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Re: MTA to run express F train service in Brooklyn in 2017 |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Tue May 17 16:10:02 2016, in response to Re: MTA to run express F train service in Brooklyn in 2017, posted by SLRT on Tue May 17 15:57:50 2016. What is the likelihood that someone will pass up an F "Local" in Manhattan to wait for a F "Express."Depends on the frequency and reliability of the F express, which, I must say, will probably merit a diamond bullet, meeting the same requirements as the diamond 6 and diamond 7 do, even if for whatever reason MTA refuses to give it this type of bullet. Technically, operating costs are being saved since I would suppose that you can take at least one trainset out of service, but it's hard to tell based on how often the expresses would run. If they are less than every other train, then passengers will have to know the schedule rather than just deduce that it's "the next one." I'm also concerned with the smoothness of merges at Jay St northbound and Ditmas southbound, and that it seems expresses end at Kings Hwy rather than Coney Island. It pains me to say this but I'm not optimistic at all. The railfan in me wants a Culver Express, but the only way this setup works for the long haul is to maximize success stories and minimize inconveniences. I can't think of how to do both. |
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