When DeKalb was extended for eight car trains there was a set of switches immediately north of the original platforms which meant the extensions were built onto the southern end of the station. When these switches were replaced with the current set of flying junctions, the whole station was shifted slightly north to move it further from the curve. The disused bit of platform is part of the first extension that was abandoned when the station was moved.
2:00 That end of the platform used to visibly have a side platform. I used to always see it. In the 1990s or so they started using the space for new storage rooms. The main waiting room to the LIRR used to have a temp grate you crossed over that was technically permanent (you were crossing the road bed). Wish the old set up was still there. :/
I think that flashlight wave is a signal to all the other train workers to clear the tracks because a train is coming. I remember seeing this a few times back when I used to commute during off peak hours at night, crews would would sometimes be on the tracks between trains and they would do this whole routine, flashlight waving, whistle blowing, plus the train would honk its horn while pulling in very slowly. and workers would all find their particular cut aways to have clearance when the train pulls in.
The massive steel boat is just one part of the installation! It was sculpted by George Trakas and the whole installation is called Hook (Archean Reach), Line (Sea House), and Sinker (Mined Swell). The boat is Line. Sinker can be seen at 2:13. As you see on the walls, there's a granite wave! The wave runs along the walls and crests at the point where Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street meet, linking the passageways. Referencing the names Atlantic and Pacific, the overarching concept is a place of landing and departure, functions shared by train stations and seaports. And yup, Masstransiscope is pretty cool! It was created in 1980 by Bill Brand! The artwork consists of 228 hand-painted panels and stretches across the whole 300-foot platform! The southbound platform was indeed removed. A new track had to be added on the west side to allow for a grade-separated crossing. The original southbound local track at the platform had to be depressed to a lower grade to cross under, and the new track wiped out the southbound platform.
(B) Train To Broadway Lafayette St (6) Train To Astor Place (W) Train To 8Th St NYU (Q) Train To Time Square 42nd St (Shuttle) To Grand Central (4) Train To 59Th St (R) Train To Queen Plaza (E) Train To Jamaica Center
At one time, the LIRR and IRT had a connection in the Atlantic Terminal. As a kid, LONG TIME AGO, you could see the switch. I heard is was for August Belmont's private car to get him into his Manhattan office from LI. He was the big guy at IRT at the time.
Wow, a V train. Haven't seen one of those in a while. But they used to normally use the R46. Another fun video and looking forward to your more in depth video on your other channel.
The word Knickerbocker has roots with Dutch settlers who in the 1600s made their way to the New World, especially the area of New York. The Dutch settlers in New York were known to wear a style of pants in which the legs were rolled up just below the knee. These pants were called Knickerbockers! The name Knickerbocker is believed to have derived from the Knickerbackers of Schaghticoke, New York who were descended from a Dutch immigrant named Harmen Jansen van Bommel, who went by several names including Herman Jansen Knickerbacker. At some point, the "e" at the end was changed to an "o." Fast forward 200 years to the year 1809 when a quite well-known author named Washington Irving wrote a satirical piece called "A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty" Washington penned his piece under the name of Diedrich Knickerbocker. It was through Washington's book that the world was introduced to the word "knickerbocker"
I've lived in Brooklyn all my life and have never noticed some of these... The south end of DeKalb Av was the original section of the platform before it was extended north so it wouldn't be on a curve anymore.
Fun fact: Long ago (back when the 6 was still getting the R142As in 2000 to when they were slowly fading away) Astor Place had a Kmart and they removed it i just dont remember when.
