official Subway - What If?

[Turbo19]

I just said the 60th tube was OOS lol. And the via the would be a foam fest. That's why I really thought this through & made sure that would be the only answer lmao.

 

And the MTA ordered this special subway car that eats it's way out of tunnel blockages of all shapes & sizes to clear the cotton candy at the end successfully resuming normal service by Monday.

Wow, you got me, for real.

 

I'm off to hide in shame.

[TrainFanInfinity]

Here's one because I'm bored out of my damm mind lol....

 

It's the weekend & due to unknown sources of giant cotton candy blocking the entire the 53rd Street line from Queens Plaza to 7th Ave-53rd Street all trains are cut off. And the 59th street tube is OOS due to construction so trains run from Forest Hills-71st Ave to Jamaica 179th Street & from Lex Ave 59th and onward Brooklyn bound. The runs local via Queens Blvd to Queens Plaza & The runs express to 36 street like usual. You cannot re-route the 's down 63rd Street due to construction there too. Note: train headways are decreased due to 63rd street construction. How would you re-route the ?

 

: No service b/w Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike and World Trade Center.

: Via Queens Blvd Local.

 

No way in hell that the s going via the . (Go to the or the )

Edited January 21, 2014 by TrainFanInfinity

[E For Erica]

: No service b/w Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike and World Trade Center.

: Via Queens Blvd Local.

 

No way in hell that the s going via the . (Go to the or the )

lol why not?

[TrainFanInfinity]

lol why not?

 

Too foamy. People will foam too much and cause more soap to appear and make more service changes.

Edited January 21, 2014 by TrainFanInfinity

[Orion V 9441]

The switch leading from the Canarsie line to the Westbound Broadway Local track at Broadway Junction is stuck in the reverse position (down the ramp). It's 2pm but due to an earlier failure the crew won't be on scene for a while and it will take "a few hours".

 

Additionally, a Railfan believed they saw an MUDC while at 14th/7thave causing a 'foam incident'. The frothy precipitate will close all tracks through the station for the night. Do what you have to do.

 

For the first incident:

 

 : Service running from Manhattan terminates at Myrtle Avenue using the pocket track. Two shuttles will single track the section between Broadway Junction and Myrtle Avenue (one train on the Manhattan-bound track, another on the Canarsie-bound track.) In order to facilitate quick turnarounds at Myrtle Avenue, since the platforms will be used by the  trains from Manhattan, I would move the guards to the rearmost cars of the two shuttles. Theses two shuttle trains will also be supplemented by shuttle buses running from Myrtle Avenue to Broadway Junction. The section from Broadway Junction to Rockaway Parkway will be covered by the    until crews arrive to fix the problem, after which passengers will have to rely on shuttle buses only.

 

: In order to provide direct service to Canarsie, half of all   trains will run along the BMT Jamaica line to Broadway Junction, and providing service between Broadway Junction and Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway. When the crew arrives on the scene, the service will terminate at Broadway Junction on the centre track.

 

  : In order to provide additional capacity on the line in the absence of the  , trains would operate express in the Eastbound direction between Marcy Avenue and Broadway Junction on the centre track, stopping only at Myrtle Avenue. When crews are on the scene, the trains will serve the normal eastbound platform instead until the problem is cleared.

 

2nd incident:

: No service south of 34 St-Penn Station. Shuttle buses will be used to bridge the gap between Penn Station and Canal Street.

 

: Service split into two section: Service north of 34 St-Penn Station and: Service from Canal Street to Brooklyn College-Flatbush Avenue. Shuttle buses will be used to bridge the gap between Penn Station and Canal Street.

 

: No service south of 34 St-Penn Station. Shuttle buses will be used to bridge the gap between Penn Station and Canal Street.

 

: To replace    service in Brooklyn, all trains run local east of Franklin Avenue to New Lots Avenue.

[E For Erica]

Too foamy. People will foam too much and cause more soap to appear and make more service changes.

