Mysterious2train Posted August 5, 2012 Share #1301 Posted August 5, 2012 From not too long ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted August 5, 2012 Share #1302 Posted August 5, 2012 From not too long ago. "Ladies and gentlemen, we are delayed because of train traffic ahead of us. Thank you for your patience." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious2train Posted August 6, 2012 Share #1303 Posted August 6, 2012 With the running every 12 minutes and the running every 20 minutes, that's got to be some Sunday train traffic. Anyway, I'm sure this has noticed before, but anyone else see how ineffectual the Broadway express is? Take Friday. PM Rush. I'm at Union Square, after passing up two trains not far apart, an Astoria-bound comes. A few seconds after, the to Astoria comes. I randomly decide to take the . That same is still sitting at 34th St by the time we get there. Better yet, we actually get priority! Since the and both arrive at Union Square at the same time, the most likely got priority, and the probably got delayed while the was crossing. The primary purpose of an express is to increase capacity, right? And secondarily to save time? The does neither, since it still merges with the and and a lot of times it'll get forced behind the at Dekalb, and again at 34th St. You could make the to Queens local and if you're going to 42nd or above and in a lot of cases it'll make absolutely no difference in how fast you get there. :/ Works in inverse too, because the sometimes gets held up at Prince St for the . I can understand why the will more readily be held up, since there's less traffic on that track, but in some this makes the express useless. Meh, rant of the day over. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted August 6, 2012 Share #1304 Posted August 6, 2012 (edited) Yesterday afternoon, I boarded a Coney Island bound at Atlantic Av and right before it reached 36 St, it switched from the Southbound express track to the local track and then it bypassed 45th and 53rd on the local track...... We could have just waited for the to leave 36 St because as soon as we left, the on the express track departed as well. Edited August 6, 2012 by S78 via Hylan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j express Posted August 6, 2012 Share #1305 Posted August 6, 2012 (edited) Yesterday afternoon, I boarded a Coney Island bound at Atlantic Av and right before it reached 36 St, it switched from the Southbound express track to the local track and then it bypassed 45th and 53rd on the local track...... We could have just waited for the to leave 36 St because as soon as we left, the on the express track departed as well. I had seen the same thing happen to me several times before. Several times I have been on trains that have switched to the local track at 36st. 1, The most wierdiest part I have seen at 36st is a train that stopped with the first to third car of the train on the switch that leads to the West End and the rest of the cars of train at the platform. I have seen this like 3 times on the train before. 2, I got on an at Pacfic st like at 10:45 pm at Friday and the train switched to the local track at 36st and bypassed 45st and 53st. I think that TwoTimer mentions this before of why southbound trains run local between 36st and 59st before express service ends due to layups Edited August 6, 2012 by j express 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted August 6, 2012 Share #1306 Posted August 6, 2012 (edited) I had seen the same thing happen to me several times before. Several times I have been on trains that have switched to the local track at 36st. 1, The most wierdiest part I have seen at 36st is a train that stopped with the first to third car of the train on the switch that leads to the West End and the rest of the cars of train at the platform. I have seen this like 3 times on the train before. 2, I got on an at Pacfic st like at 10:45 pm at Friday and the train switched to the local track at 36st and bypassed 45st and 53st. I think that TwoTimer mentions this before of why southbound trains run local between 36st and 59st before express service ends due to layups Sounds possible, but this was around 3:45 in the afternoon and there was no laying up, so I really don't know what the reason was for it. Edited August 6, 2012 by S78 via Hylan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4 Via Merrick Rd Posted August 7, 2012 Share #1307 Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) something i saw on the subway map it doesn't count the as being fully accessible at court square(even though there is FULL elevator access to the ) to prove my point Edited August 7, 2012 by N4 Via Merrick Rd 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted August 7, 2012 Share #1308 Posted August 7, 2012 They probably didn't update the map yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4 Via Merrick Rd Posted August 7, 2012 Share #1309 Posted August 7, 2012 They probably didn't update the map yet. this is the June 2012 edition 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejr88 Posted August 8, 2012 Share #1310 Posted August 8, 2012 I saw an R160B at 167 Street yesterday afternoon. Wonder if it was sent to CCY just to get a wash. It had the route as well, just said "LAST STOP". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Depot Posted August 8, 2012 Share #1311 Posted August 8, 2012 They do that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRT Bronx Express Posted August 8, 2012 Share #1312 Posted August 8, 2012 This morning, the last Concourse Exp ran local, stopping at 182-183 Sts before shifting onto the express tracks south of Tremont. Really neat catch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abba Posted August 9, 2012 Share #1313 Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) Yesterday afternoon, I boarded a Coney Island bound at Atlantic Av and right before it reached 36 St, it switched from the Southbound express track to the local track and then it bypassed 45th and 53rd on the local track...... We could have just waited for the to leave 36 St because as soon as we left, the on the express track departed as well. Maybe that was having a problem and RCC didn't know how long the would be stuck there.So they just ran around the . Another question I have is today I took a Euclid bound .At Hoyt-schemerhorn they announced it would be express.And it used the express track at least till Utica.So is that the general rule for this battery run that it uses the express track.It makes sense cause it dosent have to switch.But a problem is at Nostrand people might think the next will arrive on the same track when really it will arrive downstairs. Edited August 9, 2012 by Abba 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted August 9, 2012 Share #1314 Posted August 9, 2012 (edited) I must be the only one who can't stand it when people refer to A division lines such as "the number ." We don't do that with the shuttles, right? When was the last time someone said "Let's take the letter to Stillwell?" It sounds stupid and when I hear it, it makes me cringe. Edited August 9, 2012 by Joel Up Front 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted August 10, 2012 Share #1315 Posted August 10, 2012 Can't help out of town folks... hell, might also apply to people here that rarely rides the subways... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted August 10, 2012 Share #1316 Posted August 10, 2012 Last Night I had a dream that I seen the R179s in New Jersey stored next to the Goethals bridge, they was already assembled in trainsets, not on a flatbed truck Also it was a entirely new Bridge with four lanes and no divider between the road. There was also some 143s, they could have been 179s but the front looked like 143s except for one set which exactly like the 179s lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MTA Bus Posted August 11, 2012 Share #1317 Posted August 11, 2012 Why did the ()' /> get rid of the Subway Service Guide at the bottom of the map after June 2010. I always love looking at that thing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted August 11, 2012 Share #1318 Posted August 11, 2012 Can't help out of town folks... hell, might also apply to people here that rarely rides the subways... Heck, there was a family of tourists on the uptown yesterday who were looking at the little snippet of the Weekender in the "improving non-stop" poster and thought that was the subway map...thinking the was the and the Lex was the west side line. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted August 11, 2012 Share #1319 Posted August 11, 2012 [quote name=MTA Bus' timestamp='1344651497' post='568661] Why did the <img src='http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/mta.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='()' />' /> get rid of the Subway Service Guide at the bottom of the map after June 2010. I always love looking at that thing. I guess to remove clutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious2train Posted August 11, 2012 Share #1320 Posted August 11, 2012 (edited) So MTA, since you're updating the NTTs with the Atlantic Av-Barclays Center announcement, how about dat M34 SBS transfer announcement? It's ok, take your time :sadface: Edited August 11, 2012 by Mysterious2train 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubwayStation Posted August 12, 2012 Share #1321 Posted August 12, 2012 (edited) Ugh...Melissa Kleiner sounds AWFUL on the train. I have no idea why so many railfans were "in love" with her voice. Not only does she sound like she's half asleep, but she's just talking, not announcing. Why did anyone choose her to be an announcer? Listening to this video, I really prefer Jessica Ettinger-Gottesman's old "The next stop is" announcement over the current one, though. It sounds much smoother and more human. I don't see why they changed it. Edited August 12, 2012 by TheSubwayStation 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted August 12, 2012 Share #1322 Posted August 12, 2012 (edited) I'll be raising Melissa Kleiner from the dead with this upcoming GO on the 5 next week! And whoa, I never knew about that "unavoidable delay" canned message. I also really miss the "Please be considerate. On crowded trains, hold onto your backpack and move to the middle of the car", which I used to use all the time on the 6. It got replaced with the Fastrack description message. Edited August 12, 2012 by Snowblock 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubwayStation Posted August 12, 2012 Share #1323 Posted August 12, 2012 I'll be raising Melissa Kleiner from the dead with this upcoming GO on the 5 next week! What's the GO? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted August 12, 2012 Share #1324 Posted August 12, 2012 5's will be turning at 149 Upper, so I'll get to load the 5 Woodlawn-Flatbush program, which features the Melissa Kleiner announcements for the 2 stops in the Bronx it makes (as well as all the Jerome stops). 99% of conductors load the Dyre-Flatbush program, but that has 149 LOWER, meaning you have to resync at 138 because of the extra distance through the loop. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted August 13, 2012 Share #1325 Posted August 13, 2012 Ugh...Melissa Kleiner sounds AWFUL on the train. I have no idea why so many railfans were "in love" with her voice. Not only does she sound like she's half asleep, but she's just talking, not announcing. Why did anyone choose her to be an announcer? Listening to this video, I really prefer Jessica Ettinger-Gottesman's old "The next stop is" announcement over the current one, though. It sounds much smoother and more human. I don't see why they changed it. Her voice just sounds so calm and relaxing, I wish they would've kept her voice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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