@@SuprToe I didn’t know at all after researching on all of the NYC subway secrets of the system. I never get off at that station but all of the things that you find is so cool! Also btw when you ride the F train at Ditmas Avenue before church Ave, you can still see some of the structure from the Culver Shuttle that runs to 9th Avenue lower level
Suggestion: I want you to take all trains without touching Brooklyn for all trains 2024. G from 21st St - Court Sq 7 from Court Sq - Queensboro Plaza W from Queensboro Plaza - 39th Av N from 39th Av - Queensboro Plaza Q95 from Queensboro Plaza - 21st St Queensbridge F Shuttle from 21st St Queensbridge - Lexington Av 63rd St Q from Lexington Av 63rd St - 96th St M96 from 2nd Av - Lexington Av 6 from 96th St - 86th St 5 from 86th St - 59th St 4 from 59th St - 42nd St S from 42nd St - Times Sq 1 from Times Sq - 34th St 2 from 34th St - 14th St L from 6th Av - Union Sq R from Union Sq - 57th St M57 from 7th Av - 6th Av M from 57th St - 47-50th Sts Rockfeller Center F from 47-50th Sts Rockfeller Center - 42nd St B from 42nd St - B'Laf D from B'Laf - West 4th St C from West 4th St - 42nd St 3 from 42nd St - 34th St Penn Station M34 from 7th Av - 8th Av E from 34th St - Sutphin Blvd Z from Sutphin Blvd - Parsons Blvd J from Parsons Blvd - Woodhaven Blvd Q52 from Jamaica Av - Liberty Av A from Rockaway Blvd - Broad Channel SR from Broad Channel - B 116th St
Just a reminder on that shuttle platform down the track I don’t know which one but there is another shuttle platform that is not used I have no idea which one it is you’re gonna have to search
There us3d to be V train that ran back from 2001-2010 but it ended that year due to budgets cuts along with original W (which came back in 2016) and brown M
@@waterlooandcitylineHow about when you drive on the Jackie Robinson Parkway, and underneath the Queens Blvd Underpass, you can see glimpse of the Kew Gardens Union Tpke station on the E and F
I LOVE ❤❤ SUBWAY SECRETS 🔥🔥🚇 🗣 please do 9th avenue lower level on the D train, and also check out Ditmas Avenue on the F, the 2 stations used to be connected by shuttle along 37th street. you can only see a little piece of trackbed curving off at the north end of the downtown platform
When DeKalb was extended for eight car trains there was a set of switches immediately north of the original platforms which meant the extensions were built onto the southern end of the station.
When these switches were replaced with the current set of flying junctions, the whole station was shifted slightly north to move it further from the curve. The disused bit of platform is part of the first extension that was abandoned when the station was moved.
Mind if I use this comment in the upcoming shorter SS 4 video on my @ExploreTheUrbans channel?
@@SuprToe Go right ahead :)
Only og gogosupertoe fans can like this video
I’ve been subbed since 2016
Same
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I've been subbed since his first ever video
I’ve Been subbed since the SuprFace takeover
2:00 That end of the platform used to visibly have a side platform. I used to always see it. In the 1990s or so they started using the space for new storage rooms. The main waiting room to the LIRR used to have a temp grate you crossed over that was technically permanent (you were crossing the road bed). Wish the old set up was still there. :/
I think that flashlight wave is a signal to all the other train workers to clear the tracks because a train is coming. I remember seeing this a few times back when I used to commute during off peak hours at night, crews would would sometimes be on the tracks between trains and they would do this whole routine, flashlight waving, whistle blowing, plus the train would honk its horn while pulling in very slowly. and workers would all find their particular cut aways to have clearance when the train pulls in.
YEAH NEW VIDEO :D
Waiting Until Suprtoe Visits the SF Bay Area
Some day.
0:14 wow there’s already so many patreons! That’s amazing
The massive steel boat is just one part of the installation! It was sculpted by George Trakas and the whole installation is called Hook (Archean Reach), Line (Sea House), and Sinker (Mined Swell). The boat is Line. Sinker can be seen at 2:13. As you see on the walls, there's a granite wave! The wave runs along the walls and crests at the point where Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street meet, linking the passageways. Referencing the names Atlantic and Pacific, the overarching concept is a place of landing and departure, functions shared by train stations and seaports.
And yup, Masstransiscope is pretty cool! It was created in 1980 by Bill Brand! The artwork consists of 228 hand-painted panels and stretches across the whole 300-foot platform! The southbound platform was indeed removed. A new track had to be added on the west side to allow for a grade-separated crossing. The original southbound local track at the platform had to be depressed to a lower grade to cross under, and the new track wiped out the southbound platform.
Yep. These details will be covered more in the video essay I'll be uploading to ExploreTheUrbans
train. AWFERO
(B) Train To Broadway Lafayette St
(6) Train To Astor Place
(W) Train To 8Th St NYU
(Q) Train To Time Square 42nd St
(Shuttle) To Grand Central
(4) Train To 59Th St
(R) Train To Queen Plaza
(E) Train To Jamaica Center
5 to 59th
At one time, the LIRR and IRT had a connection in the Atlantic Terminal. As a kid, LONG TIME AGO, you could see the switch. I heard is was for August Belmont's private car to get him into his Manhattan office from LI. He was the big guy at IRT at the time.
