As a part of the 100th anniversary celebration of Grand Central Terminal, a series of vintage rail cars will be stopping by Midtown Manhattan this weekend. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, the Parade of Trains will park itself in the historic building. For more info and a glimpse of the roster, check out this page.
Meanwhile, the rest of the weekend is chock full o’ service changes.
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, downtown 1 trains run express from 34th Street-Penn Station to Chambers Street due to station painting at 28th Street and Canal Street.
From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, May 11 to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 12, 2 trains operate in two sections due to track panel installation north of Gun Hill Road:
- Between Flatbush Avenue and East 180th Street
- Between East 180th Street and 241st Street
2 trains from Flatbush Avenue are rerouted to Dyre Avenue at East 180th Street during this time.
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11, from 11:45 p.m. Saturday, May 11 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 12 and from 11:45 p.m. Sunday, May 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, downtown 2 trains run express from 34th Street-Penn Station to Chambers Street due to station painting at 28th Street and Canal Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, downtown 4 trains run local from 125th Street to Grand Central-42nd Street and uptown 4 trains run local from Brooklyn Bridge to 125th Street due to signal testing at Grand Central-42nd Street and 14th Street-Union Square.
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, uptown (Woodlawn-bound) 4 trains run express from 125th Street to Burnside Avenue due to station rehabilitation at 149th Street-Grand Concourse.
From 3:45 a.m. Saturday, May 11 to 10 p.m. Sunday, May 12, 5 service is suspended due to station rehabilitation at 149th Street-Grand Concourse. Customers may take the 2 and/or 4 trains. For service between:
- Dyre Avenue and 149th Street-Grand Concourse, customers may take the 2 instead (the 2 operates between Dyre Avenue and Flatbush Avenue during this time).
- 149th Street-Grand Concourse and Bowling Green, customers may take the 4 instead.
From 6 a.m. Saturday, May 11 to 6 a.m. Sunday, May 12, shuttle trains replace A service between Howard Beach-JFK Airport and Rockaway Blvd. due to rail and switch work south of Euclid Avenue.
- Shuttle trains operate every 30 minutes serving Howard Beach-JFK Airport, Aqueduct-North Conduit Avenue, Aqueduct Racetrack and Rockaway Blvd.
- Transfer is available between shuttle and A trains at Rockaway Blvd.
- Transfer between shuttle trains and Far Rockaway-bound shuttle buses at Howard Beach-JFK Airport.
From 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, May 12, there is no A train service between Lefferts Blvd/Howard Beach-JFK Airport and Euclid Avenue due to rail and switch work south of Euclid Avenue. A service operates between 207th Street and Euclid Avenue. Free shuttle buses operate in two segments:
- Between Euclid Avenue and Howard Beach, making stations stops at Grant Avenue, 80th Street, 88th Street, Rockaway Blvd, 104th Street, 111th Street and Lefferts Blvd, Aqueduct Racetrack, Aqueduct-North Conduit Avenue and Howard Beach-JFK Airport.
- Non-stop between Euclid Avenue and Howard Beach-JFK Airport.
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11, from 11:45 p.m. Saturday, May 11 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 12 and from 11:45 p.m. Sunday, May 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, downtown (Queens-bound) A trains run express from 59th Street-Columbus Circle to Canal Street due to track tie block renewal north of Spring Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 11 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, uptown (Manhattan-bound) A trains run local from Broadway Junction to Utica Avenue due to platform area rehabilitation at Utica Avenue.
From 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12, downtown (Queens-bound) C trains run express from 59th Street-Columbus Circle to Canal Street due to track tie block renewal north of String Street.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, Manhattan-bound E trains are rerouted via the F line after 36th Street, Queens to 2nd Avenue due to track tie renewal south of Queens Plaza.
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, there is no E train service between World Trade Center and West 4th Street due to track tie renewal south of Queens Plaza. Customers should take the A or C instead. E trains originate and terminate at 2nd Avenue F station.
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, Jamaica-bound F trains run express from Church Avenue to Jay Street-MetroTech due to work on the Church Avenue Interlocking.
From 11 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, there is no G train service between Church Avenue and Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts due to tie block renewal north of Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts. Customers should take the F instead. For F service, customers may take the A or C between Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts and Jay Street-MetroTech. G service operates in two sections:
- Between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avs.
- Between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts, every 20 minutes.
From 5:45 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12, there is no J train service between Hewes Street and Essex Street due to Williamsburg Bridge maintenance and rail renewal/track inspection between Essex Street and Marcy Avenue. J service operates in two sections:
- Between Jamaica Center and Hewes Street
- Between Essex Street and Chambers Street, every 15 minutes.
Free shuttle buses provide service between Hewes Street and Essex Street, making a station stop at Marcy Avenue.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11, from 11:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 12 and from 11:30 p.m. Sunday, May 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, Brooklyn-bound N trains are rerouted via the Q from Canal Street to DeKalb Avenue due to station work at Rector Street.
From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 13, downtown (Brooklyn-bound) N trains skip 30th Avenue, Broadway, 36th Avenue and 39th Avenue in Queens due to station painting at 30th Avenue.
From 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday, May 11, Sunday, May 12 and Monday, May 13, uptown (57thStreet-7th Avenue-bound) Q trains stop at 49th Street due to station painting at 30th Avenue.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12, downtown (Brooklyn-bound) R trains are rerouted via the Q line from Canal Street to DeKalb Avenue due to station work at Rector Street. No Brooklyn-bound N or R trains at City Hall, Cortlandt Street, Rector Street, Whitehall Street, Court Street and Jay Street-MetroTech. Customers may use 4 or A trains at nearby stations.
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Why is the E terminating at 2nd ave since the work is done at Queens Plaza?
Since there’s work being done south of Queens Plaza, the E can’t use the 53rd St Tunnel. It’s being rerouted to Sixth Ave via 63rd St. Ordinarily, it could switch back to Eighth Ave local south of West 4th, but there’s work being done at Spring St.
Also of interest related to the Parade of Trains at GCT – there are antique cars running on the 42nd St Shuttle this weekend.
I went to the Parade of Trains at GCT today and I was very impressed. It’s definitely worth the trip (the trains will be on display again tomorrow form 10am-4pm).
~Patrick @ The LIRR Today
The line was crazy long for the Trains. I was really surprised Amtrak had very little or no presence there. Still kinda fun.
I’ve never been to one of these types of events at GCT, and maybe if I had I would have known better what to expect. I got there at 2:40, and found a confusing maze of signage and barricades, and a vast army of officious cops, security, MTA personnel, and volunteers, shouting at people that the line was closing in 5 minutes.
In fact they tried to stop me from going in when I finally found the entry point at 2:43; I strenuously protested, and was allowed in. But then I had to sit on a garden-variety (and thankfully air-conditioned) Metro-North car for about 25 minutes, because the vintage train cars were too crowded.
When they finally let me and the people around me go to where the vintage cars were, we were not allowed inside them (but we could see people who had arrived just before us walking thru them). I was able to take a few snapshots of the exteriors of the cars, before the army of official shouters herded everyone out at about 10 minutes to 4.