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Posted by Howard Fein on Mon May 1 12:49:14 2006, in response to Fastest Runs in the Subway, posted by Subway Camper on Sun Apr 30 01:07:10 2006. With all the long-running weekend GOs, a lot of fast express runs aren't available. There's no West Side express downtown between 96th and 42nd, or in either direction below 14th. Likewise, the East Side is all local below 42nd, and the Joralemon tube- one of the fastest- is closed. As others have mentioned, there's no C next weekend which eliminates many fast A express runs.So what's left? The 2 and 3 express uptown 42-96. The 5 express in either direction 42-125. That the 4 is running local in that stretch should make for a clearer express track. The E and F express in Queens. The R32s often exceed 40 inbound west of 65th and eastbound coming into Continental. Unfortunately, there are many weekends in which one service or the other runs local in one direction or the other for all or part of the segment between Queens Plaza and Forest Hills. This usually goes unmentioned on the cumulative weekend GO advisories. If you're looking for short, fast runs between local stations, there's the 1 between 145-Dyckman; 6 between 51-125 (may be hampered by having to share trackage with the 4); F below 34 in Manhattan and most underground portions in Brooklyn; G through most of Crosstown route; L between Jefferson-Wilson. And if you get to Jersey, the much-maligned HBLR does have a couple of good stretches: On the Tonnelle branch between 9th and Port Imperial, and the Bayonne branch between Danforth and 45th. Good luck! |
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