That wasn't original. The spur the R takes was one of the first connections built from the BMT to the IND when the city took over everything. Originally, you could only go outside and up to Queensborough Plaza.
Correct. And it really wasn't ALL that long ago that the (R) ran to Astoria and the (N) Forest Hills. They switched terminals in 1987. @@jokerinthebronx
@@jokerinthebronx This connection (tracks GD1 and GD2) was the second inter-divisional connection, which opened in December 1955. The first was the Culver Line ramp in Brooklyn, connecting Church Avenue with Ditmas Ave., and that opened a year previous, in Oct. 1954.
At 29:22, one of the most obscure bits of trivia in the system. That "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" alcove to the right, just before the double crossover, was the old BMT revenue train collector access door that led into the tunnels beneath the old NYCTA Headquarters building at 370 Jay St. From there, several passageways and a secured elevator led to a then-secret counting room on the second floor. There are similar doors in tunnel walls of the IRT and the IND (a similar roll door inside the southbound local track wall in the Jay St. station is the IND's). A fleet of 8 collector trains operated to pickup money from every station, and to deliver bags of tokens to the booths before the token went away forever. The so-called "Money Trains" stopped operating in 2006 and 370 Jay St. now belongs to NYU.
Thank you so much for sharing this information with the community. It is an honor to have folks, like yourself, share the history of the genius that is the NYC Subway system; maximum respect. 🫡♾️
I’m gonna say this, I think the R is very reliable because it serves destinations that some routes don’t serve and it gives people from Bay Ridge, a one seat ride into into Manhattan
@@SamSitar it takes you to Landmark like Times Square. It takes you to landmarks like Barclays Center and what if you live in Bay Ridge, you would use the R.
@@the_elmeisterwell if you live in Bay Ridge then yes, but what you have described can also be done by trains like the N,2,3 trains and those are expresss
If you freeze it at 33:21 and look toward your right. The interlocking track was once used by the QJ and M train Nassau Street LCL. heading toward the Broad Street subway Station.
I enjoy your NYC subway videos. They're the best of all that are on TH-cam. Crystal clear, great audio and that phone app showing the train's path and the miles traveled between stations adds to the attractiveness. Thanks very much.
I used to hate the R train when I was a kid in the early 90s. They were super slow and just always had a bad time with them. Looking at them today although I have not lived in New York in quite some time, they look to be much better and I love the R160s . I also enjoyed it and love the video thank you so much welcome to an experience!! I'm also home and well thank you again for your support and amazing content to help me get through. Much love always hope you guys had an amazing new year❤❤❤
56:00 Unused trackway ramp for the never built CPW/Morningside Hghts extension that eventually was built by the IND as the Eighth Av Line. Both ramps run a few hundred feet to the north and then northwest before ending. The northbound trackway runs into the wall that was constructed in the early 70s when the Broadway Line was connected to the 63 St Line.
@@eobardthawne324 Beyond the wall at the end of the northbound unused trackway is the tunnel that carries (Q) trains to the 63 St Line and then splits off to run up Second Av.
At the time this was taken, the M was still going to Forest Hills. This was before the 63 St shutdown, so there is no transfer to the F here at Queens Plaza, the F doesn’t get a transfer until Roosevelt normally when it runs on 63 St.
@@wtaenyc yeah I can tell because I see M signs at Queens Plaza. When the F got rerouted on 53 St, they replaced the M signs with F signs and there were some white signs there. The black signs means that it’s normal service and the M had that
Wow this is a great video and I also love the annotations, tracker, everything! Never saw a front view mounted at coupler level before. Definitely subscrbing to this! Thank you for doing this video.
I’m really looking forward to return runs whenever you get to them because things get updated every time and you don’t know what you’re gonna expect each time you do a run, when you do come back to the are in the future, it’ll be a good ride, you could get passed by another D train towards Bay Ridge, for example. You do an excellent job
Thanks for posting this. The R train was part of my childhood in the early 90’s. I don’t live in NYC anymore but I love watching from the front car back when the trains had a window in the front. Reliving my youth. Thank you again.
As described in my 2024 book ("Tracks of the NYC Subway"), "Fourth Avenue, and subway tracks F1 & F2 below it, cross a fully-enclosed bridge over top of the New York & Atlantic Bay Ridge Branch, roughly where X-304 is depicted above the Bay Ridge Ave. station. This bridge has four trackways, two of which were provisions for eventually making the line to 86th St. a four track line. "The unused trackways exist on the east side of the bridge, but do not extend under Fourth Avenue itself. The existing 86th St. station would have been the “southbound” half of an express station. The existing two northbound platforms at 77th St. and Bay Ridge Ave. are built on columns, which would have been the trackways for the two additional tracks."
Sir, I don't know your name so I'll call you welcome, thank you welcome for a wonderful videos. I lived in New York and I was a kid in the early 70s boy the subways were so different back then I remembered the cars being green if I'm not mistaken. Anyways, I'm wondering if you could take a request whenever you get a chance I would appreciate a video of the fastestexpress subway train front view ride. I think I heard that it's from one of the boroughs in into Manhattan perhaps queens not sure but I'd love to see that and go for a ride. Thank you so much your work is excellent and we enjoy each and every video.
