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The Culver Express, the Center-Delancy Streets Shuttle & More

Jeremiah Cox — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:46:34 +0000

After going to the Parade of Trains last Sunday, I decided to finally ride the J Shuttle that makes just 4 stops between Chambers Street and Essex Street, it wasn’t too exciting the destination signs don’t say shuttle just Nassau Street local.

Here is the short strip map waiting to leave Chambers Street:

It was the usual 8 car R160 Train Set:

Essex St-(5 Photos)
Chambers St-(4 Photos)

Then I headed down to the F train, this Weekend Manhattan-bound F trains were running express. I road it trough Bergen Lower Level which looks totally abandoned especially with the lack of tiles, there are a few exit signs:

7^TH Avenue-(3 Photos)
Ditmas Av-(18 Photos)–trains switching onto the Express Track!

Some Bonus Uploads from other recent days:

Bergen Street (F,G)-(2 Photos)
Union Street (R)-(3 Photos)

Enjoy!

The Rebuilt and Reopened Smith-9th Streets

Jeremiah Cox — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:28:20 +0000

I’ve actually made 3 trips to Smith-9th Street since it reopened to photograph the great job the MTA did with the station. On my first trip I was in Downtown Brooklyn and made a point of taking a slow B57 bus from Downtown Brooklyn to Smith 9th Streets, the reasons were two-fold I thought the best way to experience the renovation would be by entering at street level and also for the practical reason, I lacked an Unlimited Ride MetroCard in my wallet and didn’t want to pay twice. The MTA did a great job with the renovation, for this special station I have decided to put the renovated stop on its own section:

Renovated Smith-9th Streets-(69 Photos)
Artwork-(18 Photos)

Enjoy!

R62 2 trains and it terminating at 96 Street, relaying at 103 Street and 148 Street-Lenox Terminal

Jeremiah Cox — Sun, 05 May 2013 22:38:08 +0000

For a number of weekends in February and March trackwork on the Lenox Avenue Line and the refurbishment of 149 Street-Grand Concourse made the 2 train operate in two sections:
A Northern Section operated between 3 Avenue-149 Street and Wakefield-241 Street
For the first 4 weekends the southern section terminated at 96 Street and reversed on the Middle Track at 103 Street. More importantly without a connection to the East 180 Street Yard R62s and R62As made rare appearences on the 2 train.
The final weekend saw 2 trains rerouted to Lenox Terminal although I didn’t find any R62/R62As

Park Place-(10 Photos)
14 Street-(11 Photos)
Times Square/7th Avenue Line-(9 Photos)–more R62A 2 trains
96 Street-(12 Photos)-The terminus of the 2 train, what’s wrong with this picture?
103^RD Sreet/Broadway-(7 photos)–the 2 train relaying on the middle track after terminating at 96 Street
116 Street (Lenox)-(4 Photos, plus one of the artwork)–everything is to Harlem-148 Street on the countdown clocks
125 Street (Lenox)-(2 Photos)–the station closed, a week before the 116 Street (Lenox photos)
Harlem-148 Street-(19 Photos)-2 trains terminating here

Enjoy!

An R Train Along the Sea Beach Line, A Diesel at Queensboro Plaza, and More Subway Photos from the Past Few Months

Jeremiah Cox — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:31:44 +0000

It’s that time again, for me to start cleaning out my subway photos that I’ve taken from the past few months (a few are of the R train post-Sandy) and finally upload them to my website. This includes some photos of the R train outside (albeit out of service) and show how far spread my travel has been across the city.

