alejr88 Posted September 30, 2012 Share #1551 Posted September 30, 2012 Does anyone know if the R160 has a program via 63 Street for the ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted September 30, 2012 Share #1552 Posted September 30, 2012 Does anyone know if the R160 has a program via 63 Street for the ? Yes. It also has a full 6Av program via Bridge going back to the line in Brooklyn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejr88 Posted September 30, 2012 Share #1553 Posted September 30, 2012 Thanks, even though it's rarely seen on an it's good to know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vistausss Posted September 30, 2012 Share #1554 Posted September 30, 2012 I did not want to make a thread about this so I'll just leave it here. Last night, I received news on the 76th Street IND station that can not only put the rumors to rest, but can explain why there is no real evidence of it's existence. Simply put, It's been filled back in. Yes, behind the cinder block walls, is just dirt. Which made me not only satisfied to hear that, but also a little pissed that theres absolutely no way to see it ever again. Would love to have seen a picture or two. Apperantly, 76 was opened for service for 1 month and the tunnel was indeed filled in afterwards: http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/abandoned/76st.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted September 30, 2012 Share #1555 Posted September 30, 2012 Look what date that article was written, fool! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vistausss Posted September 30, 2012 Share #1556 Posted September 30, 2012 Look what date that article was written, fool! Look what date the information comes from, fool! Seriously, the fact that an article was written some time ago doesn't mean that the information isn't right perse. Most of his facts are from the 50s when the Times interviewed people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted September 30, 2012 Share #1557 Posted September 30, 2012 Look what date the information comes from, fool! Seriously, the fact that an article was written some time ago doesn't mean that the information isn't right perse. Most of his facts are from the 50s when the Times interviewed people. That 76th Street page was a April Fools joke... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vistausss Posted September 30, 2012 Share #1558 Posted September 30, 2012 (edited) That 76th Street page was a April Fools joke... How is it an April Fools joke? Edit: Ah, now I see the date at the end. Was so tiny written that it didn't catch my eye. Edited September 30, 2012 by Vistausss 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MTA Bus Posted October 1, 2012 Share #1559 Posted October 1, 2012 I've noticed that there's always at least one R68 on the . I usually see it during rush hours. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted October 1, 2012 Share #1560 Posted October 1, 2012 (edited) I've noticed that there's always at least one R68 on the . I usually see it during rush hours. I saw an R68 yesterday on the at 4 Av-9 St. Edited October 1, 2012 by S78 via Hylan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted October 1, 2012 Share #1561 Posted October 1, 2012 At least one? When I last regularly rode the G, the WHOLE fleet was 68's. What are they running now? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted October 1, 2012 Share #1562 Posted October 1, 2012 At least one? When I last regularly rode the G, the WHOLE fleet was 68's. What are they running now? The is mostly running R68As now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vistausss Posted October 1, 2012 Share #1563 Posted October 1, 2012 LOL, apperantly there is also a to 145st program: http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/37420-bravo-bravo-golf-clap-what-a-surprise/?do=findComment&comment=589771 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainmaster5 Posted October 2, 2012 Share #1564 Posted October 2, 2012 I've noticed posters in a few subway threads who don't seem to fully grasp the concept of subway frequency. In a thread about the BMT Astoria line someone complained about an R train being followed by a M train ( or vice versa ) about a minute later on Queens Blvd. It was stated that because those lines ran on 10 minute headways that there should be a 5 minute wait between trains. This is a faulty assumption IMO. We are talking about 2 different lines that happen to share trackage on a portion of their routes. In a perfect world this simply means there should be 10 minutes between each M train and 10 minutes between each R train, period. How they mesh with each other on the QBL has nothing to do with 10 minute headways but how they interact with the other routes on the Broadway, Fourth Ave, Sixth Ave, and Broadway(Brooklyn) lines. I've said it before and it bears repeating that when schedules are being prepared or discussed it's important to view the whole routes involved rather than focus on a segment to critique.The important stat in the above scenario is that each route's trains arrive 10 minutes apart. If they do that means each line is running as scheduled. Carry on. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Lexington Ave Posted October 2, 2012 Share #1565 Posted October 2, 2012 Something very interesting and useful: http://66.77.247.166/alerthistory.aspx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Depot Posted October 6, 2012 Share #1566 Posted October 6, 2012 Something very interesting and useful: http://66.77.247.166/alerthistory.aspx "This page is undergoing maintenance and will be back online shortly. Please check back again. Thank you." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted October 6, 2012 Share #1567 Posted October 6, 2012 Was it possible to open the windows of the "A" (slanted) cab in the R40 Slants? The photos I've seen of them make it look like you can't, but they can be misleading. Also, is there any reason why the R40/42 cars only had a side window in the "B" cab, and not a 'front' (for lack of a better term) window like the 32s and 38s? Wouldn't want to be one of the poor souls standing in that cab for a fully underground run. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted October 8, 2012 Share #1568 Posted October 8, 2012 I've noticed posters in a few subway threads who don't seem to fully grasp the concept of subway frequency. In a thread about the BMT Astoria line someone complained about an R train being followed by a M train ( or vice versa ) about a minute later on Queens Blvd. It was stated that because those lines ran on 10 minute headways that there should be a 5 minute wait between trains. This is a faulty assumption IMO. We are talking about 2 different lines that happen to share trackage on a portion of their routes. In a perfect world this simply means there should be 10 minutes between each M train and 10 minutes between each R train, period. How they mesh with each other on the QBL has nothing to do with 10 minute headways but how they interact with the other routes on the Broadway, Fourth Ave, Sixth Ave, and Broadway(Brooklyn) lines. I've said it before and it bears repeating that when schedules are being prepared or discussed it's important to view the whole routes involved rather than focus on a segment to critique.The important stat in the above scenario is that each route's trains arrive 10 minutes apart. If they do that means each line is running as scheduled. Carry on. It's like alot of people in this forums pay more attention to a line that a train/route runs on in a borough or part of a borough in this city rather than the ENTIRE route of the train itself...Yes, ridership like White Plains Road, Queens Boulevard, Astoria etc etc are higher but I really don't see how hard it is to maintain that through the entire route of a train service. It's like people pay more attention to the BMT Astoria Line ridership rather than just the entire and lines respectively. Same happens with the in Manhattan, the and along Queens Boulevard Local, etc etc etc... The entire route of a train service is more important too...not just the higher ridership...You'll end up with delays regardless, and I bet that the doesn't want this kind of inconsistent service... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted October 9, 2012 Share #1569 Posted October 9, 2012 (edited) For example: Along the entire route (which shares tracks with the between East 180th Street and Grand Concourse, the train between 135th Street and Franklin Avenue, and once again the between Franklin Avenue and Brooklyn College-Flatbush Avenue), you can have two trains and a single and trains respectively for the first ten minutes, then the next ten minutes is the other way around and going so on and on with that for every rush hour and midday, even evening. Along the entire route (which shares tracks with the above 34th Street-Herald Square, below Prince Street, and above DeKalb Avenue as well as the along the 60th-59th Street and above 34th Street-Herald Square), you can have two trains and a single and trains respectively for the first ten minutes. Then the next ten minutes, you can have two trains and a single and trains respectively. It's not even hard, as long as they scheduled it properly BASED on the way they run the trains. That's all. The main focus should be the ENTIRE route of a public train or bus service, not just one of the lines they run on due to higher ridership and demanding. But because lines like the BMT Astoria should have both trains crowded by simply spacing them out more and having them run at four or five minute headways is why you have that kind of service right now...I have tried to say this in the past threads that had gotten locked of course. Sure, I shouldn't keep on saying the same things over and over again except if I can come up with a new topic and say it in a different form of way, formulating it properly and better. It's just that people just kept on going on about this or that line should run at this headway so both trains get crowded and its better that way without focusing on the rest of the services' routes where they interact with other services. That's the thing I felt with other people in the past debate threads. It will cause delays, gaps, and bunching if the had not ran the trains/buses on to schedule properly and clearly. That's completely inconsistent than the always-bottlenecks. And I bet the and anybody who is/had worked for a transit agency has the answer this already.....Moving along. Edited October 9, 2012 by RollOverMyHead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted October 10, 2012 Share #1570 Posted October 10, 2012 Here's a thought for you. Not only is the not going to be running to Bowling Green any other weekends in 2012, but the won't be running AT ALL on weekends beginning November 3 through the end of the year! The will be running Dyre-Flatbush via West Side, with a shuttle between 241-E180. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Express Posted October 10, 2012 Share #1571 Posted October 10, 2012 Here's a thought for you. Not only is the not going to be running to Bowling Green any other weekends in 2012, but the won't be running AT ALL on weekends beginning November 3 through the end of the year! The will be running Dyre-Flatbush via West Side, with a shuttle between 241-E180. WHOA. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejr88 Posted October 10, 2012 Share #1572 Posted October 10, 2012 Oh man, it does not look good for WPR riders when that GO begins. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted October 10, 2012 Share #1573 Posted October 10, 2012 Weekends on the A division is going to be a mess for the next several weeks. Here are some things to look forward to: to Dyre to South Ferry to Flatbush no service no service in Manhattan. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Depot Posted October 10, 2012 Share #1574 Posted October 10, 2012 Whew! IRT has hit a brick wall! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted October 10, 2012 Share #1575 Posted October 10, 2012 Were the R11s compatible with the R1 thru 10 classes? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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