I remember walking over the pedestrian bridge on my first trip to NYC and thinking, this feels like a temp walkway. I was surprised to see it still in place 2 years later when I returned. Now I know why.
I've crossed that bridge plenty of times. Even stood on it once or twice to watch the trains in the distance in the tunnel. Fascinating to see it opened and a train pass through!
Angelique ._. The 42nd Street Shuttle goes from Times Sq to Grand Central with no intermediate stops. It runs at all times except late nights, when alternative service is available via the 7 train.
Keep in mind the original 1904 routing. East side trains North of 33rd Street would swing West and stop at what is now the GCT Shuttle platform. They'd then continue West and turn up Broadway, using this track and all the rest! The portions South of Times Square on the West side and North of Grand Central on the East side hadn't been built yet. The Shuttle is the original route from 1904.
When I used to walk through the hallways, or whatever you call them, to get to this shuttle train I used to notice that there were quite a few iron beams all throughout the middle of the hallway that look exactly like the ones you see between the tracks. I had later realized that trains used to run through that entire length of that hallway and they redesigned it with a floor that would cover up the tracks . by now a lot of that hallway has been closed off so that you cannot see these different beams.
I WORKED THE IRT AS A MOTORMAN INSTRUCTOR/TSS FOR 19YEARS, & THAT IS THE FIRST TIME I EVER SAW THAT MOVE. SHUTTLE TRAINS WOULD GO TO THE MAIN LINE VIA THE LEXINGTON AVENUE TRACKS AT GRAND CENTRAL STATION.#1 TRACK TO THE MAIN LINE. THAT WAS BACK IN THE 1980S.
You used to be able to go from the Lexington Lines to Seventh Avenue along the shuttle. It would be pretty cool to see a yard move through there if they reinstated the crossovers in between Time Sq and GC.
I was riding this line in the 80s when they used red R17s. Then the cars were painted yellow and parked below Brooklyn Bridge station on the 4 5 and 6 in 88.
Nice video, looks like a pretty complicated job to remove the pedestrian bridge. I will miss Shuttle Track 4 after the planned renovations of the 42nd Street Shuttle Line removes it, but at least the Shuttle Train will have 6 Car Trains to replace it.
kenqwe04 Renovations are planned to occur on the 42nd Street Shuttle line. The renovations will make the shuttle line ADA accessible and extend the platform to accommodate 6 car trains, as well as other projects at Time Square and Grand Central. However, Track 4 would be removed. You can find more information about this project, as well as other unrelated projects, here: web.mta.info/mta/news/hearings/160823/Description-of-Projects-Booklet.pdf
Good idea but that stop is served by the 7 train 5th ave platforms of the F train 42nd street Bryant Park if you are travelling from Times Square to Grand central then USTA Flushing Meadows via 82nd street Jackson Heights & 74th St Broadway
Expense is relative -- what about pride of modern operations? Why should NYC have old, dirty, manual kludgey infrastructure instead of elegant, automated solutions?
Because it works just as well, if not better. Theory is always better than practice, you know when those TA workers are there that the bridge will be removed, not much if anything to fail. When you introduce a bridge relying on electronics, actuators, and motors, it has moving parts which are prone to failure & can delay the whole operation until proper parts and personnel are brought in to rectify the situation. Not everything is about being pretty, its a walkway, with parts that will not fail, steel plate & I-Beam...
That's one of the weirdest things i've seen on a subway system! Mind you, for a system that's about 120 years old that one of the world's longest in terms of tracking, one can't be too surprised! :D
It used to be outside and elevatedin the 1900's. the old Penn station is where Madison square garden is now. Grand central Staion the trains that were on Park Avenue were literally outside on the street. which isthe Metro North continue track. the only Building literally stood was the Crysler building with just parking lots and bus routes. so it looked like Port Authority to the East. NYC is Amazing for an Architectual POV.
