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 #667852  by FamousNYLover
 
I left (MTA) Long Island bus schedule, so I wouldn`t do bus.
Thanks to perfect timing of Q72 and Q48, here is my trip report and detail. To prove, I will right down the order of stops my train stop.
I was inside the subway system at whole time.
I only use restroom twice.
As I did, my starting and finish line was Flushing-Main St.
(7) local #1820 to Times Sq- front departed 9:58:13.
1. Mets-Willets Point.
2. 111th St-Corona Plaza
3. 103rd St
4. Junction Blvd
5. 90th St-Elmhurst Av
6. 82nd St-Jackson Heights
7. 74th St-Broadway
8. 69th St-Fisk Av
9. 61st St-Woodside.
10. 52nd St-Lincoln Av
11. 46th St-Bliss St
12. 40th St-Lowerly St
13. 33rd St-Rawson St
14. Queensboro Plaza.
15. 45th Rd-Court House Sq.
16. Hunters Point Av
17. Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av.
18. Grand Central
Arrive Grand Central 10:31:13.
3-car (S) #1951 (front) to Times Sqmade as I read the #1936 (middle), 1956 (rear) with Vitamin Water AD departed 10:33:38.
19. Times Square.
Arrive Times Sq at 10:34:14.

I used quick restroom and just in time, caught Harlem-bound (3) #1555 (front) departed 10:37:32.
20. 72nd St
21. 96th St
22. Central Park North-110th St
"Attention, you must be in first five cars of this train in order to get off at 145th St, 1-4-5. You must walk on platform, ahead of conductor's car. Rear cars will NOT OPEN."
23. 116th St
"Once again, you must be in first five cars of this train in order to get off at 145th St, 1-4-5. You must walk on platform, ahead of conductor's car. Rear cars will NOT OPEN."
24. 125th St
25. 135th St
26. 145th St. T/O was telling cops properly I am very good announcement.
27. Harlem-148th St
Arrive Harlem-148th St @ 10:59:16.
New Lots Av (3) #Unknown (6th Car) departed 11:00:52 departed.
As (3) was arriving Central Park North-110th St, Wakefield-bound (2) was pulling over.
As soon as door open at 11:08:57, I made to 2nd car of (2) #6456, then departed 11:09:02 as I move to front #6465.
28. 149th St-Grand Concourse
29. 3rd Av-149th St
30. Jackson Av
31. Prospect Av
32. Intervale Av
33. Simpson St
34. Freeman St
35. 174th St
36. West Farms Sq-E Tremont Av
37. E. 180th St
38. Bronx Park East.
39. Pelham Parkway- no Bx12(+).
At Pelham Parkway, I saw (3) flying northbound on express track.
40. Allerton Av
41. Burke Av
42. Gun Hill Rd
When door open, (2) C/O said, "Attention, ladies & gentlemen! This train will be going express to 241st St. Next arriving train will make all stops. Next and last stop on this train is 241st St. It honk as it fly past local stations to Wakefield-241st St.
43. Wakefield-241st St.
Arrive 241st St @ 11:50:15.
I made to front car Brooklyn-bound (2) #6610 (same train I got off) departed 10:51:28.
44. Nereid Av
45. 233rd St
46. 225th St
47. 219th St.
Arrive E. 180th St @ 12:07:05.
I made it to front car of Dyre Av (5) #6545 departed 12:09:19.
48. Morris Park.
49. Pelham Parkway- Bx12(+) Announcement.
50. Gun Hill Rd
51. Baychester Av
52. Eastchester-Dyre Av.
Arrive Dyre Av @ 12:23:31.
Bowling Green-bound (#5) front #6301 departed 12:27:38 with Bx12(+) Announcement at Pelham Parkway, arriving 149th St-Grand Concourse @ 12:59:03.
Woodlawn (4) front #7076 departed 13:06:18.
53. 161st St-Yankees Stadium
54. 167th St
55. 170th St
56. Mt Eden Av
57. 176th St
58. Burnside Av
59. 183rd St
60. Fordham Rd with Bx12(+) Announcement.
61. Kingsbridge Rd
62. Bedford Park Blvd-Lehman College
63. Mosholu Parkway
64. Woodlawn.
Arrive Woodlawn @ 13:27:37.
Crown Heights (4) front #7151 departed 13:29:49.
65. 138th St-Grand Concourse
66. 125th St
Arrive 125th St @ 13:53:45.
Caught Pelham Bay Park <6> EXP #7290 departed 14:01:11.
67. 3rd Av-138th St
68. Hunts Point Av
69. Parkchester-E. 177th St
70. Castle Hill Av
71. Zerega Av
72. Westchester Sq-E. Tremont Av
73. Middletown Rd
There was slow delay with C/O telling us, "ladies & gentlemen! We have train in ahead of us. Please be patient.
Few minutes after, we move in.
74. Buhre Av
It stop at five stops before reaching terminal.
75. Pelham Bay Park with Bx12(+) Announcement.
Arrive Pelham Bay Park @ 14:30:04.
