Trying to start Railfanning again

[Daniel The Cool]

I'm going to start fanning again since its been awhile since I took photos and videos of the trains and buses.

 

Here's my question

 

Would like to know whats the best things/areas/portions to railfan on the following lines:

 

Help will be appreciated. It's been atleast almost a month since I did some fanning.

 

 

Daniel

[553 Bridgeton]

Eliminate the and your good. Any of those routes are good. Pelham Line is the best out of all of them.

[NX Express]

Would like to know whats the best things/areas/portions to railfan on the following lines:

-Rockaways

-uhh...IDK

-West End Line, Manhattan Bridge

-Culver Line, QBL

(J)/(Z)-not sure

-not sure

-Sea Beach FTW, Astoria

-not sure

-Any elevated station, preferably 225 St or 207 St

-not sure

-Queensboro Plaza, Willets-Main St

[R323776]

Daniel, for the C try West 4th or 14th Street, for the J/Z, try Lorimer Street, for the orange M, try Seneca Avenue, the R, try Lawrence Street, and the 6, try Whitlock Avenue.

[EE Broadway Local]

(J)/(Z): Broad Street, Willy B., Myrtle Avenue, "Broadway Junction". Crescent Street, Cypress Hills, 121st Street;

 

: Metropolitan Avenue, Fresh Pond Road, Myrtle Avenue, Willy B., West Fourth Street-Washington Square, 47th-50th Streets-Rockerfeller Center, Queens Plaza

 

: Van Siclen Avenue, Shepherd Avenue, Utica Avenue, Nostrand Avenue, Hoyt-Schmerhorn Streets, High Street, Broadway-Nassau Street, West Fourth Street-Washington Square, 34th Street-Pennsylvania Station, 50th Street.

[Melvin]

- 125th St, 168th St, Dyckman St, 225th St

- Parkchester

- Dyckman St, Entire elevated section (Weird lay-ups sometimes on Dyckman, including R44s and R160s)

- Marcy St, Myrtle Ave, Knickerbocker Ave, Broadway Junction

[Law]

125th St Viaduct, or when it becomes elevated (north of Dyckman St)

The Rockaways

Around 9th Av by 36st yard, the whole West End Line

Smith St, the whole Culver Line

Sea Beach Line - Astoria Line

Unfortunately the whole route is underground not many great shots (Try City Hall)

[MainStreetBound7]

I'm going to start fanning again since its been awhile since I took photos and videos of the trains and buses.

 

Here's my question

 

Would like to know whats the best things/areas/portions to railfan on the following lines:

 

Help will be appreciated. It's been atleast almost a month since I did some fanning.

 

 

Daniel

 

: try the rockaways

: nothing I can think of

: OVERDONE!!

: Anywhere outside

: Williamsburg Bridge or anywhere outside

: Myrtle Ave

: Anywhere between Queens Boro PLZ and Astoria Ditmars, Or anywhere outside in Brooklyn.

: Nowhere, its all underground. Unless theres a G.O

: IDK

: Try 207th or 215th

: Go up to Pelham

: Queens boro plz, 33rd street, 46th street, 52nd street, 103rd street, Willets Point

[KNIGHTRIDER3:16]

(G)o hit up Jamaica -Archer Ave buses

line lower Manhattan great chioces

Hit up SIRR

[R44 CNG]

(G)o hit up Jamaica -Archer Ave buses

 

Yes what he said,

 

Hillside and Merrick Blvd lotta buses turnin

 

We got:

 

Orion V/CNG/ex Bee Line/LIB CNG

Orion VII OG

Orion VII NG/LIB CNG

MCI's

RTS

 

:tup:

[Urbanfortitude]

How about that excursion to New Lots you had talked about doin a while back?

[lilbluefoxie]

the ride out down towards broad channel is a great ride.

im never usually on it more than 2-3 stops, because its 8 cars, really any stop is a good photo stop.

The express segment along 4th avenue was fun to ride.

The Queens Blvd segment is good, im not usually on the or 6th avenue for that matter that often

On weekends go to 111 St to see one of the R42s laid up on the middle track. The curves in cypress hills are fun to ride thru.

Any part is good for photos because of the 8 car sets.

The Astoria line and hte Manhattan bridge segments as well as the sea beach segment are good.

Queens Blvd is your best place for photos

Same as J

South Ferry has great photo ops

the 4 and 5 are better

I dont have much experience on teh 7

[mark1447]

Besides saying your gonna really start again, i wanna see it first as Ive heard this many times from you and it happens for the first time and fails. Even with the suggestions people are giving you.

[PATCOman]

 

-- anyplace which is NOT between 145 Street and 59 Street!!!

[YankeesPwnMets]

Anything other than the ( or the CPW line

[2 Train Master]

-207th,145th,14th St(back of platform S/;),W4,Jay St-Metrotech(back of outbound and north of inbound),Rockaway Blvd,Rockaways.

©the entire line

-West End

(J)/(Z) Broadway Junction-Marcy Av

pretty much elevated

Brooklyn Bridge,the entire Pelham El(except Pelham Bay Pk)

[Cait Sith]

Eliminate the and your good. Any of those routes are good. Pelham Line is the best out of all of them.

 

↑ What he said.

[IRT Bronx Express]

If you actually want to accomplish a successful railfan trip, don't change your mind later on and say that you'll cancel this trip for whatever reason. Plan how you want it to turn out and stick with it, and make it exciting. :tup:

[Fresh Pond]

Here's some of my favorites where I frequenty go to late nights & weekends...

 

: Howard Bch, 190 St, Rockaway Blvd, Aqueduct-N.conduit

: the entire Brighton Line

: 163-Amsterdam, 125 St, Clinton-Washington, Spring, 50 St

: Bedford Pk Bl, 9 Av, 62 St , 71 St

: World Trade Ctr, 23-Ely

: Parsons (aim here on weekends), Roosevelt Is, Lex-63, 21-Qeensbridge, Culver Viaduct, Ditmas, Neptune

: Bedford-Nostrand, 21-Van Alst, Flushing Av, Broadway (still a nice station), Fulton St, Bergen StCulver Viaduct

: 111 St, Cypress Hills, Crescent, Alabama, Myrtle-Bway, Broad

: 3 Av, Myrtle-Wyckoff, Wilson (SB), Broadway Jct, Atlantic, Livonia, E 105

: almost any Queens Bl station, Essex St, 23 St-Ely, Myrtle-Bway, Myrtle-Wyckoff, Seneca, Fresh Pond, Metropolitan

: Sea Beach is overrated, try Astoria end

: Entire Brighton & Astoria lines

: nothing really

Franklin : Park Pl, Botanic Garden

: Dyckaman, 225, 125, 145, 238

(2)/(5): White Plains Rd & Dyre Lines

145, 148, Sutter-Rutland, Junius

: Jerome line

: Westchester Sq, Parkchester

: Mets-Willets Pt, 111 St Junction Bl, Queensboro Plz, 45 Rd, Hunterspoint, Grand Central

[Grand Concourse]

-- anyplace which is NOT between 145 Street and 59 Street!!!

 

Agreed. is fine only if it's Brooklyn.