Railfan123 Posted November 15, 2019 Share #1 Posted November 15, 2019 Hi all. I have a question about the IRT west side line. Was walking down Broadway between 72nd and 66th st stations the other day and came to the center median where there are gratings from which you can see the subway tracks below. I eagerly awaited seeing a train go by underneath me but after maybe 15 minutes heard some and saw some reflected lights from trains on near by tracks reflect off the tracks I could see, but no trains below me. Are these tracks in use? Or did I just not wait long enough? Something else? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted November 16, 2019 Share #2 Posted November 16, 2019 First thing I would have checked for was a service distribution. The express tracks could have been out for work or down due to an emergency. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfan123 Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted November 16, 2019 I think I recall hearing that the 2 and 3 train weren't operating. But does anyone know exactly which tracks I was seeing? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted November 16, 2019 Share #4 Posted November 16, 2019 If you were on the median, then you would have been looking down at the express tracks. And if the 2 and 3 were not running, then you have youR answer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfan123 Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted November 16, 2019 That makes sense. Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railfan123 Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted December 2, 2019 Got back here saturday and even though I waited for maybe 20-30 minutes no train passed along the tracks under the grating, only those beside it. I am now 90% convinced they do not run trains along these tracks so I am no longer going to try to film them. If anyone knows otherwise I'd love to hear it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted December 3, 2019 Share #7 Posted December 3, 2019 how about you go on a day when the west side line isn’t under construction? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDTA Posted December 7, 2019 Share #8 Posted December 7, 2019 There's a 5th track just north of and south of 72nd St that's used to crossover between the local and express tracks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainmaster5 Posted December 7, 2019 Share #9 Posted December 7, 2019 3 hours ago, CDTA said: There's a 5th track just north of and south of 72nd St that's used to crossover between the local and express tracks. Great observation. Could be where the OP was standing at. My personal experience on the and back in the day in the afternoon the sunlight would shine through southbound. Depending on the season I could actually see the steel dust floating in the air because the sunlight reflected it so clearly. Carry on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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