I got on Brooklyn Bridge (6) front #7245 departed 14:31:09.
76. St. Lawrence Av
77. Morrison-Soundview Avs
78. Elder Av
79. Whitlock Av
80. Longwood Av
81. E. 149th St
82. E. 143rd St-St. Mary`s St
83. Cypress Av
84. Brook Av
85. 116th St
86. 110th St
87. 103rd St
88. 96th St
89. 86th St
90. 77th St
91. 68th St-Hunters College
92. 59th St.
93. 51st St
94. 33rd St
95. 28th St
96. 23rd St
97. 14th St-Union Square.
After the announcement at 14th St-Union Square, there was gap message on SUBWAY. Anyone heard that?
98. Astor Place
99. Bleecker St
100. Spring St
101. Canal St
102. Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall.
Arrive Brooklyn Bridge @ 15:37:46 just in time with Crown Heights (4) #1116 departed 15:38:46.
103. Fulton St
104. Wall St
105. Bowling Green
106. Borough Hall
107. Nevins St
108. Atlantic Av
109. Franklin Av
110. Crown Heights-Utica Av.
Arrive Utica Av @ 16:05:34.
It was crowded on (3) track, but got on front #1586 New Lots Av-bound (3) departed 16:09:29.
As it was approaching Sutter Av-Rutland Rd, C/O, "Ladies & Gentlemen! Due to signal problem, after Sutter Av, this trains will be only stopping at Junius St and Van Siclen Av. Train behind us will make all stops to New Lots Av."
111. Sutter Av-Rutland Rd. Lots of people got off.
Same repeated announce at Sutter Av, and it became skip-stop.
112. Junius St.
113. Van Siclen Av
114. New Lots Av.
Arrive New Lots Av @ 16:21:47.
Harlem-bound (3) #1361 departed 16:22:12.
113. Pennsylvania Av.
114. Rockaway Av
115. Saratoga Av.
At Crown Heights-Utica Av, I saw the (5) train.
116. Kingston Av
117. Nostrand Av
Arrive Franklin Av @ 16:38:12.
I caught front car of Brooklyn College (5)#7046 w/ Bx12(+) on strip map departed 16:41:42.
118. President St
119. Sterling St.
120. Winthrop St.
121. Church Av
122. Beverly Rd
123. Newkirk Av
124. Brooklyn College-Flatbush Av
Arrive Brooklyn College @ 16:54:07 and rush to northbound track and use restroom and caught Wakefield-bound (2) front car #6535 with Bx12(+) on strip map departed 17:00:06.
125. Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum.
126. Grand Army Plaza
127. Bergen St
128. Hoyt St
129. Clark St
130. Wall St
131. Park Place
132. Chambers St
133. 14th St
134. 34th St-Penn Station.
Arrive 96th St @ 17:51:33.
242nd St-bound (1) #1830 departed 17:54:47.
135. 103rd St.
136. 110th St-Cathedral Parkway
137. 116th St
138. 125th St
139. 137th St-City College
140. 145th St
141. 157th St
142. 168th St-Washington Heights
143. 181st St
144. 191st St
145. Dyckman St
146. 207th St
147. 215th St
148. Marble Hills-225th St.
149. 231st St.
"Ladies & Gentlemen, there is train trying to get into terminal. Sorry for inconvience and be patient.
150. 238th St.
151. Van Cortlandt Park-242nd St.
Arrive 242nd St @ 18:34:54.
Next, I got on 6th car of South Ferry-bound (1) #1880 departed 18:35:38.
At Dyckman St, C/O said, "Ladies & Gentlemen! This train will be going express to 168th, 137th Sts due to train behind schedule. Train behind us will make all stop.
At 168th St-Washington Heights, lots of passenger got off.
"Ladies & Gentlemen! Next stop on this train is 137th St. Train behind us make all local stops."
At 137th St, it went local.
152. 86th St
153. 79th St
154. 66th St-Lincoln Center
155. 59th St-Columbus Circle
156. 50th St
At 34th St-Penn Station, "Attention passengers, due to train behind schedule, next stop will be 14th St." Lots of passenger got off.
Then at 14th St, it became normal lo6425cal.
157. Christopher St-Sheridan Sq
158. Houston St
159. Canal St
160. Franklin St
161. Rector St
162. South Ferry48
Arrive South Ferry @ 19:28:26.
I got front of Bronx-bound (1) #1876 departed 19:32:37.
Arrive Chambers St @ 19:36:40 and got on Bronx-bound (2) #6425 with Bx12(+) on strip map departed 19:36:48.
Arrive 14th St @ 19:39:44.
Got on same #1876 on (1) departed 19:42:39.
163. 18th St.
164. 23rd St.
165. 28th St.
Arrive Times Sq @ 19:48:32.
I just miss the <7> express, but next (7) local pulling on EXP pull in.
Flushing <7> EXP #2040 (front) departed 19:56:29.
166. 5th Av-Bryant Park
167. Flushing-Main St.
Reach Flushing-Main St @ 20:25:13.
Finish line.
Total hour: 10 hours and 27 minutes!