Sam Posted April 4, 2013 Share #1 Posted April 4, 2013 No trains between 47-50 Sts and 71 Av trains provide alternate service Late Evenings, 9:30 PM to 11:59 PM, Mon to Thu, Apr 8 - 11 Service operates between Metropolitan Av and 47-50 Sts, and via the to/from 57 St. trains provide alternate service at 5 Av/53 St and Lexington Av/53 St. trains make all stops between Queens Plaza and 71 Av. trains make local stops between Roosevelt Av and 71 Av. • Transfer between and trains at W 4 St. • Transfer between and trains at 34 St-Herald Sq. • Transfer between and trains at 57 St. Alternate travel note: trains provide alternate service at Court Sq. Reminder: Late night service operates between Metropolitan Av and Myrtle Av. If the and are running as normal, why are trains terminating at 57th Street? Why not run the through East 63rd Street to Continental? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lance Posted April 4, 2013 Share #2 Posted April 4, 2013 If I had to guess, they're doing work on the connection between 6th Avenue and 53rd Street. Plus, with the E and F running local east of Roosevelt Av, they probably don't want four locals on Queens Blvd. Sending the M to 57 St/6 Av solves that problem without cutting service on 6th Avenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted April 5, 2013 Share #3 Posted April 5, 2013 I'm surprised; in the Fastracks, they just cut the line to a shuttle that early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted April 5, 2013 Share #4 Posted April 5, 2013 If I had to guess, they're doing work on the connection between 6th Avenue and 53rd Street. Plus, with the E and F running local east of Roosevelt Av, they probably don't want four locals on Queens Blvd. Sending the M to 57 St/6 Av solves that problem without cutting service on 6th Avenue. That they are doing.. Maybe they can also figure out why those signals are acting stupid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Lexington Ave Posted April 5, 2013 Share #5 Posted April 5, 2013 That they are doing.. Maybe they can also figure out why those signals are acting stupid... Which ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted April 7, 2013 Share #6 Posted April 7, 2013 Which ones? B2 track North of 47th 50 into 5th ave on D4 Track.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itmaybeokay Posted April 7, 2013 Share #7 Posted April 7, 2013 B2 track North of 47th 50 into 5th ave on D4 Track.... So it's not just me! There's a timer there, and sometimes it seems like it doesn't start. An M train will get stopped way before it needs to stop to keep D4 clear for a passing E - In fact It stops so far back it blocks the switch, so the F train behind gets stuck in Rock Ctr and everything gets jammed up the way down the line. Been happening less lately, but I've been wondering if this is a signal malfunction or just poor planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted April 8, 2013 Share #8 Posted April 8, 2013 So it's not just me! There's a timer there, and sometimes it seems like it doesn't start. An M train will get stopped way before it needs to stop to keep D4 clear for a passing E - In fact It stops so far back it blocks the switch, so the F train behind gets stuck in Rock Ctr and everything gets jammed up the way down the line. Been happening less lately, but I've been wondering if this is a signal malfunction or just poor planning. Its more of the one who wired those signals messed up.. D4 1134 and 1135 at Fifth ave station queens bound have been tripping cho trains for a while now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallyhorse Posted April 8, 2013 Share #9 Posted April 8, 2013 To me, this would be a perfect chance to experiment with having the go to 145th with the or 168th with the . It would be roughly the same distance I would think to 71st-Continental. That's something I would look at in the future if you have multiple G.O.s on the same weekend where the and are both out and the has to run express on 8th Avenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted April 8, 2013 Share #10 Posted April 8, 2013 To me, this would be a perfect chance to experiment with having the go to 145th with the or 168th with the . It would be roughly the same distance I would think to 71st-Continental. That's something I would look at in the future if you have multiple G.O.s on the same weekend where the and are both out and the has to run express on 8th Avenue. NO! NO! NO! It's not an option to be considered. Why extend the all the way to 145 or 168 other than the reason to foam. weekend service I believe is needed on top of the weekend . What you're doing is highly illogical, why convert a weekend Shuttle to a train to Washington Heights just because one of the CPW trains aren't running. Just run service the way they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted April 8, 2013 Share #11 Posted April 8, 2013 To me, this would be a perfect chance to experiment with having the go to 145th with the or 168th with the . It would be roughly the same distance I would think to 71st-Continental. That's something I would look at in the future if you have multiple G.O.s on the same weekend where the and are both out and the has to run express on 8th Avenue. You must have missed the part where it said "Late Evenings". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted April 9, 2013 Share #12 Posted April 9, 2013 To me, this would be a perfect chance to experiment with having the go to 145th with the or 168th with the . It would be roughly the same distance I would think to 71st-Continental. That's something I would look at in the future if you have multiple G.O.s on the same weekend where the and are both out and the has to run express on 8th Avenue. Heres yer Answer.. NO! Oh BTW get back to me when you figure out where to lay up the trains.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallyhorse Posted April 9, 2013 Share #13 Posted April 9, 2013 You must have missed the part where it said "Late Evenings". I also said it would be an experiment with an eye to the future and a situation where there are multiple G.O.s on the same weekend involving the and . And yes, I agree the needs to be run on weekends as does the to 71-Continental (the latter I can see happening in a few years when a new project at the old Domino Sugar plant in Williamsburg comes fully on-line as by then, it may very well be needed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Depot Posted April 9, 2013 Share #14 Posted April 9, 2013 To me, this would be a perfect chance to experiment with having the go to 145th with the or 168th with the . It would be roughly the same distance I would think to 71st-Continental. That's something I would look at in the future if you have multiple G.O.s on the same weekend where the and are both out and the has to run express on 8th Avenue. Your opinion shouldn't be a base for negative reputation. Fixed it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MTA Bus Posted April 9, 2013 Share #15 Posted April 9, 2013 To me, this would be a perfect chance to experiment with having the go to 145th with the or 168th with the . It would be roughly the same distance I would think to 71st-Continental. That's something I would look at in the future if you have multiple G.O.s on the same weekend where the and are both out and the has to run express on 8th Avenue. Stop trying to sent the to 145th. It doesn't need to go uptown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted April 9, 2013 Share #16 Posted April 9, 2013 Hey Wally where they gonna lay up the trains??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted April 9, 2013 Share #17 Posted April 9, 2013 Hey Wally where they gonna lay up the trains??? Nah, who's gonna approve all the OT it takes to make this happe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewJC Posted April 9, 2013 Share #18 Posted April 9, 2013 No trains between 47-50 Sts and 71 Av trains provide alternate service Late Evenings, 9:30 PM to 11:59 PM, Mon to Thu, Apr 8 - 11 Service operates between Metropolitan Av and 47-50 Sts, and via the to/from 57 St. trains provide alternate service at 5 Av/53 St and Lexington Av/53 St. trains make all stops between Queens Plaza and 71 Av. trains make local stops between Roosevelt Av and 71 Av. • Transfer between and trains at W 4 St. • Transfer between and trains at 34 St-Herald Sq. • Transfer between and trains at 57 St. Alternate travel note: trains provide alternate service at Court Sq. Reminder: Late night service operates between Metropolitan Av and Myrtle Av. If the and are running as normal, why are trains terminating at 57th Street? Why not run the through East 63rd Street to Continental? It looks like the express tracks between Roosevelt and Continental are being shut down for a late night GO starting at an unusually early time. Discharging the R at Continental on the same track as through E and F trains is already pretty hairy; the M is probably being cut back in Manhattan so that it doesn't also have to be discharged at the same location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted April 10, 2013 Share #19 Posted April 10, 2013 Nah, who's gonna approve all the OT it takes to make this happe? Thats why im waiting for Wally to answer.. Which he NEVER Will... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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