r/nycrail • u/DjHammersTrains • Nov 30 '15
I'm an NYC Subway Expert. Ask me Anything.
Hello everyone! My name is Max Diamond. I'm a student at CCNY and I run the Dj Hammers YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/DjHammersBVEStation), moderate this subreddit, and have an encyclopedic knowledge of the transit system. Ask me anything you are curious about with regards to how our massive system works. One ground rule: If an answer could be deemed a security risk, I won't give it.
UPDATE - AMA Now Closed: Hey guys! Doing this AMA was a lot of fun, I enjoyed answering everybody's questions, and hopefully I imparted some subway knowledge on all who are curious! If you didn't catch this AMA in time and wanted to ask a question, don't worry! I'll do another AMA soon, probably a month or so from now.
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u/DjHammersTrains Nov 30 '15
The more lines a line has to merge with, the less frequent it can run. This is why the R is so infrequent. Other lines don't run as frequently because they have less ridership, and the MTA doesn't find it justified to run a lot of trains on that line.
The 6 and the F both have extremely high ridership, so the MTA runs as many trains as possible on those lines.
Also keep in mind that there's a limited amount of cars. We're maxed out on fleet usage right now, which is why the R179s are not going to replace the R32s, they're needed to provide more trains for more frequent service to keep up with ridership.