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Posted by bklynsubwaybob on Sun Sep 27 18:59:33 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by f179dj on Fri Sep 25 13:00:39 2009. I loved the "Train to the Plane". When I worked the IND extra list, just after sfter spending a two year unrequested stint on the busses, I worked it both out of Howard Beach and 57/6. I think it was probably late 1978 or early 1979. For me, going to work was a pleasure anyway but this work was the cherry on the cake. I probably got to work it a couple of dozen times and as far as I was concerned it wasn't enough. Tooting the horn and blowing by the stations was great. A few times I got the extra board at Howard Beach. When it was snowing I was ordered to take the spare JFK back and forth to Liberty Junction to keep the switches clear. What fun! I wish I could do it all over again.Bob |
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Posted by f179dj on Sun Sep 27 20:35:56 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by bklynsubwaybob on Sun Sep 27 18:59:33 2009. I remember those years. I worked with you in 5th Avenue Depot (Gleason) as a new Bus Operator.As my motorman's class later was breaking in for switchman in CIY, iirc, all you guys had been recalled from the buses and booths and were breaking in for the road. You are right the JFK express was great fun. No pressure; just take the train and go. |
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Posted by Wallyhorse on Mon Sep 28 02:10:51 2009, in response to "Take The Train To The Plane", posted by Union Turnpike on Fri Sep 25 12:31:07 2009. I actually rode it a few times, in particular to Aqueduct when they were racing there. |
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Posted by N6 Limited on Mon Sep 28 11:30:00 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by The I MAN on Sat Sep 26 16:20:09 2009. Did the Train speed by the Fulton Street Express stations like the LIRR? |
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Posted by N6 Limited on Mon Sep 28 11:33:03 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Wado MP73 on Sat Sep 26 14:22:23 2009. Imagine the Train to the Plane service now if they would have built the QB Super Express Bypass Track. |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Mon Sep 28 11:35:36 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by N6 Limited on Mon Sep 28 11:30:00 2009. More like the A train taking a battery run. |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Mon Sep 28 11:37:53 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by N6 Limited on Mon Sep 28 11:33:03 2009. MTA would have rebuilt the Whitepot underjump for it. |
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Posted by Jeffx on Mon Sep 28 11:40:05 2009, in response to "Take The Train To The Plane", posted by Union Turnpike on Fri Sep 25 12:31:07 2009. Here are some brochures I scanned:   
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Posted by N6 Limited on Mon Sep 28 11:59:38 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by daDouce Man on Mon Sep 28 11:35:36 2009. Oh, they always slow down when bypassing stations :( |
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Posted by Kew Gardens Teleport on Mon Sep 28 12:02:38 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Jeffx on Mon Sep 28 11:40:05 2009. :-) TWA and Pan Am! |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 13:57:06 2009, in response to "Take The Train To The Plane", posted by Union Turnpike on Fri Sep 25 12:31:07 2009. The only time I ever rode it was during the '88 Williamsburg Bridge closure, when it was free, ran full length trains and made all express stops along the A line. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 13:58:48 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Charles G on Fri Sep 25 16:16:37 2009. I used to sing it as a kid. Drove my mother nuts. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 14:01:05 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Fri Sep 25 14:00:40 2009. Don't forget that until 1988, the A ran express only during rush hours, and that it used filthy graffitti covered cars which crept through some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Brooklyn. The allure of a fast, clean run from JFK to Manhattan which bypassed all the bad neighborhoods was worth the extra $$$. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 14:04:29 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by AMoreira81 on Fri Sep 25 13:28:04 2009. For 6 months it indeed terminated in Queensbridge. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 14:05:59 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Dave on Fri Sep 25 14:38:37 2009. Yes, we need more flamage and OT crap on this board. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 14:06:38 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by SLRT on Fri Sep 25 17:32:21 2009. They usually used 3-car R46 sets. I never saw 5. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 14:09:08 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by daDouce Man on Mon Sep 28 11:35:36 2009. Nothing sucked more than seeing an approaching train, then seeing that damned blue plane and the honking horn indicating it wasn't YOUR train. |
