Guest Lance Posted October 22, 2012 Share #1651 Posted October 22, 2012 Isn't that the way it is with the reroutes? Everyone simply assumes their train is running normally, despite all the signs that say otherwise. At least they had the R to transfer to at South Ferry. Oh wait.... Always helps to pay attention to what's going on. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted October 22, 2012 Share #1652 Posted October 22, 2012 (edited) @TwoTimer Is it a good idea to wait for the when you're in a hurry to Kings Highway station? My friend and I attend Cunningham IS 234 and he takes the B36 to the at Sheepshead. He always turns up late because BAM! Right when he hits the top step... Ding-dong! The doors close and faarrrttt...the R68(A)'s brakes fart and with a loud clank it takes off...8 minutes before our "You're late for Homeroom!" bell rings! That's pretty unfortunate on that morning run. I always seem to be able to connect to the at Kings Highway from Ave U 4-8 minutes after the leaves. The occasions I do miss the , I can connect at Newkirk. Edited October 22, 2012 by peacemak3r 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDTA Posted October 24, 2012 Share #1653 Posted October 24, 2012 I was looking at photos of Cortlandt St , right after 9/11, and it looks like the majority of the damage was in the tunnel. If that's the case, why is the station STILL not open yet? (I think I still have a brochure somewhere of it opening in '09) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted October 24, 2012 Share #1654 Posted October 24, 2012 I was looking at photos of Cortlandt St , right after 9/11, and it looks like the majority of the damage was in the tunnel. If that's the case, why is the station STILL not open yet? (I think I still have a brochure somewhere of it opening in '09) The tunnel goes straight under the site and the station itself was pretty damaged too (there's a picture of one of the beams from the towers that went straight through the station). They gonna wait until the area is completed before they open the station. No sense to have a train station open directly in the middle of a construction site. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted October 24, 2012 Share #1655 Posted October 24, 2012 Cortlandt St is supposed to open Fall 2013, along with the new tower. Preparations to re-open the station will take place next summer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Depot Posted October 24, 2012 Share #1656 Posted October 24, 2012 Hopefully, they will make it larger and nicer! http://www.nyctransitforums.com/forums/topic/37789-cortlandt-st-world-trade-center-late-90s/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted October 24, 2012 Share #1657 Posted October 24, 2012 Funny conversation between me and my girlfriend this morning at Broadway Junction... Her: Why does the come into the station so slow? Me: They put a timer mid-way into the station to slow it down just in case it comes in too fast *points at signal above me* Her: Well is it useful? train: *CHOW* (trips signal) Me: I think that answers your question 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted October 24, 2012 Share #1658 Posted October 24, 2012 Funny, if true. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDTA Posted October 25, 2012 Share #1659 Posted October 25, 2012 Do you have to be A C-Div crew to operate SMEE museum equipment? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDTA Posted October 27, 2012 Share #1660 Posted October 27, 2012 Are there any R143's in ENY proper, or are they all in Canarsie? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted October 27, 2012 Share #1661 Posted October 27, 2012 Are there any R143's in ENY proper, or are they all in Canarsie? Some sit in there. Saw one in there Wednesday morning. Canarsie is pretty much a satellite yard to ENY, much like how Fresh Pond is, but the 143s are mainly stored in Canarsie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted October 27, 2012 Share #1662 Posted October 27, 2012 I saw some R68A trains laid up at the express tracks at 49th Street. There were at least two 8-car trains on the uptown express track. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Depot Posted October 27, 2012 Share #1663 Posted October 27, 2012 49th Street ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted October 27, 2012 Share #1664 Posted October 27, 2012 I saw some R68A trains laid up at the express tracks at 49th Street. There were at least two 8-car trains on the uptown express track. Looks like they getting ready for the "hurricane" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted October 27, 2012 Share #1665 Posted October 27, 2012 49th Street ? Yep, so if you want any pics, now might be the time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B17EastNewYorkDepot Posted October 28, 2012 Share #1666 Posted October 28, 2012 I Love the L line & all , but they need some maintainance on the tracks or something .. dont know much about it ... but when the trains are in ATO especially in the morning its sucks becuase the L is packed to the best it can do and people begin to fall on you becuase of the way it rides. & i have this weird feeling the r 143s are going to be the new r32s any idea on when the will get something like a fasttrack since it cannot have a fasttrack I also wish they had a third track , cause they are alotta delays after Bway Junction in the morning. ok im done complaining now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted October 28, 2012 Share #1667 Posted October 28, 2012 (edited) If anyone is wondering, this is what I saw today on the Broadway line: Between 57th Street and 49th Street: 2-3 8-car R68A sets (signed up as trains)on the SB Express track. 2-3 8-car R68A sets (signed up as trains)on the NB Express track. Between 34th Street and 14th Street: 3-4 8-car R68A sets (signed up as trains)on the NB express track. Between 14th Street and Canal Street: 2-3 8-car R68A sets (signed up as trains) on the NB (or SB ???) express track. At Whitehall Street: 1 Jamaica R160A-2 set on the Middle track. Edited October 28, 2012 by GojiMet86 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Depot Posted October 29, 2012 Share #1668 Posted October 29, 2012 That Jamaica R160 must of been there for evacuation purposes, or an OOS train. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted October 29, 2012 Share #1669 Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) That Jamaica R160 must of been there for evacuation purposes, or an OOS train. No, they put trains wherever they can, as the yards (espeically CIY, Jam and Wes) must be evacuated. Since no service is running, there is no need to keep flexibility at Whitehall. Edited October 29, 2012 by TwoTimer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Depot Posted October 29, 2012 Share #1670 Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) Oh... I thought downtown Manhattan may/would flood. And, TwoTimer, did you get the day off or do you have to work in the yard. Edited October 29, 2012 by Quill Depot 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j express Posted October 29, 2012 Share #1671 Posted October 29, 2012 Yesterday on the 4th av line before shutdown was very weird. In the northbound express track between 59st and 36st there were R68 trains laided up. In the southbound express track between 36st and 59st there were R46 trains laided up. At 36st I saw a R160 laided up north of the station on the southbound track. Northbound trains ran local from 59st to 36st then express. All 4th av soutbound service was on the local track. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTimer Posted October 30, 2012 Share #1672 Posted October 30, 2012 I'm off, and now the underriver tubes are completely flooded with 4-6 feet of water. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4P3607 Posted October 30, 2012 Share #1673 Posted October 30, 2012 Makes me wonder what happened to the South Ferry station on the , I bet its flooded. Guess they are gonna have to send the to Brooklyn. Oh wait, the tubes are flooded. Damn this is a big mess. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lance Posted October 30, 2012 Share #1674 Posted October 30, 2012 Damage assessments need to be done and the water needs to be pumped out of the tunnels before any type of subway service is restored. Not to get ahead of myself or anything, but if it is determined the South Ferry is unusable due to water damage, there are several other ways for running the 1 line that does not include a reroute into Brooklyn. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted October 30, 2012 Share #1675 Posted October 30, 2012 Please don't say "restore the loop stop"..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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