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Good idea with the second av line (T) connecting to Brooklyn with the IND Fulton st line as a local to Euclid av and keep the A and C as express with the C terminating at Ozone park lefferts and the A to far rock 🤔 that would also help the T get yard space at pitkin yard

There was a plan to link Brooklyn to Staten Island by rail across the narrows by connecting the end of the R train to the South Beach spur of the SIRT. but Mayor Hylan killed it. I read somewhere that work had started in Brooklyn but the started tunnel has not been found. Ironically, the longest street on Staten Island. is Hylan Blvd

55 mph?? Are you serious??!!

thank you for the inclusion of Staten Island. as a resident of New Jersey we need a train from Elizabeth to Staten Island

This is why I support Queens Link for the subway line for the 6th Avenue (M) Train should run via The Rockaway Beach Branch via JFK Airport to The Rockaway's with the (A) Train and replace The Rockaway Park Shuttle Train too.

NYC has elevated trains just not in Manhattan. The other Boroughs are apart of NYC.

Why not the D?

The elmont station is named incorrectly. It's East Bellerose. A 8 minute walk from Bellerose. It doesn't benefit anyone in elmont and is nowhere near elmont

I'm a proponent of elevated atm, idk if I buy your premise that NYC is already committing to building elevated (the 7 train has always been vital and the west extension is underground. Idea with IBX is to use existing ROW from railroad line, that it can be done quickly/easily/cheaply because the ROW is there - but existing ROW isn't underground). But there's one reason elevated is looking good rn - because building underground subways in NYC is way too costly - look what's happened with the 2nd Ave subway, how long & expensive. Hopefully they'll be able to make elevated trains quieter and cleaner - you make these points well.

Inwood in Nassau County and Inwood in Manhattan only share the same name so that A train reference shouldn't have been mentioned.

How did you miss NJ Transit at the start! The PATH is a de facto subway line, and NJT is one of the largest commuter rail operators (2nd or 3rd largest?) in the US.

The N W trains is deffebitly gonna be exsended to Laguardia Airport half concrete structues . The 6 pelham line is deffenintly gonna be exsended to co op city mall . The 11 trains being exstened to 14 street hudson yards and 20 college point while the 7 FLushing line being exsended to Bayside Queens.

Interior express is never getting built ,no funding. MTA can't manage money. I am not sure why you state thst. With that being said,excellent website

LA Metro needs elevated rail in middle of all blvds: the new wilshire line 9 miles underground 8 stops a mile apart so the elevated rail would hit all the stops in between

Closing both the Lorimar St. & Hewes St stations to create a new Union Ave station just to connect with the G line is going to be a problem and not going to work. Because the Lorimar St. station is convenient for people to connect with the B48 bus. I propose instead, close Hewes St station and move/extend the Lorimar St station, closer to Union Ave. While still close enough to connect to the B48 bus and Creating the new Lorimar St/Union Ave. station. Using the space of the 99 cent store and parking lot on the corner to build a new above ground MTA station to connect the G train with a free transfer to the J train at the new Lorimar St/Union Ave station

It's easier to just eliminate the Z and the whole skipstop bullsh*t than Redoing the whole J line. It is Not going to happen. Even though, building a whole new Marcy Ave station over the bus terminal, would be nice and it's a good idear, it's not going to happen. 1: the Williamsburg Bridge does not have the space to accommodate a 3rd track, and you would still have that curve, after the new station to connect to the rest of the line. So building a ne Marcy Ave station would be pointless. 2: Utilizing the abandoned trolly section means Redoing the whole Essex St. station 3: demolishing about 30 properties to straighten a curve?! People live in those properties, so that Ain't going to happen! 4: rerouting the M to the abandoned upper level at Myrtle Ave is just stupid. That section was used for lighter El train cars and most of the structure has been demolished. Because it was deemed a safety hazard. 5: The MTA refused to spend the necessary money to fully renovate Chambers St. Station the right way, due to the fact the MTA claims, "Low ridership on the J line doesn't warrant it" so the MTA is Defiantly Not going to spend the money to redo and renovate the whole J line!

This has to be one of your best videos, I liked the documentary type format and to put a face to the voice of all the videos. Happy new year!

Train surfers rejoice

I can see that Norstrand IRT line be on Brighton with BMT getting Express and IRT and BMT El get local tracks both going to Coney Island

Yes, you're so right Queenslink would b3 more cost effective to today's mass transit, and that other proposal park isn't a good idea.

In a video abouts Els, I hope no one gets confused at 6:40 when you say "the L remains underground".

Yes, I'm not from Queens, I grew up traveling since my uncle lives in Queens, my father used to live in Queens, it's a densely populated community which is my favorite borough in NYC, my uncle lives in Briarwood, and yes commuters do deserve more Transit options as I'm looking forward for Congestion Pricing to become a reality come this Sunday!

Well, it's pretty fascinating that I'm all for the Interboro Express Light Rail and (3) New Lots Avenue Extension to Flatbush Avenue once MTA fully implements the Congestion Pricing this Sunday to use the money for the projects come 2030-2034 MTA Capitol Projects. By the way keep up the great work and more ideas on how to make MTA the most efficient Transit System in North America.

The debate is not about El lines vs Subways. The debate now, is about are the new proposed El lines going to be Subway trains or Lightrail lines? So now it comes down to less noise, cost and efficiency. Which would be best to utilize for each individual proposed lines.

