Eddie 0 #1 Posted June 14, 2008 (edited) My name is Eddie, I ride the train to work and for pleasure most of the time and am pleased to have discovered this forum. I have lots of train and railroad photos of the NYC subway on My IPod device. In addition, I also enjoy riding the new R160 cars used on the Sea Beach Line. The station announcements are so clear and the train have that state of the art look. I hope they can repair the 4th track on the N line so we can have express service again. Just like on there is a local and express on the brighton, the Sea Beach Line was built with four tracks and the reason for lack of express service is the fact the the MTA has no money to fix the worn out track between Kings Highway and 59th street. I do see that the 3rd Rail os being replaiced on the Manhattan bound track, though. I also hope to see R160 tains on the Q Line. The R68 Trains could be used on the B or D lines. Eddie Edited June 14, 2008 by Eddie fix typo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
metsfan 2 #2 Posted June 14, 2008 Greetings! - Andy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trainfan22 1,782 #3 Posted June 14, 2008 Welcome to the forums!! Btw there aren't any plans to rebuild the sea beach express tracks. But one track is still intact so maybe you can have peak direction express service. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
East New York 4,046 #4 Posted June 14, 2008 Welcome to NYCTF Eddie! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orion 27 #5 Posted June 14, 2008 Welcome! This site is growing fast... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nycbusfan 2 #6 Posted June 15, 2008 Welcome to NYCTF Eddie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pablo M 201 35 #7 Posted June 15, 2008 Welcome to the board Eddie! Btw there aren't any plans to rebuild the sea beach express tracks. But one track is still intact so maybe you can have peak direction express service.As much as I would love to see that, the service wouldn't make that much sense and be practical in the end. The MTA could do summer specials and have trains like from say 10 AM to maybe 3PM or so express on Sea Beach and then the night hours have trains express from Stillwell on Sea Beach. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
via White Plains Road 192 #8 Posted June 15, 2008 Welcome aboard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel The Cool 3,741 #9 Posted June 15, 2008 Welcome Aboard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brighton Local 702 #10 Posted June 15, 2008 Welcome Aboard Eddie..B) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sebbieprops 0 #11 Posted June 15, 2008 Welcome, Eddie! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
7LineFan 254 #12 Posted June 16, 2008 Hello and welcome. About the Sea Beach express tracks... The actually used them, for an express called the . From Wikipedia: "The light blue NX designation was used for a short-lived "super-express" service along the express tracks of the Sea Beach Line, beginning several stations east of Coney Island at Brighton Beach, and also ending at 57th Street. This service was only provided from November 27, 1967 to April 12, 1968 due to low ridership. Starting on Monday, April 15, 1968, the five NX trips instead ran as N trips." Here's a picture taken on the second-to-last day of service. It was the only service in history (I think) to go through Coney Island station instead of terminating there. In my opinion, it would be great to have another NX in both directions, but I don't know how much success this one would have, since it would involve rebuilding the abandoned tracks north of Kings Highway and then attracting riders. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harry 1,078 #13 Posted June 16, 2008 Welcome to NYC Transit Forums Eddie! Thanks for joining the community. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eastman346 0 #14 Posted June 16, 2008 Welcome aboard enjoy the ride! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
