Buddy Posted April 17, 2011 Share #1 Posted April 17, 2011 Today at 515p, I transferred from to the IND lines at Columbus Circle to Delancy St. A train came and I did not get on since it runs local on the 6th Ave due to G.O. Then there came a train on the local track, which I expected to be a . Its front rollsign was ( while side signs are . I asked the C/O what the train was and he said . When I reconfirmed with him by saying "So this goes on the 6th Ave", he replied: "I don't know where we are going". Finally a appeared on the express track and I got on. The and the (:)/(D) train left simultaneously, and it seemed the R68 went to the 6th Ave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted April 17, 2011 Share #2 Posted April 17, 2011 Why did you get on the instead of the ? The goes on 8th Avenue, and you wanted 6th Avenue. In any case, it didn't even matter which route the train was going to take. You could've taken either train to West 4th Street and transferred to the to Delancey Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vistausss Posted April 17, 2011 Share #3 Posted April 17, 2011 He wanted a train to 8th Ave, but he asked the C/O if the missigned train was going to 6th Ave since the C/O said it was a . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Concourse Express Posted April 18, 2011 Share #5 Posted April 18, 2011 Today at 515p, I transferred from to the IND lines at Columbus Circle to Delancy St. A train came and I did not get on since it runs local on the 6th Ave due to G.O. Then there came a train on the local track, which I expected to be a . Its front rollsign was ( while side signs are . I asked the C/O what the train was and he said . When I reconfirmed with him by saying "So this goes on the 6th Ave", he replied: "I don't know where we are going". Finally a appeared on the express track and I got on. The and the (:P/(D) train left simultaneously, and it seemed the R68 went to the 6th Ave. That train with the front rollsign set to was likely a baseball special train; IIRC baseball specials from Concourse run local from 161 St to 2 Ave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr1nyc1 Posted April 20, 2011 Share #6 Posted April 20, 2011 Why did you get on the instead of the ? The goes on 8th Avenue, and you wanted 6th Avenue. In any case, it didn't even matter which route the train was going to take. You could've taken either train to West 4th Street and transferred to the to Delancey Street. But remember, If taking the , you have to walk two flight of stairs to get to the at West 4. lol Guess he wanted to get in a little more exercise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share #7 Posted April 20, 2011 I just like to take the express rather than the local. Walking down 2 levels is not a big issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadcruiser1 Posted April 20, 2011 Share #8 Posted April 20, 2011 What the hell?. The is the Eighth Avenue Local, and the is the Sixth Avenue Express. What planet are you on?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted April 20, 2011 Share #9 Posted April 20, 2011 What the hell?. The is the Eighth Avenue Local, and the is the Sixth Avenue Express. What planet are you on?. This was posted on Saturday, April 16th, 2011. According to MTA Planned Service Change, all Brooklyn-bound late night, , and World Trade Center-bound was operating express on 8th Av and Brooklyn-bound was running local track. http://mta.info/mta/news/releases/?en=110414-NYCT40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted April 20, 2011 Share #10 Posted April 20, 2011 2 stops on local is not big deal it just only 2 local stops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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