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LIONS are coming back again

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 9:08 AM

CSSHEGEWISCH

LION must think like a leopard.  He's sitting on top of the street light just to the right of the "1" train.

 

 

Yup... Him thought he would drop in for lunch.

 

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Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by narig01 on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 7:24 AM
125th St on the #1 Broadway line again. Huge difference a lens and move a few feet on the platform makes. Thx IGN
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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 6:51 AM

LION must think like a leopard.  He's sitting on top of the street light just to the right of the "1" train.

The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul
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Posted by BroadwayLion on Monday, February 16, 2015 11:36 AM

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The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.

Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by Wizlish on Saturday, February 14, 2015 10:47 AM

BroadwayLion
That ballast tamper has lots of good hiding places. Exactly where do you suppose that LION is? He is closer than you think.

He sure won't be happy if there turns out to be anyone on the track, or too close to the edge of a platform!

But look on the bright side ... if it snows, there won't be any buildup in that particular bell...

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, February 14, 2015 10:01 AM

That ballast tamper has lots of good hiding places. Exactly where do you suppose that LION is? He is closer than you thingk.

 

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Saturday, February 14, 2015 6:42 AM

LION will be supervising the M/W crew from the top of the ballast tamper next to the rider car.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Friday, February 13, 2015 5:29 PM

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Thursday, February 12, 2015 3:00 PM

LION WINS!  LION WINS! Nobody found me yesterday hiding on the Culver Structure right on the 4th rust spot about where that first East West member joins the north south iron.

 

Today we makked it easier for you:

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 12:24 PM

Well, here is another one, and to be honest, I forgot where I put the LION.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 1:49 PM

CSSHEGEWISCH

Lion is on the station sign, waiting for the N train to Coney Island (he needs to get a hot dog).

 

 

We *did* have hot dogs for lunch.... Lion ate FOUR of them!

 

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Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 12:02 PM

Lion is on the station sign, waiting for the N train to Coney Island (he needs to get a hot dog).

The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul
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Posted by BroadwayLion on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 11:32 AM

The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.

Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by daveklepper on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 4:29 AM

Yesnorth end of the Dyer Avenue line, the pocket track extension.  Some years ago. How is the layout coming along? About a new trip with the new scenery?

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Posted by narig01 on Monday, February 9, 2015 11:33 PM
On top of the concrete next to the yellow work lites. In the middle of the picture. Current end of the Dyre Av line (ex New York Westchester & Boston) I think. Thx IGN PS Did you get my note about autos?
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Posted by BroadwayLion on Monday, February 9, 2015 4:02 PM

LION is hiding somewhere in the BRONX...

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, February 7, 2015 9:12 PM

Yes. Long Island City.

 

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Posted by MidlandMike on Saturday, February 7, 2015 8:47 PM

Is the LIRR photo at Long Island City?

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, February 7, 2015 8:13 PM

The first picture is Metro North at Irvington, NY, and no, the LION is not on the station.

The Second picture is on the Long Island Rail Road, and yes, the LION is on the switch, but it is not a motor. Those are hand thrown switches in that yard. Probaly the last passenger yard in the USA iwth hand thrown switches for so much traffic. There are three switch tenders housed in what used to be a gas station. One of them is the boss and stay in the station, the other two get to run around with walkie talkies to move the switches as directed. When a train is to move through the intersection, the boss guy in the house throws an simple safety type switch mounded on the wall of their hut, and the gates will come down to block the roads. He closes the crossing gates when the train begins to leave the yard, but it is still several minutes from the crossing.

I spent an afternoon there watching the trains come and go, and taking pictures. LION was standing on a public street although him might as well have been in the yard itself.

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Posted by NorthWest on Saturday, February 7, 2015 7:46 PM

Top picture: on the furthest left roof post.  

Second picture: on the yellow (switch motor?) box on the bottom right next to the tracks. 

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, February 7, 2015 11:20 AM

The LION investigates Third Rails: MNRR vs LIRR. (A LION hides in each picture)

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Posted by NorthWest on Friday, February 6, 2015 8:49 PM

On the block next to the track directly down from the signal.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Friday, February 6, 2015 9:13 AM

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Posted by narig01 on Monday, February 2, 2015 3:29 PM
PS I should have said Avenues Thx IGN
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Posted by narig01 on Monday, February 2, 2015 3:27 PM
The Lion is hiding under the Avenue on the exit sign. Yes neat picture. Thx IGN
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Posted by daveklepper on Monday, February 2, 2015 11:44 AM

what a really great pix of the interior of the Stillwell Avenue Station, Coney Island.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Monday, February 2, 2015 11:33 AM

Wizlish
... Can't say quite as much for the person concerned, though!

??? - LION is not near anybody at the moment. Certainly one might walk by at any moment.

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Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by Wizlish on Monday, February 2, 2015 11:04 AM

OSHA couldn't put him in a much safer place than that. 

... Can't say quite as much for the person concerned, though!

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Monday, February 2, 2015 10:33 AM

OK, LION is back to hiding and *IS* in a safe place.

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Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Sunday, February 1, 2015 5:23 PM

NorthWest

Hey! You said he'd always be in a safe place!

 

Wink

 

The platform *is* a perfectly safe place. How him got there is an udder story.

He was not *Hiding* on the tracks, he was playing on the tracks, besides he is wearing his orange safety vest.

 

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The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.

Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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