I ❤the IRT Lex, especially the complex flying junction between 116th and just past 125th. I recall a time about 30 years ago when there were multiple tracks being worked on simultaneously. You could see the trackway ramping configuration all brightly lit up, a rare treat. Briefly, there was a spot where the trains were on three levels as the local uptown Pelham snaked its way up to the upper level @125th St station.
@@deanbianco4982 Then you might've seen the work done on the center express track on the Pelham line in the Bronx; back in 1971, I remember that track as being built to railroad-style appearances with full length ties, no safety trench between the rails. In the videos from the "Welcome to an Experience" channel, I see the work they've performed....
That is correct. Keep in mind the N,Q,R,W south of 9th street and the Lexington 4,5,6 north of 45th Street are essentially the same line with sections 5 and 6 not built and connecting the full line. This will be the topic of conversion for Part 3.
On the East Side, they added _Lexington_ Avenue between 3rd and Park as well as _Madison_ between Park and 5th. Whereas on the West Side (historically, always a bit different), the more recently added _6½_ Avenue between 6th and 7th. I _really_ hope that this catch on and we get, on the West Side, _7½_ , _8½_ , _9½_ , and _10½_ , and on the East Side, _Hamilton_ , _Concord_ , and _Jay_ . 🗽
Indeed, that’s correct. I believe we mentioned Madison as well. 6½ Avenue is a POPS, or Privately Owned Public Space add-on, based on the city’s ARA rules like Accessibility, Hours of Access, and No Commercial Setups. NYC is pretty hungry for open space, and POPS help create it without the city having to buy expensive land. So it’s possible to see a few other half Avenues. Look's at Hudson Yards. :)
There are so many subjects to cover; I believe that just covering towers/junctions would demand a separate RUclips channel unto itself.... But MAYBE an attempt can be made.
It’s a bit of underpinning involved. The issue was more of the stations and emergency egress. I’ll post some pictures of the 103 Street station being built from the street. To give a better idea visually.
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@@activelow9297 Cut Amber some slack 😅. I would hope what she’s saying and what she’s showing would outweigh everything else. I mean, she is talking over official photos schematics and documentation. Trust me she has a much better voice than the old guys behind the scenes. 😂🦺 thanks for watching.
PLEASEEEEE do flatbush ave in brooklyn. I think the 2,3,4,5 and B&Q trains sharing one street is WILD!!!
@@TheLIRRFrenchie... Correct Route 12 we can definitely cover that in a future video.
Very, very interesting! We’ll done, thank you!
@@enlightenedjohnson happy you found the information interesting.
I ❤the IRT Lex, especially the complex flying junction between 116th and just past 125th. I recall a time about 30 years ago when there were multiple tracks being worked on simultaneously. You could see the trackway ramping configuration all brightly lit up, a rare treat. Briefly, there was a spot where the trains were on three levels as the local uptown Pelham snaked its way up to the upper level @125th St station.
@@deanbianco4982 Then you might've seen the work done on the center express track on the Pelham line in the Bronx; back in 1971, I remember that track as being built to railroad-style appearances with full length ties, no safety trench between the rails.
In the videos from the "Welcome to an Experience" channel, I see the work they've performed....
@@CraigFThompson very likely so!
@@deanbianco4982 That's correct we did a post on IG covering the the 3 level section and the 125th street Station. I'll post on RUclips shortly.
Incredible content!!
Happy you found the content interesting.
Beautiful.
Wait, Lexington is build to BRT Specifications, would that mean (if you save back the platform edges) B division trains would fit inside the tunnel?
That is correct. Keep in mind the N,Q,R,W south of 9th street and the Lexington 4,5,6 north of 45th Street are essentially the same line with sections 5 and 6 not built and connecting the full line. This will be the topic of conversion for Part 3.
On the East Side, they added _Lexington_ Avenue between 3rd and Park as well as _Madison_ between Park and 5th.
Whereas on the West Side (historically, always a bit different), the more recently added _6½_ Avenue between 6th and 7th.
I _really_ hope that this catch on and we get, on the West Side, _7½_ , _8½_ , _9½_ , and _10½_ , and on the East Side, _Hamilton_ , _Concord_ , and _Jay_ .
🗽
6 1/2 Avenue I believe is actually the underground mall that now runs as far north as 54th to on the south end 47th and 6th.
Indeed, that’s correct. I believe we mentioned Madison as well. 6½ Avenue is a POPS, or Privately Owned Public Space add-on, based on the city’s ARA rules like Accessibility, Hours of Access, and No Commercial Setups. NYC is pretty hungry for open space, and POPS help create it without the city having to buy expensive land. So it’s possible to see a few other half Avenues. Look's at Hudson Yards. :)
There are so many subjects to cover; I believe that just covering towers/junctions would demand a separate RUclips channel unto itself....
But MAYBE an attempt can be made.
We can cover those topics. More around tower operations? Equipment GRS, US&S interlockings?
@@Subways_io Not only that, but track diagrams and schematics as well.
@@CraigFThompson That we can do as well.
@@Subways_io BEAUTIFUL!
When the tracks are all adjacent to each other, why isn’t the narrowness of Lexington Ave a problem?
It’s a bit of underpinning involved. The issue was more of the stations and emergency egress. I’ll post some pictures of the 103 Street station being built from the street. To give a better idea visually.
🎉
Amber's voice-over sounds AI-generated (or at least synthetic) to me. You guys aren't paying them for this, right?
Thanks for the feedback. Having voiceovers read, for us, is the proven choice to communicate our collective knowledge and professional experience, both for clear communication and, honestly, anonymity. Not everyone has the option to jump in front of or behind a camera or microphone, no matter how much we’d like to. But what I can say is that I hope the content was clear and informative. That’s our goal, and we’ll continue to get better.
Yeah, I was going to say, what does a young girl with a nyahh nyahh voice know about trains anyway?
@@activelow9297 Cut Amber some slack 😅. I would hope what she’s saying and what she’s showing would outweigh everything else. I mean, she is talking over official photos schematics and documentation. Trust me she has a much better voice than the old guys behind the scenes. 😂🦺 thanks for watching.