NYC Subway Train Ride Front Car View

[narig01]

Next  time I get tothe city I will have to make time to ride the #7 line. Kind of made me cry to realize Shea Stadium is not there. First time I rode the #7 line was to the Worlds Fair. Now the blue birds are artificial reefs!!!

     Did enjoy seeing it though. By the by wasn't that Best Buy an A&S store? 

THX IGN

[tabeckett]

That was cool. I had forgotten what an interesting system NYCTA is to ride, even a fairly straightforward line like the #7. I rode that line every day when I was in high school in the mid 70's, when they were using the R 33's, which were almost new then-only about 10 years old when I started riding in 1973. Newer equipment is not always progress-many of the newer cars don't have the "railfan window" as the motorman's cab is full width. Nice to see the cars on the #7 are accessible. In the 70's, the only cars with that feature were the R 44's, and the R 46's, which would start arriving in 1975. I got to ride the whole system watching from the front. It was an education in civil engineering, and a great history and geography lesson. For the poster who thought the trip started at 52nd St, it was 61st St/Woodside, which is the express station. That stop is an interesting place to wait if you're a fan. It sits atop the LIRR station there, you'll see trains on all branches, except to Brooklyn. I think-it's been years since I was last there, so my aging brain cells may be failing me-you can see the NY Connecting RR, the line to Hell Gate-if you stand in the right spot on the platform, so you can see Amtrak trains from there as well. I used to see Montauk trains there with C 420's and RS 3's pulling a wide array of hand me down long haul passenger cars, as well as MP 54's, zips, and double deckers. The video doesn't show it, but after passing 111th St-the station where the express track is raised above the station-the train crosses over the leads to Corona Yard on a flyover. The yard is off to the right at ground level and has a shop. To the left after leaving Willett's Point Blvd, there was a scrap yard along the remnant of the old Malba Branch, which left the LIRR Port Washington Branch just east of what is now Shea Stadium station. Service on that line ended in 1932. I saw many retired cars scrapped there, including some cabooses, a variety of MP and P 54's, some double deckers, and even a few wrecked M-1's. I'm surprised the videographer wasn't challenged. Like the CTA retiree mentioned, there are all kinds of people with not enough to do, and itchy dialing fingers, who will call in someone taking pictures. NY is even more paranoid than most places when it comes to photography in the subways. This is understandable to a degree-they did take a direct hit-but there a lots of people out there who don't have enough sense to realize that someone shooting video in the front of the train is not the problem. NY also has lost some cases on the issue of harassing otherwise innocent photographers who were within their rights, and applicable law, when taking photos in transit facilities. So they may be backing off some, or maybe have learned some discretion. Finally, one of the great things about riding the Flushing Line was getting off at Shea Stadium and watching the Mets games from the platform. I was able to see some of the 1973 playoffs, and the World Series against the A's, when some of the players from the 1969 team were still playing-Tom Seaver, Jerry Koozman, Ron Swoboda, Cleon Jones, etc. I even got to see Willie Mays the last couple of years before he retired in 1975. A little slower than in his prime, but still a joy to watch.

[gerald1946]

To Whom This May Concern:

The tape I just viewed, WAS VERY GOOD!!  I've been retired from the CTA here in Chicago now for over 13 years, and even though the CTA Website states, "That photography/taping is allowed from public areas," (Meaning station platforms, etc), Other than the Illinois Railway Museum "Snowflake Specials" held every late March,  I STILL GET HASSLED, for taking video tapes of the Chicago "L" System. Evidently here in Chicago, "Certain People" can graffiti tag the system to their heart's content, WITH NO PROBLEM, but let us train fans, do a little taping and/or photography, as our hobby and,  ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE!!  I thought we as fans, were suppose to  be Transit's and the Railroads'  "Friends," and not a bunch of wackos.  Thanks for letting me voice, "My Two Cents Worth."

[henry6]

NKPguy...check YouTube...quite a few of the lines are there.  Underground views are not as interesting either because of lack of light or the same thing after the same thing.  But do check out YouTube.  Rush hour is probably the least opportunity to get pics as that is when security and scrutiny is at its highest.  And I agree with the over use of the zoom and the swinging back and forth.  Shooting out the front or rear window (front best) is more a railfan feast than out the side windows except at special locations like adjacent train, yards, off river bridges, etc.  Also, please identify the routes better.  Side shot routes are identified but the front end trip posted here is not...it is the 7 train I think from 52nd St. Queens  definitely to Main St. Flushing terminal.  Best railfan event on this line is from Hunterspoint Ave, up and out of the tunnel, zig zaging to Queens Plaza across Sunnyside Yard to crossing the LIRR at Woodside.

 

[NKP guy]

I've been enjoying these videos as you post them.  One suggestion for you is to resist the urge to use the in-and-out telephoto on oncoming trains.  Too much movement in focal length makes for a disorienting viewing experience.

May I request front-end (is that the correct term?) views of trains underneath Manhattan?  Perhaps you've already posted some; if so, I missed them.  What does it look like on the A or 1 or some such train from 14th Street to, say,  59th Street?  I bet if you did some videos of these famous Manhattan routes at rush hour, the results would be even better than what you've achieved with these videos you've posted so far.

Good luck, and thanks for considering my request.  

[NYCtrainguy]

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