Very interesting video. I'm retired from NCYT RTO but always worked BMT/IND divisions except for construction flagging and work trains in the IRT division. In the early days of the IRT subway didn't the Lexington Ave Line originally turn westbound at Grand Central and head west under 42nd St and then turn northbound at Times Square in order to continue uptown? Once the Lexington Ave line was constructed north of Grand Central and the IRT 7th Ave Broadway line constructed south of Times Square did the original trackage between Grand Central and Times Square eventually became the shuttle tracks? One more question seeing I'm retired for quite some time and a little rusty. I'f I'm not mistaken they can no longer swap out shuttle trains on the Grand Central end of the shuttle, correct? Thank you in advance for your knowledge and answers.
Tommy D At the Grand Central End, there is a connection between track 1 and southbound Lexington Avenue Local track. This is how trains on track 1 are swapped out for inspections.
I’ve always known it had to work this way, but it’s very cool to see it, so thanks for making this video. One question: Why did the new train have to swap ends before entering the shuttle line?
Fantastic system was I think you call it rail fanning. Did the shuttle from Grand Central to Times Square went over on the 3 route to New Lott's avenue but a resident told me that it wasn't wise for a non New Yorker to hang around them parts, meant well I suppose but pot a damper on it... I never did get to do the 7, next time maybe.
In case anyone was wondering what it looks like from a track map, here you go: www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/trackmap/detail-34-42.png It doesn't show the bridge because it's a track map and not a platform connecting bridge map Edit: btw you can go to maps -> track maps for more maps like that
Great video of a rare operation. Thanks for posting. Interesting that they can't use the Lex connection at Grand Central because the shuttle tracks have no cross overs spanning all four tracks.
Track 2 is probably used as a siding. I believe it's one of the original express tracks that is covered over at TS with the middle platform. TS was originally a local station. Interesting article here. www.columbia.edu/~brennan/abandoned/grandcentral.html
Why no automated bridge? Because this way it keeps people working and if it ain't broke don't fix it. We're only talking about once every few weeks. Minimum effort when you look at the entire MTA system as a whole.
A10PANG In all actuality, they are planning to reconfigure the line to eliminate the need to remove the bridge. Three tracks will go to two tracks and it’s three platforms consolidated into a single platform between tracks 1 and 4. The side platforms will be converted to employee space.
From what I'm reading, this will end. The Shuttle is getting a major overhaul and will be two tracks with longer trains. If they're smart, they'll retain the connections to both the East and West side lines. The Times Square Station will be extended East, so these plates won't be needed anymore.
Joker In The Bronx The connections to the east and west side lines WILL REMAIN, because without it, how else would you get trains out of that tunnel for inspections. But it is nice to finally get rid of that bridge. Makes thing much more efficient.
The NYC Subway always looks so dirty and bare bones that it makes it feel like you really are underground with the steelbeams and rust. Other subways have polished stations
That may be the East river and Hudson river leaking into the subway especially lower Mahattan. the trains uptown are more uphill and above river level, elevated all the way to the Bronx. that;s for the rust. the Dirt clearly isfrom the trains themselves. deisel exhaust
WHY BOTHER DOING THIS? Ride the 6 line south. Look back as you leave the 42nd Street Station and off to the left you'll see a track coming down to join the 6 line. This track can only be coming from the shuttle track.
interesting. I'd thought there was crossover tracks for each of the tracks from Times Square, But then how many people know about the 6 line connection. which had been part of the original IRT line from lower Manhattan. across 42nd Street down up Broadway.
With the extension of the 7 to Hudson Yards, couldn't the "old" train be brought there instead of traveling to Brooklyn? Or isn't there a "yard" at Hudson Yards?" :-)
+David Thaler the 7 line does not actually have a track connection to the 42nd st shuttle trackage. Two separate rights of way. There's also no true yard at Hudson Yards, just some tail tracks on which trains can be stored
Interesting. A lot of "behind the scenes" work to make daily life go on. The people who do this need to be seen and appreciated. THAT said time to wonder. This technique works, but is it the most efficient way to do this? Can the process be truly improved by a measurable degree? ($$$) I am totally against change for the sake of change and broking things that are fixed. I've seen too may cases of people confusing Better, Newer, and Different (usually with emphasis on the last two). An old system but it beast the poop out of the POS METRO in DC.
