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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Sat Dec 29 11:15:57 2012, in response to Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by zac on Fri Dec 28 09:25:37 2012. I've been on all the revenue trackage, as well as Bergen Lower, and also Old South Ferry and the Nassau cut before those were discontinued. Once, thanks to a GO and again on a fantrip, I got to ride from Bowling Green to South Ferry and then up the 7th Avenue line. Haven't done the Malbone curve, Hammels Wye, City Hall Lower, 9th Avenue lower, or the connection from the 63rd Street Line to the Broadway BMT. |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sat Dec 29 11:36:17 2012, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Sat Dec 29 11:15:57 2012. I have been in places that railfans can only dream of! na,na na,na,na! |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Dec 29 11:36:47 2012, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by shiznit1987 on Fri Dec 28 09:40:39 2012. Check out 148th / Lenox.Other than that, you are missing little (as far as the subway is concerned). |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Dec 29 11:43:35 2012, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by Train2104 on Fri Dec 28 15:13:03 2012. Get going!The D from Bay 50th to Coney Island provides some scenery (though it was always best with the RFW, no longer available). Definitely get back to the Rockaways when they are back to normal. The flats is still a good ride, even without a RFW, but the RFW adds a lot (I think R32s still run there over the summer). The 1 north of 96th provides you the only outdoor sections on Manhattan island (besides bridges from Brooklyn). The 5 to Dyre is something different. And the 6 has some interesting sections around Westchester Square. The SIR. . .eh. . .if you've seen a few stations, you've seen them all, though Tottenville is interesting in that the train ends footsteps from the bay. |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Dec 29 11:47:19 2012, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Dec 29 11:43:35 2012. I might add that while I don't know if Sandy has changed the speeds, the express ride on SIR (non-stop from St. George to Great Kills) is definitely worth it!!! 50+ MPH in an R46 and no slowdowns when passing stations. |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sat Dec 29 11:47:57 2012, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Dec 29 11:43:35 2012. I have not been in the 3 sections of the 2nd ave.subway built in the `70`s,probably because I,ve seen photos of them. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sat Dec 29 13:54:02 2012, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by tunnelrat on Sat Dec 29 09:36:38 2012. Lots of stations are like that, I think he means terminals. |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Dec 29 13:59:18 2012, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by AlM on Fri Dec 28 19:39:49 2012. The worst thing is that I think Harrison on PATH is also set up such that you can't change direction. So if you miss your stop at Journal Square going home from NY, you're done. |
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Posted by AlM on Sat Dec 29 14:11:53 2012, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sat Dec 29 13:54:02 2012. Yes, I mean terminals. I realize many non-terminal stops don't have a free crossover. I also realize this is an issue that only railfans care about. Otherwise, why ride to a terminal if you don't plan to leave the system there? |
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Posted by randyo on Sat Dec 29 22:15:37 2012, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by AlM on Fri Dec 28 19:39:49 2012. Most of the trains that terminated at 145 St terminated on the S/B track 1 so most of the time you could remain on the train and go back. During the rush, trains that would lay up in 148 St Yd would usually terminate on tk 4 which would require you to exit the high wheel and cross over the street to the S/B side. You weren't left outside of a fare control as such but there was no way to enter the N/B platform at 145 just as there is no entrance facility at 238/Bway. |
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Yard Tracks: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been? |
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Posted by Train Dude on Sat Dec 29 22:24:35 2012, in response to Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by zac on Fri Dec 28 09:25:37 2012. Back in the 70s & 80s it was not common but it also was not unheard of for a train to be re-routed through a yard. Once there was a blockage at Grant Ave. I was on a Southbound A train going to Rockaway Blvd. The train went from Euclid Ave into Pitkin Yard, changed ends and came out at Hudson St. I also remember as a customer and wile working in Jamaica Yard, trains bypassing 75th Ave and Union Tpke by looping through the wash track in Jamaica Yard.I wonder if any here have had similar rides. |
