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Posted by Michael549 on Mon Dec 28 23:50:56 2015, in response to Re: W to Astoria/N and Q to 96th Street?, posted by R30A on Mon Dec 28 23:12:25 2015. From a previous message:"I would normally agree, but I do not think that it is politically workable to delay a project with the history that the SAS has for something as seemingly ridiculous as not having the cars to run it." I am going to agree with you that if a) the MTA were to open the Phase 1 portion of the Second Avenue subway - the 3 stops to 96th Street AND the MTA were to find itself without any additional subway cars beyond today's current number -- THAT the MTA would NOT delay opening the line to passenger service. In such a circumstance, which is for-see-able - I'm sure that the MTA folk would have checked, double-checked and triple-checked every single rail yard and train storage place to find the cars needed for that segment. Or better yet, simply shuffle and reduce the number trains that are kept as spares - in order to be able to provide trains for that segment. Or simply quietly divert trains from other lines and add them to the Q-line to make sure that the Q-train has the trains needed for that segment. There would be a very, very heavy political and media storm hitting the MTA if the MTA were to declare that the fully completed Second Avenue Stubway will not open until there are enough trains to service the newly completed subway line. That storm would not be pretty! Mike |
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