overclocked 803 #1 Posted August 13, 2012 Today marks the day when I visited all of the lines of The New York City Subway. Thus the system was a sort of frontier to me, which as of today is closed. A sad event on one side, on the other, there are systems nation-wide, which in fact is the new, even larger frontier. Ohh the photos Nassau Concourse This is really old poster from 1940's by Amelia Opdyke "Oppy" Very sentimental place for me, thus two pics Myrtle 4 car 160's feel very odd Ohh and Arnies underground (and R42) Few recent good pics Not Fastrack related Where do we go from here...? 21 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GojiMet86 4,697 #2 Posted August 13, 2012 Cool pics! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tvega961 1,411 #3 Posted August 13, 2012 Excellent. Excellent Shots Man! Great seeing you today! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
overclocked 803 #4 Posted August 13, 2012 Excellent. Excellent Shots Man! Great seeing you today! Thank you, It was nice to see fellow fans today. Ohh and nice Arnies pics Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe C 97 #5 Posted August 13, 2012 Great shots!love the train shot at Bowery. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark1447 685 #6 Posted August 13, 2012 Love it! Great Shot! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m7zanr160s 239 #7 Posted August 13, 2012 Nice shots! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alejr88 327 #8 Posted August 13, 2012 Love the BMT Myrtle Line shots..even the IND Fulton and IND Concourse look nice! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacemak3r 1,351 #9 Posted August 13, 2012 Crisp photos. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R44 CNG 473 #10 Posted August 13, 2012 Excellent Pics! Was this all shot in RAW? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
overclocked 803 #11 Posted August 13, 2012 Excellent Pics! Was this all shot in RAW? Yes they were all shot in RAW indeed. BTW thanks everyone for warm comments Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quill Depot 1,570 #12 Posted August 13, 2012 Amazing photos! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RFC 95 #13 Posted August 15, 2012 Excellent shots. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilbluefoxie 820 #14 Posted August 15, 2012 you were at Grant Ave? I didnt see ya (I was on that R9 train last sunday) I know there was another railfan at B 105 St. Excellent photos, as for whats next, theres always the Long Island Railroad and Metro-North 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
overclocked 803 #15 Posted August 15, 2012 you were at Grant Ave? I didnt see ya (I was on that R9 train last sunday) I know there was another railfan at B 105 St. Excellent photos, as for whats next, theres always the Long Island Railroad and Metro-North Yep, all the way at the south end on the Southbound side. Thanks. I was thinking more of rapid transit, I got some ideas of Boston and D.C. but those are just ideas for now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilbluefoxie 820 #16 Posted August 16, 2012 Yep, all the way at the south end on the Southbound side. Thanks. I was thinking more of rapid transit, I got some ideas of Boston and D.C. but those are just ideas for now Theyre both expensive to get to, Amtrak isnt cheap, and you would need to get yourself a hotel room. Unless you have freinds in those places you can stay with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
overclocked 803 #17 Posted August 16, 2012 Theyre both expensive to get to, Amtrak isnt cheap, and you would need to get yourself a hotel room. Unless you have freinds in those places you can stay with. For those reasons I have listed them as ideas, as the financial requirement is overwhelming for someone who soon will be "broke college student" once more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brighton Express 567 #18 Posted August 19, 2012 Wow that on the Concourse Express looks SHINY. And I think I gotta rob that from you for my desktop background. My man that is simply STUNNING. How on earth do you get them to come out so clear? I wish all my pictures looked like that. But that one is on the money. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
overclocked 803 #19 Posted August 19, 2012 Wow that on the Concourse Express looks SHINY. And I think I gotta rob that from you for my desktop background. My man that is simply STUNNING. How on earth do you get them to come out so clear? I wish all my pictures looked like that. But that one is on the money. Thank you. About the pics, you get as much as you paid for, and it applies to everything in this world, not just photos. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MHV9218 5,213 #20 Posted August 23, 2012 I know I'm late, but these are really, really good. Incredible atmosphere in these shots, you really "got" the system. Genuinely impressive stuff. That 40s poster is a crackup, what station is that from? Reminds me of the 1940s "IND Lines" subway entrance at West 4th St uncovefed after the decades old newsstand got taken down. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
realizm 4,456 #21 Posted August 23, 2012 Just saw it too. Really, really like the first few pics on the Nasau Street Line, the Williamsburg etc. That's a piece of New York history right there, very fitting given the title of the thread. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan05979 1,028 #22 Posted August 23, 2012 Today marks the day when I visited all of the lines of The New York City Subway. Thus the system was a sort of frontier to me, which as of today is closed. A sad event on one side, on the other, there are systems nation-wide, which in fact is the new, even larger frontier. Whats Closed? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
overclocked 803 #23 Posted August 23, 2012 I know I'm late, but these are really, really good. Incredible atmosphere in these shots, you really "got" the system. Genuinely impressive stuff. That 40s poster is a crackup, what station is that from? Reminds me of the 1940s "IND Lines" subway entrance at West 4th St uncovefed after the decades old newsstand got taken down. Thank you, the poster is from 170th St. Concourse line. More info on these posters can be found here http://classic.forgo.../subwaysun.html Today marks the day when I visited all of the lines of The New York City Subway. Thus the system was a sort of frontier to me, which as of today is closed. A sad event on one side, on the other, there are systems nation-wide, which in fact is the new, even larger frontier. Whats Closed? Nothing literally. Simply put a frontier was a driving spirit of American people of the last century, a sense of having unknown and unsettled, virgin lands. When all of the land was well discovered, this lead to a closure of frontier, since there was no more discoveries to be made, which in turn caused the same people to become bit upset and lose enthusiasm in discoveries. The subway system was in retrospect a similar frontier for me, which closed when I visited every corner of it. Hope i didn't make it even less clear. More on frontier if interested http://en.wikipedia....Frontier_Thesis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cyberider 66 #24 Posted August 24, 2012 Excellent photos! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Princelex 266 #25 Posted August 25, 2012 Wow, those are some FABULOUS pics man! I love them, I really do! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