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Posted by randyo on Sat Dec 29 22:29:12 2012, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by randyo on Fri Dec 28 18:15:27 2012. I neglected to mention that I don't recall riding the 3 Av el Bronx Pk brach but I did ride the old West Farms Bronx Pk branch from 177 St. Although technically not a part of the "subway" system per se, I have not yet ridden the SIRT between Grant City and Tottenville. I also made it to the Nassau loop between Chambers St and the south side of the Manny B as well as the original straight trackage from Canal St lower and the north side Manny B tracks pre Chrystie configuration and of course the former Manhattan bound 14 St Line tracks over Snediker Av. |
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Posted by randyo on Sat Dec 29 22:32:38 2012, in response to Yard Tracks: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by Train Dude on Sat Dec 29 22:24:35 2012. For a brief period in the late 1970s/early 1980s, there was a dedicated track and platform in Westchester Yd (#6) where passengers who used the park and ride lot could entrain in the AM rush and detrain in the PM rush. |
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Posted by Train Dude on Sat Dec 29 22:35:10 2012, in response to Re: Yard Tracks: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by randyo on Sat Dec 29 22:32:38 2012. I missed that one |
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Posted by Mitch45 on Sat Dec 29 22:39:48 2012, in response to Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by zac on Fri Dec 28 09:25:37 2012. It would be a much shorter list if I can tell you where I have been rather than where I haven't.Also, there are some lines I have not traveled for a long time and their designations and routes may have changed since I last rode them. (1) - 96th Street to South Ferry (old and new) (2) - Mott Haven (149th/Grand Concourse) to Atlantic Avenue (3) - Penn Station to Atlantic Avenue (4) - Burnside Avenue to Atlantic Avenue (5) - Pelham Parkway to Atlantic Avenue (6) - 96th Street to Brooklyn Bridge (7) - Entire line (A) - 59th Street to Far Rockaway but not Lefferts Blvd (B) - 59th Street to 79th Street on the West End BMT (C) - 86th Street to Jay Street/Boro Hall (D) - 161st Street - River Avenue to Kings Highway on the Brighton BMT (E) - Sutphin Boulevard to WTC (F) - 179th Street to Kings Highway (G) - 71st Continental to Hoyt Schermerhorn (J) - Sutphin to Broad Street (L) - 1st Avenue to Union Square (M) - Lawrence Street to DeKalb Avenue (N) - 71st-Continental Avenue to Lexington Avenue - 59th (Q) - 47th-50th Rockefeller Center to West 4th Street (R) - 71st-Continental Avenue to Whitehall Street (S)(IRT) - Grand Central to Times Square (BMT) - Prospect Park to Park Place (before the line was rebuilt) (IND) - Never (W) - Never (Z) - Used to ride this from Sutphin during the J/Z skip-stop era. |
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Posted by Dj Hammers on Sat Dec 29 23:01:48 2012, in response to Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by zac on Fri Dec 28 09:25:37 2012. Lets see.....Dyre Avenue Station (5) North of 161st Street - Yankee Stadium (D) Canarsie - Rockaway Parkway Station(L) Bay Ridge - 95th Street Station (R) North of Gun Hill Road (2) |
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Posted by renee gil on Sat May 18 04:21:04 2013, in response to Re: Link to Mark's videos (Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?), posted by randyo on Fri Dec 28 17:59:32 2012. Actually 91 Street closed in Feb. 1959, not in '58. |
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Posted by VictorM on Sun May 19 00:23:19 2013, in response to Yard Tracks: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by Train Dude on Sat Dec 29 22:24:35 2012. I did the Pitkin yard detour on two occasions. |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Sun May 19 12:45:11 2013, in response to Yard Tracks: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by Train Dude on Sat Dec 29 22:24:35 2012. I did the Pitkin wye about the same time, same direction. |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Sun May 19 12:45:27 2013, in response to Yard Tracks: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by Train Dude on Sat Dec 29 22:24:35 2012. I did the Pitkin wye about the same time, same direction. |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Sun May 19 12:54:38 2013, in response to Yard Tracks: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by Train Dude on Sat Dec 29 22:24:35 2012. I think something was done to the Jamaica Yard that made the outer loop to be not capable of revenue service. It had been capable for the M/M to just go around the loop, and not have to change ends. This was probably a hold over from the first Worlds Fair and the temporary route the IND had to it. I don't know if this was the "wash" track. Back in the day, the R1/9's did not get a wash externally. |
