Trainmaster5 Posted November 13, 2018 Share #19926 Posted November 13, 2018 4 hours ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said: Your rabbi lurks on this site? Now that's funny. Sounds like he was having a panic attack and schvitzing all at once about your lack of posts. lol BrooklynBus will attest that I have been an honorary member of the faith for almost 60 years 😊 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brakethrow Posted November 13, 2018 Share #19927 Posted November 13, 2018 (edited) What is the point of those timers on the n/b express tracks near Ralph Ave ? Trains gain some decent speed on that grade before timers slow em. Edited November 13, 2018 by brakethrow 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted November 13, 2018 Share #19928 Posted November 13, 2018 16 minutes ago, brakethrow said: What is the point of those timers on the n/b express tracks near Ralph Ave ? Trains gain some decent speed on that grade before timers slow em. Its going downhill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted November 13, 2018 Share #19929 Posted November 13, 2018 33 minutes ago, brakethrow said: What is the point of those timers on the n/b express tracks near Ralph Ave ? Trains gain some decent speed on that grade before timers slow em. Yes. There were a whole bunch of stations on the that TOs would frequently overrun in the 80s and 90s when trains, well, moved (Nostrand, Utica, Bway Jct, Jay being frequent culprits) so they plastered those areas with GT. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted November 13, 2018 Share #19930 Posted November 13, 2018 14 hours ago, trainfan22 said: Its going downhill. 13 hours ago, RR503 said: Yes. There were a whole bunch of stations on the that TOs would frequently overrun in the 80s and 90s when trains, well, moved (Nostrand, Utica, Bway Jct, Jay being frequent culprits) so they plastered those areas with GT. Do you think they'll remain? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted November 13, 2018 Share #19931 Posted November 13, 2018 45 minutes ago, N6 Limited said: Do you think they'll remain? The only ones I can see being modded are the one shot s/b out of High and the two shots coming into Jay. The n/b entrance to Jay has actually got some attention recently -- they've installed a lighted T indication on the last signal before the station seemingly to encourage folks to enter on ST (b/c of signal age, that area doesn't have the lighted numbers typical of ST elsewhere). Beyond that, though, Fulton and 8th express (59-Canal portion) are not capacity critical segments, so their timers are generally speaking a slightly secondary priority. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlgorithmOfTruth Posted November 13, 2018 Share #19932 Posted November 13, 2018 (edited) 18 hours ago, brakethrow said: What is the point of those timers on the n/b express tracks near Ralph Ave ? Trains gain some decent speed on that grade before timers slow em. Those timers are there to prevent overruns at Utica Avenue. However, there are plenty of other stations along the where overruns are more probable, but aren't preceded by timers coming into them. The northbound platform at 181st Street is an example, so as 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal southbound. If you have an experienced T/O who knows them well, you can fly into those stations like a bat out of hell. There's this T/O on the that operates with little fear of timers. I've noticed him doing that trip to Far Rockaway–Mott Avenue in the PM rush hour on a set of R32s. The guy pulled into 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal close to 50 MPH, shutting off the controller the second he entered the station, pulling a full brake, and managed to make the 10-car stop marker on only 1 adjusted braking application. Edited November 13, 2018 by AlgorithmOfTruth 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted November 14, 2018 Share #19933 Posted November 14, 2018 Those “video surveillance” stickers are appearing quickly on every subway car. (As far, I’ve seen. Jamaica’s and East New York’s cars with them). They’re placed adjacent to the cab windows. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted November 14, 2018 Share #19934 Posted November 14, 2018 What is mean by reducing dwell time? Is it how there's more room on cars like the R160 than the R46? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabanamaner Posted November 15, 2018 Share #19935 Posted November 15, 2018 35 minutes ago, Calvin said: What is mean by reducing dwell time? Is it how there's more room on cars like the R160 than the R46? IIRC, dwell time is the amount of time a train spend in a station. Reducing dwell time is important to keeping trains running on time. It is usually lengthened when people hold the doors open, preventing it from leaving. