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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Mon Jan 4 09:18:48 2016, in response to Service Patterns, posted by BusRider on Sun Jan 3 14:00:14 2016. I read over this thread so far but still am not quite sure of the question. But here's stuff that comes to mind:There was a crazy GO one Saturday in the early 2000s when the R was broken up into 3 segments, including a single-track shuttle on the northbound (?) local track between Pacific and either 25th or 36th/4th while a different R segment (the one to Manhattan and Queens) was running 4th Ave Express. The southbound N ran 4th Ave local (again, I think) and then ran Brighton Express northbound. This was complicated by some kind of explosion the same day that sent trains rampant seemingly randomly around the system. Es and Fs ended up in BMT territory, Bay Ridge, Sea Beach and the like. It was probably one of the craziest days in system history though it doesn't get talked about too much. I wish I could remember the date and search SubTalk. I think the D was still the regular Brighton service though. I'm not sure what they did with the B (West End) that day. The 9/11 changes were of course quite intriguing, with the J and M running 24/7 service to Bay Ridge and Sea Beach respectively, and, of course, many other systemwide changes. The return to service from Sandy saw the M train as Queens Blvd Express from Roosevelt Ave to Jamaica Center, and there were times on other GOs when the R visited Jamaica Center. Sometime in the late 90s I think they were fixing Lenox Ave and only 1 track was available. The 2 and 5 had to switch trunk lines in certain directions so you found 2s on Lexington and 5s on 7th Ave regularly. In terms of routine service not impacted by an external event, the M has to have had the most varied history. At one point or another it's been to so many places - Brighton, West End, Sea Beach, 6th Ave / Queens Blvd. It's been 4th Ave Express and Local, and Bway-Brooklyn Express and Local. But if you clarify your question a bit, maybe I can answer in a better way. |
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