Thank you for capturing this! Brings back memories of the times I rode the R on a R-32 consist. One thing I love about having that chance was seeing how many bellmouths along the line are and future subway extensions that never took place such as at 74th-Roosevelt. The other thing that this video brings back memories of is when the M used to run down to Bay Parkway on weekday rush hours. My high school was off the M and I’d sometimes take it to downtown Brooklyn after school. I always thought it was cool how they had the R and M share the Montague Street tunnels.
if you freeze it at 38:52 and look to your right just as the R train enters the City Hall station.. You can see where part of the wall was blocked off. Might have been part of another subway line that at one time interlocked with R line entering the City Hall station..
City Hall station is a two level station. It was originally intended to terminate Manhattan local trains on the upper level and through-run Brooklyn trains from the bottom level. The terminating local station plan was scrapped very early on in favor of the upper level being used as a normal through-running station. In order to facilitate this change a ramp was constructed that drops to the level of the lower level tracks south of the station and aligns with the level of the tracks through the sharp reverse curve tunnel under Vesey St. The lower level is only used as a train storage lay-up.
An awesome ride. I finally got to ride the ramp from the 61st St tunnel to Queens Plaza. The financial district has some very circuitous tracks. Aarre Peltomaa
If you freeze it at 25:48 the interlocking track was once used by the QJ train Nassau St. LCL train interlocking with the R train and entering Dekalb Ave.. Back in the 1970's
Yes, the track coming in from the left is the normally-unused track from the Brighton Line (B2 Tk.), for Brighton-Tunnel service. Currently all Brighton service operates over the Manny-B (Q and N via B'way, B and D via 6av). If there is bridge work on a problem at Canal/Bridge they can use that track to run via the Brighton Line if necessary.
R160B R train 🔥 , what a long route and did yall peep that tunnel provision towards the possible queenslink to the rockaway beach branch after 63rd drive which slants to the right 🤔
That's the Rockaway provision built into the IND Queens Blvd Line construction. Yes, they're calling it "Queenslink" now for marketing purposes but it's been a possible route expansion since the beginning. Hopefully we see it happen.
@@urbsinhorto It would be really cool to see happen, ive done a tour of the remain parts of the branch, its really interesting, picked me up a railroad tie from the abandoned branch!
Thank you for sharing your review of how you enjoy the content. As for your question, we are currently taking care of the necessary projects to make them both a possibility. 🫡
Great question. That is the new CBTC signaling system which allows the train operator to know that the system is working as designed, following along with their on-screen information.
Like I said in the (R) to Bay Ridge, not a golden line, but still great. Great to see one of my former home lines in such a unique experience! Side note: Also what happened to the (E) to Jamaica Center video?
Great question. It is imagined that they are there for a number of reasons such as, support/stability, force distribution and drainage. There may be other reasons as well as these are simply a few of them. 🙃🫡
I think I made a comment in the wrong section I just wanted to thank you Mr. welcome, for the wonderful videos and this one is absolutely fantastic. We've been waiting for a new one. I've haven't rode the subway since I was a kid in the early 70s now I'm a Texan in my 50s. I would like to request a video of the fastestexpress train I think it goes from one of the boroughs. It might be queens into Manhattan? I would love to see that and go for a ride. Thank you so much for all your wonderful work.
Your kind words are truly appreciated along with your video suggestion. We look forward to maintaining your support and sharing all that we have to offer as it is a pleasure to help bring back the memories that you shared as a kid; cheers from NYC. 🏆🫡
If you freeze it at 1:04:22 the interlocking track on your left was for. The G cross town LCL train. Interlocking at the Queens Plaza station coming out of Court Square before it was truncated to Court Square..
33:20 The junction here leads to Broad St on the Nassau St Line which is the current terminus for the J and Z trains which terminate using a pair of storage tracks south of the station. It was last used by the M train in 2010 before it was rerouted to Sixth Ave and since then, this connection was not used in regular service. This connection is probably why Whitehall St has a center platform, to reduce the number of Broadway local trains heading towards Brooklyn because they can short-turn (as the W currently does) since Nassau St local trains would merge and there’s limited capacity (and also probably why there are storage tracks south of Broad St. It is also one of only two connections between B-division lines with different platform lengths (excluding the Franklin Ave Line), the other being the Chrystie St Connection which is currently used by the M. Currently, it is unknown if this connection between Broad St and Court St will ever be used again in regular service. Finally, unlike the IRT and IND lines, the BMT lines were originally designed to allow express trains to short-turn and allow the locals to continue to Brooklyn instead of vice-versa, which is evident by the abandoned lower level at City Hall before the express tracks were diverged onto the Manhattan Bridge at Canal St and the 4-track Nassau St Line only using its southbound pair of tracks for each direction but having the express tracks end at Chambers St layout-wise. After that, the locals would continue into Brooklyn and merge with each other but each line’s last stop before merging has a way to short-turn some trains. The actual layout is visible on Vanshnookenraggen’s track map. However, service patterns don’t need to be in accordance with what the track layouts were designed for, since it’s based on ridership.
Its pretty odd that the MTA thought rerouting the M via 6th avenue was better. The fact is they have a fully functional tunnel connection and theyre letting it rot and have been for the past decade and a half since the budget cut reroutes. I’d suggest rerouting the M again, but this time from Middle village to Coney Island, where you can easily take the F to the M’s current terminus, 71st avenue. It does give alot of good connections too, but it would be pretty confusing choosing which track it could terminate on, and also that would probably be a hell for any switches or operators.
Those were done under the MTA's "Enhanced Station Initiative" station renovation capital program when "Train Daddy" Andy Byford was still at the helm. They look fantastic because the MTA worked with a talented architecture firm and Andy Byford, being from London, personally understood the value of good design.