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainmaster5 Posted November 15, 2018 Share #19936 Posted November 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Cabanamaner said: IIRC, dwell time is the amount of time a train spend in a station. Reducing dwell time is important to keeping trains running on time. It is usually lengthened when people hold the doors open, preventing it from leaving. That's basically what's being talked about. Dwell time is influenced by location and time of day in many cases. For example a Manhattan bound or at Sutphin Blvd on a Sunday night is a completely different dwell time than those same trains at 7:30 am on a weekday. Dwell time at transfer stations, especially during rush hours, is considerably more than non-rush hours or if no connection is being made. That's also why train crews are discouraged from making cross platform connections during rush hours. Hope this answers the question Calvin asked. Carry on. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIP Posted November 15, 2018 Share #19937 Posted November 15, 2018 Half the Cuomo scheme set was on the today the other Half was on the East New York added the yellow looped stanchions on those rebuilds as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YungMarxian Posted November 15, 2018 Share #19938 Posted November 15, 2018 Anyone know why so many CI-bound D trains skip 25 Av in the AM rush? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted November 16, 2018 Share #19939 Posted November 16, 2018 A month and a half late, the Capital Program Dashboard was finally updated. Here are some interesting updates: Project: T7090418 Description: Protection of Cables on the Dyre Avenue Line Category: Traction Power Element: Traction Power $9 million This project will protect negative cables on the Dyre line from theft by burying them in duct banks. Schedule dates are not available, due to project being under development. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted November 16, 2018 Share #19940 Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) Project: T7041423 Description: Fare Control Upgrade at Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Airport on the Archer Avenue Line (SBDP) Category: Passenger Stations Element: Passenger Stations xxxxxxxxxx ... As part of a larger MTA initiative, the fare control area at Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Airport station in Queens is to be reconfigured to more easily allow luggage-bearing customers to enter/exit the NYCT station. Construction of this project is part of the MTA's small business development program. Some schedule dates are not available, due to project being under development. $3 million New York City Transit Project: T7041417 Description: Planning & Engineering Study at Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av Category: Passenger Stations Element: Passenger Stations xxxxxxxxxx ... The project will undertake a feasibility study and other planning and design efforts for improvement of the interconnection between the Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue/JFK Airport subway station, located on the Archer Avenue line in Queens, and the adjacent LIRR Jamaica Stati on and JFK AirTrain facilities. Improvements to be considered include the addition of elevator/escalator vertical circulation capacity, replacement/upgrade of some station finishes, and system enhancements. Schedule dates are not available, due to project being under development. $7 million Edited November 16, 2018 by Union Tpke 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted November 16, 2018 Share #19941 Posted November 16, 2018 42nd Street Shuttle work will start in December ADA UPDATE: Now the whole complex will be ADA accessible Project: T7041330 Description: ADA Accessibility at 14 Street - 6 Avenue / 7 Avenue Station Complex - Design Only Category: Passenger Stations Element: Passenger Stations xxxxxxxxxx ... This project will provide design funding to make this station comp lex fully accessible per the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The stations included in the complex are 6th Avenue on the BMT Canarsie Line, 14th Street on the IND 6th Avenue Line, and 14th S treet on the IRT Broadway-7th Avenue Line, in the borough of Manhattan. Some schedule dates are not available, due to project being under development. Design Start 6/18 Finish 7/19 This was hinted at but is now explicit: Project: T7041332 Description: ADA / Station Capacity Enhancements at 170 Street Station on the Jerome Line Category: Passenger Stations Element: Passenger Stations xxxxxxxxxx ... This project will assess the feasibility of select passenger capac ity and accessibility improvements at 170 Street Station on the Jerome Avenue Line in the borough of the Bronx. Some schedule dates are not available, due to project being under development. Project: T7041327 Description: ADA Accessibility and Station Improvements at Westchester Square Station on the Pelham Line Category: Passenger Stations Element: Passenger Stations xxxxxxxxxx ... This project will provide full ADA (Americans with Disabilities Ac t) accessibility at the Westchester Square Station on the Pelham Line in the borough of the Bronx. The project will also repair select elements within the station, including the repair of structural deficiencie s, and improvements to architectural treatments. Schedule dates are not available, due to project being under development. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence St Posted November 16, 2018 Share #19942 Posted November 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Union Tpke said: 42nd Street Shuttle work will start in December ADA UPDATE: Now the whole complex will be ADA accessible Project: T7041330 Description: ADA Accessibility at 14 Street - 6 Avenue / 7 Avenue Station Complex - Design Only Category: Passenger Stations Element: Passenger Stations xxxxxxxxxx ... This project will provide design funding to make this station comp lex fully accessible per the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The stations included in the complex are 6th Avenue on the BMT Canarsie Line, 14th Street on the IND 6th Avenue Line, and 14th S treet on the IRT Broadway-7th Avenue Line, in the borough of Manhattan. Some schedule dates are not available, due to project being under development. Design Start 6/18 Finish 7/19 This was hinted at but is now explicit: Project: T7041332 Description: ADA / Station Capacity Enhancements at 170 Street Station on the Jerome Line Category: Passenger Stations Element: Passenger Stations xxxxxxxxxx ... This project will assess the feasibility of select passenger capac ity and accessibility improvements at 170 Street Station on the Jerome Avenue Line in the borough of the Bronx. Some schedule dates are not available, due to project being under development. Project: T7041327 Description: ADA Accessibility and Station Improvements at Westchester Square Station on the Pelham Line Category: Passenger Stations Element: Passenger Stations xxxxxxxxxx ... This project will provide full ADA (Americans with Disabilities Ac t) accessibility at the Westchester Square Station on the Pelham Line in the borough of the Bronx. The project will also repair select elements within the station, including the repair of structural deficiencie s, and improvements to architectural treatments. Schedule dates are not available, due to project being under development. 42nd St work, by that you mean tearing out Track 3? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted November 16, 2018 Share #19943 Posted November 16, 2018 On 11/14/2018 at 9:31 PM, Trainmaster5 said: That's basically what's being talked about. Dwell time is influenced by location and time of day in many cases. For example a Manhattan bound or at Sutphin Blvd on a Sunday night is a completely different dwell time than those same trains at 7:30 am on a weekday. Dwell time at transfer stations, especially during rush hours, is considerably more than non-rush hours or if no connection is being made. That's also why train crews are discouraged from making cross platform connections during rush hours. Hope this answers the question Calvin asked. Carry on. It's also often self-inflicted. I’m on a and at Church Avenue (3:16 PM), it stalls for 5 minutes to let a catch up. At Parkside Avenue (3:22 PM), it stalls for another 3 minutes as it waits for the up ahead to clear the area. The next is scheduled to arrive in just 3 minutes and the train ahead of mine is now 10 minutes ahead. I don't understand why the MTA sometimes cause bunching of trains deliberately. It's counter to the party line that tells the public it's the fault of signals, mechanical malfunctions, sick passengers, and door holding. And now at DeKalb Avenue (3:34 PM), there is a 96 Street-bound via Sea Beach plowing through the station while we are held again. Unlike the conductors and train operators who are paid to operate the trains, we don't get paid to commute on them. These dispatchers just waste everybody's time sometimes. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabanamaner Posted November 17, 2018 Share #19944 Posted November 17, 2018 On 11/16/2018 at 1:57 PM, Union Tpke said: Project: T7041423 Description: Fare Control Upgrade at Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Airport on the Archer Avenue Line (SBDP) Category: Passenger Stations Element: Passenger Stations xxxxxxxxxx ... As part of a larger MTA initiative, the fare control area at Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Airport station in Queens is to be reconfigured to more easily allow luggage-bearing customers to enter/exit the NYCT station. Construction of this project is part of the MTA's small business development program. Some schedule dates are not available, due to project being under development. $3 million New York City Transit Project: T7041417 Description: Planning & Engineering Study at Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av Category: Passenger Stations Element: Passenger Stations xxxxxxxxxx ... The project will undertake a feasibility study and other planning and design efforts for improvement of the interconnection between the Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue/JFK Airport subway station, located on the Archer Avenue line in Queens, and the adjacent LIRR Jamaica Stati on and JFK AirTrain facilities. Improvements to be considered include the addition of elevator/escalator vertical circulation capacity, replacement/upgrade of some station finishes, and system enhancements. Schedule dates are not available, due to project being under development. $7 million Thank goodness. Sutphin-Archer is a station that has NOT aged well, despite it being relatively new in terms of the subway