Mysterious2train Posted September 19, 2012 Share #476 Posted September 19, 2012 (edited) That's not what alekr is talking about. In previous Fastracks the ran express between 59th St and 145th St while the ran local, now they're both going to be running local over that stretch. Edited September 19, 2012 by Mysterious2train 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKorean Posted September 20, 2012 Share #477 Posted September 20, 2012 Is D ever gonna run normally on the weekends? man this construction is killing me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alekr Posted September 25, 2012 Share #478 Posted September 25, 2012 Why can't the F continue run on the A to Jay Street-Metrotech? They should extend it a little bit more. I noticed the 6th ave fastrack is the shortest fastrack ever 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j express Posted September 25, 2012 Share #479 Posted September 25, 2012 They are only doing work on the 6th av line between West 4st to 59st , Lexingtion Av 63st , and 5th av 53st . If the did ran via the from West 4st to Jay st what's going to serve stations between West 4 st and Jay st. People at those stations will be pissed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted October 6, 2012 Share #480 Posted October 6, 2012 (edited) n/m Edited October 6, 2012 by Snowblock 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alekr Posted October 15, 2012 Share #481 Posted October 15, 2012 Reminder: Double Dose Of Fastrack Begins Tonight & next week 1 2 3 Fastrack tonight thru thursday A C E Fastrack begins next monday 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACEVE14 Posted October 17, 2012 Share #482 Posted October 17, 2012 I've been trying to find a brochure about the FASTRACK at every possible station in Manhattan, still no luck. Do any of you know where I can find it at what lucky station? Let me know, OK? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejr88 Posted November 17, 2012 Share #483 Posted November 17, 2012 Anyone has an idea if the MTA are going to do the last phase of the Lexington FASTRACK? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted November 17, 2012 Share #484 Posted November 17, 2012 Next year. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejr88 Posted November 18, 2012 Share #485 Posted November 18, 2012 Thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Young+ Posted November 19, 2012 Share #486 Posted November 19, 2012 As some of you may know, I am in graduate school @ NYU-Poly in Brooklyn. For one of my classes, Management of Transit Maintenance and Operations, I have to do a 10+ page paper on a subway-related topic. I chose FASTRACK. The other day, I was talking to the Professor (whose name I will keep anonymous) about what I should include in the paper to get a very high grade. He mentioned to me the following: -Why FASTRACK was not done in the past? -Safety issues/flagging issues (since a track worker got killed in the past relating to this) -Something changing over time -Increasing the safety measure I was looking on the internet for any material relating to this and I was not successful. I do plan on referring more to the Press Release and the Line Segment Closure Program Presentation that was released on November 14, 2011, however if anyone has any information relating to this I would appreciate it. Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted November 19, 2012 Share #487 Posted November 19, 2012 I would watch board meeting videos, there are some interesting comments about debris/fires/delays as well as the productivity benefit. Also the psychological factor of closing an entire line, compare with other cities who close overnight (or do segment closures like London recently did on their Central Line) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted December 17, 2012 Share #488 Posted December 17, 2012 (edited) New FASTRACK corridors coming in 2013: --- Lexington Ave. — between Grand Central Station and 125th St. in Manhattan. --- Queens Blvd. — lines from Fifth Ave./53 St., Manhattan, to Roosevelt Ave., Queens. --- Eighth Ave. — lines between 168th St. and 207th St., Manhattan. --- Broadway — lines from Court St., Brooklyn, to Queensboro Plaza, Queens. --- Concourse — lines from 161 St./Yankee Stadium, the Bronx, to 205th St., the Bronx. [To be first and start on Jan 14th] Source: Read more here Edited December 17, 2012 by NovaCSW8030 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Lexington Ave Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share #489 Posted December 17, 2012 New FASTRACK corridors coming in 2013: --- Lexington Ave. — between Grand Central Station and 125th St. in Manhattan. --- Queens Blvd. — lines from Fifth Ave./53 St., Manhattan, to Roosevelt Ave., Queens. --- Eighth Ave. — lines between 168th St. and 207th St., Manhattan. --- Broadway — lines from Court St., Brooklyn, to Queensboro Plaza, Queens. --- Concourse — lines from 161 St./Yankee Stadium, the Bronx, to 205th St., the Bronx. [To be first and start on Jan 14th] Source: Read more here Here's more info http://www.mta.info/mta/news/books/docs/FasTrack2012Results%20_2013%20Plans.