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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, March 7, 2015 11:18 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 Sunday, March 8, 2015 3:26 AM

Up on top of the lamp column, facing left.  And NOT down underneath the black panel in the railing ... what is making the little tawny spot there?

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Posted by daveklepper on Sunday, March 8, 2015 5:37 AM

Looks like rust to me!

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Monday, March 9, 2015 10:18 AM

Yup, Rusty the LION.

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Posted by daveklepper on Monday, March 9, 2015 10:22 AM

Looks like some tree trimming is a must at Dyckman Street (1 line) or they will definiteloy have a winter safety issue!

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Posted by NorthWest on Monday, March 9, 2015 8:32 PM

Hangin' out on the railing.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 4:32 PM

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Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 7:03 AM

LION is sitting on the canopy to the right, waiting for his train.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 2:02 PM

 

Any resemblance is purely intentional...

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Posted by narig01 on Friday, March 13, 2015 11:51 AM
On the lowest level (that can be seen)of the southern most fire escape on the back of the apartment bldg on Ocean Av. Thx IGN PS I do nit know if this a problem at my end or with the Trains.com site or whatever, the post from Wed showed up in this mornings email and when I went to look at the thread the post was not on the thread. FYI
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Posted by BroadwayLion on Friday, March 13, 2015 2:02 PM

narig01
I do nit know if this a problem at my end or with the Trains.com site or whatever, the post from Wed showed up in this mornings

 

If you are not seeing the latest posts, click the [F5] key to refresh the page since your computer is looking at its cashe rather than bothering to download new data.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, March 14, 2015 11:36 AM

Sure, it is on the IRT, but at what station do you seppose? a\And just were is that LION. Hiding in plain sight, I suppose.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Monday, March 16, 2015 10:21 AM

You did not find the LION pretending to be a paint chip on the round pillar.

You did not know that this is the LOCAL platform on the original IRT Times Square station. LION is standing on the bridge ocross the original track. To the right of this bridge is the existing platform (same platform) that is used by the Shuttle.

NOW for today's challenge...

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Posted by NorthWest on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 5:00 PM

By the base of the nearest pole on the right.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 5:12 PM

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

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Posted by NorthWest on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 8:29 PM

On the very top of the signal.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Thursday, March 19, 2015 10:32 AM

76th Street. An interesting story if you want to follow all of the lynx.

 

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Friday, March 20, 2015 11:56 AM

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, March 21, 2015 3:49 PM

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Posted by Wizlish on Monday, March 23, 2015 7:11 PM

BroadwayLion

I see him on the rust spot on the third cable bundle up, just to the right of the upright, at the intersection with that white lacy cable or whatever it is.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 9:52 AM

LION does not think that that is a rust spot. Jacketed cables like that do not rust. But the LION did get down there, and so you did see the LION who reports that that spot is a drip from the primer used on the railing before it was painted grey.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 9:58 AM

Back inside where it is warm and dry...

 

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Posted by Wizlish on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 11:40 PM

Up on top of that tall cabinet or whatever it is, behind the little window.  Is that why the African-American guy has that expression on his face -- the pounce is imminent? -- or why the other man is running?

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 2:18 PM

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Posted by narig01 on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 5:37 PM

 

 

There he is at the north end of the canopy in the middle. At Altantic Av on the Canarsie line LL. Picture taken from the Broadway Jct Platform looking south.

 

Thx IGN

 

 

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, March 28, 2015 9:44 AM

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Posted by narig01 on Sunday, March 29, 2015 4:59 PM
On the bill of the hat of the man on the right. At the Times Square/42nd end of the Times Square- Grand Central shuttle. I'm trying to remember which track this is the end of, I think the old eastbound express track. Thx IGN
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Posted by narig01 on Sunday, March 29, 2015 5:43 PM
PS I was poking around nycsubway.org and found this as a (long ago) planned replacement for the shuttle. http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/IRT_Times_Square-Grand_Central_Shuttle Apparently the conveyor belt never went anywhere. Thx IGN
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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Monday, March 30, 2015 6:53 AM

I'm trying to figure out why a brake trip was placed only a few feet from the bumper post.  Seems too close to do much good.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Monday, March 30, 2015 11:50 AM

CSSHEGEWISCH

I'm trying to figure out why a brake trip was placed only a few feet from the bumper post.  Seems too close to do much good.

 

This is the last stop. It is as you can see a fixed stop that will not go down. There are several more signals and stops that must be passed before you get to this one. Indeed, you are never supposed to touch this one.

By the time a train gets here it might be moving one or two mph. If the motorman has not set his brakes by this point, this trip will do it for him.

If he comes in fast, he will be tripped long before he gets to this one.

 

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Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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