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New Jersey

Upload: Hoboken Terminal is Here!

Hoboken Terminal is the first historic and major NYC Rail Terminal that I’ve actually managed to make complete enough for my website! It has three different sections for the three different Commuter, Heavy, and Light Rail modes that all stop at the station: 1907 Lackawanna Terminal–(rebuilt with 94 new photos!) — NJT Commuter rail &mash; […]

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New Jersey

Updates: PATH: Newport, Christopher, and 9th Street, the last 3 missing stand-alone PATH station

Well in this update I present the final 3 PATH intermediate stops that aren’t part of larger train station complexes that I’m still working on. 14th Street and 23rd Street were on over a year ago to complement the two IND Subway stations there integrated with. Newport–(rebuilt with 37 new photos) Christopher Street–(13 Photos) 9th […]

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New Jersey Transit Adventures

A Jersey Hudson Waterfront Adventure: Hoboken Terminal’s Mess and the (Slow) Bayonne Flyer

This afternoon I deceided it was time to finally leave the neighborhood and go on a little transit adventure down the Jersey side of the Hudson River waterfront. The main excuse for the trip was to finally get more photos and more importantly my descriptions of the Pavonia-Newport (excuse me just Newport) and Hoboken PATH […]

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New Jersey

Upload: The southern branch of PATH is here!

One tiny transit system in New York City, I’ve neglected for far too long is PATH, the Port Authority Trans Hudson. It’s one of the oldest transit lines in operation based around two sets of 100 year old tubes beneath the Hudson River. What’s more amazing, except for station rebuildings, and the realignment of trains […]

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New Jersey NYC Subway

Upload: The World Trade Center Stations: PATH and Subway

Well, Yes I have FrontRunner South that I’m working on from my last week trip to Utah but at the moment I’m trying to get back to my routes and finally get some of New York’s larger transit hubs onto my website and make the New York Flagship section much more complete. In this Update […]

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Transit Adventures Website Updates

PATH to Newark for the Acela Express to Boston (to get a better seat). Plus the adventure for the agents processing my First Class Upgrade

The trip begins the morning before, I was up anyway finishing something and decided I might as well call at 12:30am exactly to confirm my upgrade with my Select coupon (Select coupons let you confirm an upgrade 12 hours in advance, S+ coupons are 48 hours). I call the priority Select number on my (no […]

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Amtrak

Upload: VIA Cars at SDY and Port Henry

Well, here are the two stations that I got photos of Adirondack Trains #68 and #69 a little over a week ago when I rode the unique VIA Equipment using Park Cars. I also have a nice full photo essay and description for the new station: Port Henry–(85 Photos) Schenectady–(44 Photos add)-with the Adirondack, Maple […]

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NYC Subway Superstorm Sandy

To Brooklyn (again) for a new 2nd R section to 34th Street, N train to 59th Street, 1 to Chambers Street, and C to 145th Street plus passengers waiting for non-existant L trains

On Monday I was debating going out on the subway yet again but one service change caught my eye. Getting the new Manhattan to Queens section of the R terminating at 34th Street, Brooklyn-bound N trains terminating at 59th Street and the 1 train turning at Chambers Street. Here is today’s subway map made me […]

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NYC Subway Superstorm Sandy

Heading down to Brooklyn to ride the Q Shuttle on the restored 2,3

Sunday, the fourth day of Subway restorations after Superstorm Sandy came and I was again dithering about going out on the subway. When I looked at this midday map, particularly withthe Q train running from Jay Street to MetroTech to Kings Highway I decided I had to set out and investigate it’s R160 signs. I […]

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Long Island Rail Road NYC Subway Superstorm Sandy

Starting on an A train running only between 168th to 125th to the 4 and 5 trains all way to Brooklyn, and back via the J, Shuttle Bus over the Willie B to the 4 train via the Bronx using BusTime

I spent the morning debating with myself about going out for the fourth straight day but decided with the subway restored on the 4,5,6 (and other lines sounding like they might start operations during the day) I would head downtown again. Here was my subway map. My unlimited was gathering dust and losing value in […]