Great question and observation. For protection, some switches require a slow rate of speed while going over them. After the train operator passed the "Resume" marker, the operation is entirely up to him/her and that's an answer only they can provide.
All that trackwork and switches are rebuilt and/or brand new if I'm not mistaken. Perhaps it's just not considered 100% finished yet thus the slow order.
Thanks for sharing. Due to recent events surrounding said area, we agreed that it may not be the right timing; apologies for the inconvenience. We look forward to a system that continues to be, arguably, the best in the world while we manifest it becoming the safest, fastest & cleanest. 🫡🏆
Hi to 'Welcome To An Experience" - the very first thing I noticed right away in your new R-Train to Forest Hills Front-View video here, is the nearly complete lack of shaking of your camera as the train it's mounted to passes through switches and other rough stretches of track. Am I mistaken, or have you mounted your camera on a gimbal which compensates for the train's motion, keeping your camera rock steady? Yet another very cool thing I've noticed here is you appear to have done something to prevent the rush of wind into your camera's microphone when a train is running at full speed from muffling and blurring the sound! Both of these changes are, in my opinion, huge improvements to what have already been your wonderful front-of-train videos of New York City's marvelous and fascinatingly complex subway system. In any event, you continue to impress me (as I'm sure you are most of your other viewers) with the continual improvements you've made in recent months in how you present your videos, the added graphics showing each line's route stop-by-stop, etc. All-told, really nicely done - you get my hearty thanks and praise for the high-quality videos you're giving us here. Bravissimo!
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By no means a station. I'm not 100% positive but I believe it is a vent facility and/or egress for the 7 Av (B)(D)(E) station below. It may also serve some sort of traction power substation purpose but I think the former is more likely.
Great question. It means that the system is working as designed and the Train Operator would follow their on-screen operational instructions; whether it be ATO or manual operation. 🫡
I live on the Woodhaven blvd its easy to get the subway from Jackson height there are only 2-3 stops and after that there is my stop it's only takes 4mins or like 7 mins to reach my home.
Last year I visited Boston for the first time I even boarded The MBTA Red Line For the first time it was amazing and I've learned its the oldest subway system in the country even older than the MTA.
Great Question. This is the new CBTC signaling system that transit is implementing. Flashing green signifies proceed, as the system is working as designed.
This was why the IND queens bvld line is such a fascinating line. Around 1:16:45 looks like the bellmouth for the IND windfield spur that would've served central queens, 1:20:03 looks like another bellmouth to make woodhaven station a express stop, and 1:22:56 looks like yet another provision to build towards the rockaway beach line to get to the rockaways. Always wondered when I was kid looking from the E and F train windows as to why the IND decided to build these awkward eyesore spaces that had been covered in graffiti after decades of wear. The IND was up to extending lines to central queens back in Hyland's and La Guardia's time. Nowadays, its a transit desert now. Hopefully the IBX and QueensLink brings service in those areas and somewhat lives up to some of the proposals of the IND second system. Only time, priorities, politics and economics will tell.
Thanks for sharing as it will be interesting to see how the system changes, over time like you stated, given the resources to make these additions possible.
I just don’t get why people criticize the R train so much like saying it is unreliable and it’s slow. I know some people would agree with me that the R train is a underrated line. First of the R Train is not even that slow because it got a seed increase running from 6-8 minutes now. Second in my experiences the R train is very reliable because it does not have much delays like the F train and it is usually quick. The people that say the R Train is trash is because they have not rode it a lot of times. I take the R Train to school every weekday and it is quick and safe. Another reason why the R train is bad to people is probably because it is so crowed but that is because the queens blvd riders have no other train to take except the R because the M is under track repairs. I always see so much people waiting for the R train at grand Av Newtown and woodhaven blvd. Stop critizing the R train and also the MTA in general for people who have not visited NYC.
Thanks for sharing; may the R continue to be appreciated and valued, by individuals like yourself. Looking forward to a system that continues to improve and live up to being one of the best in the world, if not the best. 🏆
Just after leaving Courtlandt Street at 37:30 there is a sharp right hand curve which goes beneath a portion of the graveyard at St Paul's Chapel. You are going under graves. Rest in peace does not apply to those souls, although I guess they are used to the rumble of trains underneath.
The Vesey St tunnel does not travel under the graveyard. The tunnel slightly cuts the northwest corner of the cemetery, travels directly under Vesey and then cuts the corner onto Broadway under what used to be the old Astor House hotel. The IND Eighth Av Line (A)(C) on the other hand seems like it would be unavoidable not to be directly below some of those grave markers as it turns from Church onto Fulton.
Your mileages between stations are off, usually short. In Manhattan 20 blocks is a miles. So from 23rd street to 28 street is a 1/4 of a mile. That's 0.25. From 34th street to 42nd street is 8 blocks. That's 4/10's of a mile or 0.4 not the 0.3 you use in your graphic.
Forest hills is where Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spiderman was brought up by his aunt May. He later moved to another apartment in Far Rockaway sharing with former nemesis Eugene 'Flash' Thompson. Later he resided in the borough of Queens with first Norman Osborne's son and later with his wife , who I can't remember the name of either
I love how the R almost goes outside, but switches tracks at the last second
I'm sure a lot of us can relate
That wasn't original. The spur the R takes was one of the first connections built from the BMT to the IND when the city took over everything.
Originally, you could only go outside and up to Queensborough Plaza.
