I love how the transfers on the new & strip map are all in Standard-Medium...

Technically, the route bullets with the exception of the , and should always be in Standard/Akzidenz-Grotesk as that's how they were registered many moons ago.

 

I want to ask something

 

Why was the train stop changed at 207 Street from Washington Heights to Inwood?

Probably because 207 Street isn't in Washington Heights.

[I love Trains99]

On weekdays.

 

Weekends, the was the sole train on the Brighton line until the changes began happening.

Thanks for filling in I forgot all about the   running along Brighton on weekdays. But still the was running along Brighton local at all times before 1973. 

[I love Trains99]

Going to correct a couple things

 

The Train was cut from Brooklyn during Middays and Weekends from April to November of 1995 due to Bridge work with the Trains replacing it running to 21st Street.

 

The went 4th Local on Weekday evenings/nights/weekends up until 2002.

 

From 1993-1995 the went to 86th Street only due to some work at Coney Island

After 1994 the went back to express along 4 Av during all times except late nights. You probably talking about 1961 service. The rush hour local service was always provided by the   up until 2010 

 

On April 13, 1986 when the Manhattan Bridge project began on 6 Av side, did the   have 3 terminals (Bay Ridge 95 St , 9 Av, and Bay Parkway?) And why did the MTA route the   away from Brighton Line? 

I love how the transfers on the new & strip map are all in Standard-Medium...

The strip maps together looks bad. The local stops on the is missing. The lex line is on far left of the map while 7 Av is on far right. The map makes you look like your eyes are going all over the place. 

[MHV9218]

I love how the transfers on the new & strip map are all in Standard-Medium...

 

Yeah, but they couldn't get their act together to put the main bullet in Standard... Those little inconsistencies are so annoying to my eyes.

 

Technically, the route bullets with the exception of the , and should always be in Standard/Akzidenz-Grotesk as that's how they were registered many moons ago.

 

And the , depending on which standards manual you follow!

[Fresh Pond]

The strip maps together looks bad. The local stops on the is missing. The lex line is on far left of the map while 7 Av is on far right. The map makes you look like your eyes are going all over the place.

The strip maps never showed the local stops along 7 Av, it would be too many dots to show.

[Threxx]

Random historical question... any reason why Jay Street-MetroTech on the (formerly Lawrence Street) has no trackside tile? It's out of the Dual Contracts style to neglect this and there's no real documentation on why this station got passed over. It's especially weird when the mezzanine is completely tiled.

[Daniel The Cool]

After 1994 the went back to express along 4 Av during all times except late nights. You probably talking about 1961 service. The rush hour local service was always provided by the   up until 2010 

 

No I'm not. From 1994 up until 2002, Evening/Late Nights/Weekends it ran local in Brooklyn. I remember that clearly because I've ridden the that line before at the time (Beginning of 1999) and the old 1998 map for example even says it.

 

Here, the 2000 Schedule says otherwise

http://web.archive.org/web/20000919160736/http://www.lirr.org/nyct/service/pdf/tncur.pdf

Edited June 19, 2016 by Daniel The Cool

[46Dover]

It seems like every weekend in New York City, there's a parade or a G.O. reroute that happens every time I come into the city on a day off. Maybe I should plan my days off during the week

[I love Trains99]

No I'm not. From 1994 up until 2002, Evening/Late Nights/Weekends it ran local in Brooklyn. I remember that clearly because I've ridden the that line before at the time (Beginning of 1999) and the old 1998 map for example even says it.

 

Here, the 2000 Schedule says otherwise

http://web.archive.org/web/20000919160736/http://www.lirr.org/nyct/service/pdf/tncur.pdf

The time schedule does not show the running local along 4 Av on the Weekends. 

[Lance]

I'm looking at a scan of the 1997 map and the service guide lists the as a 4th Avenue local during off-hours (evenings, late nights and weekends).

 

EDIT: After reviewing the early '94 and 2000 maps, I can concur that the did run local on 4th Avenue during off-hours. Prior to 1994, the was a full local at all times. It wouldn't be until the   got booted off the express tracks that the would get some semblance of express service that hadn't been seen since '86.

Edited June 19, 2016 by Lance

[P3F]

Random historical question... any reason why Jay Street-MetroTech on the (formerly Lawrence Street) has no trackside tile? It's out of the Dual Contracts style to neglect this and there's no real documentation on why this station got passed over. It's especially weird when the mezzanine is completely tiled.

Also, the same could be asked for Grand Central on the and Lexington Avenue 53 Street on the .

[R10 2952]

I'm looking at a scan of the 1997 map and the service guide lists the as a 4th Avenue local during off-hours (evenings, late nights and weekends).

 

EDIT: After reviewing the early '94 and 2000 maps, I can concur that the did run local on 4th Avenue during off-hours. Prior to 1994, the was a full local at all times. It wouldn't be until the   got booted off the express tracks that the would get some semblance of express service that hadn't been seen since '86.

 

Yeah I remember the was a strange bird back in those days- heck, I even remember seeing an R46 show up on that line once in the late '90s.

 

Also, I just realized I've never seen a station musician at any of the elevated lines- anyone else notice this?

[I love Trains99]

Yeah I remember the was a strange bird back in those days- heck, I even remember seeing an R46 show up on that line once in the late '90s.

 

Also, I just realized I've never seen a station musician at any of the elevated lines- anyone else notice this?

The stopped using R46 after May 1987. If you caught R46 on the that was probably a routed

[Daniel The Cool]

The stopped using R46 after May 1987. If you caught R46 on the that was probably a routed

Nope there was an R46 in 1990s. There was a picture of it off an railfan site (Don't think its there anymore)

 

And keep in mind, just because a line is not assigned to a certain subway car, doesn't mean they haven't used it for an occasion if needed

[GojiMet86]

I've heard of an R46 on the  post-late 1980s. There has definitely been one on the after the 9/11 reroutes.

 

Edited June 20, 2016 by GojiMet86

[I love Trains99]

I've heard of an R46 on the  post-late 1980s. There has definitely been one on the after the 9/11 reroutes.

 

The only used R46 temporarily from the . I don't count R46 truly being on the  

[Daniel The Cool]

The only used R46 temporarily from the . I don't count R46 truly being on the

That makes no sense...

[CenSin]

It totally made sense for the MTA to send a train ahead of a Kings Highway–bound with a Coney Island–bound right behind it. /s

 

That Coney Island–bound didn’t skip Bergen, Carroll, and Smith Streets. Guess what the delay amounted to after all the waiting?

[MHV9218]

Mixed consist on the today. That's 5152 and 2784. Think the last time I rode a mixed set would have been R32/38s together, pretty cool to be on. No braking issues.