Neat!
Also there’s a fun fact that there’s a Bloomingdale’s entrance underneath the Lexington Avenue-59 Street station. Only one entrance
Wow, a V train. Haven't seen one of those in a while. But they used to normally use the R46. Another fun video and looking forward to your more in depth video on your other channel.
The word Knickerbocker has roots with Dutch settlers who in the 1600s made their way to the New World, especially the area of New York. The Dutch settlers in New York were known to wear a style of pants in which the legs were rolled up just below the knee. These pants were called Knickerbockers! The name Knickerbocker is believed to have derived from the Knickerbackers of Schaghticoke, New York who were descended from a Dutch immigrant named Harmen Jansen van Bommel, who went by several names including Herman Jansen Knickerbacker. At some point, the "e" at the end was changed to an "o."
Fast forward 200 years to the year 1809 when a quite well-known author named Washington Irving wrote a satirical piece called "A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty" Washington penned his piece under the name of Diedrich Knickerbocker. It was through Washington's book that the world was introduced to the word "knickerbocker"
The way how the conductor tried to close the door three times😂 7:44
I love your vids these videos help me help my family when they are traviling
That's awesome!
0:23 lmao the wave of pigeons coming in menacingly out of nowhere was the best part of the video
Pigeons have a love/hate relationship with supertoe
Right? Pigeons are cool, I just didn't want them to ruin another hat.
@@SuprToethey pooped on you before?
I've lived in Brooklyn all my life and have never noticed some of these...
The south end of DeKalb Av was the original section of the platform before it was extended north so it wouldn't be on a curve anymore.
Hey supertoe the r211 trains are back in service and you should do a video about it and find an r211.
4:48 that actually is a abandoned part of the Dekalb Platform, it was abandoned when the platform was extended
Fun fact: Long ago (back when the 6 was still getting the R142As in 2000 to when they were slowly fading away) Astor Place had a Kmart and they removed it i just dont remember when.
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I like how mta wraps the grand central shuttle
What’s next, Subway Secret 5 (The Special Secret) on the LIRR
LIRR has a lot of secrets so you might want to check it out
Maybe yeah.
Curious, when u just missed the 5 train, why didn’t you just take the 6 train because it also goes to 59th street. Albeit 2 stops instead of 1.
I don’t usually take the same train twice in the same episode if I can help it.
34 street had a passageway where you could walk to 42nd street Bryant park without taking a train
I can’t be that many people including us still miss V train
yay subway secrets :)
Let’s go we set friend r42
Great video!
Thanks!
@@SuprToe No Problem, always looking forward to watching you!
YAY ITS OUT
Also fun fact that did you know that the Avenue H station house was a real estate office?
I actually did know that. It's a pretty unique station.
@@SuprToe I didn’t know at all after researching on all of the NYC subway secrets of the system. I never get off at that station but all of the things that you find is so cool! Also btw when you ride the F train at Ditmas Avenue before church Ave, you can still see some of the structure from the Culver Shuttle that runs to 9th Avenue lower level
GOGO SUPERTOE PLEASE REMEMBER THE KID AT THE NOSTALGIA RIDE NOVEMBER 4th THAT ASKED YOU FOR A SELFIE
You need to go to the piers in battery park, right by the World Trade Center. Absolutely a beautiful part of NYC.
I love the B
Do you plan to do thanksgiving special video this year?
I hadn't thought about it but... maybe?
Also, After the 3 to penn, walk to the E at 8th Av.
Lol I saw that same R42 that same day at Church Ave
Suggestion: I want you to take all trains without touching Brooklyn for all trains 2024.
G from 21st St - Court Sq
7 from Court Sq - Queensboro Plaza
W from Queensboro Plaza - 39th Av
N from 39th Av - Queensboro Plaza
Q95 from Queensboro Plaza - 21st St Queensbridge
F Shuttle from 21st St Queensbridge - Lexington Av 63rd St
Q from Lexington Av 63rd St - 96th St
M96 from 2nd Av - Lexington Av
6 from 96th St - 86th St
5 from 86th St - 59th St
4 from 59th St - 42nd St
S from 42nd St - Times Sq
1 from Times Sq - 34th St
2 from 34th St - 14th St
L from 6th Av - Union Sq
R from Union Sq - 57th St
M57 from 7th Av - 6th Av
M from 57th St - 47-50th Sts Rockfeller Center
F from 47-50th Sts Rockfeller Center - 42nd St
B from 42nd St - B'Laf
D from B'Laf - West 4th St
C from West 4th St - 42nd St
3 from 42nd St - 34th St Penn Station
M34 from 7th Av - 8th Av
E from 34th St - Sutphin Blvd
Z from Sutphin Blvd - Parsons Blvd
J from Parsons Blvd - Woodhaven Blvd
Q52 from Jamaica Av - Liberty Av
A from Rockaway Blvd - Broad Channel
SR from Broad Channel - B 116th St
Also, the J to Sutphin Blvd and then the JFK Airtrain to Howard and then the A to Broad Channel.