That's why I wanted it to be the answer lmao Edited January 22, 2014 by E For Erica

[realizm]

That's why I wanted it to be the answer lmao

Makes sense to me. Its actually a practical solution I was about to say the same thing until I saw your post quoted here.

[FamousNYLover]

Here's one because I'm bored out of my damm mind lol....

 

It's the weekend & due to unknown sources of giant cotton candy blocking the entire the 53rd Street line from Queens Plaza to 7th Ave-53rd Street all trains are cut off. And the 59th street tube is OOS due to construction so trains run from Forest Hills-71st Ave to Jamaica 179th Street & from Lex Ave 59th and onward Brooklyn bound. The runs local via Queens Blvd to Queens Plaza & The runs express to 36 street like usual. You cannot re-route the 's down 63rd Street due to construction there too. Note: train headways are decreased due to 63rd street construction. How would you re-route the ?

: No train service service between Queens Plaza and World Trade Center via local.

: Trains run in 2 sections.

1.  Between 179th St and Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Av.

2. Between 21st St-Queensbridge and Coney Island-Stillwell Av.

: Trains rerouted over on between Lexington Av-59th St and Astoria-Ditmars Blvd.

Free shuttle buses will operate as follow.

1. As loop bus starting from 21st St-Queensbridge, Queensboro Plaza, Queens Plaza and Court Sq.

2. As loop bus starting from Roosevelt Island Tram, Roosevelt Island Subway, 21st St-Queensbridge, Queensboro Plaza, Queens Plaza and Court Sq before serving back 21st St-Queensbridge and Roosevelt Island Tramway.

Roosevelt Island Tramway will operate two cabins during this time.

[E For Erica]

Makes sense to me. Its actually a practical solution I was about to say the same thing until I saw your post quoted here.

Lol I actually saw an at Classon Ave on the back in 7th Grade during a school field trip too. #R32(E)Days...

[ScreechyFlange]

The higher ups form the read Qj's proposal to abandon the for increased service and thought the idea was genius.

[Turbo19]

The higher ups form the read Qj's proposal to abandon the for increased service and thought the idea was genius.

All f**king hell would break loose and Brooklyn residents would be rioting in the streets. It would be total f**king anarchy.

[Orion V 9441]

Here's one because I'm bored out of my damm mind lol....

 

It's the weekend & due to unknown sources of giant cotton candy blocking the entire the 53rd Street line from Queens Plaza to 7th Ave-53rd Street all trains are cut off. And the 59th street tube is OOS due to construction so trains run from Forest Hills-71st Ave to Jamaica 179th Street & from Lex Ave 59th and onward Brooklyn bound. The runs local via Queens Blvd to Queens Plaza & The runs express to 36 street like usual. You cannot re-route the 's down 63rd Street due to construction there too. Note: train headways are decreased due to 63rd street construction. How would you re-route the ?

 

: Extra trains operate a short working between Times Square and Queensboro Plaza, terminating on the express track just east of Queensboro Plaza.

: No service west of 71 Continental Ave-Forest Hills. Train operates on local tracks. Service interlined* with 

: Service extended to 71 Continental Ave-Forest Hills operating on the local tracks. Service interlined* with 

: No service in Queens.

 

Shuttle buses will operate between Lex. Ave-59th St ( ), Queensboro Plaza (   ) and Queens Plaza ( )

 

*When I say that the  and  will be interlined, I am referring to the way that some bus routes are interlined. As a result, when a  train reaches 71 Continental Ave-Forest Hills, it will change its destination sign to that for the  , and operate to Jamaica Center, and vice-versa, removing the threat posed by too much foam.