Correct. And it really wasn't ALL that long ago that the (R) ran to Astoria and the (N) Forest Hills. They switched terminals in 1987. @@jokerinthebronx
@@jokerinthebronx This connection (tracks GD1 and GD2) was the second inter-divisional connection, which opened in December 1955. The first was the Culver Line ramp in Brooklyn, connecting Church Avenue with Ditmas Ave., and that opened a year previous, in Oct. 1954.
@@W2IRTShame there's not a book out there to show all those connections and tracks. 😉
As an off duty PATH railroad employee it never gets old riding the NYC Subway System which is my favorite part of getting around New York.
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Another Gr8 video. Thanx.
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Thank you so much for making my 2 grandsons so happy that look so forward in watching your clear train videos thank you again
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At 29:22, one of the most obscure bits of trivia in the system. That "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" alcove to the right, just before the double crossover, was the old BMT revenue train collector access door that led into the tunnels beneath the old NYCTA Headquarters building at 370 Jay St. From there, several passageways and a secured elevator led to a then-secret counting room on the second floor. There are similar doors in tunnel walls of the IRT and the IND (a similar roll door inside the southbound local track wall in the Jay St. station is the IND's). A fleet of 8 collector trains operated to pickup money from every station, and to deliver bags of tokens to the booths before the token went away forever. The so-called "Money Trains" stopped operating in 2006 and 370 Jay St. now belongs to NYU.
Thank you so much for sharing this information with the community. It is an honor to have folks, like yourself, share the history of the genius that is the NYC Subway system; maximum respect. 🫡♾️
Thank you so much for doing my request video!
Thank you for your support as well 🫡. How was the experience?
@@wtaenyc It was very well I enjoyed the part where the R line got separated from the N/W lines
I’m gonna say this, I think the R is very reliable because it serves destinations that some routes don’t serve and it gives people from Bay Ridge, a one seat ride into into Manhattan
as a tourist why should I ride the R?
@@SamSitar it takes you to Landmark like Times Square. It takes you to landmarks like Barclays Center and what if you live in Bay Ridge, you would use the R.
@@the_elmeisterwell if you live in Bay Ridge then yes, but what you have described can also be done by trains like the N,2,3 trains and those are expresss
@@jurgengjidia8657 You forgot the Q but whatever
I love that little phone tracker app on the side, it’s the best part of the vid, besides the actual journey, of course…
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You FINALLY posted this! I appreciate you!
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If you freeze it at 33:21 and look toward your right. The interlocking track was once used by the QJ and M train Nassau Street LCL. heading toward the Broad Street subway Station.
The brown m trains
That's known as the Broad St. cut.
It completed the Nassau Loop.
@@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2 Hah! As opposed to the orange ones.
But it was never used after 2010 budget cuts.
I enjoy your NYC subway videos. They're the best of all that are on TH-cam. Crystal clear, great audio and that phone app showing the train's path and the miles traveled between stations adds to the attractiveness. Thanks very much.
And Thank you for sharing; Maximum respect for your praises and support. The review is also appreciated. 🫡♾️
Beautiful!!! I have been waiting for this route from 95th st! Thank you! You are the best!
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0:36 Never noticed this cool switch maneuver. Very Cool Detail I missed the first time!
(R) Train to Forest Hills-71 Av via Broadway Local; Bay Ridge, 4 Av Local, Montague St, 59 St, Queens Blvd Local stop timestamps:
0:22 - Bay Ridge-95 St [Southern Terminal 🟨]
2:51 - 86 St [Transfers: S79 SBS]
4:38 - 77 St
5:59 - Bay Ridge Av
*Bay Ridge Line*
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*4 Av Line 🟠🟡*
8:32 - 59 St [Transfers: (N) EXP train]
9:59 - 53 St
11:23 - 45 St
14:00 - 36 St [Transfers: (D) (N) EXP trains]
15:43 - 25 St
17:16 - Prospect Av
18:44 - 4 Av-9 St [Transfers: (F) (G) trains]
20:24 - Union St
22:18 - Atlantic Av-Barclays Center [Transfers: (D) (N) EXP, (B) (Q) [Brighton Line 🟠🟡], (2) (3) (4) (5) [Eastern Pkwy Line 🔴🟢] trains; Connections: LIRR]
26:03 - DeKalb Av [Transfers: (B) (Q) [Brighton Line 🟠🟡] trains]
*4 Av Line 🟠🟡*
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*Montague St Line*
28:16 - Jay St-MetroTech [Transfers: (A) (C) [Fulton St Line 🔵] & (F) trains]
30:20 - Court St [Transfers: (2) (3) (4) (5) [Eastern Pkwy Line 🔴🟢] trains]
*BROOKLYN*
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*MANHATTAN*
34:04 - Whitehall St-South Ferry [Transfers: (1) (W) trains, M15 SBS & SI Ferry]
35:51 - Rector St
37:02 - Cortlandt St [Transfers: (2) (3) [Eastern Pkwy Line (7 Av branch) 🔴], (A) (C) (E) [🔵8 Av Line🔵] trains; Connections: PATH]
38:53 - City Hall
*Montague St Line*
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*🟡Broadway Line🟡*
41:35 - Canal St [Transfers: (N) (Q) EXP, (6) {6} [🟢Lexington Av Line🟢], (J) [Nassau St Line 🟤] trains]
43:04 - Prince St
44:38 - 8 St-NYU
46:07 - 14 St-Union Sq [Transfers: (N) (Q) EXP, (4) (5) (6) {6} [🟢Lexington Av Line🟢], (L) trains and M14 SBS]
47:36 - 23 St [Transfers: M23 SBS]
48:48 - 28 St
50:15 - 34 St-Herald Sq [Transfers: (N) (Q) EXP, (B) (D) (F) (M) [🟠6 Av Line🟠] trains and M34 SBS; Connections: PATH]
51:49 - Times Sq-42 St [Transfers: (N) (Q) EXP, (1) (2) (3) [🔴7 Av Line🔴], (A) (C) (E) [🔵8 Av Line🔵], (7) {7} trains and 42 St (S); Connections: PABT]
