From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 26-Oct-15 09:57, Bolwerk wrote:   
   > On 10/25/2015 10:07 PM, Stephen Sprunk wrote:   
   >> On 21-Oct-15 22:07, Peter T. Daniels wrote:   
   >>> It doesn't indicate what will be done about the reduced service   
   >>> to Astoria.   
   >>   
   >> I haven't seen anything about that from MTA so far, but my guess   
   >> is that they'll extend the G.   
   >   
   > The presumption in the NYC transit blogosphere appears to be that the   
   > W will be resurrected when the Q is sent to the UES.   
      
   Ah, that would make more sense.  But that means Q riders would still   
   need to transfer (same platform?) to the W to get to Whitehall, which is   
   suboptimal.   
      
   What about sending the Q to Whitehall and the W to Coney Island?  Or   
   would that mess up other services?   
      
   >> Didn't that go to Astoria before the Q did?   
   >   
   > The G has no route to Astoria.   
      
   Ah, now that I've checked the track maps, I can see that would be   
   impossible; to be fair, that area is a complete mess, track-wise.   
      
   I must have been thinking about the 8, but I'm not sure how I managed to   
   confuse that with the G; they have literally nothing in common.   
      
   > It went to Forest Hills, but that was cut back to accommodate more   
   > V Trains (longer trains with more capacity).   
   >   
   > When that service was eliminated, the M was rerouted to replace it.   
      
   If they do bring back the W, would there be any changes in that area to   
   compensate?   
      
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