This area of the IRT while very frequent with high on time performance could use some improvements The 149th Street junction is where the 2 and 5 trains meet; 5 trains must negotiate a wicked S-curve between the 138th Street and 149th Street - Grand Concourse stations. The sharpness of the curve restricts the 5 train’s speed, which causes reduces capacity. So what’s I’m proposing is a new alignment would remedy the bottleneck, The 5 train merge would be rebuilt so it would occur between Grand Concourse and 3rd Ave stations so that the straighter curve of the tunnel would allow for much faster/smoother merges. Service on the White Plains Rd Line (2/5 trains) and on the Jerome Avenue (4 train) would be sped up. The down side is that the 5 train no longer stops at 149th street grand Concourse but that’s fine cause 90% of riders are heading down to Manhattan so it shouldn’t be a problem. The current 149th street junction would still be used for emergencies. Another minor change to remove the small bottleneck at 180th street to expand capacity on the White Plains Road line I would make is either have the 2 train the peak way express service and have the 5 train run local or have the 2 and 5 trains switch terminals The 2 train would take over the Dyre Avenue line The 5 train would take over the Wakefield line. Select rush hour 2 trains would head to Nereid Avenue like the 5 train currently does that way riders still have access to the west side of Manhattan keeping white plains road. Reasoning for this switch, The White Plains Road branch is about 4.5 miles long with 10 stations, while the Dyre Avenue branch is about 4 miles long with 5 stations. I believe that the peak way express service would be more efficient on the train line with the longer route and the interface at 180 street the wakefield tracks leads directly to the express track and the dyre Avenue tracks leads directly to the local tracks An additional benefit is When the 5 runs express south of East 180th Street, it no longer has to cross over the local tracks to reach the center track. And finally study the implication of CBTC for Bronx IRT.
0:15 dude was hype to get on
This area of the IRT while very frequent with high on time performance could use some improvements
The 149th Street junction is where the 2 and 5 trains meet; 5 trains must negotiate a wicked S-curve between the 138th Street and 149th Street - Grand Concourse stations. The sharpness of the curve restricts the 5 train’s speed, which causes reduces capacity.
So what’s I’m proposing is a new alignment would remedy the bottleneck, The 5 train merge would be rebuilt so it would occur between Grand Concourse and 3rd Ave stations so that the straighter curve of the tunnel would allow for much faster/smoother merges. Service on the White Plains Rd Line (2/5 trains) and on the Jerome Avenue (4 train) would be sped up.
The down side is that the 5 train no longer stops at 149th street grand Concourse but that’s fine cause 90% of riders are heading down to Manhattan so it shouldn’t be a problem. The current 149th street junction would still be used for emergencies.
Another minor change to remove the small bottleneck at 180th street to expand capacity on the White Plains Road line I would make is either have the 2 train the peak way express service and have the 5 train run local or have the 2 and 5 trains switch terminals
The 2 train would take over the Dyre Avenue line
The 5 train would take over the Wakefield line.
Select rush hour 2 trains would head to Nereid Avenue like the 5 train currently does that way riders still have access to the west side of Manhattan keeping white plains road.
Reasoning for this switch, The White Plains Road branch is about 4.5 miles long with 10 stations, while the Dyre Avenue branch is about 4 miles long with 5 stations. I believe that the peak way express service would be more efficient on the train line with the longer route and the interface at 180 street the wakefield tracks leads directly to the express track and the dyre Avenue tracks leads directly to the local tracks
An additional benefit is When the 5 runs express south of East 180th Street, it no longer has to cross over the local tracks to reach the center track.
And finally study the implication of CBTC for Bronx IRT.
This is one of my favorite subway stations because there is so much going on there.
Yeah and that’s because there’s like hotels businesses companies all types of stuff in that area
Hopefully I get my apartment on Grand Concourse in The Bronx but on the North side on the B and D line.
So true I used to love being at this station
149 is straight ratchet lmao
Me too
The R142 2 Train From Wakefield to Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College
Please have additional action of IRT Subways: (2) (4) (5) Train Action @ 149th Street-Grand Concourse (R142, R142A)
Its gotta look cool when a 2 is right there waiting for a 5 to pass
Yea
Yea
The 2 and 5 are brothers
How?
No these trains go to Eastchester dyer ave and the other trains go to Flatbush ave broklen colegen
And trains are not brothers or sisters
@ღxsᴜɴsᴛᴀʀღ but i guest that the trains do go to Flatbush Brooklyn college
Agree
The R142 4 Train From Utica Avenue To Woodlawn
The R142A 4 Train From Utica Avenue To Burnside Avenue
2 Is The Red Line And 4 And 5 Are The Green Lines
Yes
I enjoyed the video👍👍
Yes
The R142A 4 Train From Woodlawn to Utica Avenue
The R142 5 Train From Eastchester Dyre Avenue To Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College
R142A and R188 are the best
Yes
They are the same
22:06 my favorite sign gone forever
How?
Mekai Ramirez LED signs changed back to normal as of right now
Agree
This subway station is not the only one that has the 24 and 5 trains
Yes
17:57 I been on this set, I was on car #6398
24:04 I been on #6656
25:58 I been on #6333
3:11 my favorite sign gone forever
New R142A (2)And (5) Trains
Midday construction?
Robert.Astoria.Grand Yep. Read the description of the video.
Boa tarde
Cool
Notice the laser pointer???
Yes
Do AM Rush Hours At E 180 St
Maybe
Maybe they do on the weekends
Agree
The R142 2 Train From Wakefield to Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College
The R142 5 Train From Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College to Eastchester Dyre Avenue
The R142 5 Train From Eastchester Dyre Avenue To Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College
The R142A 4 Train From Burnside Avenue To Utica Avenue
11:45 my favorite sign gone forever
The R142 2 Train From Wakefield to Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College
The R142 2 Train From Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College to Wakefield
STOP SPAMMING
Yes stop spamming
The R142 5 Train From Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College to Eastchester Dyre Avenue
The R142 5 Train From Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College to Eastchester Dyre Avenue
The R142 5 Train From Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College to Eastchester Dyre Avenue
The R142 5 Train From Eastchester Dyre Avenue To Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College
william Bishop STOP SPAMMING
Yes
The R142 5 Train From Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College to Eastchester Dyre Avenue
The R142 2 Train From Wakefield to Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College
The R142 2 Train From Wakefield to Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College
The R142 2 Train From Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College to Wakefield
The R142 2 Train From Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College to Wakefield
The R142 2 Train From Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College to Wakefield
The R142 5 Train From Eastchester Dyre Avenue To Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College
The R142 5 Train From Eastchester Dyre Avenue To Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn College
The R142 4 Train From Woodlawn to Utica Avenue
Yes
The R142 4 Train From Utica Avenue To Burnside Avenue
Yes