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Posted by NorthWest on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 8:50 PM

The Lion is on the light on the studs behind the signal. Beautiful words, Henry.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Thursday, December 19, 2013 9:16 AM

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Posted by NorthWest on Thursday, December 19, 2013 7:15 PM

Lion, all I see is a blank post. Is it a snow leopard in a blizzard on an elevated line?

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Thursday, December 19, 2013 9:02 PM

um, no, no Leopard there. Consolidated Communications has changed our static IP number, and I just now changed these numbers with our DNS provider. It will take time for the new IP address to propigate.

Thanks, Elias

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Posted by NorthWest on Thursday, December 19, 2013 9:47 PM

Elias,

The pictures are all back now. Thank you very much for all the time you take to post these pictures, I really appreciate it. It is fun to arrive home and find a new puzzle to solve. Today Lion is on the box below the sign on the wall at left.

Once again, many thanks, reminds me of my fun trips to NYC.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Friday, December 20, 2013 7:04 AM

here is 'nother LION in Hiding...

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Posted by NorthWest on Friday, December 20, 2013 8:53 AM

Lion is chomping down on the man's wrist in front bottom left.

Queensborough Plaza, upper level. Only cross platform transfer from BMT-IRT.

Although, the signage confuses me. It calls the visible track the 7, but it has a B division train (4 sets of doors) on it. Can you elaborate? 

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Friday, December 20, 2013 9:29 AM

That is a train arriving from Manhattan (being on the upper level, so clearly the sign refers to the stairway down to the lower level where Manhattan bound train arrive. Still, the sign could be arranged more carefully.

ROAR

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Posted by NorthWest on Friday, December 20, 2013 9:34 AM

Oh. That makes sense. Thanks!

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, December 21, 2013 8:56 AM

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Posted by NorthWest on Saturday, December 21, 2013 11:55 AM

Ditmas Avenue, with former Culver Shuttle girders to the left, Lion is on top of flag pole at foreground right. 

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Sunday, December 22, 2013 5:33 PM

Guess Where

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Sunday, December 22, 2013 5:35 PM

WHERE?

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Posted by henry6 on Sunday, December 22, 2013 7:07 PM

Are you there or do you have that long a lens from ND?  I thought only Mayor Blumberg had ridden that far!

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Sunday, December 22, 2013 7:40 PM

Correct. I swiped these from the MTA video. See the MTA logo in the corner.

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Posted by NorthWest on Sunday, December 22, 2013 7:52 PM

At first, I thought 2nd Avenue. But then I saw the 7. Looking forward to Lion exploring the new trackage!

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 7:05 AM

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Posted by daveklepper on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 8:48 AM

Hebrew Bible, Christian Old Testament, Numbers (Hebrew, BaMidbar, "In the Desert") 6-24, -25, -26

Thanks, Todah, Shukhren

And from Jerusalem, the same wishes to everyone viewing this and all threads and Forums.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 10:59 AM

daveklepper
Hebrew Bible

Yes. Quite intentional. Others did not pick up on that.

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Posted by NorthWest on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 11:20 AM

Happy Holidays to all!

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Thursday, December 26, 2013 9:59 AM

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Posted by henry6 on Thursday, December 26, 2013 10:03 AM

37.00 miles from where?

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Thursday, December 26, 2013 10:57 AM

henry6

37.00 miles from where?

The subway does not measure in miles. It measured distance by CHAIN LENGTHS, the chains in this case being 100' long. So this place would be 3700 feet or a little over a half a mile from "Chain Zero" on this line.


Here is all you need to know abut chaining.

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Posted by NorthWest on Thursday, December 26, 2013 11:57 AM

Since 6325 is an R142, this is on an A division line. I can't read the letters telling which line, so I can't figure out where this is. 

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Friday, December 27, 2013 9:37 AM

I can give you guys some bonus credit for an interesting discussion, but nope, you found no LION so no new picture for you today.

The LION is riding on the tip of the windshield wiper. (The people over at SubChat *did* find the LION!)

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Posted by NorthWest on Friday, December 27, 2013 12:16 PM

Oh. There he is.

The letters appear to be "TK" but that isn't an IRT chain code. What are they?

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, December 28, 2013 9:16 AM

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Posted by NorthWest on Saturday, December 28, 2013 12:48 PM

Lion is on flower at top left of photo. Lion, look out when the next train comes through, the breeze could knock you off! 

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Sunday, December 29, 2013 2:31 PM

Bonus, Same Building in HO scale...

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Posted by NorthWest on Sunday, December 29, 2013 2:43 PM

First picture: Lion is to the left of the window, where the slope above the round window connects with the slope of the other part of the roof.

Second picture: Lion is to the left of the leftmost graffiti on top of the white wall. Nice modeling!

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