Dec
15
Weekend work impacting four subway lines
ByWe’re getting closer to Christmas. Without snow on the ground, it’s still easy to see that as weekend work has slowed to a crawl.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, December 15 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 17, Manhattan-bound A trains run local from Broadway Junction to Utica Avenue due to elevator work at Utica Avenue.
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, December 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 17, Coney Island-bound D trains skip 167th Street, 161st Street and 155th Street due to track maintenance work at 167th Street.
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, December 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, December 17, R trains operate between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and 34th St and Q trains operate local in both directions on Broadway between Canal Street and 57th St-7th Avenue due to signal work in the Montague Tube and adjoining areas.
Finally, they’re installing elevators at Utica Ave.
Are they going to install elevators at Forest Hills-71 Ave any time soon?
Yes, they’re installing elevators at Forest Hills-71 Avenue Station now. Not sure of the timetable, but they’ve been working on this for nearly 6 months now.
Oh. I’d heard about it here: http://secondavenuesagas.com/2.....-upgrades/ but I was not sure it the MTA was still working on the project.
http://mta.info/capitaldashboa.....l_data.htm
http://mta.info/capitaldashboa.....l_data.htm
Also, which switches, if any, exist at 167th Street?
I meant to ask, are there sidings?
http://www.nycsubway.org/perl/.....west_3.png
I’m wondering why would there be a siding, that crosses 3 active tracks, in the first place
there is a better map: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2541531/468stations-842miles.pdf
That’s a very good full-size map of the NYC subway.
There is a flaw to the map, however. There is no distinguishing features between the revenue tracks and the non-revenue tracks. Also, where there are several levels to a station (e.g. the stations on the 8th Avenue Line between 59th St and 110th St) there is no indication of the division between levels. Overall, however, I like it