

The Second Avenue Line is in the planning stages. In addition to the two tracks, there will also be places where more tracks will be necessary for connections to other lines, bypass when track work is underway, future growth, connection to maintenance facilities, etc. Although this will help East Side access for Long Island commuters, It will put even more pressure on the 4 and 5 lines, making completion of the Second Avenue Subway line even more important. Currently, many capital construction projects are underway, including the East Side Access MTA Long Island Railroad Grand Central Connection, which will connect the Long Island Railroad's Main and Port Washington Lines to a new Terminal under Grand Central Station in Manhattan. The vast and complex subway system is home to dozens of train lines and hundreds of stations. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) New York City Transit is responsible for the safe and efficient transportation of hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers each day. The Second Avenue Line will be a boon to those who live and work on the East Side of Manhattan, finally having an alternative to the frenzied congestion of the Lexington Avenue Subway. It will also include a connection from Second Avenue through the 63rd Street tunnel to existing tracks for service to West Midtown and Brooklyn. Once completed, the project will include a two-track line along Second Avenue from 125th Street to the Financial District in Lower Manhattan. The current project has a high probability of being implemented. Many ideas have been proposed and abandoned, due to strong opposition by various groups. A plan developed in the 1960s led to the construction of several tunnel segments, but was abandoned during the city's fiscal crisis in the 1970s. Plans have been proposed to alleviate this congestion since the early 1930s. 1 Passenger loads on the 4 and 5 Express trains exceed transportation guidelines. Since the two elevated train lines over Second (1942) and Third (1956) Avenues were taken down, the area has been served by the Lexington Avenue line alone. The East side of Manhattan has grown steadily since the early 1940s, when the area began to change from an industrial district into a residential neighborhood. 7 Appendix A: Train Electrical Specifications.3.2.1 Introduction to RTGS Digital Logic.3 Milestones, Benchmarks, and Deliverables.