Weesel71 They’re planning to reconfigure the line to have it run on a two track configuration, with trains using track 1 and 4. There will be a center island platform between the two tracks, which will result in abandoning the side platforms to passengers. Thus, the need for the bridge over track 4 is eliminated, along with removal every time a train on track 4 needs to be inspected.
The shuttle will be closed for the rest of the year due to a general order and lower ridership as a result of the pandemic (also doesn’t help that the Times Square station has been a ghost town in recent days).
Why so much garbage? Why not to have additional 500 men to clean everything up on daily basis and why not to fine people throwing garbage with large fines?
John Schuster And was te a lot of time uncoupling then and rearranging them in 3- or 4-car consists? Why do that when A.) the line is going to be reconfigured to be in 6-car consists on two tracks, and B.) there will be R262s coming fresh from the factory in 6-car consists anyway.
Time for the reconfiguration of the line that will convert the line to two track ops, and consolidate its three platforms into a single island platform between tracks 1 and 4, eliminating the need for any bridge over track 4.
Very primitive way to remove the bridge over the tracks. With all of the money the MTA wastes on unnecessary and useless changes, it seems they would have made a wise investment and converted that manual process to a process that was mechanical or automated.
The bridge will be removed entirely. With the renovation plan, the current track 4 platform will be closed off to the public. Trains on track 4 will instead stop 100 feet east of its current location and open their doors on a new wide island platform sitting over tracks 2 and 3 (trains on track 1 will also use this platform). This eliminates the bridge over track 4 so that when trains on track 4 need to be serviced in Brooklyn, they don’t have to wait 15 minutes to have it removed so they can get to the Broadway-7th Avenue line. Trains can enter and leave track 4 like nothing happened.
hqman100 Sometimes, there may be no 7 service due to construction and during the rush hours, the 7 train and M42 buses may not be sufficient to handle the crowds. This is where the line comes in.
I remember walking over the pedestrian bridge on my first trip to NYC and thinking, this feels like a temp walkway. I was surprised to see it still in place 2 years later when I returned. Now I know why.
And you can look straight up the 7th Avenue line! My friend and I are going to go walk around here one more time before they gut it.
I love the New York Subway System. It is an amazing fleet of Engineering.
@Hwang Dong dont hate on nyc man
I've crossed that bridge plenty of times. Even stood on it once or twice to watch the trains in the distance in the tunnel. Fascinating to see it opened and a train pass through!
WOW!! Learned about this 46 years ago but never saw how this was done!!! Great to see "seasoned" workers performing the task!!!!
You found another hidden gem of the New York subway. Excellent video !!
Outstanding posting DJ, instead of run of the mill stuff, we get to see a interesting part of operation of our New York Subway System, Thank you.
it's always fun looking at the shuttle platform at 42nd street from the 7th ave line
Yeah...I would expect some kind of moveable bridge, sliding over top of gap or lifted to one side, would be quicker and less labor intensive.
Hank Sommers fffgxe
Where does the S train go to it just goes back and fourth between grand central and times square or no
Angelique ._. The 42nd Street Shuttle goes from Times Sq to Grand Central with no intermediate stops. It runs at all times except late nights, when alternative service is available via the 7 train.
Stanley McNulty The new plan eliminates the need to have workers lift up the bridge over track 4, saving time and labor.
Stanley McNulty It’s just 6 jobs. They can be reassigned elsewhere in the system, such as overnight inspection of the tracks.
That's what it is! Nice catch when I was young I wondered why there was a track there! One less mystery to solve thank you!
I was watching your E180St video yesterday and was thinking watching an equipment transfer would be awesome... Incredible timing... Thanks!
