Home Service Advisories Subway Signs Experiment video; weekend work affecting 11 subway lines

Subway Signs Experiment video; weekend work affecting 11 subway lines

by Benjamin Kabak

This video’s been making the rounds this week. Despite the fact that it’s one of those unique-to-New York things that most New Yorkers don’t even know about, its viral reach has been tremendous. It’s light-hearted and amusing at the same time. Enjoy.


From 3:30 a.m. Saturday, November 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday, November 3, there are no 4 trains between Woodlawn and 161st Street-Yankee Stadium due to track panel installation at Burnside Avenue.
Customers may take the D train and free shuttle buses instead.

  • 4 service operates between Utica Avenue/New Lots Avenue and 161st Street-Yankee Stadium.
  • Transfer between 4 and D trains at 161st Street-Yankee Stadium.
  • For service to and from 167th Street, 170th Street, Mt Eden Avenue, 176th Street, Burnside Avenue, 183rd Street, Fordham Road and Kingsbridge Road, use nearby D stations instead. Walk or take a crosstown bus between 4 and D stations.

Take free shuttle buses to and from Bedford Park Blvd, Mosholu Parkway and Woodlawn. Free shuttle buses connect with Bedford Park Blvd D station.


From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 4, Times Square-bound 7 trains run express from Willets Point to Queensboro Plaza due to electrical work at 74th Street and track ties and concrete work at 69th Street and Mets-Willets Point. 7 trains will stop at Junction Blvd and 61st Street-Woodside.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 2 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 4, Brooklyn-bound A trains run local from 125th Street to 59th Street-Columbus Circle due to track tie renewal north of 59th Street-Columbus Circle.


From 5:30 a.m. Saturday, November 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday, November 3, there is no A train service between Howard Beach-JFK Airport and Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue due to track panel work at Lefferts Blvd. and Rockaway Blvd. and track tie renewal and maintenance at Grant Avenue. A trains operate between Inwood-207th Street and Howard Beach-JFK Airport or Lefferts Blvd. Rockaway Park shuttle operates between Rockaway Park and Far Rockaway. Free shuttle buses operate in two segments:

  1. Non-stop between Howard Beach-JFK Airport and Far Rockaway via the Nassau Expressway.
  2. Between Howard Beach-JFK Airport and Rockaway Parkway stopping at Broad Channel.

Customers may transfer between trains and free shuttle buses at Howard Beach-JFK Airport, Far Rockaway or Rockaway Park.

(Nights)
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 1 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, November 2, from 11:45 p.m. Saturday, November 2 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, November 3, and from 11:45 p.m. Sunday, November 3 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 4, Brooklyn-bound A trains run express from 168th Street to 125th Street due to track tie renewal south of 168th Street.

(Nights)
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 1 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, November 2, from 11:45 p.m. Saturday, November 2 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, November 3, and from 11:45 p.m. Sunday, November 3 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 4, Brooklyn-bound A trains run express from 59th Street to Canal Street due to track tie renewal north of 59th Street-Columbus Circle.


From 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, November 2 and Sunday, November 3, Euclid Avenue-bound C trains run express from 168th Street to 125th Street due to track tie renewal south of 168th Street.


From 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, November 2 and Sunday, November 3, Euclid Avenue-bound C trains run express from 59th Street to Canal Street due to track tie renewal north of 59th Street-Columbus Circle.


From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, November 2 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 4, Coney Island-bound D trains run local from 145th Street to 59th Street-Columbus Circle due to track tie renewal north of 59th Street-Columbus Circle.

(Nights)
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 1 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, November 2, from 11:45 p.m. Saturday, November 2 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, November 3, and from 11:45 p.m. Sunday, November 3 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 4, WTC-bound E trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Queens Plaza due to signal modernization at Forest Hills-71st Street and Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike.


From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 4, WTC-bound E trains skip Van Wyck Blvd and 75th Street due to signal modernization at Forest Hills-71st Street and Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike.


