At least the vendors are trying to provide a service – I don’t see why we should be targeting them.
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I don’t mind vendors. It’s nice to grab a snack if you’re in a hurry from them if they’re around. They really don’t bother you either. The “showtime”/dancing types and vagrants are a nuisance and need to go, however.
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I photographed two old subway plans for the 1964 World’s Fair.
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Collection by Miss Mackensen
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Those are cool vintage subway maps. The NY Transit Museum has two cars preserved in that blue World’s Fair livery as well.
Even back then you can see the massive transit desert in Queens.
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Fifteen cents and even back then they were stressing the trains were safe because they were express.
More information on the previous train line. I’m guessing Moses killed it becoming permanent.
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“The lost subway” How does one loose a subway? I was 13 when the Worlds Fair opened. Went many times via the LIRR. Great memories.
I mean it’s kind of wrong to label the 1939 World’s Fair route as “lost” when it was built as a temporary line that was only to run for the duration of the fair with the station being built on wood piling foundations and of temporary wooden and steel construction. The line itself was deemed unsuitable to be made permanent and certain components were built just to last for the duration of the fair such as a wooden trestle so retrofitting would have been expensive which contributed to its demolition.
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I think the point that the youtube poster was making is the right of way was lost.
Somewhat off topic, Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures | The New York Public Library
It’s free and they have a large bird’s eye illustration of the 1939 fair. It goes into great detail. Worth going to if you’re in the area.
The critical Rockaways resiliency project will be done by May and is currently on-time and on-budget.
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Overhead electrification could be possible for potential electrification of some LIRR lines. NJT Through running can be very much possible.
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That would also mean a train could start in Port Jefferson or Oyster Bay and travel to Grand Central Madison, which does not permit diesel trains. Assuming a LIRR train with the pantograph folded on its roof can fit into the 63rd Street tunnel.
The through-running would be amazing. Imagine a train begins at Port Jefferson with its pantograph upright, then the pantograph lowers at Huntington where the train switches to third rail, only to have the pantograph go up again at Pennsylvania Station for the ride to Trenton.
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Modified M8’s could easily be used with this being potentially the most cost-effective option, as no new bespoke trains need to be ordered. They just need LIRR-compatible top-running third rail shoes for the 3rd rail electrified trackage. As long as the tunnels can fit the 14-foot height of the M8’s then they should be good to go. (M9, the latest car series, is 12 feet tall).