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Re: Franklin Avenue Shuttle/Idea for extension to Myrtle Avenue El |
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Posted by Handbrake on Sat Jan 14 23:44:42 2012, in response to Re: Franklin Avenue Shuttle/Idea for extension to Myrtle Avenue El, posted by Wallyhorse on Sat Jan 14 17:55:42 2012. Establishing a through route for the Franklin Line to a northern terminal is a novel idea.However to establish weekend express train service on the Brighton Line is a waste of limited resources, regardless of what could happen to the Franklin Line, or to A1 & A2 tracks in the distant future. Operating express trains on weekends is not worth the added cost, or the waiting time to make multiple train connections. It's bad enough to have to wait for a local train in the winter, and during Rush Hour. It will not be any better on a weekend operating schedule. As a longtime (40 years) user of the the Brighton Line, I find that it works very well with the present scheduling arraignments that are in place. It took NYCT quite some time to figure out an operating mode for Brighton riders that works, and I would rather not fix something that's not broken. I would rather ride a crowded subway train on weekends, than sparsely loaded trains to better save money, keep rapid transit operating costs low, and sustain MTA funding to maintain the lines existing infrastructure. |
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