Saturday, November 19, 2011
Transit museum update
The transit museum is on Schermerhorn St. and Boerum St. This is the link to their website.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
The transit museum
There is a transit museum in an unused stop (Sorry, I forget where it is but it is in Brooklyn, when I remember I'll post it), and there is some old unused train cars there. Recently, someone told me that sometimes they go out of the station and they saw one. I think that is pretty cool. And remember, if I ever remember where the transit museum is, I will post it.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Second Av. Saga
Click here for the second av. saga. It is very interesting, and has many facts about the second av. subway that has been in progress for 82 years and counting. It also has some recent news.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Stained Glass
Did You Know?
Did you know that the new Second Av. line is going to be the T train? It will be light blue.
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| At the Transit Museum in Grand Central |
Finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Take Queens-bound F
to Jay St. Metro Tech.
Take Manhattan-bound A
to Fulton St.
Take Manhattan-bound Z*
to Broad St.
Take Queens-bound J
to Essex St.
Take Queens-bound M
to Myrtle Av.
Take Queens-bound J
to Eastern Parkway.
Take Far Rockaway-bound A to Broad Channel.
Take S to
Beach 98 St.
Take Broad Channel-bound S to Broad Channel.
Take Manhattan-bound A
to Nostrand Av.
Take Manhattan-bound C to Franklin Av.
Take S to
Prospect Pk.
Take Manhattan-bound B
to West 4 St.
Take Bronx-bound D
to 42 St.
Take Queens-bound 7
to Times Square.
Take S to
Grand Central.
Take Manhattan-bound 6
to 59 St.
Take Brooklyn-bound 4
to Grand Central.
Take Brooklyn-bound
5 to Union Sq.
Take Manhattan-bound L
to 6 Av.
Take Bronx-bound 2
to 34 St.
Take Bronx-bound 1
to 14 St.
Take Bronx-bound 3
to Times Sq.
Take Brooklyn-bound Q
to Canal St.
Take Brooklyn-bound N
to Pacific St.
Take Brooklyn-bound R
to 4 Av. / 9 St.
Take Queens-bound G
to Ft. Hamilton Parkway.
*MUST BE MORNING RUSH HOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Final Plan
Due to the fact that the Z is peak direction only, here is the new plan that we will use today:
Take Queens-bound F****
to Jay St. Metro Tech.
Take Manhattan-bound C
to Fulton St.
Take Queens-bound J
to Marcy Av.
Take Manhattan-bound Z*to
Essex St.
Take Queens-bound M
to Marcy Av.
Take Queens-bound J
to Eastern Parkway.
Take Far Rockaway-bound A to Broad Channel.
Take S to
Beach 90 St.
Take Manhattan-bound A**
to Nostrand Av.
Take Manhattan-bound C
to Franklin Av.
Take S to
Prospect Pk.
Take Queens-bound Q
to 7 Av.
Take Bronx-bound B
to West 4 St.
Take Bronx-bound D
to 42 St.
Take Queens-bound 7
to Times Square
Take S to
Grand Central.
Take Manhattan-bound 4
or 5 to 59 St.
Take Manhattan-bound 6
to Grand Central
Take Brooklyn-bound 4
or 5*** to Union Sq.
Take Manhattan-bound L
to 6 Av.
Take Manhattan-bound 1
to Christopher Sheridan Sq.
Take Bronx-bound 1
to 14 St.
Take Bronx-bound 2
or 3 to Penn Station
Take Bronx-bound 2
or 3*** to Times Sq.
Take Brooklyn-bound Q
to Herald Sq.
Take Brooklyn-bound N
to Pacific St.
Take Brooklyn-bound R
to 4 Av. / 9 St.
Take Queens-bound F
or G*** to Ft. Hamilton Parkway.
*MUST BE RUSH
HOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
**If not rush hour, take S to Broad Channel and transfer.
***Whichever you have not taken before.
****Or Queens-bound G to Hoyt-Schermerhorn.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Revised Subway Plan
This is my revised plan:
Take Queens-bound F****
to Jay St. Metro Tech.
Take Manhattan-bound C
to Fulton St.
Take the Queens-bound J to Essex St.
Take Queens-bound M
to Marcy Av.
Take Queens-bound Z*
to Eastern Parkway.
