jon2305 Posted March 30 Share #1 Posted March 30 (edited) I came across this video on YT (Credit to CBS New York). At some point or another we've heard stories of how loud the NYC subway's are and can be. But what's your take on this... Edited March 30 by jon2305 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchytectAnthony Posted March 30 Share #2 Posted March 30 That noise is due to the el structures being made of steel and the way the tracks are directly bolted to the steel. Not to mention the F train's curve. Maybe dampeners in the track or sound barriers (covering the entire structure to be effective) could be installed to reduce this. But unless if the entire el structure is rebuilt with concrete or magically buried underground (which neither will ever happen because of costs and topography), then the noise will continue to persist in some way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacster Posted March 30 Share #3 Posted March 30 That's the background sound of eating hot dogs. They wouldn't taste as good without it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenSin Posted March 30 Share #4 Posted March 30 Sounds like they want to not have subway service for 74 years. I’ve heard work trains honk their horns in the evenings, screeching of trains coming from West 8 Street, and clanking of wheels over Neptune Avenue into the creek in Coney Island for several decades. The trains have been there before I was even born. My family knew what kind of experience they were buying when we moved in. I would also love for the elevated lines to be replaced, with a better elevated line or an underground one. But such projects are generational now, and those who get it started never live to see it done. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted March 30 Share #5 Posted March 30 I wonder if Simpson St on the had the noise problem before. Or that it's different compared to what's seen for Coney Island. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<6>PelhamExp Posted March 30 Share #6 Posted March 30 1 hour ago, Calvin said: I wonder if Simpson St on the had the noise problem before. Or that it's different compared to what's seen for Coney Island. IIRC, the building that is on the corner of Westchester Avenue & Southern Blvd, which the and get extremely close to as its making its way into Simpson Street Station is not used for residential purposes. That building, I would assume, can probably feel the train as it is rounding that curve. There are a few other residential buildings in the immediate area, however, I don't know how loud it gets for them. I will say that it gets extremely loud under the El when the train is rounding that curve. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale188 Posted March 31 Share #7 Posted March 31 4 hours ago, Calvin said: I wonder if Simpson St on the had the noise problem before. Or that it's different compared to what's seen for Coney Island. It's not as loud as Stillwell right now. I can take the Simpson curve, but I stay far away from Stillwell's curve between itself and West 8 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted April 1 Share #8 Posted April 1 (edited) When that resident said "for the short term they might lower the speed" well they could... They have speed restrictions on the entering and leaving west 8th street.. Now that train... Another matter... Edited April 1 by RTOMan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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