[Wallyhorse]

Getting this back to something a little more realistic:

Major power problems at Broadway Junction have created havoc on all three trunk lines that use that station that are expected to run through the entire evening rush hour.  In addition, the Cranberry Street and Clark Street tunnels have been knocked out of service because of separate power problems in Downtown Brooklyn (the Joralemon Street tunnel and the bridges are unaffected by this) that are also expected to run through the entire evening rush hour.  The Montauge tunnel is still closed as well.

[P3F]

that's a lot of power problems.

 

B'way-7Av Line:

Manhattan Section-

-> 241 Street to South Ferry via

-> Single track shuttle runs between Chambers and Wall Streets. (On Northbound Track)

-> 148th Street to the track of Chambers Street that the shuttle doesn't use. (The Southbound Track)

 

Brooklyn Section-

-> Flatbush/Nostrand to Nevins Street.

-> Single track shuttle from Clark Street to Nevins Street.

-> New Lots Avenue to Atlantic Av.

 

Customers are advised to use the and between Fulton Street and Borough Hall, and also the between 42nd Street and Atlantic.

 

Fulton/8Av Line:

-> Three Sections: 207 St to Chambers Street, High Street to Rockaway Avenue (Local Northbound to Utica), and Euclid Avenue to Lefferts/Rockaways.

-> Runs via between W 4 Street and Jay Street. Southbound, terminates at Rockaway Avenue.

(West of Utica, Express Southbound and Local Northbound.)

 

-> No service betweenMyrtle Wyckoff and Atlantic Avenue.

-> Single track between Myrtle Wyckoff and Bushwick Aberdeen.

 

-> No service between Chauncey Street and Alabama Avenue.

 

Shuttle bus runs making stops at:

Euclid Avenue, Shepherd Avenue, Van Siclen Av , Liberty Avenue, Alabama Avenue, Bushwick/Aberdeen, Chauncey St, Rockaway Avenue, and Atlantic Avenue. (And obviously Broadway Junction).

 

As an alternative to service at Broadway Junction service, customers are advised to use the free shuttle bus making the aforementioned stops, or to use alternate routes such as the and LIRR.

Edited January 23, 2014 by P3F

[cl94]

This will cause some issues

 

Rerouted to South Ferry, does not run in Brooklyn

Terminates at Wall Street in Manhattan, does not run in Brooklyn

Extended to New Lots, runs local in Brooklyn

Runs local in Brooklyn

Rerouted through Rutgers Street Tunnel, local in Manhattan south of Columbus Circle and Brooklyn. Runs in 2 sections: 207th-Utica and Euclid-Far Rockaway. runs Euclid-Lefferts.

Runs from 168th to Chambers, no Brooklyn service

Assuming ENY yard is unaffected, No service between Chauncey and Alabama

No service between Myrtle and Atlantic

Suspened

 

Shuttle buses run along the routes of the , , and . Free transfer from subway to LIRR Atlantic Branch (and vice-versa) between Jamaica and Atlantic Terminal.

[FamousNYLover]

Getting this back to something a little more realistic:

Major power problems at Broadway Junction have created havoc on all three trunk lines that use that station that are expected to run through the entire evening rush hour.  In addition, the Cranberry Street and Clark Street tunnels have been knocked out of service because of separate power problems in Downtown Brooklyn (the Joralemon Street tunnel and the bridges are unaffected by this) that are also expected to run through the entire evening rush hour.  The Montauge tunnel is still closed as well.

: Delays.

: Dowtown trains run on from Chambers St to South Ferry, then go uptown on line to 3rd Av-149th St. No Brooklyn service. For South Ferry, must board downtown at first 5 cars of trains.

: Service suspended.

: Runs on between Atlantic and New Lots Avenues. 

: Trains run on between Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues.

: Trains runs in sections.

1. Between 207th St and Utica Av via line, running local between 42nd St & Canal Sts.

2. Between Euclid Av and Ozone Park/Far Rockaway.

: Runs on between West 4th St & 2nd Av. No Brooklyn service.

: Skip-stop and express service and   suspended. Runs in 2 sections.