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Posted by Train Dude on Sun May 19 23:26:02 2013, in response to Re: Yard Tracks: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by Avid Reader on Sun May 19 12:54:38 2013. Nothing was done to the track. From time to time, yard tracks are classified as main line for certain moves. Then the rules change. I've seen trains with customers loop Jamaica Yard to avoid either 75th Av or Union Tpke. |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Sun May 19 23:44:12 2013, in response to Yard Tracks: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by Train Dude on Sat Dec 29 22:24:35 2012. I worked where very few B Division conductors have ever worked in a very long time......the Franklin Avenue Shuttle, Labor Day 2001, supplement for the West Indian Day Parade. Since then, parade or not, NO conductors have ever worked it since. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon May 20 14:12:59 2013, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Dec 28 13:38:56 2012. I've been everywhere also but I haven't been to any of the Bronx els, outside of the Jerome el, since the late 90's. |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Mon May 20 15:46:28 2013, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Fri Dec 28 13:38:56 2012. I'm pretty sure I've been to every terminal, though I had to fly in for the day to cover the last one I missed (207th St, also had to cover 63rd St and Archer Ave). I may not have actually seen Steinway St, 46th St and Northern Blvd on the Queens Blvd line, but since I have been on the whole Queens Blvd line at least on the express tracks, I'm not that worried about it. Just to be on the safe side, I will ride the local between Roosevelt and Queens Plaza the next time I'm in NYC. Maybe by then, I'll have to cover the SAS and Javits extension (as you can see, I have no immediate plans to visit NYC) :) |
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Posted by randyo on Mon May 20 15:59:06 2013, in response to Re: Link to Mark's videos (Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?), posted by renee gil on Sat May 18 04:21:04 2013. Thanks. I didn't think it would have stayed open that long once the new entrance at the S/E of 96 St opened. |
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Posted by randyo on Mon May 20 16:01:13 2013, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by Broadway Lion on Fri Dec 28 12:35:05 2012. How about the Fulton St El N/O Hudson St? |
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Posted by randyo on Mon May 20 16:03:26 2013, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Dec 29 13:59:18 2012. It's not in NY but 69 St on the Market Frankford El in Philly is like that. |
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Posted by randyo on Mon May 20 16:06:36 2013, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sat Dec 29 11:43:35 2012. I haven't been on SIR S/O Grant City when I used to date a girl out there and I rode it on the original SIRT pre NYCTA equipment. |
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Posted by randyo on Mon May 20 16:10:36 2013, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by Wayne-MrSlantR40 on Fri Dec 28 20:55:01 2012. I know that an occasional Multi would show up on the Bway Bkln Lcl in 1960/61, but I though all the Multis were off the 14 St Line by that time. There must have been a car shortage in DO Yd that day. |
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Posted by randyo on Mon May 20 16:13:02 2013, in response to Re: Where on the Amtrak system have you NOT been?, posted by Broadway Lion on Sat Dec 29 08:12:27 2012. Were you on the BRoadway Limited? |
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Posted by randyo on Mon May 20 16:15:24 2013, in response to Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by zac on Fri Dec 28 09:25:37 2012. Has anyone ever tracks between Ocean Pky on the Brighton Line and W 8 St Lower level when they were still in use? |
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Posted by randyo on Mon May 20 16:16:42 2013, in response to Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by zac on Fri Dec 28 09:25:37 2012. I haven't seen any posts about being in Utica Upper on the A Line. Has anyone here besides me been there? |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon May 20 16:16:59 2013, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by randyo on Mon May 20 16:06:36 2013. I loved those old seat-flippers! Sounded just like arnines. Loved every track joint of it! :) |