From 11:15 p.m. Friday, November 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 4, Coney Island-bound F trains are rerouted via the M Line from Roosevelt Avenue to 47th-50th Sts due to station work at Lexington Avenue-63rd Street for the Second Avenue Subway Project.


From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 4, Jamaica-bound F trains run express from West 4th Street to 34th Street-Herald Square due to track tie renewal at 23rd Street, 34th Street-Herald Square and 42nd Street-Bryant Park.


From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 4, Coney Island-bound F trains skip Sutphin Blvd, Van Wyck Blvd and 75th Avenue due to signal modernization at Forest Hills-71st Street and Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike.


From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 4, Coney Island-bound F trains skip 4th Avenue-9th Street, 15th Street-Prospect Park and Fort Hamilton Parkway due to work on the Church Avenue Interlocking.


From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 4, Church Avenue-bound G trains skip 4th Avenue-9th Street, 15th Street-Prospect Park and Fort Hamilton Parkway due to work on the Church Avenue Interlocking.


From 11:45 p.m. Friday, November 1 to 5 a.m. Monday, November 4, M service is suspended due to station component work at Fresh Pond Road, Forest, Seneca, Knickerbocker and Central Avenues. Free shuttle buses operate between Metropolitan Avenue and Myrtle Avenue, making all station stops.


From 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, November 2 and Sunday, November 3, Bay Ridge-bound R trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Queens Plaza due to signal modernization at Forest Hills-71st Street and Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike.

(Rockaway Park Shuttle)
From 5:30 a.m. Saturday, November 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday, November 3, there is no shuttle train service between Broad Channel and Beach 90th Street due to track panel work at Lefferts Blvd. and Rockaway Blvd. and track tie renewal and maintenance at Grant Avenue. (See A entry.)

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8 comments

Chris C November 2, 2013 - 8:30 pm

OK so why do they have to point at the black/white stripped sign?

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Chris C November 2, 2013 - 8:39 pm

I see it said to show that they are paying attention but to what? who monitors them? what happens if they don’t point at the sign?

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Patrick @ The LIRR Today November 2, 2013 - 9:55 pm

If the conductor’s position lines up with that black and white sign, it means that all of the cars are on the platform. If the conductor cannot see that board in front of him or her, that means either the first/last car or cars are not on the platform and when they they open the doors a passenger not paying attention might stumble out onto the tracks.

Not doing so would probably be considered a safety violation of some sort and the crew member would be dealt with accordingly.

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Jerrold November 2, 2013 - 10:57 pm

Oh OK, a STRIPED sign.

The only time when the subway has to do with anything that’s STRIPPED is the day when they have that “No Pants Subway Ride”.

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Jerrold November 2, 2013 - 10:53 pm

Note these book mini-reviews on the Times website,
especially the SECOND one:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11.....f=nyregion

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John-2 November 3, 2013 - 10:37 pm

Completely off topic, but it was interesting, while watching NBC’s Sunday Night Football game tonight, to see in the promo for Monday’s episode of “The Blacklist” what looked like Transit Museum car 9306 pretending to be a WMATA train — full R-33 World’s Fair Bluebird paint job, but with some red-background ad stuck to the side of the car for something in Washington.

It went by too fast to really get a good view of it, but after all the times I’ve seen other cities’ subway lines used as stand-ins for New York, it was strange to see a retired IRT car pretending to be one from the Washington subway. I’ll definitely DVR the show Monday night to see exactly how the scene is used in the show.

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Nathanael November 4, 2013 - 11:06 pm

The weirdest show I ever saw in terms of trains standing in for other trains was an episode of Leverage which used Portland MAX to stand in for WMATA.

Spoiled the episode completely, especially because the writers hadn’t bothered to hide the fact that there’s no third rail on MAX, and had people running up and down the trackbed. 😛 Complete failure of suspension of disbelief.

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peter June 15, 2023 - 6:32 am

The Subway Signs Experiment video catches the result of weekend work on subway lines, showing commuter challenges.
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