Maybe a 2/5 train swap
Keep in mind the original 1904 routing. East side trains North of 33rd Street would swing West and stop at what is now the GCT Shuttle platform. They'd then continue West and turn up Broadway, using this track and all the rest! The portions South of Times Square on the West side and North of Grand Central on the East side hadn't been built yet. The Shuttle is the original route from 1904.
When I used to walk through the hallways, or whatever you call them, to get to this shuttle train I used to notice that there were quite a few iron beams all throughout the middle of the hallway that look exactly like the ones you see between the tracks. I had later realized that trains used to run through that entire length of that hallway and they redesigned it with a floor that would cover up the tracks . by now a lot of that hallway has been closed off so that you cannot see these different beams.
Never knew about this! Thanks, DJ!
And I love the old industrial look of some of the Contract 1 stations from 1904
Thanks, a lovely reminder of when I used to live in the Big Apple.
I'm trying to figure out how you DJ Hammers always catch the dopest shit on the NY Subways , every time , good videos man
I WORKED THE IRT AS A MOTORMAN INSTRUCTOR/TSS FOR
19YEARS, & THAT IS THE FIRST TIME I EVER SAW THAT MOVE. SHUTTLE TRAINS WOULD GO TO THE MAIN LINE VIA THE LEXINGTON AVENUE TRACKS AT GRAND CENTRAL STATION.#1 TRACK TO
THE MAIN LINE. THAT WAS BACK IN THE 1980S.
Fascinating! Thanks for showing.
You used to be able to go from the Lexington Lines to Seventh Avenue along the shuttle. It would be pretty cool to see a yard move through there if they reinstated the crossovers in between Time Sq and GC.
Is my "rememberer" imagining things or was that bridge wooden planks about 1950?
I was riding this line in the 80s when they used red R17s. Then the cars were painted yellow and parked below Brooklyn Bridge station on the 4 5 and 6 in 88.
WOW why are you always so lucky man!!!
tubblescousine2 ikr
I know lol I mean no one knew
Me neither lol
tubblescousine2 I wonder if he rode the R110s back in the 90s
Lol he prob did
Nice video, looks like a pretty complicated job to remove the pedestrian bridge. I will miss Shuttle Track 4 after the planned renovations of the 42nd Street Shuttle Line removes it, but at least the Shuttle Train will have 6 Car Trains to replace it.
What renovations?
yeah dude！
kenqwe04 Renovations are planned to occur on the 42nd Street Shuttle line. The renovations will make the shuttle line ADA accessible and extend the platform to accommodate 6 car trains, as well as other projects at Time Square and Grand Central. However, Track 4 would be removed. You can find more information about this project, as well as other unrelated projects, here: web.mta.info/mta/news/hearings/160823/Description-of-Projects-Booklet.pdf
Thanks Kirby for the renovation info.
Good idea but that stop is served by the 7 train 5th ave platforms of the F train 42nd street Bryant Park if you are travelling from Times Square to Grand central then USTA Flushing Meadows via 82nd street Jackson Heights & 74th St Broadway
Would it be unnecessarily expensive to put a movable bridge there?
Also wouldn't it be easier to go via Lex?
Michael Marfil well the space is kinda cramped as well as being expensive
Expense is relative -- what about pride of modern operations? Why should NYC have old, dirty, manual kludgey infrastructure instead of elegant, automated solutions?
Because it works just as well, if not better. Theory is always better than practice, you know when those TA workers are there that the bridge will be removed, not much if anything to fail. When you introduce a bridge relying on electronics, actuators, and motors, it has moving parts which are prone to failure & can delay the whole operation until proper parts and personnel are brought in to rectify the situation. Not everything is about being pretty, its a walkway, with parts that will not fail, steel plate & I-Beam...
They can't use the Lex. The shuttle tracks have no cross overs spanning all four tracks.
Amazing! Engineering to the nth degree,we don't build anything anymore-couldn't do it today for sure.
Amazing. Seem prehistoric.
it's relic but a landmark on history neverchanging.