53:19 - 49 St
54:55 - 57 St-7 Av [Transfers: (N) (Q) (W) trains]
*🟡Broadway Line🟡*
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*59 St Line 🟡*
57:35 - 5 Av-59 St
59:00 - Lexington Av-59 St [Transfers: (N) (W), (4) (5) (6) {6} [🟢Lexington Av Line🟢], (F) (Q) [63 St Line 🟠🟡] trains]
*59 St Line 🟡*
*MANHATTAN*
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*QUEENS*
*Queens Blvd Line 🔵🟠🟡*
1:04:30 - Queens Plaza [Transfers: (E) EXP & (M) LCL trains]
1:07:05 - 36 St
1:09:01 - Steinway St
1:10:47 - 46 St
1:12:15 - Northern Blvd
1:13:36 - 65 St
1:15:02 - Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Av [Transfers: (E) (F) EXP & (7) trains and Q47 & Q70 SBS to LGA and Q53 SBS]
1:17:12 - Elmhurst Av
1:18:38 - Grand Av-Newtown [Transfers: Q53 SBS]
1:20:12 - Woodhaven Blvd [Transfers: Q52 & Q53 SBS]
1:21:40 - 63 Dr-Rego Park [Transfers: Q72 to LGA]
1:23:28 - 67 Av
1:27:35 - Forest Hills-71 Av [Transfers: (E) (F) trains] [Northern Terminal 🟨]
These timestamps for this video, are truly appreciated. 🏆🫡♾️
I used to hate the R train when I was a kid in the early 90s. They were super slow and just always had a bad time with them. Looking at them today although I have not lived in New York in quite some time, they look to be much better and I love the R160s . I also enjoyed it and love the video thank you so much welcome to an experience!! I'm also home and well thank you again for your support and amazing content to help me get through. Much love always hope you guys had an amazing new year❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing and for your positive greetings. Happy 2024 to you and the family. 🫡
The R... The elusive line. Couldn't get front end view..... Thanks a milli...
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56:00 Unused trackway ramp for the never built CPW/Morningside Hghts extension that eventually was built by the IND as the Eighth Av Line. Both ramps run a few hundred feet to the north and then northwest before ending. The northbound trackway runs into the wall that was constructed in the early 70s when the Broadway Line was connected to the 63 St Line.
Do you know how far it goes?
@@eobardthawne324 About 500 feet
@urbsinhorto So beyond those walls are tracks used by another line?
@@eobardthawne324 Beyond the wall at the end of the northbound unused trackway is the tunnel that carries (Q) trains to the 63 St Line and then splits off to run up Second Av.
Super dope! And the map showing the distance between stops/street grid is amazing
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At the time this was taken, the M was still going to Forest Hills. This was before the 63 St shutdown, so there is no transfer to the F here at Queens Plaza, the F doesn’t get a transfer until Roosevelt normally when it runs on 63 St.
Thanks for sharing this and apologies for the misinformation; a slight adjustment has been made.🫡
@@wtaenyc yeah I can tell because I see M signs at Queens Plaza. When the F got rerouted on 53 St, they replaced the M signs with F signs and there were some white signs there. The black signs means that it’s normal service and the M had that
There are some lines that stay under ground unless service changes occur, those lines being the C, E and R trains.
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@@wtaenyc np :)
Thanks!
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Shout Out To All New York City Subway Motorman's This A Great Video Keep Up The Great Work
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13:16 One of the ramp provisions from 40 St coming up that was built before the decision to connect West End Line via 9 Av instead.
Siemens in both directions on the R. Nice!
37:48 My favorite section of the R line, the infamous S curve under Vesey Street! 😊
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Im looking forward to the 5 train from Bronx to Brooklyn video!
love your work. greetings from germany :)
Thank you so much and positive energy to you and deine Familie; viel Respekt. 🫡
Impressive GIS (Geographic Information System) Skills
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Wow this is a great video and I also love the annotations, tracker, everything! Never saw a front view mounted at coupler level before. Definitely subscrbing to this! Thank you for doing this video.
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1:06:00 on the left is the MTA Geometry Train.
It's reassuring to know that the MTA is into mathematics! Let me know when you see their Calculus Train! 🙂
At the 7:18 mark I was always intrigued by the view of both sides of that crossing.
I’m really looking forward to return runs whenever you get to them because things get updated every time and you don’t know what you’re gonna expect each time you do a run, when you do come back to the are in the future, it’ll be a good ride, you could get passed by another D train towards Bay Ridge, for example. You do an excellent job
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Thanks for posting this. The R train was part of my childhood in the early 90’s. I don’t live in NYC anymore but I love watching from the front car back when the trains had a window in the front. Reliving my youth. Thank you again.
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A video I have been waiting for!!
If you freeze it at 7:19 and look to your right..Was wondering if at one point there was another set of tracks there..
Great observation. Looks like it may/may not have been an old station; we'll let the community answer for us.
As described in my 2024 book ("Tracks of the NYC Subway"), "Fourth Avenue, and subway tracks F1 & F2 below it, cross a fully-enclosed bridge over top of the New York & Atlantic Bay Ridge Branch, roughly where X-304 is depicted above the Bay Ridge Ave. station. This bridge has four trackways, two of which were provisions for eventually making the line to 86th St. a four track line.