Take Far Rockaway-bound A to Broad Channel.
Take S to
Beach 90 St.
Take Manhattan-bound A**
to Nostrand Av.
Take Manhattan-bound C
to Franklin Av.
Take S to
Prospect Pk.
Take Queens-bound Q
to 7 Av.
Take Bronx-bound B
to West 4 St.
Take Bronx-bound D
to 42 St.
Take Queens-bound 7
to Times Square
Take S to
Grand Central.
Take Manhattan-bound 4
or 5 to 59 St.
Take Manhattan-bound 6
to Grand Central
Take Brooklyn-bound 4
or 5*** to Union Sq.
Take Manhattan-bound L
to 6 Av.
Take Manhattan-bound 1
to Christopher Sheridan Sq.
Take Bronx-bound 1
to 14 St.
Take Bronx-bound 2
or 3 to Penn Station
Take Bronx-bound 2
or 3*** to Times Sq.
Take Brooklyn-bound N
to Herald Sq.
Take Brooklyn-bound Q
to Canal St.
Take Brooklyn-bound R
to 4 Av. / 9 St.
Take Queens-bound F
or G*** to Ft. Hamilton Parkway.
*MUST BE RUSH
HOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
**If not rush hour, take S to Broad Channel and transfer.
***Whichever you have not taken before.
****Or Queens-bound G to Hoyt-Schermerhorn.
Corrugated steel cars.
On the A and C line, there are some old corrugated steel cars that still run. Their windows can be opened, and the engines can't pull as many cars as the modern ones, so they are shorter.
Windows
Some subway cars still have windows that can be opened. They are usually found on the A and C line corrugated steel cars, but can also be on other cars. Just yesterday I saw one on an old D line car.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
NYC map
Kickmap is very useful subway guide, and very easy to use. It has a separate line for each line, (no cluster lines) and tells you when each train stops there. Search NYC Kickmap on Google. It also has an iphone/ipod app.
Subway All Day
For my plan to go on every subway train in one day, this will be on Tuesday, so expect tons of posts.
Abandoned station on the 6
While going on the downtown 6 to go to City Hall station (see my previous blog) I found that between Canal St. and Brooklyn Bridge / City Hall (the one in use) there is an abandoned station on the right side. It is very dark, so look carefully.
City hall station
I recently found out that if you go past the last stop on the downtown 6, and look on the right side, you can see the old City Hall station.
Sunday's MTA thought
I think the Franklin Av. Shuttle should expand south to the F and G line, then onward all the way to the R. Brooklyn needs more east-west trains to connect the four lines.
My Plan
This is my plan:
Take Queens-bound F**** to Jay St. Metro Tech.
Take Manhattan-bound C to Fulton St.
Take the Queens-bound J to Essex St.
Take Queens-bound M to Marcy Av.
Take Queens-bound Z* to Eastern Parkway.
Take Far Rockaway-bound A to Broad Channel.
Take S to Beach 90 St.
Take Manhattan-bound A** to Nostrand Av. If rush hour.
Take Manhattan-bound C to Franklin Av.
Take S to Prospect Pk.
Take Queens-bound Q to 7 Av.
Take Bronx-bound B to Columbus Circle.
Take Bronx-bound D to Yankee Stadium if not rush hour, 145 St. If rush hour***.
Take Brooklyn-bound 4 to 149 St. / Grand Concourse.
Take Brooklyn-bound 2 to 96 St.
Take Brooklyn-bound 3 to 72 St.
Take Manhattan-bound 1 to Times Sq.
Take S to Grand Central.
Take Queens-bound 7 to Courthouse Sq.
Take Queens-bound E to Queens Plaza.
Take Brooklyn-bound R to Lexington Av.
Take Manhattan-bound 6 to Grand Central.
Take Brooklyn-bound 5 to Union Sq. / 14 St.
Take Queens-bound L to Lorimer St.
Take Brooklyn-bound G to 4 Av. 9 St.
Take Brooklyn-bound R to 36 St.
Take Brooklyn-bound N to Coney Island.
Take Queens-bound F to Ft. Hamilton Parkway.
*MUST BE RUSH HOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
**If not rush hour, take S to Broad Channel and transfer.
***If rush hour, transfer for B and take it there instead.
****Or Queens-bound G to Hoyt-Schermerhorn.
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