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Posted by daveklepper on Friday, May 13, 2016 10:10 AM

Israel has excellent food also.  The Yeshiva has a very good cook, who also studies and prayes with un occasion.  I've been intruduced to some new Mediteranien dishes, which makes up for the lox and bagels and cream cheese.  But you have inispired me.  Since nobody showed me any Rabbinic or Biblical source for the ban, on July 4th I'll publicly display eating lox, bagels and cream cheese, together.  Easy to buy the ingredients at the supermarket.  This will be my own "Declaration of Independence."   And I will follow it up by singing the Shaker "Simple Gifts" hymn (English, Hebrew, and Arabic, of course!).

Should they wish an encore, I'll give them Old 97  and Chattanooga ChooChoo, but I have yet to translate them.

(The latter with grits and eggs subsituted for ham and eggs ---in Carolina/)

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Posted by Firelock76 on Friday, May 13, 2016 5:08 PM

Yeah, go get 'em Brooklyn!

Lady Firestorm says GO FOR IT!

And you may want to add to your singing selections "Sidewalks Of New York" while you're at it, with your hand over your heart during the process, of course.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, May 14, 2016 9:53 AM

LIONS in New York...

ROAR

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 CSSHEGEWISCH on Saturday, May 14, 2016 10:03 AM

I presume that he is patiently waiting for the 1 train to take him to South Ferry.

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Posted by daveklepper on Saturday, May 14, 2016 1:57 PM
EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE, ALL AROUND NEW YORK
 
SHOULD BE EASY TO TRANSLATE
 

 

BUT THEN I WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH JERUSALEM 
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Posted by BroadwayLion on Sunday, May 22, 2016 7:03 AM

Not on my layout yet, but here is the VAC TRAK

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 blue streak 1 on Sunday, May 22, 2016 11:21 AM

Lion appears WASH metro needs one as well ?  Does the unit's  appearance indicate that it will clear all routes ?

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Posted by daveklepper on Sunday, May 22, 2016 1:49 PM

should clear all New York existing subway and elevated routes.  Washington's clearences are more restrictive, especially vertically.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, May 28, 2016 9:53 AM

ROAR

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 CSSHEGEWISCH on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 7:04 AM

Is LION conducting a signal test? Whistling

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Friday, June 3, 2016 9:36 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 Electroliner 1935 on Saturday, June 4, 2016 6:45 PM

I can not see a lion in the picture. How about a clue. Please.

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Posted by MidlandMike on Saturday, June 4, 2016 8:55 PM

On top of far left right platform roof, in front of signgnal (?) tower.

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Posted by daveklepper on Sunday, June 5, 2016 8:27 AM

pretty certain loooking west from the eastbound platform of the 4th Avenue statilon on 9th Street  on the massive concrete IND structure used by the F and G trains today, but opened with the A, a year and a half later usurped by the e, swithed to the f when the 6th Avenue Subway first opeend, then switched to the D when the IND took over the Culver elevated structure from Ditmas south to Coney Island, then back to the F when the Christie St.  connecitonj opened and the D was switched to Manhattan Bridge and  the Brighton.  The G was extened from Smith-9th to Churth in this Century.

The one before is looking soiuth frojm the south end of the southboud local platform on the Brighton Line with a northboiund Q shown, the first stationj south of Newkirk Avenue.  After I inspect a map I might return with the station name.  The D used to use the express tracks, now it is the B.

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Posted by Firelock76 on Sunday, June 5, 2016 8:34 AM

The little feller's on the far right side, under the facing awning of that tower and sitting on what looks like a steel girder.  Look for the orange dot.

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Posted by Electroliner 1935 on Sunday, June 5, 2016 5:50 PM

Ok, How does the Lion get to such a spot without violating all Rules & Regulations? Does its minions use a fishing pole to get him positioned?

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Posted by Firelock76 on Sunday, June 5, 2016 8:37 PM

Ahhhhh, the Lion has powers.....

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Posted by daveklepper on Sunday, June 5, 2016 10:06 PM

The 168th Street station pix is on the lower level, reached by elevators, used by the 1train, (IRT), not the upper level used by the A and C, now.  Cannot figure out whether we are on the southbound platform looking over at the northbound, or visa-versa, however.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Monday, June 6, 2016 6:51 AM

Firelock76

Ahhhhh, the Lion has powers.....

 

 

Apparently so... as there was no LION in that photo.

But seeing as people expect LIONS, there is one in this photo.

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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 Electroliner 1935 on Monday, June 6, 2016 4:58 PM

On the car's step? My Lord.

 

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Posted by Firelock76 on Monday, June 6, 2016 5:13 PM

There's no Lion in that photo?  Then who's sitting on that (what looks like) a rusty girder that appears to be coming out of the tower window?  That fuzzy orange mane is unmistakable!

Or maybe the Lion DOES have powers, if he's operating independantly of the Broadway Lion, and without the BL's knowledge!

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 9:34 AM

LION enlarged the photo in question, and guess what? THERE IS A LION IN THE PHOTO! RIGHT WHERE ewe said it was. He must have been up there for a wild.

 

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Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 9:41 AM

OK, LION is hiding on this photo of the old Myrtle Avenue interlocking tower. The rest of the southern part of the Myrtle line is long gone but this old US&S lever tower remains, albeit with nothing to do.

This part of the structure was not removed because it is part of the existing Jamaica and Metropolitan Avenue lines and is required for the structural integrity thereof.

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 10:01 AM

ROAR (in HO scale)

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Here there be cats.                                LIONS with CAMERAS

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Posted by Firelock76 on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 5:10 PM

Probably the only subway in North Dakota, aside from the sandwich shops. 

I see 'im, sitting on top of the stairway, waiting to pounce....

Nice lookin' layout!  I believe you have a website concerning the same, don't you?  I'm sure we'd all enjoy a look.

Silly me, I just clicked on "Route of the Broadway Lion," and there it is!  I'm going to spend some time enjoying the site!

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Thursday, June 9, 2016 7:06 AM

LION needs to come to Chicago and inspect the L.  I'm not sure how he would react to the grade crossings on the Douglas Park and Ravenswood lines.

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Posted by daveklepper on Friday, June 10, 2016 1:33 AM

[quote user="BroadwayLion"]

OK, LION is hiding on this photo of the old Myrtle Avenue interlocking tower. The rest of the southern part of the Myrtle line is long gone but this old US&S lever tower remains, albeit with nothing to do.

This part of the structure was not removed because it is part of the existing Jamaica and Metropolitan Avenue lines and is required for the structural integrity thereof.

ROAR

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Also houses some electrical/electornic equipment not relocated when the tower ceased to be manned and switch control for the Broadwaqy Elevated flat junction for Metropolitan Avenue and Jamaica lines relocated to a model board at the Control Center.
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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, June 11, 2016 11:23 AM

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

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Posted by BroadwayLion on Saturday, June 11, 2016 11:27 AM

LION is indeed passing through Chicago this summer...

Him will be passing through CHI (Empire Builder to Capitol Limited) on August 17th. Comes in at 3:55 pm (sic) and departs at 6:40 pm.

 

Him do that in reverse on the Aug 30... Ar 8:45 AM, depart at 2:15 PM,

Not much time to visit the L, but I shall certainly try.

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Posted by Firelock76 on Saturday, June 11, 2016 12:52 PM

BroadwayLion

 

I see 'im, staying (very wisely I might add) in the doorway of that facing vestibule so he won't be a cat on a hot tin roof.

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