1. Between Jamaica Center and Crescent St.

2. Between Metropolitan Av-Middle Village and Chamber/Broad Sts.

: Trains run in 2 sections.

1. Between Rockaway Parkway & Atlantic Av.

2. Between Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs and 8th Avenue.

Shuttle Buses will run as follows.

1. Local shuttle buses will make all  stops between Utica and Euclid Avs while express shuttle buses will make  stops between Utica and Euclid Avs serving Broadway Junction only.

2. Shuttle bus makes all stops between Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs and Crescent St with express shuttle buses only serving Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, Broadway Junction, and Crescent St.

3. Shuttle bus makes all stops between Atlantic Av and Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues.

During this time, LIRR will cross honor MetroCard at Jamaica, East New York, Nostrand Av, Atlantic Terminal and Penn Station.

Harlem-148th St Station: Use 145th St/St. Nicholas Av

145th St-Lenox Av: Use 145th St/St. Nicholas Av or 149th St-Grand Concourse stations.

Park Place: Use World Trade Center Station.

Fulton St - Use Fulton St/Broadway.

Wall St: Wall St/Broadway or Rector St Stations.

Clark St: Use Court St-Borough Hall Stations

Hoyt St: Use Nevin St or DeKalb Av Stations.

http://goo.gl/maps/OrpnT

[FamousNYLover]

 

: Delays.

: Dowtown trains run on from Chambers St to South Ferry, then go uptown on line to 3rd Av-149th St. No Brooklyn service. For South Ferry, must board downtown at first 5 cars of trains.

: Service suspended.

: Runs on between Atlantic and New Lots Avenues. 

: Trains run on between Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues.

: Trains runs in sections.

1. Between 207th St and Utica Av via line, running local between 42nd St & Canal Sts.

2. Between Euclid Av and Ozone Park/Far Rockaway.

: Runs on between West 4th St & 2nd Av. No Brooklyn service.

: Skip-stop and express service and   suspended. Runs in 2 sections.

1. Between Jamaica Center and Crescent St.

2. Between Metropolitan Av-Middle Village and Chamber/Broad Sts.

: Trains run in 2 sections.

1. Between Rockaway Parkway & Atlantic Av.

2. Between Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs and 8th Avenue.

Shuttle Buses will run as follows.

1. Local shuttle buses will make all  stops between Utica and Euclid Avs while express shuttle buses will make  stops between Utica and Euclid Avs serving Broadway Junction only.

2. Shuttle bus makes all stops between Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs and Crescent St with express shuttle buses only serving Myrtle-Wyckoff Avs, Broadway Junction, and Crescent St.

3. Shuttle bus makes all stops between Atlantic Av and Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues.

During this time, LIRR will cross honor MetroCard at Jamaica, East New York, Nostrand Av, Atlantic Terminal and Penn Station.

Closed Subway Stations that are nearby.

Harlem-148th St Station: Use 145th St/St. Nicholas Av

145th St-Lenox Av: Use 145th St/St. Nicholas Av or 149th St-Grand Concourse stations.

Park Place: Use World Trade Center Station.

Fulton St - Use Fulton St/Broadway.

Wall St: Wall St/Broadway or Rector St Stations.

Clark St: Use Court St-Borough Hall or York St Stations.

High St: Use York St Station.

Hoyt St: Use DeKalb Av, Nevin St, Jay St-MetroTech or Hoyt-Schermerhorn Stations

http://goo.gl/maps/OrpnT

 

Correction in Red

[ScreechyFlange]

Getting this back to something a little more realistic:

 

Major power problems at Broadway Junction have created havoc on all three trunk lines that use that station that are expected to run through the entire evening rush hour.  In addition, the Cranberry Street and Clark Street tunnels have been knocked out of service because of separate power problems in Downtown Brooklyn (the Joralemon Street tunnel and the bridges are unaffected by this) that are also expected to run through the entire evening rush hour.  The Montauge tunnel is still closed as well.

