by MACTRAXX
CTG wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 6:25 am In this particular case, the train was clean, but I still don't see that it makes a difference.CTG - A train that is not fully cleaned/swept is just a simple way to tell if equipment is from another
1762 may have been a turn from an incoming train. But it doesn't have to be. At 5:30 in the evening, there are trains leaving GCT every 3 minutes. Some are turns from incoming trains, others are put-ins. At that time, the LIRR has a choice of where to send an 8-car train and where to send a 10-car train. And they somehow chose to send a 10-car train to West Hempstead. Sorry, that's just a mistake.
westbound run as compared to being laid up in a yard facility during the daytime hours out of service.
I offered this as nothing more than an example from my past LIRR riding experiences.
Back during the initial week of GC service there is no doubt mistakes were made on consists remembering the
problems commuters encountered with crowded trains on certain runs - assigning cars to trains based on the
actual demand is part of the "learning curve" with the LIRR new schedule and expanded service plan.
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Everyone - Going back over the posts from the last four days my mention of a more gradual implementation
of Grand Central service may have been a better way to introduce riders to the new Manhattan terminal -
instead of being under political and other outside pressure of the "We Want This ASAP Yesterday" mindset.
The Jamaica Station problems with crowding and the numerous required transfers is going to have to be
looked into indepth to see where changes can be made along with schedule adjustments where needed.
A "One Seat Ride" for LIRR commuters (or for that matter any form of public transit) is a goal that is very
elusive to many with the complexity of the LIRR system and more than one dominant terminal station.
Offering more single rides where possible can offer benefits for the LIRR in the long run...MACTRAXX
EXPRESS TRAIN TO NEW YORK PENN STATION-NO JAMAICA ON THIS TRAIN-PLEASE STAND CLEAR OF THE CLOSING TRAIN DOORS