I was there in April 2017, they had the temporary footbridge over the shuttle track at the time.
That's one of the weirdest things i've seen on a subway system!
Mind you, for a system that's about 120 years old that one of the world's longest in terms of tracking, one can't be too surprised! :D
It used to be outside and elevatedin the 1900's. the old Penn station is where Madison square garden is now. Grand central Staion the trains that were on Park Avenue were literally outside on the street. which isthe Metro North continue track. the only Building literally stood was the Crysler building with just parking lots and bus routes. so it looked like Port Authority to the East. NYC is Amazing for an Architectual POV.
There's so much going on in the background that the average person knows nothing about...Thanks for sharing...Frank
Very cool video man that is some work just to swap out those train sets..
Very interesting video. I'm retired from NCYT RTO but always worked BMT/IND divisions except for construction flagging and work trains in the IRT division. In the early days of the IRT subway didn't the Lexington Ave Line originally turn westbound at Grand Central and head west under 42nd St and then turn northbound at Times Square in order to continue uptown?
Once the Lexington Ave line was constructed north of Grand Central and the IRT 7th Ave Broadway line constructed south of Times Square did the original trackage between Grand Central and Times Square eventually became the shuttle tracks? One more question seeing I'm retired for quite some time and a little rusty. I'f I'm not mistaken they can no longer swap out shuttle trains on the Grand Central end of the shuttle, correct? Thank you in advance for your knowledge and answers.
Tommy D At the Grand Central End, there is a connection between track 1 and southbound Lexington Avenue Local track. This is how trains on track 1 are swapped out for inspections.
If only things were so simple on the Waterloo and City line in London. Thankfully they don't need to come out of their tunnels too often
Used to have a lift for that, but they built the Eurostar terminal over it.
Always wondered how they did that...great vid!
Awesome catch!!!
Interesting maneuver.
nice work
Dj Hammers
Interesting, never knew that. Awesome video. 👌🏻
I’ve always known it had to work this way, but it’s very cool to see it, so thanks for making this video.
One question: Why did the new train have to swap ends before entering the shuttle line?
That track only connects to the local track going north, not going to the south.
Thanks for this fascinating look at how this maneuver is done.
Question: What are the logistics for train-swapping in the new Times Square station?
They don't have to take off the pedestrian bridge anymore.
Well, that won't be necessary any more. Over 100 years of having to dismantle and reassemble that foot bridge, wow.
Fantastic system was I think you call it rail fanning. Did the shuttle from Grand Central to Times Square went over on the 3 route to New Lott's avenue but a resident told me that it wasn't wise for a non New Yorker to hang around them parts, meant well I suppose but pot a damper on it... I never did get to do the 7, next time maybe.
In case anyone was wondering what it looks like from a track map, here you go: www.nycsubway.org/perl/caption.pl?/img/trackmap/detail-34-42.png
It doesn't show the bridge because it's a track map and not a platform connecting bridge map
Edit: btw you can go to maps -> track maps for more maps like that
great video
Great video of a rare operation. Thanks for posting. Interesting that they can't use the Lex connection at Grand Central because the shuttle tracks have no cross overs spanning all four tracks.
Track 2 is probably used as a siding. I believe it's one of the original express tracks that is covered over at TS with the middle platform. TS was originally a local station. Interesting article here. www.columbia.edu/~brennan/abandoned/grandcentral.html
It appears tomake the curve to the right that the IRT trains made on opening day in 1904 and for a few years after that.
Why no automated bridge? Because this way it keeps people working and if it ain't broke don't fix it. We're only talking about once every few weeks. Minimum effort when you look at the entire MTA system as a whole.
A10PANG In all actuality, they are planning to reconfigure the line to eliminate the need to remove the bridge. Three tracks will go to two tracks and it’s three platforms consolidated into a single platform between tracks 1 and 4. The side platforms will be converted to employee space.