"The unused trackways exist on the east side of the bridge, but do not extend under Fourth Avenue itself. The existing 86th St. station would have been the “southbound” half of an express station. The existing two northbound platforms at 77th St. and Bay Ridge Ave. are built on columns, which would have been the trackways for the two additional tracks."
Sir, I don't know your name so I'll call you welcome, thank you welcome for a wonderful videos. I lived in New York and I was a kid in the early 70s boy the subways were so different back then I remembered the cars being green if I'm not mistaken. Anyways, I'm wondering if you could take a request whenever you get a chance I would appreciate a video of the fastestexpress subway train front view ride. I think I heard that it's from one of the boroughs in into Manhattan perhaps queens not sure but I'd love to see that and go for a ride. Thank you so much your work is excellent and we enjoy each and every video.
@@W2IRT I bought a copy. Very good job on putting the info together!
Маршрут R, по идее, мог связать материк с островом Staten island через тоннель, но пока финансы города не позволяют проложить эту линию.
Thank you for capturing this! Brings back memories of the times I rode the R on a R-32 consist. One thing I love about having that chance was seeing how many bellmouths along the line are and future subway extensions that never took place such as at 74th-Roosevelt.
The other thing that this video brings back memories of is when the M used to run down to Bay Parkway on weekday rush hours. My high school was off the M and I’d sometimes take it to downtown Brooklyn after school. I always thought it was cool how they had the R and M share the Montague Street tunnels.
Thank you for taking the time to share. Honored that the video is able to assist with bringing back some of those cherished subway memories. 🫡
if you freeze it at 38:52 and look to your right just as the R train enters the City Hall station.. You can see where part of the wall was blocked off. Might have been part of another subway line that at one time interlocked with R line entering the City Hall station..
City Hall station is a two level station. It was originally intended to terminate Manhattan local trains on the upper level and through-run Brooklyn trains from the bottom level. The terminating local station plan was scrapped very early on in favor of the upper level being used as a normal through-running station. In order to facilitate this change a ramp was constructed that drops to the level of the lower level tracks south of the station and aligns with the level of the tracks through the sharp reverse curve tunnel under Vesey St. The lower level is only used as a train storage lay-up.
@@urbsinhortoand rush hours w trains sit in there
👍Thank You For The Full R Train Ride.
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Amazing work!!
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Of course!! 😁
Love these videos and love the side map.
An awesome ride. I finally got to ride the ramp from the 61st St tunnel to Queens Plaza. The financial district has some very circuitous tracks. Aarre Peltomaa
Thanks for video! I hope next time you show us a tunnel after a final station.
Thank you so much for both compliment and future suggestion. 🫡
If you freeze it at 25:48 the interlocking track was once used by the QJ train Nassau St. LCL train interlocking with the R train and entering Dekalb Ave.. Back in the 1970's
Yes, the track coming in from the left is the normally-unused track from the Brighton Line (B2 Tk.), for Brighton-Tunnel service. Currently all Brighton service operates over the Manny-B (Q and N via B'way, B and D via 6av). If there is bridge work on a problem at Canal/Bridge they can use that track to run via the Brighton Line if necessary.
thank u for uploading this one i need to know when is the m train coming back to forest hills do u know
i miss the that extra train
March 24', according to reports.
@@wtaenyc thank u can u keep me posted on it
1:04:40 why is the F Train blurred, is it because it was only a temporary stop for it?
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Its Looking Good And I Rode This Amazing R Train
Nice video 😮😮😮
Thank you for sharing. What are your thoughts on the added changes?
This is another local line eye njoy riding.
R160B R train 🔥 , what a long route and did yall peep that tunnel provision towards the possible queenslink to the rockaway beach branch after 63rd drive which slants to the right 🤔
That's the Rockaway provision built into the IND Queens Blvd Line construction. Yes, they're calling it "Queenslink" now for marketing purposes but it's been a possible route expansion since the beginning. Hopefully we see it happen.
@@urbsinhorto It would be really cool to see happen, ive done a tour of the remain parts of the branch, its really interesting, picked me up a railroad tie from the abandoned branch!
Is the branch to the right at 33:20 the unused tracks to Broad Street, where J currently ends?
Great observation. 🏆
Love these videos. For whatever reason they are very relaxing and cool to watch. Curious if you plan to do the Staten Island Railroad and PATH?
Thank you for sharing your review of how you enjoy the content. As for your question, we are currently taking care of the necessary projects to make them both a possibility. 🫡
Sweet 👍...(R)eady to (R)umble
1:00 ff what do the blinking greens mean?
Great question. That is the new CBTC signaling system which allows the train operator to know that the system is working as designed, following along with their on-screen information.
Like I said in the (R) to Bay Ridge, not a golden line, but still great. Great to see one of my former home lines in such a unique experience!
Side note: Also what happened to the (E) to Jamaica Center video?
Maybe a dumb question, but...why is there ballast between the ties in the tunnels?
Great question. It is imagined that they are there for a number of reasons such as, support/stability, force distribution and drainage. There may be other reasons as well as these are simply a few of them. 🙃🫡
Hey ya’ll, great video. I write from Palermo, Sicily, Italy. a.D. 4.V.2024
I noticed a lot of people in shorts. Was this recorded last summer?
