Matt, I believe that set of crossovers between New Hyde Pk. and Merillon Ave. is Nassau-1 if I'm not mistaken. Wouldn't Nassau-2 be where the Oyster Bay Branch diverges at Nassau Tower?
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Head-end View wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2019 9:05 pm Matt, I believe that set of crossovers between New Hyde Pk. and Merillon Ave. is Nassau-1 if I'm not mistaken. Wouldn't Nassau-2 be where the Oyster Bay Branch diverges at Nassau Tower?Actually you are right, I saw a few photos and indeed the switches being replaced between Merillon Avenue and New Hyde Park is NASSAU-1. At New Hyde Park they are setting up and erecting temporary platforms in between 12th Street and Covert Avenue.
LB wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 3:30 pm Covert Avenue, New Hyde Park is slated to re-open tomorrow 12 OCT 2019 at 9AM. Anyone taking photos?Not a lot of photos were taken immediately following the reopening which is shocking. This is one less grade crossing we have to deal with, and this one was considered one of the most hazardous. Plus, this is one located on the Main Line in New Hyde Park (1 of 3), and the fact that there are only 2 is a major difference! Edward Hand and aModernLI posted pictures. This is before and after.
Andrew Saucci wrote: ↑Fri Oct 25, 2019 7:50 pm They did the same thing in Carle Place as in New Hyde Park. I don't understand it either; one would think that the new track would have been installed before the temporary platform. In Carle Place, they had the whole west half of each platform demolished, but when they reopened the west half they had temporary wooden staircases instead of constructing the final staircases while they had the west side closed. Now at some point they'll probably have to remove those staircases again before they can build the final ones. Overall the construction is going great, but they do seem to have overlooked some things in this accelerated design-build process.There still needs to be some stabilization done at Carle Place, but at New Hyde Park there isn't enough room. Also remember that New Hyde Park Road's grade crossing is being prepped for elimination. Despite the fact the road will be reduced to two lanes using a temporary crossing to the West, it comes down to traffic patterns. It's a tight squeeze between the newly eliminated Covert Avenue and the current 12th Street grade crossing because you have the power lines in the ROW, and a NTC that close would take up room. The third track will not be laid until NHP Road is eliminated, and then they can close the 12th Street crossing since it will be closed permanently. Just not enough room, logistical reasons, and the inconvenience while service will still be commencing.
MattAmity90 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:07 pmrr503 wrote:I don't see that happening, twenty years ago when the DC/DM30's and C3 cars arrived the LIRR made the promise that with the new fleet there would be no changing at Jamaica to get to Penn Station. They promised a full-on trip from Montauk, Speonk, Patchogue, Port Jefferson, and Oyster Bay to Penn Station. The third track (which will be to the South of the current EB track) will become a local track, while the current EB track will be an express track. All the stations between Hicksville and Floral Park will still be two platforms with the middle track being express.Jeff Smith wrote:There will still be only two platforms at Mineola.For third track, yes. I’m asking whether or not that holds true in assessments of making OB into a shuttle — the new interlocking config at Mineola seems to beg that course of action.
On a side note, viaduct supports and buttresses are being erected at Floral Park at the fork where the Main Line continues straight and the Hempstead Branch diverts to the right.
PeteJP wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 6:08 pm Does anyone have what the new track plans will be?http://www.amodernli.com/project/thirdtrack/