system. It's roof is falling apart and it's just become completely filthy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted November 18, 2018 Share #19945 Posted November 18, 2018 10 hours ago, Cabanamaner said: Thank goodness. Sutphin-Archer is a station that has NOT aged well, despite it being relatively new in terms of the subway system. It's roof is falling apart and it's just become completely filthy. Jamaica Center is another one that is filthy and tbh so dark. I wish they could clean and brighten that station up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabanamaner Posted November 18, 2018 Share #19946 Posted November 18, 2018 11 hours ago, NewFlyer 230 said: Jamaica Center is another one that is filthy and tbh so dark. I wish they could clean and brighten that station up. Absolutely. Jamaica Center has become a hub for the homeless and those annoying metrocard swipers. The moment you set a toe in that station, you'll have at least 5 people swarming you, begging for you to buy a metrocard swipe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtehpanda Posted November 19, 2018 Share #19947 Posted November 19, 2018 On 11/17/2018 at 11:33 AM, Cabanamaner said: Thank goodness. Sutphin-Archer is a station that has NOT aged well, despite it being relatively new in terms of the subway system. It's roof is falling apart and it's just become completely filthy. The lower level is in particularly bad shape; I saw duct tape over the escalator panels there once. Honestly, it makes you wonder if we'd be better off privatizing station maintenance. Or having some kind of Adopt-A-Highway scheme. Just something that works. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted November 19, 2018 Share #19948 Posted November 19, 2018 5 minutes ago, bobtehpanda said: The lower level is in particularly bad shape; I saw duct tape over the escalator panels there once. Honestly, it makes you wonder if we'd be better off privatizing station maintenance. Or having some kind of Adopt-A-Highway scheme. Just something that works. No business wants to be associated with that. Cuomo's last effort failed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtehpanda Posted November 19, 2018 Share #19949 Posted November 19, 2018 1 minute ago, Union Tpke said: No business wants to be associated with that. Cuomo's last effort failed. How much of it failed because of poor marketing? It doesn't have to be businesses - a lot of Adopt-A-Highway is not businesses, for example, sometimes volunteer organizations or charities. As a counterpoint, a lot of the pedestrian plazas are managed by business partnerships and nonprofits at no cost to the city. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGA Link N Train Posted November 19, 2018 Share #19950 Posted November 19, 2018 On 11/16/2018 at 1:57 PM, Union Tpke said: Project: T7041423 Description: Fare Control Upgrade at Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Airport on the Archer Avenue Line (SBDP) Category: Passenger Stations Element: Passenger Stations xxxxxxxxxx ... As part of a larger MTA initiative, the fare control area at Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Airport station in Queens is to be reconfigured to more easily allow luggage-bearing customers to enter/exit the NYCT station. Construction of this project is part of the MTA's small business development program. Some schedule dates are not available, due to project being under development. $3 million New York City Transit Project: T7041417 Description: Planning & Engineering Study at Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av Category: Passenger Stations Element: Passenger Stations xxxxxxxxxx ... The project will undertake a feasibility study and other planning and design efforts for improvement of the interconnection between the Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue/JFK Airport subway station, located on the Archer Avenue line in Queens, and the adjacent LIRR Jamaica Stati on and JFK AirTrain facilities. Improvements to be considered include the addition of elevator/escalator vertical circulation capacity, replacement/upgrade of some station finishes, and system enhancements. Schedule dates are not available, due to project being under development. $7 million Oh, this’ll be beneficial. What is needed is a redesign of the Mezzinane in general. This station (along with Jamaica Center) could use a rehab anyways. 7 hours ago, Cabanamaner said: Absolutely. Jamaica Center has become a hub for the homeless and those annoying metrocard swipers. The moment you set a toe in that station, you'll have at least 5 people swarming you, begging for you to buy a metrocard swipe. Never experienced that myself. though the bathrooms there stink like hell! I wish someone would do something about that. 19 hours ago, NewFlyer 230 said: Jamaica Center is another one that is filthy and tbh so dark. I wish they could clean and brighten that station up. The dark setting I personally don’t mind myself since I think that has the potential to give Jamaica Center a certain theme (in terms of art just so you don’t get the wrong idea). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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