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The wastefulness of the LIRR, the Far Rock Shabbos train... |
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Posted by aaron on Sun Nov 28 15:10:15 2010 ...last year the LIRR started a "Shabbos" train that runs on Fridays only from Jamaica to Far Rockaway when the clocks are set back and Observant Jews need to be home before sundown. The train leaves Jamaica at 15:04.This train was relevant last year as the regular trains left NYP and Atlantic terminal around 14:05 and 15:05. Over the past year, the Far Rockaway trains were retimed to leave around 14:30. So, now, the "Shabbos" train leaves Jamaica 6 minutes after the regular train. To make matters worse, it doesn't make Locust Manor, Laurleton or Rosedale, so it sits behind the regular train all the way to Far Rockaway. Interestingly, the schedule has funny timing, for example, it shows a 9 minute headway between Lawrence and Inwood, you could walk it in about that time. Given the current scheduling, the train is a waste. Though Friday was a quasi-holiday, not surprisingly most people got on the regular train at Jamaica and hardly anyone waited for the "Shabbos" train. With fares scheduled to go up again at the beginning of the year, the LIRR should figure things like this out a little better. |
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