NYC needs more elevated trains being them back the third avenue EL extend the three Train (F)(E)( Q)(G)also reopen the old tunnels that are not in use even the Marcy av EL can be a shuttle

the only reason why queens residents are in favor of a passenger line running through their neighborhoods is that there is no subay in this part of queens.you need a csr to live here and get around or take a bus to the subay . brooklyn and queens has been so over developed that is over crowded. too many new houses. we do not need anymore housing. we're full. i've lived in this part of queens for 57 years there is less parking,more grid lock and road traffic ,over crowded transportation and over crowded schools.taking mass transit would be a relief from the grid locked streets of this area.

If the atlantic ave tunnel was finished and connected to the high line ,NYC could have a circular 2 train loop. Penn station to atlantic ave to the World Trade Center back up to penn.

Bring some of that money to Connecticut transit.

Trains are just awesome, cheap, easy and it’s relaxing and almost no stress compared to driving. Politicians know how to ruin a good thing.

This is in Elmhurst NY or Rego Park NY

The S train shuttle in Brooklyn is super pivotal in my commutes when I need to detour during Q train’s construction maintenance going into Atlantic Ave/Barclay’s.

Hopefully this trend will spread to other major cities. Where rapid transit rail is being put as second option to bus and bike lines.

The emphasis on community outreach and communication as a way to combat NIMBYism is immensely important and I'm glad that got a mention. There's a prevalent attitude that NIMBYism is something to be ignored, shunned and opposed, yet this only creates more issues as people become disenfranchised and less likely to work with planners.

Elevated trains are less accessible to the public. One must climb two or three flights of stairs by foot or crowd into a scarce elevator. This is a big problem at busy stations where large numbers of people must enter or exit at the same time.

I was in Chicago two weeks ago as riding the CTA Red Line for the first time with the Holiday Train and I am all for the Red Line extension for those who rely on the subway as an alternate option.

New elevated concrete lines are nowhere near as noisy as those old steel ones

I never understood how people who decided to live in a city complain about nose. I was born and raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn and the building I grew up in (Tilden Projects) is right next to the 3 Train on Livonia Ave elevated and I use to love seeing the trains go by from my 10 story apartment as a kid. BTW: Those older, light elevated structures that were torn down here in New York could have been saved and later converted into light rail, like what happened in London when they took some of their elevated structures around their Docklands area to create the Docklands Light Rail (DLR), especially in the outer boroughs.

Wow! I'm an HO East Coast Amtrak enthusiast in the New England area with an emphasis on New York structures and I never knew this about the subways. I only noticed that some areas are elevated and some are not. In building my subway model I've always wondered how to do my elevations and undergrounds. Now I know why i'm confused.

The vast majority of lines in queens and the Bronx are elevated

Every single person who uses the bx12 wants this service on the D & 6 trains to Bay plaza bro 8:59

A stop takes a lot longer than 40 seconds. The train has to slow down, stop, open the doors, allow time for passengers to get off and on, make sure that the doors are clear, close them, make sure that nothing or nobody got caught, then get back up to speed!

As long as apostolic Church is there green line won't be built

The Air Train is the biggest bust in NYC history. Then mayor Giuliani & the MTA forced it down the Van Wyck Expy when there was a shorter direct line in Five Towns that could connect to JFK. Because Five Town is a upper middle class area and the Van Wyck is a lower middle class area you can see why the spent more money to put it down the Van Wyck. Since 2003 no one rides it except mostly airport employee. Giuliani made the MTA stop city bus service to the terminals, forcing the employees to use the Air train to get to the buses to get home and to work. By doing this thy count the employees as ridership to make like people are using the service. The Air Train has done nothing to help the area, The VanWyck is still a parking lot every morning and afternoon to traffic. Those family's lost there homes that was taken by eminent domain for nothing.....

What do you use to create the animation?

We all know the Z train exists. We just refuse to acknowledge its existence because it doesn't deserve an existence. Not in this pathetic skip-stop service anyway. Just make it a normal rush hour peak-direction express

I disagree strongly with the narrator's view that everyone hated the els. The Third Avenue El was particularly loved by many and missed still by those of us who remember it so fondly from our youth. I suspect its misguided demise had far more to do with greedy developers and politicians than by its supposed obsolescence. It is no coincidence that the el's demolition was followed by the widespread replacement of working class housing with gargantuan shiny new buildings marketed to the wealthy. Had it survived the mid-century iconoclasts, it might have survived to be cherished like the Chicago Loop which remains a pleasure to ride on. Otherwise, thank you for the video. Though I no longer live in NY, the proposals sound wonderful.

I love elevated trains. It gives so much personality to a city. I really love walking around Chicago and seeing all those trains rumbling. There is noise, yes, but it's not as bad as you might think. And you actually get used to it. My cousins live in a house really, really close to an el station that runs 24 hours a day, and when I stayed it wasn't terrible. Plus today glass can do marvelous things to mitigate a lot of the noise. I hope nyc goes that route and brings back new el routes.

So many stops along the blue line going west have entire abandoned stations, and some have been Entirely rebuilt. Those pictures might not be pretty but they’re still history too

@9:26 Where is THIS? The flying junction filmed here is intriguing! Multi-levels.

A Nation that put the Automobile, on a Equal level with a Demagog, The Nation that has Stroads, and the Nation that will SHOOT YOU or let you DIE in a RTA, not sure which, is leading in the numbers, Want a New Way to make living in a City in America, Even more Dystopian, than it is already,