http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/08/weekend-service-advisories-11/ A New York City Subway Blog Sat, 26 May 2012 00:19:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/08/weekend-service-advisories-11/#comment-63377 Zoe Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:17:39 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3619#comment-63377 Can someone explain to me why it's necessary to work on every line EVERY weekend? Wouldn't the whole system work a lot better if the MTA just concentrated it's forces on 2 or 3 lines, worked on them for a few weeks and got them finished, and then moved on to other lines? It drives me crazy! Can someone explain to me why it’s necessary to work on every line EVERY weekend? Wouldn’t the whole system work a lot better if the MTA just concentrated it’s forces on 2 or 3 lines, worked on them for a few weeks and got them finished, and then moved on to other lines? It drives me crazy!

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/08/weekend-service-advisories-11/#comment-63376 Benjamin Kabak Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:29:11 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3619#comment-63376 A track chip-out is basically reinforcing the concrete. Thge workers remove the concrete around the track bed and then repour it stronger. A track chip-out is basically reinforcing the concrete. Thge workers remove the concrete around the track bed and then repour it stronger.

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/08/weekend-service-advisories-11/#comment-63367 Adam Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:21:43 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3619#comment-63367 I always thought it sounded like a piece of track "chipped" out of place when a train ran over it. But it's probably not that. I was wondering what it was because it was part of what was keeping the G from going on Queens Boulevard. I always thought it sounded like a piece of track “chipped” out of place when a train ran over it. But it’s probably not that. I was wondering what it was because it was part of what was keeping the G from going on Queens Boulevard.

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2009/08/08/weekend-service-advisories-11/#comment-63365 eric Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:31:48 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=3619#comment-63365 What does "track chip-out" mean regarding DeKalb Ave? Is it paint-related or something directly related to the tracks? What does “track chip-out” mean regarding DeKalb Ave? Is it paint-related or something directly related to the tracks?

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