nostalgia Posted June 30, 2014 Share #1 Posted June 30, 2014 Last Friday, there was a G.O. that the Q ran EXPRESS to Coney Island, even running through Brighton Beach on the express tracks. So, there are more (Q)s arriving at Coney Island than those scheduled to leave. There must be congestion somewhere as the arriving (Q)s have to wait for an open track. Something similar happened a week ago on the . Southbound (1)s ran express from Penn Station to South Ferry. The explanation was they dwelled a short time at South Ferry and then went as far as Chambers where each train sat until its follower arrived. Did something similar happen on the . Were trains pushed out at CI and held at W8th or somewhere else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted June 30, 2014 Share #2 Posted June 30, 2014 Last Friday, there was a G.O. that the Q ran EXPRESS to Coney Island, even running through Brighton Beach on the express tracks. So, there are more (Q)s arriving at Coney Island than those scheduled to leave. There must be congestion somewhere as the arriving (Q)s have to wait for an open track. Something similar happened a week ago on the . Southbound (1)s ran express from Penn Station to South Ferry. The explanation was they dwelled a short time at South Ferry and then went as far as Chambers where each train sat until its follower arrived. Did something similar happen on the . Were trains pushed out at CI and held at W8th or somewhere else? I didn't stall at West 8 Street for too long, but I did see a long line of trains coming in to Coney Island all the way from Sheepshead Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowblock Posted July 1, 2014 Share #3 Posted July 1, 2014 The congestion comes from there only being one open pocket at Brighton for the . If you have a second waiting to get into Brighton, it will back up the whole road, as the next will be plugged behind it. Yes, that's right - during this GO the only gets one terminal track at both ends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted July 1, 2014 The congestion comes from there only being one open pocket at Brighton for the . If you have a second waiting to get into Brighton, it will back up the whole road, as the next will be plugged behind it. Yes, that's right - during this GO the only gets one terminal track at both ends! I observed that. But what happens at CI? Do the (Q)s leave in a hurry and held at W8th or someplace else to open tracks for waiting (Q)s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted July 1, 2014 Share #5 Posted July 1, 2014 The congestion comes from there only being one open pocket at Brighton for the . If you have a second waiting to get into Brighton, it will back up the whole road, as the next will be plugged behind it. Yes, that's right - during this GO the only gets one terminal track at both ends! Except it was a weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nostalgia Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted July 1, 2014 Except it was a weekend. No, this happened last Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted July 1, 2014 Share #7 Posted July 1, 2014 No, this happened last Friday.I saw this problem Sunday afternoon as well when there were no train to speak of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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