⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Reconstruction and Reopening of the 63rd St Line
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- čas přidán 4. 04. 2024
- After several months of closures for extensive track reconstruction work, the 63rd St line has fully reopened, with regular F train service resumed. The line has received heavy track reconstruction work, a prudent and smart decision by the MTA to ensure that the line remains in a state of good repair. This video takes a closer look at the work that was done. Enjoy!
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Well it’s about time I mean it took them long enough but the stations and the Tracks look great, just wish they would’ve left the F & M Train switch in place though
It’s impossible to travel from Queensbridge to 36th St outside of late nights due to the latter being a local station and the lack of local service but at the same time, many people rely on express service there to quickly get to Roosevelt Ave. Why not have both local and express services run via 63rd St?
@@anonymous3738well part of the 63rd street tunnel is also served by the Q
@@jadenmuniz8817 The Q and the F run on 2 different sets of tracks. They just share a station.
That falls apart considering that the M is part time. You're better off leaving the F there to keep things rather consistent, but my plan does take this into account.
@@anonymous3738 This is what my plan involves. With deinterlining in Manhattan and removal of the R from Queens Blvd, we could have this
(E): Jamaica Center to WTC via Queens Blvd Express, 53rd Street Tunnel, and 8th Avenue Local
(F): Jamaica-179th Street to Coney Island via Queens Blvd Express, 63rd Street Tunnel, 6th Avenue Local, Culver Local
(K): Forest Hills-71st Avenue to WTC via Queens Blvd Local, 53rd Street Tunnel, 8th Avenue Local
(M): Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Metropolitan Avenue via Queens Blvd Local, 63rd Street Tunnel, 6th Avenue Local, Jamaica/Myrtle Avenue Local.
I love the F train and it’s great to see mta is doing something with these guys
MTA gets kudos for this track replacement.💙👌
R.I.P to the 63rd st Shuttle came back and left us in a matter of months
Agree
R.I.P To F To 53rd Street
Nice work 0:02
Thank You!
R160 Black Zoho
Very interesting, thank-you!
Superb video
Omg the new zoho one wrap
21st-Queensbridge resembles much like Tufts-New England Medical Center on MBTA Orange Line.
Queens blvd express in full effect 24hrs 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
You really sure. Show me proof. Right now. Please.
Not anymore. F trains now run local in Queens overnight.
@@TrainMaster5097 that's crazy 😧 DAMN MAN
This looks like Montreal’s Metro station
The amount of action seen in this video clip is starting to give me some WMATA-type vibes for some reason lol
But im happy that the f now runs back to its former glory
You sure the quake wasn’t the old ghost trains getting out?! 😂
I wonder what causes that alternating 2 note sound the trains make entering and leaving the stations..
@1:42 That would seem like a step backwards, but you didn't talk about the new composite ties being used here...
The MTA should have rebuilt the trackways at Coney Island Stilwell Ave with the "Type II Modified Track", but with continuously welded rail. Before 2004, this is the track this station used to have, but with "stick rail". (Historically, the tracks had tamped ballast and the trackways for the "N" still had this track) After the station was renovated, open deck type trackways were installed, along with stick rail. And the fact that this station was given a glass "trainshed", like Frankfort Haupentenauf, makes this station even more noisy than years ago.
DJ are you still a conductor
I was told their was a full station downstairs for the long Island railroad, l guess l got wrong information....
Last Time They Modernized The Track Was In 2004 When They Completed The 63rd Street Connection To The Queens Blvd Line So It Was Due For Some Maintenance
Wish the MBTA would do this instead of only fixing a few things at a time and closing large sections of lines
MTA needs more CWR. especially on the elevated trains. So much noise.
They're implementing it on the Culver El in Bklyn section by section due to CBTC...
I was hoping running speed would be increased, but I don't think that's the case. How is that an IRT express can barrel into 14th Street, built in 1908, at nearly 50mph but these F Trains continue to plod along at about 39mph?
The running speed on the line is already very high. :)
The 63rd St Tunnel has almost no grade timers, and trains routinely reach 40+ MPH, especially northbound.
