Fastrack On The 6th Avenue Line (February 27th 2012 Through March 2nd 2012)

[Danny Express]

MTA New York City Transit is bringing FASTRACK to the Sixth Avenue Line beginning February 27th following success on the Lexington Avenue Line in January and the Seventh Avenue Line last week. Beginning Monday, February 27, the BDFM Lines will be shut down from10 p.m. until 5 a.m., suspending Sixth Avenue service between 57th Street and West 4th Street in Manhattan in both directions for four consecutive weeknights.

“During the Seventh Avenue FASTRACK closure, work crews from several disciplines were able to accomplish 425 separate tasks efficiently and safely,” said NYC Transit President Thomas F. Prendergast. “We are learning from each FASTRACK operation, and we saw an increase in productivity over and above what we saw last month during the Lexington Ave FASTRACK. In four nights, we were able to accomplish what would normally have taken at least two months to complete,” added Prendergast.

During this FASTRACK, service will operate as follows:

D trains are rerouted and operate in two sections:


D trains will operate between 205th Street and 59th Street-Columbus Circle, then via the C line between 59th Street-Columbus Circle and West 4th Street, then via the F line between West 4th Street and 2nd Avenue, the last stop.

D trains will operate between Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue and 36th Street in Brooklyn, then via the R line between 36th Street and Whitehall Street in Lower Manhattan, the last stop.


F trains operate via the E line between Roosevelt Avenue and West 4th Street in both directions. For service to Lexington Avenue/63rd Street, Roosevelt Island and 21st Street-Queensbridge, customers should take the Q. Q service will be extended to 21st Street-Queensbridge via the F line after 57th Street-7th Avenue.



Manhattan-bound B and M service in Brooklyn and Queens ends at 9:30 p.m. Service in Manhattan is available until 10 p.m.

Customers should use nearby stations and services: ACE2345NQR. Free Shuttle buses provide connecting service between the Grand Street D station and both the Canal Street NQR6 and Broadway-Lafayette DF stations.

By providing a more productive work window, Transit employees will be safer by avoiding the interruptions of repeatedly having to “clear up” for trains going by. In order to accomplish our maintenance tasks we chose four corridors to shut down overnight four times a year between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Those corridors all begin at Manhattan’s Central Business District (CBD):


Lexington Avenue 456 from Grand Central-42nd Street to Atlantic Avenue

Seventh Avenue 123 from 34th Street to Atlantic Avenue

Sixth Avenue BDFM from 59th Street-Columbus Circle to West 4th Street

Eighth Avenue ACE from 59th Street-Columbus Circle to Jay Street-MetroTech


Only subway line segments with substantial subway alternatives are selected for the overnight shutdowns. So, in addition to nearby lines, there may be other lines running that don’t usually operate during the late night hours in order to help accommodate customers. In order to avoid further inconvenience, we will avoid other service diversions in the area affected by the closure. Our next FASTRACK overnight closure will be on the Eighth Avenue ACE lines from 59th Street-Columbus Circle to Jay Street-MetroTech for four consecutive nights beginning Monday, March 12.

This is going to be interested. Is anyone going to railfan this fastrack besides me?

[YankeesPwnMets]

You railfan late night? Don't you have school or something the next day?

Anyways, I'll be looking forward to see some pics and announcements of the Q train to/from 21st-Queensbridge. D to Whitehall seems interesting as well.

[Danny Express]

You railfan late night? Don't you have school or something the next day?

Anyways, I'll be looking forward to see some pics and announcements of the Q train to/from 21st-Queensbridge. D to Whitehall seems interesting as well.

I'm still going to school

[Fox-179]

Quite rare G.O
(Q) to Queensbridge
(D) To Whitehall via 4th Av/West End LCL N/B

I wouldn't go out at night just for a train recording for announcements because I'm sure people will probably already have them most likely.It's rare but not extremely rare.

[r160bve]

Quite rare G.O
(Q) to Queensbridge
(D) To Whitehall via 4th Av/West End LCL N/B

I wouldn't go out at night just for a train recording for announcements because I'm sure people will probably already have them most likely.It's rare but not extremely rare.

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[Fox-179]

There are buffs aka railfanners who purposely fan at night to avoid the attention in the day time and because more interesting things are happening such as car moves,work trains and stuff.

But if you're going out for announcements I'm sure 9/10 those few railfanners who go out at night will have them recorded and on youtube.

Also on a school night is it really worth recording or photographing a TRAIN than being home already in bed or near to being in bed safe and knowing that there is SCHOOL the next day.

[R40R32]

I will be out to railfan for Fast track since the (F) and (J) is the nearest trains to me, anyways I find that the (D) to white-hall is rare and the (Q) to Queens bridge is sorta 90's type stuff to me That's the main thing getting me to go.

[peacemak3r]

There are buffs aka railfanners who purposely fan at night to avoid the attention in the day time and because more interesting things are happening such as car moves,work trains and stuff.

But if you're going out for announcements I'm sure 9/10 those few railfanners who go out at night will have them recorded and on youtube.

Also on a school night is it really worth recording or photographing a TRAIN than being home already in bed or near to being in bed safe and knowing that there is SCHOOL the next day.

I'm pretty much with you.  Railfanning is a mere hobby for me and it's been diminishing on me with every year I grow.  I just can't take the time out of my life to go out railfanning anymore, even at night at that.  On the SCHOOL note, I can't see how parents would let anyone under 18 just go out at night to record things; alone if that was the case as well.  I said under 18 as well because I'm sure 80% of this forum is under 80%.

If I were to broaden the ages of railfanning then anyone over 18 I'd assume you're in college or in a working field and the times you are free can be flexible.

I personally wouldn't go out at night to railfan some extraordinary GO.  My schedule is too complex for such a feat unless I'm on break and sick leave from work at the same time, and I have nothing else better to do.

[YankeesPwnMets]

Honestly, I can't really stay awake on trains anymore. Nowadays, any long train ride I usually just sleep... unless its a GO and I have to pay attention on where I get off at

[Fox-179]

As expected for announcements:
R160 (Q) Train To 21 St-Queensbridge Announcements via 63rd St (F) Line
Q Train to 21 St-Queensbridge
MTA Fastrack R-3C: BMT R160 (Q) train ends at 21st Street - Queensbridge

neither of these vids are mines.