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Posted by Michael549 on Mon Feb 16 14:31:38 2015, in response to Re: The 70s: N Queens Blvd Express?, posted by New Flyer #857 on Mon Feb 16 14:04:38 2015. "Apparently the plans called for the G to end at what today is Briarwood, not Union Tpke, complicating the method of relay."Ok, but if you look at the track map, such an operation, while possible is usually something the TA rarely does. Please note that the Briarwood-Van Wyck Blvd station is a simple 4-track local station with side local platforms. The operation would involve the TA to have the Manhattan-bound G-shuttle train pull on to a local track, pickup and discharge riders, then reverse direction going back to Archer on the same track. All the while having the traffic of E and F trains around them. I am hoping that the Briarwood-Van Wyck Blvd station NOW allows riders to easily pass between the Manhattan and Queens bound local platforms. The NYC-Subway.Org website says, "There is no free crossover due to center fare control in the mezzanine." If there is no free passage between directions, the G-shuttle ending at Briarwood-Van Wyck Blvd becomes a really interesting affair. The midnight hour #3 shuttle at 135th Street had a really interesting train operation for its shuttle. Maybe they were thinking of something similar? Please note of course that once the Archer Avenue tracks have ramped down under the Hillside Avenue E & F tracks, that there is a diamond cross-over switch between the pair of tracks. The operation is possible but simply a very interesting operation given the TA. Mike |
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