It’s impossible to travel from Queensbridge to 36th St outside of late nights due to the latter being a local station and the lack of local service but at the same time, many people rely on express service there to quickly get to Roosevelt Ave. Why not have both local and express services run via 63rd St?

@@anonymous3738well part of the 63rd street tunnel is also served by the Q

@@jadenmuniz8817 The Q and the F run on 2 different sets of tracks. They just share a station.

That falls apart considering that the M is part time. You're better off leaving the F there to keep things rather consistent, but my plan does take this into account.

@@anonymous3738 This is what my plan involves. With deinterlining in Manhattan and removal of the R from Queens Blvd, we could have this (E): Jamaica Center to WTC via Queens Blvd Express, 53rd Street Tunnel, and 8th Avenue Local (F): Jamaica-179th Street to Coney Island via Queens Blvd Express, 63rd Street Tunnel, 6th Avenue Local, Culver Local (K): Forest Hills-71st Avenue to WTC via Queens Blvd Local, 53rd Street Tunnel, 8th Avenue Local (M): Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Metropolitan Avenue via Queens Blvd Local, 63rd Street Tunnel, 6th Avenue Local, Jamaica/Myrtle Avenue Local.

Agree

R.I.P To F To 53rd Street

Come to think of it, it looks like that station to me, too! Not just Montreal Metro.

You really sure. Show me proof. Right now. Please.

Not anymore. F trains now run local in Queens overnight.

@@TrainMaster5097 that's crazy 😧 DAMN MAN

Yeah, I was thinking, why not put running surfaces next to the tracks for rubber tires and retrofit the subway trains that run under 63rd Street for Montreal Metro style operation?

They're implementing it on the Culver El in Bklyn section by section due to CBTC...

The running speed on the line is already very high. :) The 63rd St Tunnel has almost no grade timers, and trains routinely reach 40+ MPH, especially northbound.

@@DJHammersTrains I'm sorry, I don't find 40mph to be "very high". Ever ride between 59th & Lex and Queensboro Plaza on the N or W? Granted, the downhill slope helps but at least they're permitted to hit higher speeds. I believe even the West Side IRT express trains can reach 45, and that's with some curves along the way on a route that's 120 years old! I'm just disappointed on a "modern" line they can't do better than 40mph.

@@brmnyc It's probably due to the fact that there's a station right in the middle of the tube, so Fs have to slow down to stop.

@@toxicrepstan1897 Indeed. Sometimes people are so fixated in speed that they forget that, this is in fact a service and there are stops that need to be made and not just a long stretch of track the entire time where trains can start and stop right away.

That is not at all what this video is about. No subway tunnel in NY has ballast. This is about the way the rails are welded and how the ties are made. On top of that he isn’t explaining because he just discovered it he’s explaining why the MTA had to fully shut down the tunnel to conduct the repairs

It is the sound of electric propulsion.

@@iitrapezoid_8243 It’s annoying. The older train cars were silent in that aspect. And furthermore, the newest train that has the open gangways does not make those noises either thank goodness. I mean it does but just for brief seconds.

@@Bassotronics This high pitch sound is purely the fault of alstom, but I guess its an efficient system 🤷

@@iitrapezoid_8243 Great system but should use some oil. Lol

The sound is made by the inverters in the motors, it's an IGBT-VVVF, thought I don't know which type. Every train manufactering company uses different inverters on their trains that make different sounds and Alstom, the company that made these trains, in particular likes to use inverters with squeaky sound on their trains

It’s the propulsion. It isnt the tracks. So yeah technically it’s how the trains are built.

Too complicated, the MTA isn’t going to make that change if it requires a new shuttle service that is just covering the stations the F would do 24/7.

You make no sense too much delays and congestion when e and f trains running on one track

​@Octaviusp47 What's so complicated about running two 8 car shuttle trains between 21st Street-Queensbridge and 34th Street on weekends and during overnight hours? The E and F performed better on QBL during the 63rd Street track work. Then the E basically lost its life insurance when the F returned to 63rd Street.

@@CLBT7437 Because the MTA doesn’t operate subway cars that are just going to be empty and serve a niche purpose. The 42 Street Shuttle exists because it uses few cars and the MTA knows there is high demand between Times Sq n Grand CNT

@Octaviusp47 So you're saying that running 16 cars(2 trains) between 21st Street-Queensbridge and 34th Street serves a niche purpose? You're saying that those along QBL who have a high preference for express service to 53rd Street do NOT deserve fast and reliable service that doesn't get held by the M switching tracks during peak hours? If that's the case, what a pile of nonsense. Edit: For many years before the 2020 lockdowns, they were trying to figure out how to cope with the high ridership of the E line, with little to no results. When the 63rd Street track replacement was in effect, AM peak crowds at Roosevelt Avenue and PM peak crowds at Lex-53rd were easier to manage. Fast forward to this week, crowds have been more difficult to manage since the M local provides very little to no assistance.