Y2Julio Posted September 30, 2009 Share #1 Posted September 30, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted September 30, 2009 Share #2 Posted September 30, 2009 Seriously cool. I'm glad that moses wasn't allowed to shut down this operation. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaback9 Posted September 30, 2009 Share #3 Posted September 30, 2009 Nice video!:tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediccjh Posted October 1, 2009 Share #4 Posted October 1, 2009 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted October 1, 2009 ah, that video isn't mine. I wish it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted October 5, 2009 Share #6 Posted October 5, 2009 So what happens if a car cuts off the train?or tries to pass it somehow? Ive always thought that street-running area to be kinda dangerous. Is there enough SBK trackage left for it to even be used for anything? I heard somewhere that a lot of it was ripped up a few years back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted October 5, 2009 Share #7 Posted October 5, 2009 So what happens if a car cuts off the train?or tries to pass it somehow? Ive always thought that street-running area to be kinda dangerous. Is there enough SBK trackage left for it to even be used for anything? I heard somewhere that a lot of it was ripped up a few years back Not all freight can take the ~1.5 week detour up the hudson. This is just a small reminder of the vast car float operations once in place in the NY harbor. If a car tries to cut off the loco/train the car will be damaged and need repair. Street running is only as dangerous as people make it. It used to be the de-factor standard across the country, with streetcars in most towns and every city, even across some bridges. The tracks are not ripped up, however unused spurs may have been paved over. Removing street tracks takes a lot of money and effort, so usually they are paved over & left in place. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted October 5, 2009 Share #8 Posted October 5, 2009 The tracks are not ripped up, however unused spurs may have been paved over. - A SBK'S main line went from 39th Street BMT yard to Coney Island Yard and all of that is gone. About 4 or 5 years ago they ripped up all the track that was under the Culver line on MacDonald Av. Back in the 80's they ripped up the tracks along 13th Av that had been under the Culver Shuttle line. The only section of SBK trackage around is the yard behind Cosco, the connection to the West End Line, and some tracks on 2nd and 1st Av. NYC DOT has a thing for tripping up old tracks around the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted October 5, 2009 Share #9 Posted October 5, 2009 NYC DOT has a thing for tripping up old tracks around the city. :mad: - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R44 5278 Posted October 6, 2009 Share #10 Posted October 6, 2009 That's the exact reason why the TTC uses a narrow gauge system vs a normal gauge system. But anyhow, good catch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted October 6, 2009 Share #11 Posted October 6, 2009 That's the exact reason why the TTC uses a narrow gauge system vs a normal gauge system. But anyhow, good catch! What reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediccjh Posted October 6, 2009 Share #12 Posted October 6, 2009 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted October 6, 2009 Share #13 Posted October 6, 2009 I have a question about the streetside track. If there are no switches on the street, how do the trains switch and choose which track to take? There are a few of them on 1 Av in the 40s. They do have switches, atlest last time I was down there they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share #14 Posted October 6, 2009 They do have switches, atlest last time I was down there they did.Yes, They still have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted October 6, 2009 Share #15 Posted October 6, 2009 Yes, They still have them. I think that they have trolley switches in most areas in the street. A trolley switch is a switch that only has one movable point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share #16 Posted October 6, 2009 I think that they have trolley switches in most areas in the street. A trolley switch is a switch that only has one movable point. They have throw switches as well but not on the streets themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted October 6, 2009 Share #17 Posted October 6, 2009 They have throw switches as well but not on the streets themselves. Correct, a switch stand would get destroyed if it were in the middle of 1st Av. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediccjh Posted October 7, 2009 Share #18 Posted October 7, 2009 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted October 7, 2009 Share #19 Posted October 7, 2009 ah single point switches...fun fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share #20 Posted October 7, 2009 ah single point switches...fun fununless it's at BERA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted October 8, 2009 Share #21 Posted October 8, 2009 Well they are fun when your trolly has normal trolley profile wheels like, dare I say.... a CONNCO Car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted October 8, 2009 Share #22 Posted October 8, 2009 unless it's at BERA ESPECIALLY at BERA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R44 5278 Posted October 8, 2009 Share #23 Posted October 8, 2009 What reason? Running commuter train locomotives on the city streets. Back then, the TTC was afraid that the Toronto St Railway (long defunct) would run steam locomotives and freight trains on the city streets as they did in NYC. I was actually wrong about the TTC trolley gauge as it's actually a broad gauge, not a narrow gauge system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubwayGuy Posted October 8, 2009 Share #24 Posted October 8, 2009 Running commuter train locomotives on the city streets. Back then, the TTC was afraid that the Toronto St Railway (long defunct) would run steam locomotives and freight trains on the city streets as they did in NYC. I was actually wrong about the TTC trolley gauge as it's actually a broad gauge, not a narrow gauge system. The gauge won't have anything to do with the likelihood of accidents. Drivers' awareness, the length of trains, and the speed of trains and vehicles through the area are the only things that will affect it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R44 5278 Posted October 8, 2009 Share #25 Posted October 8, 2009 The gauge won't have anything to do with the likelihood of accidents. Drivers' awareness, the length of trains, and the speed of trains and vehicles through the area are the only things that will affect it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_streetcar_system Go down to gauge. Also this: http://transit.toronto.on.ca/streetcar/4002.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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