Slant availability

[paulb 1]

I'm thinking of going to the city on Friday 10/3. What are the odds of finding some slants running on the Bravo?

 

I only have a limited amount of time ( 9-1p).

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

Thanks

 

Paul

[Daniel The Cool 3,780]

I'm off that day lol

[trainfan22 2,233]

Theres about 7 to 8 sets of R40 slants running on the ( line, just wait at ethier brighton beach or 145th st for one to pop up.

[Paul P 0]

The probability is still good no matter what, on the ( you see them once in a while passing by.

[mark1447 685]

go to 145th street on concorse line, you will se an R40 Slant always there

[metsfan 2]

I like catching them with the along central park west.

 

- A

[paulb 1]

Thanks for the input folks. I am going in to the PABT, will take an or up to Columbus Circle and hope for the best.

[mark1447 685]

Thanks for the input folks. I am going in to the PABT, will take an or up to Columbus Circle and hope for the best.

 

seeing that everyone says the St Nicholas, CPW, and concourse lines, you shuld go from 145th Street (BEST if its on Midday or even hour, seeing that it terminates there on Lower M track) and to 59th Street

[via White Plains Road 189]

Seen a Slant on the ( train yesterday @ Altantic Avenue....so theres a few or several left!

[SubwayGuy 2,321]

Your best bet, paulB, is to go to a station with an Island platform like Atlantic Ave to wait for a slant. Since you're short on time, this will cover you in both directions and since you're towards the middle of the line you see more trains. If you're at the end of the line and the running time is say 80 minutes each way including layover time at terminals, it will take you 160 mins to see every train. But if you're at the halfway point of the route, it will only take you 80 minutes.

 

Not to mention if you're standing on the S/B platform at say Rockefeller Center and a slant pulls in on the N/B track, you're going to have to do some dashing and climbing, which from a safety standpoint isn't recommended, and you probably don't want to run to catch the train anyway.

 

So like I said I recommend Atlantic and take the first slant in either direction

[R32 3348 11]

You'll be waiting less than an hour for a slant to arrive. Thee's still quite a few out there, and you can even wait at an intermediate station on the line and wait a reasonable time for one to show up. If you get an R40M, even better. There's only 1 or 2 R40Ms left on the (.

[LTA1992 1,389]

The (B)line is your BEST Chance of catching a slant.

[paulb 1]

Thanks for all the input guys. Due to some family issues, couldn't make it today.

 

Maybe Thursday the 9th.

 

Paul

[Daniel The Cool 3,780]

Thanks for all the input guys. Due to some family issues, couldn't make it today.

 

Maybe Thursday the 9th.

 

Paul

 

Dang You railfanning the days I'm off from school

[Pablo M 201 35]

I agree with SubwayGuy, Atlantic Avenue is your best bet. Once in NYC, try getting the 6th Avenue line first because you might just catch one going up or down.