Union Tpke Posted August 20, 2019 Share #21976 Posted August 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Union Tpke said: We really take our great transit system for granted. This morning I went for a blood test, leaving the house at 6:30 and going two stops on the subway, only waiting a couple minutes for a train, walking for a few minutes to the place, arriving early. After the blood test, I walked for a few minutes, had something to eat at my favorite bagel place. Then I walked a minute to the subway, and got on a train right as it came in. I just got home. In almost every other place in the country, I would have to drive. Keep in mind, I wasn't able to have anything to eat before the test. So, I would be driving on an empty stomach early in the morning. In suburbs, uses are strictly segregated, so it would have to be an at least 15 minute drive. With traffic, it would be longer. Before I could get to the place, I would need to find parking. After the blood test, I wouldn't be able to quickly go nearby to get something to eat. That would be another 15 minute drive plus parking. After having something to eat, I would have to then drive all the way home. Great public transit is freeing. I hadn't considered what this trip would have been like without good transit until this morning. I would love to here about other trips you guys take that would be much harder without good transit. Hear. I cringe at typos that pass through.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NST Posted August 20, 2019 Share #21977 Posted August 20, 2019 Why don’t R46s ever run on the ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayFan3000 Posted August 20, 2019 Share #21978 Posted August 20, 2019 44 minutes ago, NST said: Why don’t R46s ever run on the ? is 100% R160 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreeddekalbL Posted August 20, 2019 Share #21979 Posted August 20, 2019 59 minutes ago, NST said: Why don’t R46s ever run on the ? Your a few years late when they did 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHacksJustKhaks Posted August 20, 2019 Share #21980 Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, NST said: Why don’t R46s ever run on the ? More specifically, R160's have shorter dwell times at stops, and break down less than the R46's. Newer trains on the crowded line prove to work better than old ones so a plurality remains R160s. The is also slated to get CBTC soon, any SMEE (like the 46's) simply wont work on the soon. The 46's last frequently ran on the in the late 2000's Edited August 20, 2019 by NoHacksJustKhaks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68OnBroadway Posted August 20, 2019 Share #21981 Posted August 20, 2019 1 hour ago, NST said: Why don’t R46s ever run on the ? Their higher dwell times would cause issues given the crowds along the line... I still don’t understand why the has some 46s and the some 160s considering that with the exception of lower Manhattan commuters, most riders are only on for a few stops... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemorie Posted August 20, 2019 Share #21982 Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, R68OnBroadway said: Their higher dwell times would cause issues given the crowds along the line... I still don’t understand why the has some 46s and the some 160s considering that with the exception of lower Manhattan commuters, most riders are only on for a few stops... I said the same exact thing. Don’t see the need for the to have some R160s. It should be entirely R46s. If the R46s were really such a serious issue on the line in terms of dwell times, they would have made it entirely R160s already, in exchange for the having the R46s instead. Much of the train delays usually come from merging delays with other lines and headway maintenance (and in addition during the off peak, flagging). I think that during the AM Rush, the and get packed even before they reach 36th and 59th Streets respectively and remain that way up till after Midtown. The , , , and out of Brooklyn during the AM Rush are more crowded than the I think. I noticed they run more R160s than R46s on the on weekends (when all lines in the system run much less frequently and therefore, require much less trains) anyway so. Edited August 20, 2019 by Jemorie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemorie Posted August 20, 2019 Share #21983 Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) Deleted from mobile. Error. Accidentally quoted wrong post. Please delete. Edited August 20, 2019 by Jemorie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemorie Posted August 20, 2019 Share #21984 Posted August 20, 2019 4 hours ago, NST said: Why don’t R46s ever run on the ? Because the is one of the most demanding lines in the system? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwwnyc123 Posted August 20, 2019 Share #21985 Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) serves a lot of important and popular locations, some station platforms are narrow, the whole route is shorter than and maybe . Edited August 20, 2019 by bwwnyc123 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted August 20, 2019 Share #21986 Posted August 20, 2019 In addition to loop poles, the 143s are getting new LED lights.