IRT Lexington Av Express: R142 (5) Train [Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College to Eastchester-Dyre Av #4]

(5) Train to Eastchester-Dyre Av via Lexington Av Express; Nostrand Av, Eastern Pkwy Express, Southern Blvd/Boston Rd, Esplanade stop timestamps: 0:00 — Flatbush Av-Brooklyn College [Transfers: B44 SBS] [Southern Terminal 🟩] 3:18 — Newkirk Av-Little Haiti 4:40 — Beverly Rd 6:07 — Church Av 7:34 — Winthrop St 8:59 — Sterling St 10:29 — President St-Medgar Evers College Nostrand Av Line ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Eastern Pkwy Line 🔴🟢 13:44 — Franklin Av–Medgar Evers College [Transfers: (2) (3) LCL & (4) EXP Trains and Frankin Av (S)] 15:24 — Eastern Pkwy-Brooklyn Museum (Skipped 🚫) 16:19 — Grand Army Plaza (Skipped 🚫) 17:23 — Bergen St (Skipped 🚫) 18:05 — Atlantic Av-Barclays Center [Transfers: (2) (3) LCL, (B) (Q) [Brighton Line 🟠🟡], (D) (N) (R) [4 Av Line 🟠🟡] Trains; Connections: LIRR] 19:29 — Nevins St [Transfers: (2) (3) LCL Trains] 20:58 — Hoyt St (Skipped 🚫) 21:35 — Borough Hall [Transfers: (2) (3) (R) Trains] BROOKLYN ——————————————————————————— MANHATTAN 25:56 — Bowling Green [Transfers: SI Ferry] 27:05 — Wall St 28:31 — Fulton St [Transfers: (2) (3) [Eastern Pkwy Line (7 Av Branch) 🔴], (A) (C) [Fulton St Line 🔵], (J) [Nassau St Line 🟤] Trains; Connections: PATH] Eastern Pkwy Line 🔴🟢 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 🟢Lexington Av Line🟢 30:46 — Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall [Transfers: (6) LCL, (J) [Nassau St Line 🟤] Trains] 33:11 — Canal St (Skipped 🚫) 33:37 — Spring St (Skipped 🚫) 34:07 — Bleecker St (Skipped 🚫) 34:46 — Astor Pl (Skipped 🚫) 35:34 — 14 St-Union Sq [Transfers: (6) LCL, (N) (Q) (R) (W) [🟡Broadway Line🟡], (L) Trains and M14 SBS] 37:27 — 23 St-Baruch College (Skipped 🚫) 37:57 — 28 St (Skipped 🚫) 38:33 — 33 St (Skipped 🚫) 39:54 — Grand Central-42 St [Transfers: (6) LCL, (7) {7} Trains and 42 St (S); Connections: Metro-North, LIRR] 42:17 — 51 St (Skipped 🚫) 43:00 — 59 St [Transfers: (6) LCL, (N) (R) (W) [59 St Line 🟡], (M) (Q) [63 St Line 🟠🟡] Trains] 44:58 — 68 St-Hunter College (Skipped 🚫) 45:36 — 77 St (Skipped 🚫) 46:34 — 86 St [Transfers: (6) LCL Train and M86 SBS] 48:16 — 96 St (Skipped 🚫) 48:59 — 103 St (Skipped 🚫) 49:44 — 110 St (Skipped 🚫) 50:37 — 116 St (Skipped 🚫) 52:04 — 125 St [Transfers: (4) (6) Trains and M60 SBS to LGA; Connections: Metro-North] 🟢Lexington Av Line🟢 MANHATTAN ——————————————————————————— BRONX White Plains Rd Line 55:06 — 138 St-Grand Concourse 57:28 — 149 St-Grand Concourse [Transfers: (2) (4) Trains] 59:30 — 3 Av-149 St [Transfers: Bx41 SBS] 1:00:34 — 149TH ST PORTAL [LINE GOES ELEVATED] 1:01:30 — Jackson Av 1:03:00 — Prospect Av 1:04:17 — Intervale Av [Transfers: Bx6 SBS] 1:05:33 — Simpson St 1:07:30 — Freeman St 1:09:14 — 174 St 1:11:23 — W Farms Sq-E Tremont Av [Transfers: Q44 SBS] 1:13:22 — E 180 St [Transfers: (2) Train] White Plains Rd Line ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Dyre Av Line 1:17:32 — Morris Park 1:19:00 — Pelham Pkwy [Transfers: Bx12 SBS] 1:22:03 — Gun Hill Rd 1:24:53 — Baychester Av 1:27:57 — Eastchester-Dyre Av [Northern Terminal 🟩] Car Model and Number: Bombardier R142 #6505 Taken on: Thursday, December 18, 2025 After a bad break missing my day on Monday and having a failed attempt on the {F} Express Train on Wednesday after the (1) Train journey, luck was turned around with this midday journey on the (5) Train. And what a ride this was. Despite oversleeping from my Vermont trip earlier in the week, this was a fantastic treat, and the best part is we still have snow left back has the ski season officially started once the F/M swap began. And as we speak, not only are we closing in on the end of the year, but we are also closing in on the end of the MetroCard Era. At the end of the year, MetroCard is officially retiring. I remember having those Metro cards in the 2010s to get me literally any place and while they have served it time well since it’s inception in 1994 and replacing the token in 2003 it was time for an upgrade. With the evolution of technology over the past decade, it seemed imminent. And I will say it is so much easier to just tap and ride then having to have to swipe your MetroCard multiple times if let’s say your card was not read. And I’m glad that we are entering a new era in MTA. So as we wind down 2025, I hope you guys enjoy this midday journey through Brooklyn, Manhattan and The Bronx.