What are /r/nycrail's favorite Products & Services?

From 3.5 billion Reddit comments

Little Neck doesn't have turnaround facilities though, while Great Neck does (a pocket turnaround track, per this PDF posted a few months back). I don't see the advantage to move most express trains' first stop down to Little Neck from Great Neck, especially when the MTA of today is investing to extend the pocket track at Great Neck (video link, will be done in 2016!!!).

Ah, good idea. I'm thinking somthing like Myrtle Av (JMZ) to Utica (AC) to Utica (34) to Brighton (BQ) then up through coney island if that's possible.

I used Inkscape, by the way. Just imported the official map.

Android was pretty tough to get going. Here's the first release. I'll be making incremental improvements.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.htandroid

As far as buying train tickets, I'd use the app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mta.mobileapp but you can also use a ticket machine at the station if you like. On-board fares are higher.

I've heard good things about Citymapper and nycTrans, but I don't have personal experience.

Even with the handheld fan that I take everywhere—and I maintain that it is essential for anyone using the subway—it was so miserable at Herald Square today that I got on the first Broadway train to arrive, didn't care which, even though I'd wanted the R. Forgot the N was local in Manhattan today, so I got to where I wanted anyway, though I'd have been perfectly happy to ride it all the way to Atlantic and back just to cool off :P

Hiya,

This comment got caught by Reddit filters for whatever reason. I've approved it, and will chuck /u/Bad_Account_Name a ping so they can see van's recommendation here.

Also, for whatever reason, the added query data results in a broken link. Here's a link that (currently) works: https://www.amazon.com/Subway-Curiosities-Secrets-Unofficial-History/dp/0762467908/

>1- isn't the location of the post office past the end of the platforms or at the very least right at the end? Wont this create a huge choke point for boarding and exiting trains? It's a top 3 issue with Penn that didn't seem like it's been solved and possibly worse.

The escalators in the new train hall are several cars east of the end of the middle platforms, and near the end of the platforms for tracks 5/6 and 15/16. The middle tracks are 17 cars long, so they will probably adjust stopping positions.

https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/40.75109/-73.99507&layers=T

>2- LIRR and Amtrak passengers will still be walking through the older sections of Penn to get to the subways or just to avoid some street level walking due to weather or safety. What does the new section actually solve besides alleviating some congestion when waiting and some nicer dining and design amenities?

Additional escalators and stairs will help people clear the platforms faster, but yes this does not really solve Penn's problems other than Penn being a dungeon to wait in.

If you’re interested, there’s a great series of books with pictures showing the demolition of the entire line. There are tons of great pictures on these that can’t be found online. A solid purchase if you ask me.

/u/Tuttikanaynee

/u/DickStrangler445

Amazing list. Consider submitting missing or recently re-opened subway entrances to OpenStreetMap, or just tell me about missing ones.

>the station is in the valley. That's why I wondered how they did it without diving down. The station is under the 155th bridge.

https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/40.83013/-73.93768

This might help you understand it.

Turn on map data in the layers menu, as some of the following data is not rendered in the standard map. There is a collection of data that I found to help me map this:

- Ventilation grates on the Bronx side

- Emergency exit near those grates (you can often see yellow pads in the street or ground with satellite imagery - you can also see the exits lit up inside the tunnels)

- Ventilation grates on the Manhattan side just outside the 155th St station entrance

- Video: the station is on a fairly gentle curve

- Emergency exit north of 145th Street is just south of the curve

I combine this data also with the RFW videos and estimate curves. For example, if heading east into the Bronx, the curve to align with 161st Street is just after the emergency exit, which is easy to see in the ground. Another example: if heading north from 145th Street, there is an emergency exit before the curve, and I can see the yellow pad on the street.

open street map does the overground pretty well. But tunnels not as much (since crowd sourced)...
Unfortunately https://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/data/ still doesn't have line maps just station locations (last time I looked anyway)...

If you do, keep the camera steady and record more than 8 seconds of video.

Location is roughly here: https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=8ac976df-57a6-4812-bad0-c661ea5ddafe&cp=40.775174~-73.911855&lvl=19&dir=239.42955&pi=0.2917518&style=x&mo=om.1~z.0&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027

Please invest in a gimbal for your phone. The video is so shaky it’s unwatchable. You can get one for less than $100. Also consider either adding your narration to the video afterwards while you’re editing it, or invest in a better mic for your phone.

I don't use an ad blocker. If you look at the Play Store reviews it seems to have stopped working for a LOT of people around the beginning of June.

hey there! if you're looking for an exciting gameplay but with reaaaallly casual game mechanics, try out OneMan on iOS or Android!

Android was pretty tough to get going. Here's the first release. I'll be making incremental improvements.

​

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.htandroid

This video's conclusion is wrong. Being heard never builds tunnels, and it never has.

Where's Alexander Cassat and the Pennsylvania Railroad when you need them?! https://www.amazon.com/Conquering-Gotham-Building-Station-Tunnels/dp/0143113240

Unless you're above ground in the outer boroughs, I don't think it would be reliable for live audio. You will either have dropouts between stations, or high latency. Or both. Try an inexpensive scanner.

I assume you're referring to this one?

Interesting, seems like a pretty cool app. It does show at least one train (2707, the 11:18 a.m. weekday Montauk to Jamaica) going via the Central Branch even though it doesn't stop at Hicksville or Mineola.

Any idea where the app gets that info from?