Wallyhorse Posted December 19, 2016 Share #14476 Posted December 19, 2016 From 1981:http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/rocket-report/n8810?snl=1Charles Rocket and Charlene Tilton (the latter then playing Lucy Ewing on the original Dallas at the height of that show's popularity) riding the NYC subways early that year.This is from the infamous sixth season of Saturday Night Live that was so badly lampooned by critics that it nearly got the show cancelled. Only Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo survived from that infamous 1980-'81 season (that was cut short) to return the following year that saved the show. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted December 19, 2016 Share #14477 Posted December 19, 2016 8848-8852 is wrapped with the 2nd Av livery according to a group post 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B46 via Utica Posted December 19, 2016 Share #14478 Posted December 19, 2016 8848-8852 is wrapped with the 2nd Av livery according to a group post 9028-9032 are wrapped as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegoBrickBreaker101 Posted December 19, 2016 Share #14479 Posted December 19, 2016 8848-8852 is wrapped with the 2nd Av livery according to a group post 9028-9032 are wrapped as well. Pics? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DailyDose Posted December 19, 2016 Share #14480 Posted December 19, 2016 What's the deal with 4th Ave express lately? I take the to Atlantic during AM rush and around 9th Ave the trains either get extremely slow or just stop completely for 5-7 mins. I've been considering just taking the from 36th because it's faster. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pringle5095 Posted December 20, 2016 Share #14481 Posted December 20, 2016 What's the deal with 4th Ave express lately? I take the to Atlantic during AM rush and around 9th Ave the trains either get extremely slow or just stop completely for 5-7 mins. I've been considering just taking the from 36th because it's faster. What's your nearest subway stop? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q43LTD Posted December 20, 2016 Share #14482 Posted December 20, 2016 New Years Day is when the will be extended to 96 St 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted December 20, 2016 Share #14483 Posted December 20, 2016 and reliability has really been tanking this winter. The MTA should really considering removing the from Flushing and making all trains express with a consistent frequency. Having the hurts the reliability of the especially when there is a train shortage at Flushing which seems to be every morning lately. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech And Transit Posted December 20, 2016 Share #14484 Posted December 20, 2016 Pics? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted December 20, 2016 Share #14485 Posted December 20, 2016 The thing is those local stops are gonna be in cahoots if they were all express. Also, the trains have to relay slowly into 111th street and back to flushing. Yea in the pm rush, its pretty bad too becuz you have a local picking up everybody and getting delayed stop after stop until queensboro plz, that the runs quite empty and the cant pick up anybody at its local stops. Sent from my iPhone using NYC Transit Forums mobile app 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted December 20, 2016 Share #14486 Posted December 20, 2016 The runs empty? I beg to differ. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielhg121 Posted December 20, 2016 Share #14487 Posted December 20, 2016 No not at all. It's just sometimes the gets backed up with ppl and station after station until queensboro plz in the flushing bd direction, the is right behind it and thats when it runs with nobody standing. Sent from my iPhone using NYC Transit Forums mobile app 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted December 20, 2016 Share #14488 Posted December 20, 2016 No not at all. It's just sometimes the gets backed up with ppl and station after station until queensboro plz in the flushing bd direction, the is right behind it and thats when it runs with nobody standing. Sent from my iPhone using NYC Transit Forums mobile app Really? I never see that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted December 20, 2016 Share #14489 Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) No not at all. It's just sometimes the gets backed up with ppl and station after station until queensboro plz in the flushing bd direction, the is right behind it and thats when it runs with nobody standing. Sent from my iPhone using NYC Transit Forums mobile app Really lol I wonder what train you take. Everyone and their family makes sure that they pack into that train. The local ones are the ones that have room on them. This is true all afternoon until around 9:30 when express service ends. The thing with express services in our system is that many people hear the word express and instantly believe that it will save them a tremendous amount of time. In some cases it does but sometimes express service is so backed up, it sometimes pays to get onto the emptier local routes. Edited December 20, 2016 by NewFlyer 230 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted December 20, 2016 Share #14490 Posted December 20, 2016 the runs quite empty You sound like a and train rider. To them, everything is empty compared to the Lex. Although the one time I rode a train it wasn't too packed (I think I use Lex loading guidelines too ). Then again it was 3:45 in the afternoon, and at that hour a lot of the riders in Manhattan are still at work while most of the (7)'s ridership are students that use the local stops in Queens. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DailyDose Posted December 20, 2016 Share #14491 Posted December 20, 2016 50th, I get off at DeKalb 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pringle5095 Posted December 20, 2016 Share #14492 Posted December 20, 2016 50th, I get off at DeKalb I'm assuming Bay 50 or is this some other 4 Av station? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3F Posted December 20, 2016 Share #14493 Posted December 20, 2016 (edited) I'm assuming Bay 50 or is this some other 4 Av station? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The has a stop at 50th Street in Brooklyn. Edited December 20, 2016 by P3F 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pringle5095 Posted December 20, 2016 Share #14494 Posted December 20, 2016 50th, I get off at DeKalb I say keep using the , it's the only thing you have on W End so take advantage of it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted December 21, 2016 Share #14495 Posted December 21, 2016 Just saw 3 R142As on the back to back at Union Square today around 5PM Also, I was wondering: on the last stops (Woodlawn, Wakefield-241 St, Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, and Pelham Bay Park), were the platforms from left to right ever used? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegoBrickBreaker101 Posted December 21, 2016 Share #14496 Posted December 21, 2016 Just saw 3 R142As on the back to back at Union Square today around 5PM Also, I was wondering: on the last stops (Woodlawn, Wakefield-241 St, Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, and Pelham Bay Park), were the platforms from left to right ever used? They'll use them sometimes if there's some sort of construction on one of the platforms. I've gotten off on one of the side platforms at Pelham Bay once on a Saturday night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3F Posted December 21, 2016 Share #14497 Posted December 21, 2016 Does anyone know if the is adding tilework to the Sea Beach stations during the renovation? Or will the concrete walls remain? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAlam Posted December 21, 2016 Share #14498 Posted December 21, 2016 The only time the aren't packed, are a few early morning train before 7Am and some of the late night trains after 7-8pm However the main problem with the is too much priority is given to the local train and the east portion of the line, when IMO there shouldn't be local trains there in the first place 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted December 22, 2016 Share #14499 Posted December 22, 2016 The only time the aren't packed, are a few early morning train before 7Am and some of the late night trains after 7-8pm However the main problem with the is too much priority is given to the local train and the east portion of the line, when IMO there shouldn't be local trains there in the first place The problem is that if anybody out of Flushing wanted to access a local stop, they would have to make an extra transfer (and if that local stop was 103rd Street or 111th Street, they would have to transfer and backtrack, unless they just took the Q48). I think the main reason they still have a decent number of local trains starting at Flushing (instead of 111th) is that they want some people taking the local to the QBL at 74th Street. Remember that the peak load point is just before QBP, so if all those riders just decided to stay on the express instead of switching to the local at Junction Blvd and then transferring again at 74th, you wouldn't have enough space for the riders at Woodside to fit on the express. True, the local trains might be marginally emptier since they started at 111th, but I don't think it would be enough (since overall, you would have more people traveling west of Woodside than you presently do) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted December 22, 2016 Share #14500 Posted December 22, 2016 Are the R68 trains qualified to enter the 96 St extension? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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