I remember taking the old v train in 2916
OMG r42 v train
13:48 where is the seating?!
The shuttle trains have the seats removed for increased capacity. Also they only go 1 stop so seats aren't needed
Do all Brooklyn trains
Did you actually go to London?
Lol no. Someday, though.
W Supertoe
Supertoe you should spell Reeses
Very nice video! I subscribed!
I went to NYC this year but just missed the R211
Can you do these ideas?
1. you should make a Thanksgiving special video
2. Only take the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S A
IM FROM STATEN ISLAND 😂 I only went to the e from west 4th to court square and 4 from bowling green to boro hall
The old and new track is at Grand Central not 42nd St.
Why
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I have actually been to the old city hall station
You are the cool coolest person on earth
Just a reminder on that shuttle platform down the track I don’t know which one but there is another shuttle platform that is not used I have no idea which one it is you’re gonna have to search
Why didn’t the MTA keep the V and brown M
Fun fact: the orange M is actually the V
Also why does it say 4 train on the title meanwhile it’s the 5?
A mistake. I fixed it. Thanks!
Wait is that the V train I saw back there. I wish the V was still in service.
What happened to the Bus vs Train part1/2 video?
And it’s still intact like it looks new brand new but we don’t use it
What does a V train that’s it and saying😮
IN THE PURPLE HOODIE
Yo gogo bro u put 4 but u took da 5 train in da caption
Fixed it. Thanks!
I meant the R from Union Square to Herald Square and then the M to Rockefeller Center.
The blue is for the JFK express
cool
You took the 5 after the S not the 4 sillly
Thanks. Fixed!
You took the 5, not the 4
Thanks. Fixed!
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Commenting on every GoGoSuprtoe video until he visits Boston again! 8th comment.
to celebrate me being first (i think):
F from 2 Av to 14 St
1 to South Ferry
R to Times Sq
S to Grand Central
7 to 5 Av
whoops i guess im not first
The fact that the1988 car doors reopened and closed 2-3 time
Wait i was I. Grand central yesterday
Early!
who is your favorite spiderman actor
Don't have one.
@@SuprToe ok
Tell me the surprise!!!
Secret part 5 next year
15:08 no seats ?? But very cool
The shuttle trains have the seats removed for increased capacity. Also they only go 1 stop so seats aren't needed
Hello Suprtoe
I’m so confused how he passed me with 400 more subs
This is war
10:21 - b i r b
Wait theres a V train
There us3d to be V train that ran back from 2001-2010 but it ended that year due to budgets cuts along with original W (which came back in 2016) and brown M
the V got merged with the M later on@@MichaelMitchRailfan2009
You wouldn't happen to be that CinemaSins guy would you? 😂 I mean you sound just like him, same joke style and all.
lol no but he sounds super funny and handsome. 😀
5 should have worth street
I WAnT MoRE SEcRetS PLEASE 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Hello!
Hello!
@@SuprToedid you make a video of QM2 bus?
Here’s a subway secret! Did you know that Myrtle Ave was a Subway station on the Flatbush Ave line (Northbound Track towards the Manhattan Bridge
bruh he literally mentioned the station in this vid when talking about Masstransiscope
@@waterlooandcitylineHow about when you drive on the Jackie Robinson Parkway, and underneath the Queens Blvd Underpass, you can see glimpse of the Kew Gardens Union Tpke station on the E and F
First
@conner8711no I was here first
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SUBWAY SECRETS 🔥🔥🚇 🗣
please do 9th avenue lower level on the D train, and also check out Ditmas Avenue on the F, the 2 stations used to be connected by shuttle along 37th street. you can only see a little piece of trackbed curving off at the north end of the downtown platform