Orion VII 4 Life Posted February 2, 2013 Share #2226 Posted February 2, 2013 They got AirTrain guys at Howard Beach literally holding up the trains when someone gets on the AirTrain right from the Rockaway bus without paying the $5 fare inside Howard Beach. They told this one guy that came off the bus and headed right for the AirTrain that the train "isn't gonna leave until PAPD gets here". When I got to the A platform, sure enough I saw a PA cop on the bridge going towards the AirTrain. Looks like the PA is taking this very seriously now with the shuttle buses. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted February 2, 2013 Share #2227 Posted February 2, 2013 Honestly, I can't help but feel it's the PAs fault, that whole bus area is PA property and they don't have to let the MTA use it. They also have security guards sitting in vans by the parking lot entrance the buses use to block the entrance until a bus is entering or leaving, and the PA is paying for that too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted February 2, 2013 Share #2228 Posted February 2, 2013 Is this that story?yes it is, thanks!Realizm, I agree that was a terrifying thing for the other riders there. I understand the need to keep the killer on board to be arrested, but the tragedy could've been worse. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtattrain Posted February 3, 2013 Share #2229 Posted February 3, 2013 Just a random thought/proposal like the thread says, but I was wondering if it would be possible to run subway service on the Atlantic Avenue and Far Roackaway Branches and create a direct subway connection to the future 2nd Ave. Subway at Hanover Sq. via a new tunnel... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted February 3, 2013 Share #2230 Posted February 3, 2013 Just a random thought/proposal like the thread says, but I was wondering if it would be possible to run subway service on the Atlantic Avenue and Far Roackaway Branches and create a direct subway connection to the future 2nd Ave. Subway at Hanover Sq. via a new tunnel... Well, the thing is: It's might be a heavy possibility that the Second Avenue Subway could connect better with the Fulton Street Line because of what use to be Court Street Station, now the Transit Museum. Atleast I think that makes sense..... But right now I won't be possible in this lifetime. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted February 3, 2013 Share #2231 Posted February 3, 2013 Although with the way the Atlantic branch seems kinda neglected, I wouldn't be surprised in the future it gets turned over to the subway as it goes thru some 'rough areas'. As for what should run on it, I dunno probably the sas if it ever gets that far. And I don't think there's a need to annex the far rockaway branch. I think they should connect the Atlantic branch to the unused rockaway row and then all A trains goes to lefferts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted February 3, 2013 Share #2232 Posted February 3, 2013 So I was watching R68 videos and I started wondering... since the cars were built with a full cab on one end and a half cab on the other, did this arrangement change at all when they were linked into 4-car sets? Or does each car in the set have a full cab, even though it will never be used? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted February 3, 2013 Share #2233 Posted February 3, 2013 (edited) It's been recently proposed via Court St stub on the Fulton St line (As Metro was saying), but that again is for the distant future. Also as part of the IND Second System similar plans were made for two tunnels one from 8th ave, other from 6th ave, to be built running parallel into Brooklyn into what was known as the South 4th Street line in Brooklyn. In Manhattan going n/b the trains were supposed to go uptown via 6th ave then Second Ave past 57th street. Something like that, mind is foggy on this since the last time this was discussed by the veterans here. Just a random thought/proposal like the thread says, but I was wondering if it would be possible to run subway service on the Atlantic Avenue and Far Roackaway Branches and create a direct subway connection to the future 2nd Ave. Subway at Hanover Sq. via a new tunnel... Edited February 3, 2013 by realizm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted February 3, 2013 Share #2234 Posted February 3, 2013 On a truthful note, I just have this fear of moving the Transit Museum. No matter when in the far/unseen future it's possible. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted February 3, 2013 Share #2235 Posted February 3, 2013 I always thought the museum should be much larger than it is. Yes it's nice that it's using an unused station, but with the amount of trains saved, they could use more space. As to where to move it to... yeah I can't think of anything at the moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted February 3, 2013 Share #2236 Posted February 3, 2013 It'd be nice if we had something like the National Railway Museum in the UK, dedicated entirely to transit. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion VII 4 Life Posted February 3, 2013 Share #2237 Posted February 3, 2013 <blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="mtattrain" data-cid="640846" data-time="1359862644"><p> Just a <strong class='bbc'>random thought/proposal </strong>like the thread says, but I was wondering if it would be possible to run subway service on the Atlantic Avenue and Far Roackaway Branches and create a direct subway connection to the future 2nd Ave. Subway at Hanover Sq. via a new tunnel...