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwwnyc123 Posted August 20, 2019 Share #21987 Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) Yes the lines are longer than . Edited August 20, 2019 by bwwnyc123 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jova42R Posted August 21, 2019 Share #21988 Posted August 21, 2019 Are there any trams (such as the BQX) that actually might be built sometime in the (somewhat) near future? And, am I wrong that there was a proposal to link 116 St to the 125 St MNR station if West Side Access is built? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel The Cool Posted August 21, 2019 Share #21989 Posted August 21, 2019 22 hours ago, Around the Horn said: There is an program to 145 Street. The problem is it's heavily glitched (I mean it says its a 145 Street bound express train at 7th Avenue and a Myrtle-Wyckoff bound practically everywhere else) so they went to plan B which was use the 42nd-Bryant Park program and make manual announcements from there. Actually part of that is not true. Not every R160 has the the program to 145th Street. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeesPwnMets Posted August 21, 2019 Share #21990 Posted August 21, 2019 Sounds absolutely ridiculous but how possible would it be to run trains from Canarsie to 96 on weekends to preserve the one seat ride to 14 St, while running the shuttle between MV and Myrtle?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyclonicTrainLookout Posted August 21, 2019 Share #21991 Posted August 21, 2019 9 minutes ago, YankeesPwnMets said: Sounds absolutely ridiculous but how possible would it be to run trains from Canarsie to 96 on weekends to preserve the one seat ride to 14 St, while running the shuttle between MV and Myrtle?? I don't see how in reality this would happen. For that to happen, my guess would be if the following happened: There are switch problems that are preventing the to go past Myrtle Av-Broadway to Metropolitan Av, so the would have to split in two: A shuttle between Myrtle Av to Metropolitan Av and from 96 St to Myrtle Av, then via the to Broadway Junction Let's say #1 happened. For the to go to Canarsie, at the same time there should be some delay in service that are preventing the from reaching Canarsie, so maybe the could be redirected via the to Canarsie to fill in the gap. That would make the full route between Canarsie to 96 St-2 Av on weekends. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted August 21, 2019 Share #21992 Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) As of today, there is no more 4-car train on the 42nd St Shuttle, only 2 3 car trains. Edited August 21, 2019 by Calvin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italianstallion Posted August 21, 2019 Share #21993 Posted August 21, 2019 19 hours ago, New Flyer Xcelsior said: Are there any trams (such as the BQX) that actually might be built sometime in the (somewhat) near future? And, am I wrong that there was a proposal to link 116 St to the 125 St MNR station if West Side Access is built? That sounds sorta unnecessary. A 125th stop on MNR would be a 3-block walk to the 1 at 125th. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jova42R Posted August 21, 2019 Share #21994 Posted August 21, 2019 Just now, Italianstallion said: That sounds sorta unnecessary. A 125th stop on MNR would be a 3-block walk to the 1 at 125th. True -- that's why I was thinking "Why would they build that?" But, they might build a tram to supplement the Bx15, M60SBS, M100, and M101 on 125 St, connecting to the and MNR. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italianstallion Posted August 21, 2019 Share #21995 Posted August 21, 2019 6 minutes ago, New Flyer Xcelsior said: True -- that's why I was thinking "Why would they build that?" But, they might build a tram to supplement the Bx15, M60SBS, M100, and M101 on 125 St, connecting to the and MNR. A better solution would be to extend the Second Ave. subway west along 125th to the river. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jova42R Posted August 21, 2019 Share #21996 Posted August 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Italianstallion said: A better solution would be to extend the Second Ave. subway west along 125th to the river. Yes, maybe the goes to the river and the goes to the Bronx? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtatransit Posted August 21, 2019 Share #21997 Posted August 21, 2019 On 8/20/2019 at 10:18 AM, CenSin said: I’d like to know what the union demanded from the MTA and what else the MTA is trying to cut that the union would be too embarrassed to complain about. http://www.twulocal100.org/sites/twulocal100.org/files/twu_rejects_mta_contract_offer.pdf For the whole http://www.twulocal100.org/sites/twulocal100.org/files/mta_contract_proposal_aug_19.pdf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jova42R Posted August 21, 2019 Share #21998 Posted August 21, 2019 Do the and still have R32s? if not, where did they go? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted August 21, 2019 Share #21999 Posted August 21, 2019 6 minutes ago, New Flyer Xcelsior said: Do the and still have R32s? if not, where did they go? No not anymore. Once all the R179’s for the entered service that pushed all the R32’s back to the and lines. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jova42R Posted August 21, 2019 Share #22000 Posted August 21, 2019 16 minutes ago, NewFlyer 230 said: No not anymore. Once all the R179’s for the entered service that pushed all the R32’s back to the and lines. But do they have R42s? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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