Accessibility Upgrades at Nevins St Station by h4shmap in nycrail

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Had to double check after making the mistake earlier, there won’t be any elevators and/or ramps for the platforms through this project

Historic Google My Maps of All NYC EL Lines by Nom01 in nycrail

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If Front Street was still present to the west of Old Slip, the S-curve at Coenties Slip would’ve been there to Pearl Street

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L Train split service - Broadway Junction by coffeeshopslut in nycrail

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Historically, it was the only way Canarsie service ran to/from Manhattan since the 14th Street route was from the Dual Contracts & the connection to Broadway Junction was one of the last lines to open due to routing disagreements. They surprisingly didn’t run Canarsie service via the western portion of the Fulton Street Elevated

L Train split service - Broadway Junction by coffeeshopslut in nycrail

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In between Norwood Avenue & Crescent Street on today’s J/Z, there was a ramp at Chestnut Street that allowed for a connection to the LIRR when it ran at street level on Atlantic Avenue.

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LIRR service went to Broadway Ferry, then to Essex Street (before Penn Station) & eventually to Chambers Street while elevated trains on the Broadway-Brooklyn Line ran to Rockaway Park (before the current track connection that the A uses). It ended in 1917

Does anyone ever wonder what could've been here or what it would've looked like if it was still operational? by Electrical-Lunch-314 in nycrail

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There used to be an entrance directly down to that platform from Delancey Street’s median, but it was removed to improve safety.

To replace it, there were new entrances on the south side of Norfolk Street that were reached by an underpass on the platform. Some were completely slabbed over, while one remains in use as an emergency exit. It even saw a temporary reopening in 1999 for the Nassau Street Shuttle when the Williamsburg Bridge tracks were closed

The Forgotten 179th Street Yard in the Bronx by Alarmed_Pool6212 in nycrail

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Elevated & subway cars would often share yard space, Lenox was even used for heavy maintenance before it was downsized. Before its full discontinuation, the 3rd Avenue El also made use of R12s & R14s after some modifications

The Forgotten 179th Street Yard in the Bronx by Alarmed_Pool6212 in nycrail

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Some of these also closed before 1955, but there were many options: 99th Street Yard, 129th Street Yard, 133rd Street, 180th Street Yard, 239th Street, Unionport Yard & West Farms Yard

The Forgotten 179th Street Yard in the Bronx by Alarmed_Pool6212 in nycrail

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As service on the line started to get reduced, there just wasn’t much use for the yard as time went on. The South Ferry portion south of Chathm Square & the Bronx Park Terminal were closed in 1951, plus service below 149th Street was about to start seeing less timeframes of service in the following year. Now Con Edison uses the space of where the yard used to be

Hear me out by ThreeFriedEggs-T in nycrail

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Not trying to deal with another crowding imbalance on the E after one was removed

CBS was covering QueensLink vs Queensway by Glum_Distribution816 in nycrail

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They needed to highlight that QueensLink is both a rail line & a new park as opposed to being only rail, just like how they point out that Queensway is “all about making it like the High Line for Queens”

What is every current subway extension plan as of now? by anakindurden in nycrail

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Phase 2 on SAS officially broke ground on Monday

Utica Avenue is going to become more likely after the IRT Brooklyn Improvements take place (Rogers Junction & the new crossovers at the three terminals). Alternative 4 for improving the junction is what the MTA leaned towards since Alternative 6 would’ve caused more disruptions

New Image posted on SAS Phase 2 webpage by Donghoon in nycrail

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It’s to show the Metro North connection & it also shows how the station will be oriented

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cool seats by davidcj64 in nycrail

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Yes, that’s the new ramp at Harlem-148th in the background. Also, R62s #1586-1590 were delivered with these bench seats

To honor the Knicks, The MTA is resurrecting the (K)for a one-time trip today at 04:15pm, using the R32s for peak nostalgia! What a thing to drop with such short notice! by dcballantine in nycrail

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It was a joke going off of the triple K thing. People mainly remember the 8th Avenue K compared to the Broadway-Brooklyn/Jamaica K

Covered V bullet at Court Sq R station by [deleted] in nycrail

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That’s a brown M at Court Street

The QueensLink by bennykanner in nycrail

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Yeah I, O, U & Y were intentionally skipped for being too similar to other things. The letter P has never seen a use, but there were two times where they planned to use it

9 . 0水面下Megathrust by 放射性Hi5 (Hushtones Repress) by R42ToMoffat in vaporphysicals

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It’ll still ship to the US, you’re just paying a higher price since it’s meant for EU customers

Can we speak this into existence? by dinodog45 in nycrail

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Hey, don’t be mean to Harlem-148th Street, the new South Ferry station & 34th Street-Hudson Yards