Bracamonte Posted September 8, 2008 Share #1 Posted September 8, 2008 Does anyone recognize this station. Here a train is laid up. http://ofb.net/~epstein/sl/0407/20040726-wtrain-length.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted September 8, 2008 Share #2 Posted September 8, 2008 City hall lower level or Astoria ditmas, Amtrak above it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UlmerPark B6 Posted September 8, 2008 Share #3 Posted September 8, 2008 Does anyone recognize this station. Here a train is laid up. http://ofb.net/~epstein/sl/0407/20040726-wtrain-length.jpg It is the old- BMT City Hall Station below current-City Hall Station. welcome to NYCTF. Introduce yourself at "New Members Introductions" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted September 8, 2008 Share #4 Posted September 8, 2008 It is the old- BMT City Hall Station below current-City Hall Station. welcome to NYCTF. Introduce yourself at "New Members Introductions" knw it, so whats the point of having a train parked there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-Trizzy2609 Posted September 8, 2008 Share #5 Posted September 8, 2008 Does anyone recognize this station. Here a train is laid up. http://ofb.net/~epstein/sl/0407/20040726-wtrain-length.jpg This is the other side of Lexington/63rd Street. Note the size of the roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bracamonte Posted September 8, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted September 8, 2008 This is the other side of Lexington/63rd Street. Note the size of the roof. How do you know? Have you been there? City hall lower level or Astoria ditmas, Amtrak above it? Wrong, that station looks nothing like City Hall Lower. An what came out of your head thinking that's Astoria Ditmars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted September 8, 2008 Share #7 Posted September 8, 2008 That is not City Hall, but it is 63rd and Lex which technically is not abandon, it has just not been used YET. You can tell by the arched roof and the brick work. On the other side would be the train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted September 8, 2008 Share #8 Posted September 8, 2008 That is not City Hall, but it is 63rd and Lex. You can tell by the arched roof and the brick work. On the other side would be the train. looks like u right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-Trizzy2609 Posted September 9, 2008 Share #9 Posted September 9, 2008 How do you know? Have you been there? Yes once during a TOMC trip one of the stops were the other side of Lexington. The is going to use it when the Second Avenue Subway opens in 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted September 9, 2008 Share #10 Posted September 9, 2008 Did you stand on the platform and walk up the huge stairs that are an emergency exit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted September 9, 2008 Share #11 Posted September 9, 2008 Yes once during a TOMC trip one of the stops were the other side of Lexington. The is going to use it when the Second Avenue Subway opens in 2015. You mean before 2011? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-Trizzy2609 Posted September 9, 2008 Share #12 Posted September 9, 2008 Did you stand on the platform and walk up the huge stairs that are an emergency exit? We weren't allowed off the train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-Trizzy2609 Posted September 9, 2008 Share #13 Posted September 9, 2008 You mean before 2011? no 2015 cuz the Second Ave Line is always being delayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaica Express Posted September 9, 2008 Share #14 Posted September 9, 2008 well lets hope it reaches 96 st by 2011 and 125st by 2015...it still amazes me that one of the world's largest & busiest subway systems struggles so much with completing a subway line on a 20-mile island that has been in the planning since the 1940's:( ....and here I am still hoping that I will live to see the reach Springfield Blvd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bracamonte Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share #15 Posted September 9, 2008 More pics of the unused side can be found here. http://www.satanslaundromat.com/sl/archives/000367.html and here http://www.ltvsquad.com/Missions/Tunnels/Subways/Northside/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted September 9, 2008 Share #16 Posted September 9, 2008 This tunnel deep beneath Manhattan was bored in the 1970s as a provision for the still-unbuilt Second Avenue subway and has only rarely been used by passenger trains. Here, in one of the deepest portions of the New York subway system, a W train, far from its assigned route, snoozes on an abandoned platform; its lights are off but its air conditioning occasionally kicks in. Case close although yours still open\ N-Trizzy2609 congrates me mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bracamonte Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share #17 Posted September 9, 2008 Is there anyway to go through the doors of the in-use platform to the unused platform? There's a tiny chance you might find one of them open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted September 9, 2008 Share #18 Posted September 9, 2008 This is the other side of Lexington/63rd Street. Note the size of the roof. it HAS to be 63rd... city hall is usually dark and has 2 island platforms, nd 3 tracks notice dat da platform is not finished while city hall lower is abandoned/disused, almost everything was built well lets hope it reaches 96 st by 2011 and 125st by 2015...it still amazes me that one of the world's largest & busiest subway systems struggles so much with completing a subway line on a 20-mile island that has been in the planning since the 1940's:( ....and here I am still hoping that I will live to see the reach Springfield Blvd SAS was actually planned with the IND Second System which was 1929 Don't even get me started on the Turner Plan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-Trizzy2609 Posted September 10, 2008 Share #19 Posted September 10, 2008 I was the only one to guess right! Thanks Mark. Anyways to answer your question, 63rd Street has many doors to it in-use portions and the platform. If you notice with the false walls removed, the platform is VERY wide probably wider then Queensboro Plaza. And when the comes through, it will look so much more futuristic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted September 10, 2008 Share #20 Posted September 10, 2008 Is there anyway to go through the doors of the in-use platform to the unused platform? There's a tiny chance you might find one of them open. Unless you have key or a TA vest and flagging lights, I would say that your chance of getting in there is slim. Also I know that a while ago some Euro Trash painted a full 4 car set of R46s back there. If you do venture back there, there might be vandal squad officers staking it out. Also clear up and look out for the candy stripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted September 10, 2008 Share #21 Posted September 10, 2008 Unless you have key or a TA vest and flagging lights, I would say that your chance of getting in there is slim. Also I know that a while ago some Euro Trash painted a full 4 car set of R46s back there. If you do venture back there, there might be vandal squad officers staking it out. Also clear up and look out for the candy stripe. The doors that lead to abandoned trackage or waled off platforms & etc usually require a key they dont sell on the mass market. There is one with a doorknob though if i remember correctly, but i wouldn't go into it. Probably dangerous & filthy. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo M 201 Posted September 10, 2008 Share #22 Posted September 10, 2008 Is there anyway to go through the doors of the in-use platform to the unused platform? There's a tiny chance you might find one of them open. Its best to find an entrance from the streets, or go late nights when there isn't many people around. It takes lots of planning to do this kind of venturing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted September 11, 2008 Share #23 Posted September 11, 2008 Hell, why wait for midnight. I went once during the mid day with a TA vest, my lighthawk flashlight (like the one signal maintainers use) and my amber flagging lantern. It was easy to get in, but I was so nervous I didn't take any picture. I hope to get back there next time I'm in the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Beach Posted September 11, 2008 Share #24 Posted September 11, 2008 Thats gotta be City Hall station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted September 12, 2008 Share #25 Posted September 12, 2008 What, its already been determined that it is 63rd/ Lexington Ave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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