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|    hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk to Stephen Sprunk    |
|    Re: Second Avenue Subway--Dec 2016?    |
|    22 Oct 15 00:42:53    |
      On 21.10.15 21:39, Stephen Sprunk wrote:       > On 20-Oct-15 22:10, Peter T. Daniels wrote:       >> Michael Finfer wrote:       >>> The plan is for the Q to run up Second Ave. Since that is the       >>> Broadway express, there would be no need for crossover moves at       >>> 57th St.       >>       >> The Q currently does not serve downtown. It turns off at Canal St. to       >> the Manhattan Bridge. Maybe the T will go 125-Whitehall, but       >> meanwhile a Q to Brooklyn isn't particularly helpful.       >       > The southern terminus of the T will be Hanover Sq, not Whitehall St.       >       > No MTA maps so far show a rerouting of the Q's southern end, but that is       > possible, due to the SAS or otherwise. OTOH, even if a one-seat ride to       > downtown doesn't come until the final phase, the Q will connect to the       > 1234567BDFJLMNR, which adds several new two-seat options and hopefully       > less crowding for several of the existing ones via the Lex.       >       > This is the best map I've found that shows the full route/stations:       > https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Second_Ave       ue_Subway_Map_vc.jpg       >       > This one shows the phasing, but not as much detail:       > http://cdnstatic.visualizeus.com/thumbs/2d/1e/2d1e610ab9b0a1b4       2184954bd7aabc8_i.jpg       >       > There doesn't seem to be a need for the T route (and its new color)       > until Phase 3 is in service, but you never know.       >       > S       >       I heard something a while back that all trains operating on the T will       be crewless. Is there any truth to that?              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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