I think I made a comment in the wrong section I just wanted to thank you Mr. welcome, for the wonderful videos and this one is absolutely fantastic. We've been waiting for a new one. I've haven't rode the subway since I was a kid in the early 70s now I'm a Texan in my 50s. I would like to request a video of the fastestexpress train I think it goes from one of the boroughs. It might be queens into Manhattan? I would love to see that and go for a ride. Thank you so much for all your wonderful work.
Your kind words are truly appreciated along with your video suggestion. We look forward to maintaining your support and sharing all that we have to offer as it is a pleasure to help bring back the memories that you shared as a kid; cheers from NYC. 🏆🫡
At 57th, where do the express middle tracks go after the incline?
Great question. Those tracks make their way towards the 2nd avenue line. 🫡
1:01:53 R SO CLOSE to going outside but switches tracks
The only way it can go outside is by being rerouted on the N line.
If you freeze it at 1:04:22 the interlocking track on your left was for. The G cross town LCL train. Interlocking at the Queens Plaza station coming out of Court Square before it was truncated to Court Square..
The phone map is new i like it!!
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Can you make a video with R160 Alstom on the R train
Great job, brother!!!
33:20 The junction here leads to Broad St on the Nassau St Line which is the current terminus for the J and Z trains which terminate using a pair of storage tracks south of the station. It was last used by the M train in 2010 before it was rerouted to Sixth Ave and since then, this connection was not used in regular service. This connection is probably why Whitehall St has a center platform, to reduce the number of Broadway local trains heading towards Brooklyn because they can short-turn (as the W currently does) since Nassau St local trains would merge and there’s limited capacity (and also probably why there are storage tracks south of Broad St. It is also one of only two connections between B-division lines with different platform lengths (excluding the Franklin Ave Line), the other being the Chrystie St Connection which is currently used by the M. Currently, it is unknown if this connection between Broad St and Court St will ever be used again in regular service. Finally, unlike the IRT and IND lines, the BMT lines were originally designed to allow express trains to short-turn and allow the locals to continue to Brooklyn instead of vice-versa, which is evident by the abandoned lower level at City Hall before the express tracks were diverged onto the Manhattan Bridge at Canal St and the 4-track Nassau St Line only using its southbound pair of tracks for each direction but having the express tracks end at Chambers St layout-wise. After that, the locals would continue into Brooklyn and merge with each other but each line’s last stop before merging has a way to short-turn some trains. The actual layout is visible on Vanshnookenraggen’s track map. However, service patterns don’t need to be in accordance with what the track layouts were designed for, since it’s based on ridership.
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Its pretty odd that the MTA thought rerouting the M via 6th avenue was better. The fact is they have a fully functional tunnel connection and theyre letting it rot and have been for the past decade and a half since the budget cut reroutes. I’d suggest rerouting the M again, but this time from Middle village to Coney Island, where you can easily take the F to the M’s current terminus, 71st avenue.
It does give alot of good connections too, but it would be pretty confusing choosing which track it could terminate on, and also that would probably be a hell for any switches or operators.
I like how modern and clean the stops on the R in the Brooklyn stops are before 36th street MTA should be doing this to all stations.
Shoutout to the MTA & to those who continue to use the trash bins to dispose of their trash. The collective efforts are being noticed. 🏆
Those were done under the MTA's "Enhanced Station Initiative" station renovation capital program when "Train Daddy" Andy Byford was still at the helm. They look fantastic because the MTA worked with a talented architecture firm and Andy Byford, being from London, personally understood the value of good design.
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why was it moving at a snail's pace out of 95th??
Great question and observation. For protection, some switches require a slow rate of speed while going over them. After the train operator passed the "Resume" marker, the operation is entirely up to him/her and that's an answer only they can provide.
@@wtaenyc they need to update those switches
All that trackwork and switches are rebuilt and/or brand new if I'm not mistaken. Perhaps it's just not considered 100% finished yet thus the slow order.
I wish you recorded the forest hills layup just like the Church Av layup :(
Thanks for sharing. Due to recent events surrounding said area, we agreed that it may not be the right timing; apologies for the inconvenience. We look forward to a system that continues to be, arguably, the best in the world while we manifest it becoming the safest, fastest & cleanest. 🫡🏆
People have been hyjacking trains
it's funny how pre pandemic these cars were on the N and the R46 was on the R
Hi to 'Welcome To An Experience" - the very first thing I noticed right away in your new R-Train to Forest Hills Front-View video here, is the nearly complete lack of shaking of your camera as the train it's mounted to passes through switches and other rough stretches of track. Am I mistaken, or have you mounted your camera on a gimbal which compensates for the train's motion, keeping your camera rock steady?
Yet another very cool thing I've noticed here is you appear to have done something to prevent the rush of wind into your camera's microphone when a train is running at full speed from muffling and blurring the sound! Both of these changes are, in my opinion, huge improvements to what have already been your wonderful front-of-train videos of New York City's marvelous and fascinatingly complex subway system.
In any event, you continue to impress me (as I'm sure you are most of your other viewers) with the continual improvements you've made in recent months in how you present your videos, the added graphics showing each line's route stop-by-stop, etc. All-told, really nicely done - you get my hearty thanks and praise for the high-quality videos you're giving us here. Bravissimo!
Your kind words and compliments are truly appreciated. It is an honor to know that our work and improvements are being appreciated by folks who take the time to enjoy the content. Looking forward to continuing our improvements for future videos and the future in general. Thank you so much again for your continued support and we look forward to maintaining it. 🫡♾️
@54:26. Another out of service station on the right?