</p></blockquote> They would have to go through a lot of shit to convert a LIRR/railroad line to subway service. Since NYCT equipment isn't FRA certified and the crews aren't certified locomotive engineers/railroad conductors, I believe they'd have to physically disconnect the lines from the LIRR, then do a ton of work with the signals, tracks, stations etc. And I honestly don't see LIRR abandoning either branch, Atlantic Terminal gets riders especially when the Barclays arena has events, and while the FR branch doesn't get much ridership out of FR itself, plenty of people in the 5 Towns use it (Cedarhurst, Woodmere, etc.). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted February 3, 2013 Share #2238 Posted February 3, 2013 (edited) But how often does the Atlantic branch stop at Nostrand or ENY? Thats why I think the LiRR may as well just hand the segment before it joins the mainline at Jamaica to the subway to convert it for regular subway service. Fulton ind doesn't really need the extra service unless its for the Utica av extension to KP. Edited February 3, 2013 by Grand Concourse 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted February 3, 2013 Share #2239 Posted February 3, 2013 But how often does the Atlantic branch stop at Nostrand or ENY? Thats why I think the LiRR may as well just hand the segment before it joins the mainline at Jamaica to the subway to convert it for regular subway service. Fulton ind doesn't really need the extra service unless its for the Utica av extension to KP. I wonder if this helps a little? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted February 3, 2013 Share #2240 Posted February 3, 2013 They would have to go through a lot of shit to convert a LIRR/railroad line to subway service. Since NYCT equipment isn't FRA certified and the crews aren't certified locomotive engineers/railroad conductors' date=' I believe they'd have to physically disconnect the lines from the LIRR, then do a ton of work with the signals, tracks, stations etc. [/quote'] Well they did it for the SIR with the retrofitted electrical components for the R44s that service the railway. I would imagine those crews consequently are also certified engineers and conductors, I'm assuming. I could be wrong. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted February 3, 2013 Share #2241 Posted February 3, 2013 (edited) I wonder if this helps a little? lol, I stand corrected then. As for the Atlantic av idea, if it were connected to a subway, at least then it'd go thru LM and hopefully, not as many people will have to transfer at Barclays for the other subway lines. Edited February 3, 2013 by Grand Concourse 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subwayfan12 Posted February 5, 2013 Share #2242 Posted February 5, 2013 Hold up....... (NOT MY VIDEO) If you skip to 0:07- 0:10, you would clearly see that the train is formatted with the 4 line strip map Now, if you go to 0:17, the car number is 6515 which originally belongs on the 2/5 line this was in 2011, so what exactly is happening here? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted February 5, 2013 Share #2243 Posted February 5, 2013 There was a shortage and the line needed cars. There was another shortage some years ago where there were R62A's on the also. Makes me wonder if there are extra R142 strip maps lying around somewhere... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subwayfan12 Posted February 5, 2013 Share #2244 Posted February 5, 2013 I wouldn't expect the strip maps to be removed though 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted February 5, 2013 Share #2245 Posted February 5, 2013 Why not? They don't replace them every time there's a new change for individual stations, that's pretty much why they use the same strip map all the time. If it had to be assigned to another line, I'm sure they'd just remove the strip map and place it someplace else. There's likely going to be a bunch of leftover 6 strip maps once the cars are converted to run on the 7 line. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lance Posted February 5, 2013 Share #2246 Posted February 5, 2013 Bet you a buck they throw them in the trash. A couple of observations today: As I posted here, the Unionport sets have gotten the new AAS program update. Also, for some reason, the "Watch the Gap" announcements plays automatically at Freeman St, at least on the Bronx-bound 5 train. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejr88 Posted February 6, 2013 Share #2247 Posted February 6, 2013 TO CROWN HTS-UTICA AV TO CHAMBERS ST TO BOWLING GREEN TO GRAND CENTRAL TO 34 ST-PENN STA TO NEW LOTS AV TO HARLEM-148 ST TO WAKEFIELD-241 ST TO ATLANTIC-BARCLAYS TO PARKCHESTER TO PELHAM BAY PARK TO WOODLAWN TO 149 ST-CONCRSE?? TO BURNSIDE AV TO BEDFORD PARK BLVD Am I doing it right? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDTA Posted February 6, 2013 Share #2248 Posted February 6, 2013 How much would it cost to buy an R44 from the MTA? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted February 6, 2013 Share #2249 Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) How many subway car segments (#) were reefed? Edited February 6, 2013 by RollOverMyHead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted February 7, 2013 Share #2250 Posted February 7, 2013 Last year there were rumors that the 42 St Shuttle singles would be linked into 3-car sets, and that an R62 (not R62A) would be sent to the ... did anything become of this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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