Service Diversions 03-02-12
I have just updated the Service Diversions page with the latest planned work for the weekend, next week & beyond in some cases.
line riders, please remember that you are faced with another weekend of no service between Manhattan & Queens due to continuing upgrade & modernization of the line & its stations. Click here for complete details.
If I see or hear anything interesting or noteworthy, I will post it on Twitter so don’t forget to follow @TransitBlogger which can easily be done by clicking the button in the sidebar.
The next service diversions entry update will be Monday at 5:01 AM when all of the weekend work is wrapped up.
As always, stay safe & have a wonderful weekend.
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Service Diversions 02-27-12
I have just updated the Service Diversions by removing the weekend work that continued even during a major snowstorm! Seriously though, the work for the rest of the week is up to date.
Riders on the 
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, please note that FASTRACK begins tonight. Click here for complete details.
As always, if I see or hear anything interesting or worth noting, I will tweet about it so follow @TransitBlogger or by clicking the button in the sidebar.
Have a wonderful week & I promise to have some fresh entries in the next couple of days. Don’t forget to check out Surge FM!
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Countdown Clocks To Shut Down Tomorrow
Clocks like these will be offline for approximately 12 hours tomorrow due to maintenance.
Countdown clocks have become the best friend of straphangers at a number of subway stations throughout the system. However they will have to adjust to life without their bff for about 12 hours as they will be going offline for maintenance. Details I received from the MTA:
MTA New York City Transit is alerting customers that the popular countdown clocks throughout the system on the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 lines will be off line on Saturday, February 25 from about 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The shutdown is due to system maintenance on the Automatic Train Supervision (ATS-A) system. Although no work is being done on the countdown clocks themselves, the clocks use information from the ATS system in order to calculate the trains’ positions and the time of arrival at the station. Instead of next train information, we will run a text message advising our customers of the outage.
There will be no effect to the countdown clocks on the L or 7 lines.
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Service Diversions 02-24-12
I have just updated the Service Diversions page with the latest planned work for the weekend, next week & beyond in some cases.
line riders, please remember that you are faced with another weekend of no service between Manhattan & Queens due to continuing upgrade & modernization of the line & its stations. Click here for complete details.
Riders on the , , & please note that FASTRACK begins on your lines this Monday. This will knock out service for all 6th Ave stations between 14th & 57 Sts. Also some service will terminate early. Click here for complete information.
If I see or hear anything interesting or noteworthy, I will post it on Twitter so don’t forget to follow @TransitBlogger which can easily be done by clicking the button in the sidebar.
The next service diversions entry update will be Monday at 5:01 AM when all of the weekend work is wrapped up.
As always, stay safe & have a wonderful weekend.
P.S. If you or anyone you know is into independent music, check out Surge FM which is up & running.
xoxo Transit Blogger
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FASTRACK Coming To The 6th Ave Lines
The name FASTRACK is quite fitting as the program has rapidly helped the MTA get on the fast track to getting more repairs & maintenance done in a short period of time. The program continues its rapid pace by making its way to the 6th Ave lines starting this Monday. Here are complete details:
MTA New York City Transit is bringing FASTRACK to the Sixth Avenue Line beginning February 27th following success on the Lexington Avenue Line in January and the Seventh Avenue Line last week. Beginning Monday, February 27, the BDFM Lines will be shut down from10 p.m. until 5 a.m., suspending Sixth Avenue service between 57th Street and West 4th Street in Manhattan in both directions for four consecutive weeknights.
“During the Seventh Avenue FASTRACK closure, work crews from several disciplines were able to accomplish 425 separate tasks efficiently and safely,” said NYC Transit President Thomas F. Prendergast. “We are learning from each FASTRACK operation, and we saw an increase in productivity over and above what we saw last month during the Lexington Ave FASTRACK. In four nights, we were able to accomplish what would normally have taken at least two months to complete,” added Prendergast.
During this FASTRACK, service will operate as follows:
D trains are rerouted and operate in two sections:
• D trains will operate between 205th Street and 59th Street-Columbus Circle, then via the C line between 59th Street-Columbus Circle and West 4th Street, then via the F line between West 4th Street and 2nd Avenue, the last stop.
• D trains will operate between Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue and 36th Street in Brooklyn, then via the R line between 36th Street and Whitehall Street in Lower Manhattan, the last stop.
F trains operate via the E line between Roosevelt Avenue and West 4th Street in both directions. For service to Lexington Avenue/63rd Street, Roosevelt Island and 21st Street-Queensbridge, customers should take the Q. Q service will be extended to 21st Street-Queensbridge via the F line after 57th Street-7th Avenue.
Manhattan-bound B and M service in Brooklyn and Queens ends at 9:30 p.m. Service in Manhattan is available until 10 p.m.Customers should use nearby stations and services: ACE2345NQR. Free Shuttle buses provide connecting service between the Grand Street D station and both the Canal Street NQR6 and Broadway-Lafayette DF stations.
By providing a more productive work window, Transit employees will be safer by avoiding the interruptions of repeatedly having to “clear up” for trains going by. In order to accomplish our maintenance tasks we chose four corridors to shut down overnight four times a year between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Those corridors all begin at Manhattan’s Central Business District (CBD):
• Lexington Avenue 456 from Grand Central-42nd Street to Atlantic Avenue
• Seventh Avenue 123 from 34th Street to Atlantic Avenue
• Sixth Avenue BDFM from 59th Street-Columbus Circle to West 4th Street
• Eighth Avenue ACE from 59th Street-Columbus Circle to Jay Street-MetroTech
Only subway line segments with substantial subway alternatives are selected for the overnight shutdowns. So, in addition to nearby lines, there may be other lines running that don’t usually operate during the late night hours in order to help accommodate customers. In order to avoid further inconvenience, we will avoid other service diversions in the area affected by the closure. Our next FASTRACK overnight closure will be on the Eighth Avenue ACE lines from 59th Street-Columbus Circle to Jay Street-MetroTech for four consecutive nights beginning Monday, March 12.
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