By no means a station. I'm not 100% positive but I believe it is a vent facility and/or egress for the 7 Av (B)(D)(E) station below. It may also serve some sort of traction power substation purpose but I think the former is more likely.
What the? What was that? 1:16:46
Where dose that go?
Welcome And Experiments, we hope to see your videos of videoing the view of a snow day
Thank you for the suggestion; looking forward to sharing all we have to offer. 🫡
What’s the meaning of the flashing green light signals?
Great question. It means that the system is working as designed and the Train Operator would follow their on-screen operational instructions; whether it be ATO or manual operation. 🫡
33:21 what’s to the right?
Great question. That’ll be where the connection to the J train’s terminal, Broad St Station, is possible.
Finally! An R160 Siemens train car is participating in a WTAE video!
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I live on the Woodhaven blvd its easy to get the subway from Jackson height there are only 2-3 stops and after that there is my stop it's only takes 4mins or like 7 mins to reach my home.
1:04:35 - 1:05:00 that motor😍
Do you think they’ll ever use the Nassau Street branch off again?
Interesting thought...🤔
I have been waiting a long time for someone to do this on Boston Subways.
Last year I visited Boston for the first time I even boarded The MBTA Red Line For the first time it was amazing and I've learned its the oldest subway system in the country even older than the MTA.
The original name of the subway and trolleys was The Boston Elevated Company, then it changed to the MTA, now it is just the T. @@carlos.a.sanchez201
Manifesting that along with you. 🫡
33:20 connection to J
In Queens why are the signals blinking
Great Question. This is the new CBTC signaling system that transit is implementing. Flashing green signifies proceed, as the system is working as designed.
@@wtaenyc They always have to fix what's not broke, solid green worked for over a century, I think it's distracting to the motorman.
The poor R train doesn't get to be out of the tunnels 😭
I feel the same way😭
so the people of this channel are drivers?
Cbtc on the r train should be active past the n.w junction 1:03:56
120km/h?
yay Siemens and the godly R
nice
This was why the IND queens bvld line is such a fascinating line. Around 1:16:45 looks like the bellmouth for the IND windfield spur that would've served central queens, 1:20:03 looks like another bellmouth to make woodhaven station a express stop, and 1:22:56 looks like yet another provision to build towards the rockaway beach line to get to the rockaways. Always wondered when I was kid looking from the E and F train windows as to why the IND decided to build these awkward eyesore spaces that had been covered in graffiti after decades of wear. The IND was up to extending lines to central queens back in Hyland's and La Guardia's time. Nowadays, its a transit desert now. Hopefully the IBX and QueensLink brings service in those areas and somewhat lives up to some of the proposals of the IND second system. Only time, priorities, politics and economics will tell.
Thanks for sharing as it will be interesting to see how the system changes, over time like you stated, given the resources to make these additions possible.
Interesting noise @33:40
Indeed; where do you suppose that noise originates from?
@@wtaenyc rail grind?
I just don’t get why people criticize the R train so much like saying it is unreliable and it’s slow. I know some people would agree with me that the R train is a underrated line. First of the R Train is not even that slow because it got a seed increase running from 6-8 minutes now. Second in my experiences the R train is very reliable because it does not have much delays like the F train and it is usually quick. The people that say the R Train is trash is because they have not rode it a lot of times. I take the R Train to school every weekday and it is quick and safe. Another reason why the R train is bad to people is probably because it is so crowed but that is because the queens blvd riders have no other train to take except the R because the M is under track repairs. I always see so much people waiting for the R train at grand Av Newtown and woodhaven blvd. Stop critizing the R train and also the MTA in general for people who have not visited NYC.
Thanks for sharing; may the R continue to be appreciated and valued, by individuals like yourself. Looking forward to a system that continues to improve and live up to being one of the best in the world, if not the best. 🏆
Thanks for the reply Welcome to an experience!!! Continue the great work you are doing!
Excited for the M to come back to support the R!!!
WAit M line going to support the R train. Hope we can see that. Question did they start it already?
The (M) train now runs with the (R) between Forest hills and queens plaza
thanks for the pov and bonus points cus its a siemens
Just after leaving Courtlandt Street at 37:30 there is a sharp right hand curve which goes beneath a portion of the graveyard at St Paul's Chapel. You are going under graves. Rest in peace does not apply to those souls, although I guess they are used to the rumble of trains underneath.
The Vesey St tunnel does not travel under the graveyard. The tunnel slightly cuts the northwest corner of the cemetery, travels directly under Vesey and then cuts the corner onto Broadway under what used to be the old Astor House hotel. The IND Eighth Av Line (A)(C) on the other hand seems like it would be unavoidable not to be directly below some of those grave markers as it turns from Church onto Fulton.
Your mileages between stations are off, usually short. In Manhattan 20 blocks is a miles. So from 23rd street to 28 street is a 1/4 of a mile. That's 0.25. From 34th street to 42nd street is 8 blocks. That's 4/10's of a mile or 0.4 not the 0.3 you use in your graphic.
Forest hills is where Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spiderman was brought up by his aunt May. He later moved to another apartment in Far Rockaway sharing with former nemesis Eugene 'Flash' Thompson. Later he resided in the borough of Queens with first Norman Osborne's son and later with his wife , who I can't remember the name of either
I love the mta subway
One minor thing....did it say transfer to the F at Queens Plaza? The F doesn't serve Queens Plaza....(outside of the current 63rd St construction)
Thank you for sharing this error as you are correct. 🫣
33:19 tracks that lead to Broad st J/Z lines
Do the 42 st shuttle
Thank you for sharing you line suggestion with us 🫡