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Posted by Michael549 on Thu Nov 6 15:08:27 2014, in response to Re: (RL) train service still sucks, posted by Broadway Lion on Thu Nov 6 07:49:40 2014. At one time I posted my ideas for the N, Q and R services and a restoration of the W-train.At that time and even now I still would have both the N & Q trains travel their respective routes in Brooklyn, travel over the Manhattan Bridge and up Broadway as an express to and across 63rd Street, with both lines terminating at the 96th Street terminals (or whatever extension terminal are built). At that time, and even now would have the current R-train serving Queens, Manhattan and Brooklyn as it currently does. At that time and I still support the idea of creating the W-train. The W-train would operate from Astoria Blvd, across 60th Street and operate as the Broadway local to Whitehall Street. To increase the number of W-trains serving Astoria some W-trains could be terminated/relayed at the Canal Street/City Hall set of layup tracks, and some rush-hour W-trains could originate/terminate at the 36th Street/9 Ave set of layup-tracks. The N and the R trains would operate every day from 6am to midnight. While the Q and W trains would operate at all hours. During the midnight hours, the W-trains would be extended as a local along 4th Avenue - South Brooklyn line, and along the Sea Beach line making all local stops. The R-train would have its usual 36th Street to 95th Street midnight hour shuttle operation. This setup would reduce the switching between N, Q and R trains present today in Queens on the 11th Avenue Cut, between 42nd Street and 34th Street, at Prince Street, etc. These track switch mergers would be eliminated that slow down these train lines. The daytime W-trains would normally run from Astoria to Whitehall Street, with put-ins at Canal Street and/or 36th Street to provide the amount of trains Astoria needs for its heavy rush hour ridership. This should reduce the operations on the local tracks that impede the R-train. Of course, the current orange M-train would continue its operations as it does so presently. Anyway, that I my idea and scheme to improve the N, Q & R-trains, but it needs the Second Avenue line to be operational. Mike |
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