100 YEARS AGO THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE UPTOWN IRT LOCAL HEADED TOWARDS 50 STREET
Ohhh that how the trains go through there man that's is crazy I thought it was completely blocked
Lmao that black lady who always sings that same song in the background at 2:46
From what I'm reading, this will end. The Shuttle is getting a major overhaul and will be two tracks with longer trains. If they're smart, they'll retain the connections to both the East and West side lines. The Times Square Station will be extended East, so these plates won't be needed anymore.
Joker In The Bronx The connections to the east and west side lines WILL REMAIN, because without it, how else would you get trains out of that tunnel for inspections.
But it is nice to finally get rid of that bridge. Makes thing much more efficient.
This was cool
Fascinating!
I saw them do that once before
DJ Hammers, can I ask what make/model of camera or phone you use?
I always wondered what that metal platform was for.
I think I was there bc I saw that whole thing too
The NYC Subway always looks so dirty and bare bones that it makes it feel like you really are underground with the steelbeams and rust. Other subways have polished stations
Cobra9 Glax A lot of the stations are pushing 80+ years old. Plus NYC is running out of funds.
That may be the East river and Hudson river leaking into the subway especially lower Mahattan. the trains uptown are more uphill and above river level, elevated all the way to the Bronx. that;s for the rust. the Dirt clearly isfrom the trains themselves. deisel exhaust
@@timafiggy These are ELECTRIC traction, remember? The only diesel exhaust is from the occasional work train.
Now I know how it works
Cool!
your the best
WHY BOTHER DOING THIS? Ride the 6 line south. Look back as you leave the 42nd Street Station and off to the left you'll see a track coming down to join the 6 line. This track can only be coming from the shuttle track.
Only tracks 1 and 3 of the shuttle connect to the 6 line. Track 4, which is in this video, only connects to the 1 line.
interesting. I'd thought there was crossover tracks for each of the tracks from Times Square, But then how many people know about the 6 line connection. which had been part of the original IRT line from lower Manhattan. across 42nd Street down up Broadway.
Oh is that the track that connects the shuttle to the (1) line
Anthony Yes.
Damn it goes all the way to Livonia?
Yes.
The 42nd street shuttle swapping track and wrap sis vs bro then it comes back into 42nd street shuttle
I call this the shuttle shuffle
Edit: like if you like this name of this shuttle swaping strategy.
WOW I NEVER COULDOV CAME UP WITH THAT MIESELF
lol! this uses likes to Validate himself XD XD XD go outside
cool name!
7 to flashing mean Street
So that's how they do a swap for track 4. How about for track 3? And I assume for track one they just go out and hit the Lex line.
Track 3 is connected by a switch to Track 1. So trains on track 3 just switch to track one to get to the Lexington Avenue Line.
Is the switch in the trackage between the 2 stations?
Ron Troy Yes.
at 1:22 you can see another door with an orange window. what's that?
First time I've seen all the union workers working instead of half of them sitting around doing nothing tbh
How did the shuttle get from track 4 to the 3 line?
There's a track connection to the northbound 1 line, and my guess is that it goes up to 96th street to turn around and go back down the 3 line.
This old NYC subway system should be detonated and reconstructed. It's shabby as hell.
Do you have a trillion dollars to spare?
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With the extension of the 7 to Hudson Yards, couldn't the "old" train be brought there instead of traveling to Brooklyn? Or isn't there a "yard" at Hudson Yards?" :-)
+David Thaler the 7 line does not actually have a track connection to the 42nd st shuttle trackage. Two separate rights of way.
There's also no true yard at Hudson Yards, just some tail tracks on which trains can be stored
@@DJHTransport I remember hearing that those "tail tracks" might be used in the future for an extension going downtown. Is this true?
Why does it has 3 cars?
platforms weren't long enough back then now its 6 and 6 cars 12 cars total for 42nd st shuttle.
How are you everywhere???
Isn't there a track from the 4,5,6 that connects too
Allan Robert That’s for trains on track 1 and 3.
If you asked me, I would say that the 42nd St. Shuttle is kinda frivolous to operate. I think it should be closed and replaced with more 7 trains.