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted December 17, 2012 Share #490 Posted December 17, 2012 Wow; even one weekend daytime! They really need to do that on the , because all the track gangs squeezed into weekday middays (and some places on weekends) have been ridiculous, and it seems to go on forever! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejr88 Posted December 17, 2012 Share #491 Posted December 17, 2012 At least the goes to 161 St, I was afraid it could have been just 145 St. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itmaybeokay Posted December 17, 2012 Share #492 Posted December 17, 2012 New FASTRACK corridors coming in 2013: --- Lexington Ave. — between Grand Central Station and 125th St. in Manhattan. --- Queens Blvd. — lines from Fifth Ave./53 St., Manhattan, to Roosevelt Ave., Queens. --- Eighth Ave. — lines between 168th St. and 207th St., Manhattan. --- Broadway — lines from Court St., Brooklyn, to Queensboro Plaza, Queens. --- Concourse — lines from 161 St./Yankee Stadium, the Bronx, to 205th St., the Bronx. [To be first and start on Jan 14th] Source: Read more here This strikes me as a bad idea for the Queens Blvd line, it's not like there's really much by way of alternative lines for people between Steinway St. and Roosevelt Ave. And their whole thing about fastrack specifically states that they don't want to put shuttle buses into place. So I suppose for three weeks this year those of us in that part of queens have a 10pm curfew :-| 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted December 17, 2012 Share #493 Posted December 17, 2012 (edited) What's really scary are the one week ALL TIMES closures of these lines: -CPW 59 St - 168 St/161 St - Broad-Essex - Rutgers St - s/o 36 St - Nostrand s/o Franklin http://mta.info/mta/news/books/docs/FasTrack2012Results%20_2013%20Plans.pdf Edited December 17, 2012 by Amtrak7 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alekr Posted December 17, 2012 Share #494 Posted December 17, 2012 Nassau St Broad St – Essex St 4/1-4/5 Finally about time! I think they will be focusing on the Chambers street station and time for heavy scrubbing on that station! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted December 17, 2012 Share #495 Posted December 17, 2012 (edited) This strikes me as a bad idea for the Queens Blvd line, it's not like there's really much by way of alternative lines for people between Steinway St. and Roosevelt Ave. And their whole thing about fastrack specifically states that they don't want to put shuttle buses into place. So I suppose for three weeks this year those of us in that part of queens have a 10pm curfew :-| When in doubt, use the to a LGA route. I'm just saying, it's just from 10pm to 6 am. I think people can survive a week......... I guess. Eh, They'll back fiiiine. Edited December 17, 2012 by NovaCSW8030 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itmaybeokay Posted December 17, 2012 Share #496 Posted December 17, 2012 When in doubt, use the to a LGA route. I'm just saying, it's just from 10pm to 6 am. I think people can survive a week......... I guess. Eh, They'll back fiiiine. 4 weeks actually. Ugh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro CSW Posted December 17, 2012 Share #497 Posted December 17, 2012 4 weeks actually. Ugh. Of course , But my point is: They'll survive! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threxx Posted December 17, 2012 Share #498 Posted December 17, 2012 This strikes me as a bad idea for the Queens Blvd line, it's not like there's really much by way of alternative lines for people between Steinway St. and Roosevelt Ave. And their whole thing about fastrack specifically states that they don't want to put shuttle buses into place. So I suppose for three weeks this year those of us in that part of queens have a 10pm curfew :-| The QBL line will have shuttle bus replacement as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrak7 Posted December 17, 2012 Share #499 Posted December 17, 2012 Do you think these "one-week FASTRACK"s are 24 hour closures? Because that was my first impression, but some people on Subchat are having some doubts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrivera Posted December 18, 2012 Share #500 Posted December 18, 2012 Here's how I understand it (if I'm wrong please correct me): -Traditional FASTRACK: Suspension of a line segment every night for (typically) 4 consecutive overnight periods, between 10pm and 5am each night. -Weekend Daytime FASTRACK: Sounds like a suspension of a line segment from 4am-10pm or 7am-7pm, something like that. -One week FASTRACK: Suspension of a line segment for an entire week. Regarding those one week FASTRACK's (if they are indeed 24-hours): -The Nostrand line closure won't be a worst case scenario since that is Regents week: The HS students that arent testing probably don't have classes that week (1/21-25). Plus one of the days is MLK day. This could be ugly. -Nassau line's a tossup -Fourth Avenue south of 36th? Not so bad, we'll just see trains on the West end and trains heading into 9th Avenue. -Closing CPW for a week would be quite a ballsy move. This one might be the ugliest one since the IRT would have to absorb the load (and they don't have much room.) -Closing Rutgers would be a tossup as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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