@@DJHammersTrains I'm sorry, I don't find 40mph to be "very high". Ever ride between 59th & Lex and Queensboro Plaza on the N or W? Granted, the downhill slope helps but at least they're permitted to hit higher speeds. I believe even the West Side IRT express trains can reach 45, and that's with some curves along the way on a route that's 120 years old! I'm just disappointed on a "modern" line they can't do better than 40mph.
@@brmnyc It's probably due to the fact that there's a station right in the middle of the tube, so Fs have to slow down to stop.
@@toxicrepstan1897 Indeed. Sometimes people are so fixated in speed that they forget that, this is in fact a service and there are stops that need to be made and not just a long stretch of track the entire time where trains can start and stop right away.
JOE is My FRIEND OK
3:18 I paused the video on silent, predicting a Siemens train, and the train is shy by 25. There are no Siemens trains in this video. Let me know when you found one riding the new 63rd Street tunnel.
MTA SERVICE BUSES MTA OK is ok
So... brother discovered ballastless track?
That is not at all what this video is about. No subway tunnel in NY has ballast. This is about the way the rails are welded and how the ties are made. On top of that he isn’t explaining because he just discovered it he’s explaining why the MTA had to fully shut down the tunnel to conduct the repairs
I was there two days ago, I also posted it on CZcams, there's two things I was disappointed by the MTA that they should of done during the month of August 28, 2023-April 1, 2024 which were the upgrade from their current signals modernize into CBTC and the "ReNewvation" which were of been perfect timing. I guess they're look into it on a separate project timeline.
The modern train’s constant squealing is annoying. It’s as if the brakes are always engaged. 😖
It is the sound of electric propulsion.
@@iitrapezoid_8243
It’s annoying. The older train cars were silent in that aspect.
And furthermore, the newest train that has the open gangways does not make those noises either thank goodness. I mean it does but just for brief seconds.
@@Bassotronics This high pitch sound is purely the fault of alstom, but I guess its an efficient system 🤷
@@iitrapezoid_8243
Great system but should use some oil. Lol
The sound is made by the inverters in the motors, it's an IGBT-VVVF, thought I don't know which type. Every train manufactering company uses different inverters on their trains that make different sounds and Alstom, the company that made these trains, in particular likes to use inverters with squeaky sound on their trains
black zoho 0:25
NYS 1:37
Still extremely loud by modern world standards.
Gotta be something with the way the trains are built.
It’s the propulsion. It isnt the tracks. So yeah technically it’s how the trains are built.
All that work, and not even clean nor proper power washed.
Once again the m.t.a screwed up the M should b running on 63 rd st not the F the F should had stayed on 53rd st an a shuttle should b running between either 34th st n 23rd st or houston -2nd ave
Too complicated, the MTA isn’t going to make that change if it requires a new shuttle service that is just covering the stations the F would do 24/7.
You make no sense too much delays and congestion when e and f trains running on one track
@Octaviusp47 What's so complicated about running two 8 car shuttle trains between 21st Street-Queensbridge and 34th Street on weekends and during overnight hours? The E and F performed better on QBL during the 63rd Street track work. Then the E basically lost its life insurance when the F returned to 63rd Street.
@@CLBT7437 Because the MTA doesn’t operate subway cars that are just going to be empty and serve a niche purpose. The 42 Street Shuttle exists because it uses few cars and the MTA knows there is high demand between Times Sq n Grand CNT
@Octaviusp47 So you're saying that running 16 cars(2 trains) between 21st Street-Queensbridge and 34th Street serves a niche purpose?
You're saying that those along QBL who have a high preference for express service to 53rd Street do NOT deserve fast and reliable service that doesn't get held by the M switching tracks during peak hours? If that's the case, what a pile of nonsense.
Edit: For many years before the 2020 lockdowns, they were trying to figure out how to cope with the high ridership of the E line, with little to no results. When the 63rd Street track replacement was in effect, AM peak crowds at Roosevelt Avenue and PM peak crowds at Lex-53rd were easier to manage. Fast forward to this week, crowds have been more difficult to manage since the M local provides very little to no assistance.
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