Here are the updated stations in particular, in sort of an order:

Prince Street-(2 Photos)–Photos of the Post Sandy Signs
DeKalb Avenue-(8 Photos)–the R train terminating at Jay Street and the sign still saying Tunnel
Queensboro Plaza-(5 Photos)–The closed 7 train Manhattan-bound platform from one of the numerous weekend closures with a work train rolling through
Fort Hamilton Pkwy-(3 Photos)
New Utrecht Av-(5 Photos)–It seems strange to have a warning for MTA Employees from NYC DOT Bridge employees on a very large, new and public sign
18^TH Av-(15 Photos)–I caught the R Rush Hour Put-In from Coney Island!
20^TH Av-(13 Photos)–in terrible shape, odd white stuff is on most of the platform columns, the ceiling is chipping
Chambers Street (J/Z)-(14 photos)–the station is decrepit as ever
14^THStreet-Union Square-(5 Photos)–a few more I found in my archive
179^TH Sreet-Jamaica-(2 Photos)
Jamaica Center-(3 Station photos, 1 of artwork)
Bergen St-(1 Photo)–a staircase closed for retreading
5^TH Av/53^RD St-(3 Photos)
34 Street-Penn Station/8th Avenue IND–is the southern end of the Uptown platform really a restricted area?

Enjoy!

The last two A train stops in Inwood

Jeremiah Cox — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:45:35 +0000

Going off of yesterday’s update today I’ve finished the last two A train stops in Inwood:

Inwood-207^TH St-(25 photos of the station, and 76 of the artwork including most of the quotes about Inwood and the end of the A train)
Dyckman St-200^TH St-(54 Photos)

Enjoy!

Take the A Train to the Heights!

Jeremiah Cox — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:38:45 +0000

The hardest stops to upload have been those in my very backyard on the A train in the heights, and here they are. Two are unique stops with elevators or ramps (your choice) to reach the platforms. These stops being my home stations have a range of photos from my ten years taking pictures on the subway system (181 Street has my first), I also realized how many incadescent lights 190 Street had back in 2003. They also show the subway in unusual circumstances such as closed during the Transit Strike, Tropical Storm Irene and Superstorm Sandy:

190^TH St-(48 Photos)
181^ST St-(72 Photos)
175^TH St-George Washington Bridge Bus Station-(59 Photos)

Enjoy!

Upload: The H train Stopping at Rebuilt Rockaways Stations

Jeremiah Cox — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:58:51 +0000

Yes, Smith-9th Street reopened today and I do plan to visit it soon but felt no reason to trundle down to Brooklyn today since I already go down there twice a week (I was there yesterday) so that updated photo essay will have to wait for next week. Instead I spent quite a lot of time today finally rebuilding every station in the Rockaways (including the southernmost 3 that are closed) to finally add the H train to my website, I also included some photos I took two years ago on a trip to witness the rebuilding process. I’ve been out to the Rockaways three times to photograph the H and the subway there after Sandy, the first trip saw the R32s that ran for a month before they were replaced by R46s that I photographed on my previous two visits. I’ve also added Artwork pages for some of the stations, others I need to revisit, again for adequate artwork coverage (or their closed).

Far Rockaway-Mott Av-(40 station photos and 8 of the art)
Beach 25^TH St-Wavecrest-(22 Photos plus artwork page with 5)
Beach 36^TH St-Edgemere-(36 photos plus a new artwork page with 8)
Beach 44^TH St-Frank Av-(26 Photos plus a new artwork page with 9)–This station has the strange situation of half the Rockaway-bound platform closed with an amusing sign
Beach 60^TH St-Straiton Av-(3 Photos plus an artwork page with 7)
Beach 67^TH St-Gaston-(37 Photos)–now renamed Beach 67 Street Arvene by The Sea, my only quick photo stop on the R32 H Trains
Beach 90^TH St-Holland-(15 Photos)

The three closed stations on the Peninsula and Broad Channel:

Beach 98^TH St-Playland-(4 Photos)
Beach 105^TH St-Seaside-(16 Photos)–from two years ago of the subway station with the lowest ridership getting rebuilt
Rockaway Park-Beach 116^TH St-(19 Photos)
Broad Channel-(5 Photos)–didn’t actually revisit the station as its closed, just a few I hand’t uploaded yet

The final two stops on the ‘mainland’ on the branch that leads out to the Rockaways:

Howard Beach-JFK Airport-(8 Photos)–including the unique, temporary fare control area in the normal emergency exit to and from the bus lot to catch the Shuttle bus to the Rockaways
Aqueduct-North Conduit Av-(21 Photos)–from a few years ago when the new casino was under construction, today its covered in ads and I need to revisit.