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Posted by R30A on Mon May 20 16:54:41 2013, in response to Re: Where on the Amtrak system have you NOT been?, posted by Nilet on Sat Dec 29 05:50:29 2012. I have not been on:Portland ME to Brunswick ME Saratoga NY to Rutland VT Brattleboro VT -St. Albans VT(soon to be Montpelier VT -St. Albans VT) Cary NC - Greensboro NC Winter Park FL - Miami FL Chicago IL - New Orleans LA Chicago IL - San Antonio LA Oklahoma City OK - Fort Worth TX St Louis MO - Kansas City MO Galesburg IL - Quincy IL Chicago IL - Detroit MI Chicago IL - Pontiac MI Chicago IL - Grand Rapids MI Sacramento CA - Bakersfield CA Martinez CA - Stockton CA |
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Posted by chud1 on Mon May 20 17:13:37 2013, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon May 20 14:12:59 2013. i have been on da #4, 2 and 5 trains many times.chud1 |
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Posted by chud1 on Mon May 20 17:13:46 2013, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon May 20 14:12:59 2013. i have been on da #4, 2 and 5 trains many times.chud1 |
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Posted by chud1 on Mon May 20 17:14:42 2013, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon May 20 14:12:59 2013. i forgot da # 1 train that i have been on also.chud1 |
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Posted by chud1 on Mon May 20 17:25:22 2013, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by chud1 on Mon May 20 17:14:42 2013. sorry for da double post, my bad.chud1 |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon May 20 18:06:28 2013, in response to Re: Where on the Amtrak system have you NOT been?, posted by R30A on Mon May 20 16:54:41 2013. This was on my list of things to do if I had won Powerball. Every passenger rail system in the continental 48. |
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Posted by Mitch45 on Mon May 20 18:07:06 2013, in response to Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by zac on Fri Dec 28 09:25:37 2012. 76th Street. |
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Posted by R30A on Mon May 20 18:15:17 2013, in response to Re: Where on the Amtrak system have you NOT been?, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon May 20 18:06:28 2013. Mine was to go around the globe without flying. Damn people from florida for winning. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon May 20 18:23:53 2013, in response to Re: Where on the Amtrak system have you NOT been?, posted by R30A on Mon May 20 18:15:17 2013. That stretch between Japan and California must be a bitch. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Mon May 20 18:29:21 2013, in response to Re: Where on the Amtrak system have you NOT been?, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon May 20 18:23:53 2013. Just don't open any doors or windows, or attempt to break them with a bottle, until you get to the other side and all's well. :) |
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Posted by SUBWAYSURF on Mon May 20 18:41:04 2013, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by chud1 on Fri Dec 28 16:16:28 2012. Ummm...THE LIRR isn't part of the subway. |
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Posted by R30A on Mon May 20 18:47:02 2013, in response to Re: Where on the Amtrak system have you NOT been?, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon May 20 18:23:53 2013. Deadheading cruise ships. Not as expensive as one might think. |
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Posted by LuchAAA on Mon May 20 18:59:55 2013, in response to Re: Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by G1Ravage on Fri Dec 28 15:55:48 2012. I'm surprised.Are you OPTO qualified? At one time they qualified for A Div OPTO on Franklin Shuttle. |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Mon May 20 19:09:39 2013, in response to Re: Where on the Amtrak system have you NOT been?, posted by R30A on Mon May 20 18:47:02 2013. Another option is travel via cargo ship. |
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Posted by Kriston Lewis on Mon May 20 19:50:32 2013, in response to Where on the NYC subway have you NOT been?, posted by zac on Fri Dec 28 09:25:37 2012. *North of Bedford Park Boulevard on the (4)*Bay Ridge-95th Street (never had a reason to go there) *If it counts, I haven't been on the Staten Island Railway south of Eltingville. |
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Posted by R30A on Mon May 20 19:51:36 2013, in response to Re: Where on the Amtrak system have you NOT been?, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Mon May 20 19:09:39 2013. Yes, I was considering that too, At the moment, it appears as if taking a cruise ship will probably be cheaper. |
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