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Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Sep 28 14:30:00 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 13:57:06 2009. Witb no timers at Utica Ave or southbound entering Euclid. |
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Posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Sep 28 14:31:14 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 14:01:05 2009. Not anymore. You can ride the A almost all hours of the day and feel safe. |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Mon Sep 28 15:15:47 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by N6 Limited on Mon Sep 28 11:59:38 2009. True. But they weren't going to make a station stop. |
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Posted by N6 Limited on Mon Sep 28 15:17:01 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Sep 28 14:30:00 2009. How was Broadway Brooklyn Service affected by the WB Bridge closing? |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Mon Sep 28 15:17:11 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 14:09:08 2009. One bad thing about "The Train To Thw Plane". |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Mon Sep 28 15:18:34 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Sep 28 14:31:14 2009. Just as long as that A train kept moving. |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Mon Sep 28 15:21:39 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by N6 Limited on Mon Sep 28 15:17:01 2009. J trains from Jamaica were being turned at Marcy Ave and M trains from Metro were only going to Broadway/Myrtle. |
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Posted by N6 Limited on Mon Sep 28 15:36:00 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by daDouce Man on Mon Sep 28 15:21:39 2009. Wow did the line have much use then? They should have thought to connect it to the G train after that. |
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Posted by Kew Gardens Teleport on Mon Sep 28 15:46:27 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by N6 Limited on Mon Sep 28 15:17:01 2009. 
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Posted by daDouce Man on Mon Sep 28 15:57:07 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by N6 Limited on Mon Sep 28 15:36:00 2009. With neither the J or M trains running to Manhattan,customers were advised to take A, JFK, C, L and E trains. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 16:10:43 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Newkirk Plaza David on Mon Sep 28 14:31:14 2009. Once the A got GOH'ed R38's and had it's express hours expanded, the JFK Express lost it's allure. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 16:12:33 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by daDouce Man on Mon Sep 28 15:21:39 2009. No, the J ran from 121st to Myrtle, the M ran from Metro to Marcy.Yard moves had to be made via the Bay Ridge LIRR connection in ENY, the entire Eastern Division was isolated from the rest of the system. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 16:14:25 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Kew Gardens Teleport on Mon Sep 28 15:46:27 2009. The only difference between the 1988 pattern and the 1999 pattern was that the M from the southern division ran to Essex St all day long. Back then the M ran to 9th Ave between peak periods. |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Mon Sep 28 16:17:05 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 16:12:33 2009. I stand corrected about the J and M trains.In extreme cases was there a way to connect the Eastern Division to the Southern Division? |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 16:22:04 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by daDouce Man on Mon Sep 28 16:17:05 2009. Yes, via the connection between the Canarsie Line and the Bay Ridge LIRR. For some reason I can't remember where the line connected back into the system from there. |
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Posted by Hank Eisenstein on Mon Sep 28 17:02:59 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 16:10:43 2009. No, it lost it's purpose. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 17:04:05 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Hank Eisenstein on Mon Sep 28 17:02:59 2009. Same thing. |
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Posted by Hank Eisenstein on Mon Sep 28 17:19:47 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 16:22:04 2009. Had to go all the way to 65th Street, then street trackage to Bush Terminal, then through what was Davidson Pipe to the connection with the West End line at 37th Street. |