Lukas Lasecki seven trains are already at peak capacity
Lukas Lasecki You really DONT ride the subway a lot, do you?
Interesting. A lot of "behind the scenes" work to make daily life go on. The people who do this need to be seen and appreciated. THAT said time to wonder. This technique works, but is it the most efficient way to do this? Can the process be truly improved by a measurable degree? ($$$) I am totally against change for the sake of change and broking things that are fixed. I've seen too may cases of people confusing Better, Newer, and Different (usually with emphasis on the last two). An old system but it beast the poop out of the POS METRO in DC.
Weesel71 They’re planning to reconfigure the line to have it run on a two track configuration, with trains using track 1 and 4. There will be a center island platform between the two tracks, which will result in abandoning the side platforms to passengers. Thus, the need for the bridge over track 4 is eliminated, along with removal every time a train on track 4 needs to be inspected.
Wow
What about the other shuttle train?
The train on Track 1 would need to be taken via the Lexington Av line for maintenance.
Yeah always walk on that bridge
My first time seeing the shuttle is March 8 2017 I wish in 2020 I can go on that train but I keep hearing that train is not working is it dj hammers
The shuttle will be closed for the rest of the year due to a general order and lower ridership as a result of the pandemic (also doesn’t help that the Times Square station has been a ghost town in recent days).
so this is why the shuttle doesn't run 24/7 like you think it would. 🤔
b. griffin It used to run 24/7 until 1995. Since then, late night folks have been advised to use the 7 train.
As of now Track 3 is no more.
Why so much garbage? Why not to have additional 500 men to clean everything up on daily basis and why not to fine people throwing garbage with large fines?
2:22 stop sign at 42nd street shuttle
They should at least use the R142's
John Schuster And was te a lot of time uncoupling then and rearranging them in 3- or 4-car consists? Why do that when A.) the line is going to be reconfigured to be in 6-car consists on two tracks, and B.) there will be R262s coming fresh from the factory in 6-car consists anyway.
time for a bridge that never needs to be moved its 2017 for crying out loud
Time for moving walkways that eliminate any waiting, said me in 1975.
Time for a mini drawbridge
Time for the reconfiguration of the line that will convert the line to two track ops, and consolidate its three platforms into a single island platform between tracks 1 and 4, eliminating the need for any bridge over track 4.
@@TheRailLeaguer Done.
neat
Very primitive way to remove the bridge over the tracks. With all of the money the MTA wastes on unnecessary and useless changes, it seems they would have made a wise investment and converted that manual process to a process that was mechanical or automated.
The bridge will be removed entirely. With the renovation plan, the current track 4 platform will be closed off to the public. Trains on track 4 will instead stop 100 feet east of its current location and open their doors on a new wide island platform sitting over tracks 2 and 3 (trains on track 1 will also use this platform). This eliminates the bridge over track 4 so that when trains on track 4 need to be serviced in Brooklyn, they don’t have to wait 15 minutes to have it removed so they can get to the Broadway-7th Avenue line. Trains can enter and leave track 4 like nothing happened.
That's a R62 or an R62A
That makeshift bridge looks unsafe. If one of those panels or I beams gets out of place, a pedestrian could easily fall through and get electrocuted.
watch out for the rats!
car #1955
1937
All that work for a redundant line anyway, just improve frequency on the 7 and the S is basically useless
hqman100 Sometimes, there may be no 7 service due to construction and during the rush hours, the 7 train and M42 buses may not be sufficient to handle the crowds. This is where the line comes in.
Shut
How has noone realized the 7 train runs the same route 🤨 more frequently and without the hastle. Why waste so much money on this? 😂
BrittneyDoesIt Because the 7 and M42 buses CANNOT absorb the 42nd Street Shuttle ridership during rush hours.
At 2:42 you can hear a very faint part of Whitney Houston's "I will always love you" playing in the background
RIP
Why Does it has 3 cars?
1935