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A trains run every ten minutes...in Manhattan. In order to achieve this with two different branches, there are trains leaving the terminals at Far Rockaway and Lefferts Boulevard at 20-minute intervals. If you substituted a regular C service out of Lefferts, you'd have increased service, not decreased, since the C runs on an 8- 10- or 12-minute headway (depending upon the time of day).
And that doesn't involve spending any extra money--simply switching the routes.
* Extending the (C) out to Lefferts Blvd requires extra sets (on the (C)) than keeping it at Euclid Avenue, unless you increase the headways.
* Those extra trainsets would have to come from the (A) trains that formerly went to Lefferts Blvd.
* However, those trains used to run all the way from 207th Street to Lefferts Blvd, so you have reduced service on the mainline (A).
* Plus, you need even more trainsets because it's a longer distance from Rockaway Blvd-Far Rockaway vs. Rockaway Blvd to Lefferts Blvd, degrading mainline (A) service further.
* So unless something happens to justify extra service on the Rockaway Branch (enough to restore mainline (A) service at its current levels), it's best to keep the service as is.
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Originally Posted by Tracer Bullet
The point is that the MTA doesn't have enough train sets to run the C out of Lefferts at its current headway, so they'd have to take some from the A.
I always thought there should be subway service to Yonkers or to New Rochelle, personally. I don't know why the people up there aren't calling for it...or are they? I honestly don't know.
Because the subway doesn't leave the city limits. It'd take too long anyway.
I always thought there should be subway service to Yonkers or to New Rochelle, personally. I don't know why the people up there aren't calling for it...or are they? I honestly don't know.
You're 75 years late! The New York, Westchester & Boston Railroad ran from East 180 Street in The Bronx to New Rochelle (that was the first part of the line opened. Unfortunately, it ceased operations in 1937 without ever having made it all the way to Boston).
By the way, Checkmatechamp, just out of curiosity--do you work for Transit?
You're 75 years late! The New York, Westchester & Boston Railroad ran from East 180 Street in The Bronx to New Rochelle (that was the first part of the line opened. Unfortunately, it ceased operations in 1937 without ever having made it all the way to Boston).
By the way, Checkmatechamp, just out of curiosity--do you work for Transit?
No hes a buff like me and 30,000+ other buffs in this region...
There called Rail or Transit fanners in North America , Train/Busspotters in Europe and Train / Bus Chasers down under....
-Photography's or Videotapes Trains of all kinds or Buses
-Anybody who Documents with detail trains and buses from the outside windows to the motor
-Anybody who documents stations , bridges , switches , tunnels and signals for Hobby
-Anybody who documents train movements or types of trains for a hobby
-Anybody who documents belongs to a railway model club or collects model trains or buses is a buff
-We also document the various sounds of the subway , train or bus....like seen below
I don't really do any of that stuff. I'm more into studying the actual routings and things like that. I actually attended a few MTA meetings and sent some proposals (which they twisted around and said they were no good even though I proved that the changes would work and benefit the customers at no extra cost. )
I don't really do any of that stuff. I'm more into studying the actual routings and things like that. I actually attended a few MTA meetings and sent some proposals (which they twisted around and said they were no good even though I proved that the changes would work and benefit the customers at no extra cost. )
That would make you a Transit Advocate which theres 20,000+ of those in this region...
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