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Posted by Hank Eisenstein on Mon Sep 28 17:46:45 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 17:04:05 2009. Not really.Main Entry: al·lure Pronunciation: \ə-ˈlu̇r\ Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): al·lured; al·lur·ing Etymology: Middle English aluren, from Middle French alurer, from Old French, from a- (from Latin ad-) + lure, leure lure — more at lure Date: 15th century : to entice by charm or attraction Main Entry: pur·pose Pronunciation: \ˈpər-pəs\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English purpos, from Anglo-French, from purposer to intend, propose, from Latin proponere (perfect indicative proposui) to propose — more at propound Date: 14th century 1 a : something set up as an object or end to be attained : intention b : resolution, determination 2 : a subject under discussion or an action in course of execution synonyms see intention — on purpose : by intent : intentionally |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Mon Sep 28 18:53:14 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Hank Eisenstein on Mon Sep 28 17:19:47 2009. I was thinking of several ways to have the move.But yours Hank was the only one that could actually be done. |
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Posted by Kew Gardens Teleport on Mon Sep 28 18:59:11 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 16:22:04 2009. <chestnut style="old">Pity they never widened the Bay Ridge ROW to be four- (or at least three-) track from the Canarsie to the Sea Beach...</chestnut> |
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Posted by ntrainride on Mon Sep 28 22:57:17 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by LuchAAA on Sat Sep 26 03:23:12 2009. What? Take the S57 bus. Goes right up to all the terminals. You can take it from Sayville station also. |
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Posted by Osmosis Jones on Mon Sep 28 23:18:17 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by ntrainride on Mon Sep 28 22:57:17 2009. Nobody uses the S57 to MacArthur. It's kind of funny as even passengers waiting for the more expensive Colonial Shuttle refuse to get on the bus even after drivers tell them that they're also going to the Ronkonkoma station. Regardless there should be more bus service to MacArthur provided by the S54 and 6A for airport employees. |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Sep 28 23:24:41 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by daDouce Man on Mon Sep 28 16:17:05 2009. there are A LOT more things you are wrong about that you have not admitted to. |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Mon Sep 28 23:30:36 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Terrapin Station on Mon Sep 28 23:24:41 2009. And a lack of humility is one of the qualities you haven't admitted to. |
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Posted by biGrene22 on Mon Sep 28 23:42:53 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by randyo on Sat Sep 26 16:16:06 2009. Thanx. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Tue Sep 29 00:42:19 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by biGrene22 on Mon Sep 28 23:42:53 2009. Aha, so you are bi. Why didn't you just admit it back on OTChat when you were outed? |
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Posted by bigrene22 on Tue Sep 29 00:48:37 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Olog-hai on Tue Sep 29 00:42:19 2009. Aha! So you are a Lesbo! |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Tue Sep 29 01:07:22 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by bigrene22 on Tue Sep 29 00:48:37 2009. So you are a LesboNo, I'm not from there. Something wrong with being from there?  |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Tue Sep 29 07:47:24 2009, in response to Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'', posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Sep 28 14:01:05 2009. The A gets a bad rap, it is not at all a bad line, especially having worked it late as many times as I have. Only on one occasion, when on the end of an A job out of Lefferts that finished up on Saturday night into Sunday morning on the Euclid-Lefferts shuttle, did an incident occur where an auxiliary officer was beaten unconscious on a train up ahead of mine at Grant Avenue when he tried to stop an already weeded up guy from smoking more on the train, tried to cuff the guy, the guy got irate, the officer tired to pull out his baton, but never got a chance to use it, instead caught a furious set of knuckle sandwiches. Got banged up pretty bad, and was delayed for 30 minutes. |
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What it would look like on an R160 FIND "Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane''" |
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Posted by rr4567 on Tue Sep 29 14:30:13 2009, in response to "Take The Train To The Plane", posted by Union Turnpike on Fri Sep 25 12:31:07 2009. It on an R160 |
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Re: What it would look like on an R160 FIND ''Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane'''' |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Sep 29 14:44:58 2009, in response to What it would look like on an R160 FIND "Re: ''Take The Train To The Plane''", posted by rr4567 on Tue Sep 29 14:30:13 2009. I think the "JFK EXPRESS" is all that's needed.This train ran much more like a commuter line than a subway route. |
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