 

 

The irony is killing me...

[Turbo19]

The irony is killing me...

Ignore it dude...

[Jsunflyguy]

A Godzilla attack has...just kidding.

A water main break at Bowery is preventing access to all tracks. Additionally there is a switch failure at Hammel's Wye and the switch from F4A to F6 is stuck in the reverse position (meaning trains from Far Rock cannot make the right to join the line at Jamaica Bay). The time is 3pm, the switch will be fixed in a few hours, the water main issue will continue indefinitely.

[FamousNYLover]

: No train service south of Broad Channel.

Shuttle Buses and Access-A-Ride provide service.

1. Shuttle Bus will make all stops between Broad Channel and Far Rockaway.

2. Shuttle Bus will make all Rockaway Park Shuttle stop between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park.

3. Shuttle bus will make all Rockaway station stops between Rockaway Park and Far Rockaway. This trip will be marked as "H" during this time.

4. Able-A-Ride will provide disabled wheelchair service non-stop between Howard Beach and Far Rockaway.

: Express service, skip-stop and service suspend. will terminate/originate at Marcy Av station during this time.

B39 will provide free boarding duing this time.

Edited January 27, 2014 by FamousNYLover

[cl94]

So Godzilla brought down the Jamaica Line?

 

Here's what I've got:

 

In Manhattan/Brooklyn:

terminates at Essex Street, using the middle track (normally Brooklyn-bound )

running with as many extra trainsets from the as Queens Boulevard can handle

Suspended

 

Transfer to at Essex to continue into Manhattan. To access stations south of Essex, transfer to at Broadway Junction or at Broadway-Lafayette.

 

In the Rockaways:

Until the switch is fixed (assuming the Rockaway-bound track is unaffected:

All Far Rockaway-bound trains sent to Rockaway Park.

Rockaway Suspended

Shuttle train / / / whatever the decides to call it runs from Beach 105 Street (relaying on a yard track or the pocket track southof the station) to Far Rockaway over the wye track

 

To access stations normally serviced by , transfer to shuttle train at Beach 90, 98, or 105

Use LIRR Far Rockaway Branch as an alternate.

Expect severe delays

 

[Fresh Pond]

A Godzilla attack has...just kidding.

 

A water main break at Bowery is preventing access to all tracks. Additionally there is a switch failure at Hammel's Wye and the switch from F4A to F6 is stuck in the reverse position (meaning trains from Far Rock cannot make the right to join the line at Jamaica Bay). The time is 3pm, the switch will be fixed in a few hours, the water main issue will continue indefinitely.

Queens to Essex St

suspended

Manhattan to Rockaway Park

normal I guess

 

Shuttle buses from Beach 90 St to Far Rockaway or use the Q22

[Jsunflyguy]

Not to be rude---I ask since it seems to always comes up as an option but I rarely see the MTA have them available except in a large disruption---is the MTA really able to get out Shuttle buses during rush hours (or any time for that matter) to cover a short-medium term disruptions?

Edited January 27, 2014 by Jsunflyguy

[Orion V 9441]

A Godzilla attack has...just kidding.

 

A water main break at Bowery is preventing access to all tracks. Additionally there is a switch failure at Hammel's Wye and the switch from F4A to F6 is stuck in the reverse position (meaning trains from Far Rock cannot make the right to join the line at Jamaica Bay). The time is 3pm, the switch will be fixed in a few hours, the water main issue will continue indefinitely.

 

First Incident:

: Service terminates at westbound Essex Street, and operates local, stopping at all stops. As it is rush hour, there is no point in operating shuttle buses as it will only make congestion above worse

: Service suspended.

 

Second Incident:

: All Rockaway-bound trains operate to Rockaway Parkway Station.

A shuttle service to Mott Avenue will operate using the same routing as the   train after Hurricane Sandy.

Additionally, extra service will be provided on bus route Q22.