Enjoy!

Photos of the South Ferry Loop Station Reopened and Reconstruction Process

Jeremiah Cox — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 02:37:35 +0000

I am bad at keeping up with current NYC Transit events even if I’ve visited them. This update is all encompassing with all the photos I took of the South Ferry Stations and closure and reopening situation:

Rector Street–(33 Photos) right after Superstorm Sandy the South Ferry-bound platform became an exit platform and the MTA removed all fare control equipment since the High Entrance Turnstiles couldn’t handle the crowds now exiting the station. In early March (before the South Ferry Loop reopening had been announced) I revisited the station and found turnstiles (lacking MetroCard readers and bars) installed at all the entrances. Finally I walked by the entrances after South Ferry has reopened and noticed all three now all boarding (the middle one was exit only before the storm.
South Ferry Loop-(44 Photos, plus 3 of the artwork) the loop station I visited on opening day last week, they did a great job cleaning the tiles, the terra-cotta reliefs look great. The main entrance to the platform is now tucked away with the turnstiles leading directly to the open air inside the ferry building. The new staircase to the R train and new south ferry mezzanine is a neat passageway.
New South Ferry Station–(48 Photos) although the new platform (2009 to 2013) is 2 to 3 years away from being rebuilt and reopened I took plenty of photos of the mezzanine closed off, the street entrances and the portion of the mezzanine that has been opened with the new connection between 1 train loop platform and the R train
Whitehall Street-(22 Photos) includes photos from December when only the middle track was in use and Downtown platform. Plus what I think is remains of salt on the track beds.

Enjoy this huge update of the destruction and reconstruction caused by Superstorm Sandy. (whose page I’ve also updated)

Upload: Riding the 2012 R1-9 Shoppers Special Nostalgia Train

Jeremiah Cox — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 02:08:46 +0000

As I continue to try and get my recent NYC Subway Photos up and on my website, here is another set I shot this past December 9, 2012. For the past few years the MTA has rolled out the R1-9s in revenue service during December between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

This past year was no exception. I went for my usual ride on one Sunday afternoon in the middle of the nostalgia ride run:

2 Avenue – (2 Photos)
Queens Plaza – (13 Photos of the station, 36 of the artwork)
5 Avenue – (8 Photos)

Enjoy!

The Subway Stations at 34th Street-Penn Station

Jeremiah Cox — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:42:53 +0000

Don’t get to excited about this update (Well I do have plenty of photos). As I continue to dither about the best way to write Penn Station itself I managed to write the two subway stations that serve the surrounding area and all of the commuters beneath 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue. The exits are quite extensive (each station has six different turnstiles areas) and are also similar in terms of their unique layout of Platform-Local-Express-Platform-Express-Local-Platform only shared with the IRT station at Atlantic Avenue. This has both to do with limiting transfers at the stations but in my opinion this is also because the stops are just beneath the street to get above the Railroad Tracks that exist down beneath. There is no room for the intermediate mezzanines between street and platforms found at most train stations. Instead all entrances are either directly along the local platforms or down beneath, for those that provide access into Penn Station. The stations were also built after Pennsylvania Station opened using provisions that were part of the original design of the now demolished train station.

Here are the two stations, each with an additional artwork page, The original Penn Station and its still used Underground Platforms opened in 1910:

The 1917 IRT Station (7th Avenue)-(100 Photos)
The 1932 IND Station (8th Avenue)-(100 Photos)

Enjoy!