Daniel The Cool Posted September 23, 2016 Share #13601 Posted September 23, 2016 IDK if this was mentioned of not but I don't think the R32 runs anymore.. Went to look for it twice these past couple of weeks but saw only 46s on the . I assume the 46 that derailed on the was repaired and returned to service so there's no need for 32's to run on the at the moment. They switched the R32 interval to a later time as of January. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YungMarxian Posted September 23, 2016 Share #13602 Posted September 23, 2016 Is anyone familiar with the hypothetical connections between IND Crosstown and the Franklin and IND Crosstown and BMT Astoria? Would either of these connections have enough ridership to justify constructing necessary infrastructure to run services? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted September 23, 2016 Share #13603 Posted September 23, 2016 Got a via Lex going downtown this morning. Was it just my train, or does the train not announce itself as a BK bound train >via the Lexington Ave line< ? It only announced itself as a express The recent updates to the automated announcements (the ones that remove local and express from two-track sections of the lines) now use the standard <borough>-bound recordings instead of the "via 7th Avenue"/"via Lexington Ave" ones as they did previously except at Atlantic Av and 149 Street I believe. Oddly enough, the Brooklyn-bound via Lexington Ave always used the standard announcement for some reason or another. I'M OUT WHERE IS THIS CONCERT!?!?! First off, calm down. It's not that serious. Secondly... Tomorrow there's a concert in Central Park (Global Citizen Festival) possibly they will run some specials after the concert ends like they always do. Reading is fundamental. Is anyone familiar with the hypothetical connections between IND Crosstown and the Franklin and IND Crosstown and BMT Astoria? Would either of these connections have enough ridership to justify constructing necessary infrastructure to run services? There have been a few not so serious proposals to connect the Franklin Ave shuttle to the Crosstown via the Bedford-Nostrand Avs station, but nothing serious has ever come from them. As for linking the Astoria and Crosstown lines together, I haven't seen anything with that kind of proposal. Not since the original proposal to build the Crosstown line as an elevated back in the 1910s that is. Answering your question, while such connections would be a bit beneficial to riders travelling between Queens and Brooklyn, the overall usefulness would not be able to offset the exorbitant costs of building said connections. On the southern end, at the very least, new tunneling would have to be done under Franklin Ave to connect to the Crosstown line, which would likely involve building a new underground station at Franklin Av-Fulton St. For the Astoria-Crosstown connection, new tunnels and a portal would have to be built in the already packed Queensboro Plaza area to get from the Astoria line to the Crosstown line. It might look like a straight shot from 39 Avenue, but one has to consider the Queens Blvd tracks already there along with other utilities. And that doesn't take into consideration that the Queensboro Plaza would be skipped under this idea. If the plan was to include that station as a transfer point, it would involve more construction and possibly reclamation of several buildings in the area. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted September 23, 2016 Share #13604 Posted September 23, 2016 First off, calm down. It's not that serious. Secondly... Reading is fundamental. Plus the specials aren't exactly "rare" nowadays. They've been appearing every other weekend. Also the hasn't seen an R68 since at least a year. Highly doubt that one will automatically appear this weekend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted September 23, 2016 Share #13605 Posted September 23, 2016 Plus the specials aren't exactly "rare" nowadays. They've been appearing every other weekend. Also the hasn't seen an R68 since at least a year. Highly doubt that one will automatically appear this weekend. If anything, you'll see 207 pull out some spare R160's and put them on the and as shuttles to 2nd Avenue again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted September 23, 2016 Share #13606 Posted September 23, 2016 If anything, you'll see 207 pull out some spare R160's and put them on the and as shuttles to 2nd Avenue again. Access to 207th Street Yard is closed this weekend due to the G.O 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted September 23, 2016 Share #13607 Posted September 23, 2016 Access to 207th Street Yard is closed this weekend due to the G.O So the is out of Pitkin this weekend? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D to Burke Avenue Posted September 24, 2016 Share #13608 Posted September 24, 2016 So it appears that there isn't a programmed route on the R160 to 145 Street via Rutgers or probably the c/r doesn't know the code. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted September 24, 2016 Share #13609 Posted September 24, 2016 Today I rode 160 transferred to the which was also a 160, transferred to the which was also.... a 160! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTrainUK Posted September 25, 2016 Share #13610 Posted September 25, 2016 Does anyone have a full list of route programs for the R160? I'd be interested to see. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyboy515 Posted September 25, 2016 Share #13611 Posted September 25, 2016 (edited) What I am really annoyed about is the Brighton line. It's like either the became express or the became local in either direction for the past year. These G.O.s keep happening in the middle of the week. When I wait at Kings Hwy station for a local to Manhattan at around 2:30 PM, I have to wait till at least 3:00 PM for the next local train (however the posters do say till 3:00 PM). Also, there are situations where there is a train on the local track, or , running every 3-5 minutes. Seriously, how long is this going to be happening? Also, I tend to notice that some of the (Q)'s that do go express actually announce it with the normal announcements, instead of the operator announcing the train going express, and that others display the "Will Not Stop" on the FIND display. Sent from my iPad using NYC Transit Forums mobile app Edited September 25, 2016 by Tonyboy515 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Far rockaway Posted September 25, 2016 Share #13612 Posted September 25, 2016 (edited) so next year R32'S will definitely run on the M train during the myrtle viduct reconstruction? Edited September 25, 2016 by Far rockaway 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted September 25, 2016 Share #13613 Posted September 25, 2016 What I am really annoyed about is the Brighton line. It's like either the became express or the became local in either direction for the past year. These G.O.s keep happening in the middle