BronxBombers Posted January 17, 2015 Share #126 Posted January 17, 2015 That "Dash" between 34th and West Fourth just rocks..... Speaking of which, what is everyone's favorite express run? (Idk if somebody asked this or not) Mines are: Roosevelt Av to Forest Hills 59th St to 125th St 125th St to 86th St Hunts Point to Parkchester Atlantic to 36 St Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted January 18, 2015 Share #127 Posted January 18, 2015 Hoyt to Nostrand on the A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDXNYC88 Posted January 18, 2015 Share #128 Posted January 18, 2015 Parsons Boulevard to Kew Gardens-Union Tpke on the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfanrod Posted January 18, 2015 Share #129 Posted January 18, 2015 AND LEXINGTON AVE BROOKLYN TO MANHATTAN IS VERY FAST get to 14th st maybe 25 minutes from utica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted January 18, 2015 Share #130 Posted January 18, 2015 That "Dash" between 34th and West Fourth just rocks..... Don't you know it. If I'm heading south at 59th and there's a D across the platform, I jump on every time. Nothing compares to the speed of that run, which is conceptually a bad idea (skipping 14th Street doesn't really make sense) but so fast and so great to ride. At one point in my life my morning commute involved a transfer at West 4 and getting the B to DeKalb, and there was nothing better than watching that express race into the station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted January 18, 2015 Share #131 Posted January 18, 2015 at West 4 and getting the B to DeKalb, and there was nothing better than watching that express race into the station. After a climb from the deep tunnel, the train slows down considerably. It doesn't really "race" into the station in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted January 18, 2015 Share #132 Posted January 18, 2015 After a climb from the deep tunnel, the train slows down considerably. It doesn't really "race" into the station in my opinion. I beg to differ. The train slows from the 45-50 that it hits, yes, but it can still arrive upwards of 30mph. Example: [97565455's video] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted January 19, 2015 Share #133 Posted January 19, 2015 After a climb from the deep tunnel, the train slows down considerably. It doesn't really "race" into the station in my opinion. When i worked that Bravo and had Me a Slant i would come flying in that station.. Now i think there's Timers as well a a speed restriction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted January 19, 2015 Share #134 Posted January 19, 2015 There's timers NB not SB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted January 19, 2015 Share #135 Posted January 19, 2015 There's timers NB not SB. WOW they put em northbound? Sure as heck wasn't there a few years ago northbound.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted January 21, 2015 Share #136 Posted January 21, 2015 There are no timers between W4 and 34 northbound on 6th Ave. Perhaps he is referring to the timers between 14 and 34 on 8th Ave? Going uptown on 6th Ave. you come into 34 at about 30 due to the grade. Southbound is a speed zone as long as everything is clear up ahead, even with the small tick in the upgrade north of W4 you still come in at better than 40 with a decent train. I still think the best express stretches are: in Brooklyn going southbound (northbound the timers prevent you from flying, southbound they are there but don't slow you much except Broadway Junction). the whole Brooklyn Express S/B 86 to 59, N/B Brooklyn Bridge to 14, 42 to 59, 86 to 125 (this stretch is amazing if you know how to operate it properly) Hunts Point to Parkchester Woodside to Junction Blvd., Willets Point to Junction Blvd. 72 to 42, 34 to 14, 42 to 72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted January 22, 2015 Share #137 Posted January 22, 2015 the whole Brooklyn Express 6~8 years ago, it used to be that I could grab a , transfer to an arriving at Church Avenue or Newkirk Plaza and catch another at Sheepshead Bay with amazing rates of success. I know the trains didn't get different equipment. Did the trains get faster, longer headways, or some combination of both? The express doesn't amaze me as much now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted January 22, 2015 Share #138 Posted January 22, 2015 The 40s that the B used back then were faster than the 68s the Q used. With the current equipment, the Q is faster than the B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolSubway Posted March 17, 2015 Share #139 Posted March 17, 2015 I'm not sure yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Express Posted March 18, 2015 Share #140 Posted March 18, 2015 is my favorite. I don't know why, just a very smooth ride. during rush hour when they do the skip - stop. Got a GO on a where it skipped all the way to Broadway Junction once. are always reliable for me. Except for this one time I was so backed up, I must have seen 4 go past me. and the on the OG Broadway Express were a favorite of mine. The is my home line but to be honest, the waiting time on the Broadway Express is unbearable. They really need to turn more of them at 57 St during rush hours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Posted March 18, 2015 Share #141 Posted March 18, 2015 You're all wrong. Best is E/F southbound between Roosevelt Ave and Queens Plaza or Queensbridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3F Posted March 18, 2015 Share #142 Posted March 18, 2015 You're all wrong. Best is E/F southbound between Roosevelt Ave and Queens Plaza or Queensbridge. That's your opinion. You could be wrong just as the rest of us. It's an opinion and you can't just call someone else's opinion "wrong". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted March 18, 2015 Share #143 Posted March 18, 2015 are always reliable for me. Except for this one time I was so backed up, I must have seen 4 go past me. and the on the OG Broadway Express were a favorite of mine. The is my home line but to be honest, the waiting time on the Broadway Express is unbearable. They really need to turn more of them at 57 St during rush hours... 1) The are often delayed during rush hours, stopping dead multiple times, partly because of the bottlenecks at 138-GC, Rogers Junction, and Utica, as well as the combined 2-3 minute headway on both lines. 2) Yeah, and that leaves with substantially overcrowded trains on the Astoria Line in the reverse peak direction. Seriously dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BronxBombers Posted March 18, 2015 Share #144 Posted March 18, 2015 1) The are often delayed during rush hours, stopping dead multiple times, partly because of the bottlenecks at 138-GC, Rogers Junction, and Utica, as well as the combined 2-3 minute headway on both lines. I blame the moving platforms at 14th Street. After 14th Street the does fine. Except for the Lower Manhattan portion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culver Posted March 18, 2015 Share #145 Posted March 18, 2015 That's your opinion. You could be wrong just as the rest of us. It's an opinion and you can't just call someone else's opinion "wrong". The first sentence I wrote...that wasn't serious. Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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