of the week. When I wait at Kings Hwy station for a local to Manhattan at around 2:30 PM, I have to wait till at least 3:00 PM for the next local train (however the posters do say till 3:00 PM). Also, there are situations where there is a train on the local track, or , running every 3-5 minutes. Seriously, how long is this going to be happening? Also, I tend to notice that some of the (Q)'s that do go express actually announce it with the normal announcements, instead of the operator announcing the train going express, and that others display the "Will Not Stop" on the FIND display. Sent from my iPad using NYC Transit Forums mobile app Always. The Brighton Line will be hammered a bit more often once the 2 Avenue stations are up and running. Wear and tear on the tracks pretty much guarantees track work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted September 25, 2016 Share #13614 Posted September 25, 2016 so next year R32'S will definitely run on the M train during the myrtle viduct reconstruction? No, they will probably be R160s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyboy515 Posted September 25, 2016 Share #13615 Posted September 25, 2016 Always. The Brighton Line will be hammered a bit more often once the 2 Avenue stations are up and running. Wear and tear on the tracks pretty much guarantees track work. It is really annoying... Sent from my iPad using NYC Transit Forums mobile app I don't get the situation with the R179 and the ... Who the hell knows what is going to happen? Sent from my iPad using NYC Transit Forums mobile app 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted September 25, 2016 Share #13616 Posted September 25, 2016 It is really annoying... Sent from my iPad using NYC Transit Forums mobile app I don't get the situation with the R179 and the ... Who the hell knows what is going to happen? Sent from my iPad using NYC Transit Forums mobile app The is not getting R179s. The is going to be covered by lowering spare factors. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted September 25, 2016 Share #13617 Posted September 25, 2016 The is not getting R179s. The is going to be covered by lowering spare factors. There is still a slim chance that the MTA will put the pilot set of R179's on the first up Second Avenue (considering that they put the newest production R188 on the first train from Hudson Yards). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted September 26, 2016 Share #13618 Posted September 26, 2016 There is still a slim chance that the MTA will put the pilot set of R179's on the first up Second Avenue (considering that they put the newest production R188 on the first train from Hudson Yards).That set is said to go on the first but not exactly guaranteed. It's just preliminary testing assignment, nothing said in stone.... Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted September 26, 2016 Share #13619 Posted September 26, 2016 On the B Division, what is the difference between IND and BMT? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted September 26, 2016 Share #13620 Posted September 26, 2016 (edited) On the B Division, what is the difference between IND and BMT?Not much, just most notably the lettering ( - = IND, - = BMT, is planned to be built for the IND) plus the Jamaica, Nassau, and Canarsie lines are only able to fit 8 cars, something only the BMT can do. The BMT south (lines to Bay Ridge and Coney Island) and the Broadway/Astoria lines were expanded to fit IND cars. Edited September 26, 2016 by ShadeJay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTA Bus Posted September 26, 2016 Share #13621 Posted September 26, 2016 so next year R32'S will definitely run on the M train during the myrtle viduct reconstruction? Yes, between Myrtle/Wyckoff and Metropolitian only. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted September 26, 2016 Share #13622 Posted September 26, 2016 That set is said to go on the first but not exactly guaranteed. It's just preliminary testing assignment, nothing said in stone.... Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk I'm thinking that it will be on the most of the time and just for that day, they would put in on the but we'll see. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted September 26, 2016 Share #13623 Posted September 26, 2016 (edited) so next year R32'S will definitely run on the M train during the myrtle viduct reconstruction? On the section between Metropolitan Av and Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, yes. The main section between 71 Avenue and Broadway Junction will continue to use its 160s. The 32s on the shortened section of the Myrtle Ave line will be maintained at the temporary Fresh Pond facility. On the B Division, what is the difference between IND and BMT? Nowadays, not much. Historically, a lot. The IND lines, primarily the through for the sake of simplicity, were built by the city with public funds for the city's Independent Subway in the 1930s and '40s. The BMT, or Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Company, was a private entity emerging from the bankruptcy and reorganization of the much older Brooklyn Rapid Transit or BRT. Most of the lines under the BRT/BMT umbrella, now used mainly by the through , were built at the end of the 19th century through the early 1930s. Most lines were built using private funding, but some lines, like the Canarsie line west of Broadway Junction, were financed with city funds, much like the IRT subway lines. For those interested, here's a list of lines using former IND/BMT trackage: A - 207 Street to Grant Av - IND A - 80 Street to Lefferts Blvd - BMT B - Bedford Park to Broadway-Lafayette St - IND B - DeKalb Av to Brighton Beach - BMT C - IND D - 205 Street to Broadway-Lafayette St - IND D - DeKalb Av to Coney Island - BMT E - IND F - 179 Street to Church Av - IND F - Ditmas Av to Coney Island - BMT G - IND J - 121 Street to Broad St - BMT L - BMT M - 71 Avenue to Broadway-Lafayette St - IND M - Metropolitan Av to Essex St - BMT N - BMT Q - BMT R - 71 Avenue to Queens Plaza - IND R - Lexington Av-59 St to 95 Street - BMT W - BMT You may notice I did not include sections built after the IND ceased to exist as a company. That is intentional. Edited September 26, 2016 by Lance BMT Sections for the B, D lines start at DeKalb Av, not Atlantic Av. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted September 27, 2016 Share #13624 Posted September 27, 2016 I don't know why the Subway Map isn't updated to show that Red & Tan no longer serves the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal. That service is now operated by Saddle River Trails 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3F Posted September 27, 2016 Share #13625 Posted September 27, 2016 The MTA On-The-Go kiosks on the have been updated to use Live Arrivals from Subway Time. The ones on the IRT, however, still use the "scheduled arrivals". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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