I envy you. As a young man, years ago, back in the mid-seventies, I wanted to be a New York City (MTA) motorman. But, people who are hard of hearing, like me, don't get hired to operate trains. 😔 Understandably so. Therefore, my only option is model railroading. 😁
*Timestamps* *Brooklyn* *BMT Sea Beach Line* 00:11 Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue (NYC Subway: D, F, , N, Q; NYCT Bus: NYCT Bus: B36, B64, B68, B74, B82) 01:00 _Crossover with BMT West End Line* 01:12 *BMT West End Line* 02:19 _Stillwell Yard Lead Splits_ 02:57 Stillwell Yard 05:20 _Coney Island Yard Lead Splits_ 05:26 Bay 50th Street (SKIPPED) 06:12 _Coney Island Yard Lead Merges_ 08:14 25th Avenue (SKIPPED) 09:25 Bay Parkway (SKIPPED) 10:19 20th Avenue (SKIPPED) 11:09 18th Avenue (SKIPPED) 12:09 79th Street (SKIPPED) 12:51 71st Street (SKIPPED) 14:02 62nd Street (SKIPPED) 14:59 55th Street (SKIPPED) 18:25 50th Street (SKIPPED) 19:18 Fort Hamilton Parkway (SKIPPED) 21:31 _Tunnel Portal where the Demolished Portion of the BMT Culver Line Ran to Ninth Avenue_ 21:54 Ninth Avenue (SKIPPED) 22:45 _Lower Level Tracks Run Up to Upper Level_ 23:38 _36th-38th Street Yard Leads Split_ 23:44 *36th-38th Street Yard* 24:13 _(CENTER LEFT) Trackways to Demolished BMT Ninth Avenue Line_
I was on this train at the other end it was an amazing ride and such a treat to go in the yard. At the time I didn't understand why we reversed back out rather then take the loop but seeing that loop now I can understand why there is no way that train could had made it!
Great video! I always wondered where those ramps west of 9th Ave. went. At 8:45 and 10:00 - 11:00, there are a clear views of the Verrazzano Bridge tower off to the left.
DJH has a Jerome Ave. (4 Train) video with a yard diversion in the Bronx. It's very cool: has a bunch of kids yelling enthusiastically "Look at the Redbirds! Look at the Redbirds!"
Love your videos, and I am a subscriber. Can anyone tell me why there are what appears to be tracks between the 2 main tracks? Sometimes they are painted with yellow at the ends and sometimes appear to be turned inwards at the ends. Thanks
These inner rails are called guardrails. In case a train derails, they keep the train from completely going off the tracks. They minimize the sideward travel of the derailed train.
@@chief-mo6mf Thank you so much for answering the question I've had since childhood. Back then my grandpa and I would always go to the first car, leaving Flatbush Ave for lower Manhattan, so I could look out the window. What wonderful memories I have of those days with him.
The express track on the West End Line is occasionally used for work trains and when trains in service have to use the express track due to either incidents or planned work/re-routes. Several ways for trains to switch to the middle. When a northbound train is about to approach or pass the Bay 50th Street station, there's a curve that allows the train to switch from local to express. - The Bay Parkway and 62nd Street station has it, but only for southbound trains. - The 9th Avenue station has a curve in both directions.
Great front view video. At the end of the video is it true what someone yelled saying that there was an R110 in the yard? I know I heard that the NYC subway system was taking there R110A to be rebuilt as a pump train.
That's actually not correct Luis. They were only used extremely briefly circa 1915 during construction, and abandoned shortly after that. 5av. trains ran down from the el and then on what are today's yard tracks 21 and 22. The used the main ramps, then used tracks C1, C2, and C3 through the lower level of 9th Ave, then up to the Culver line on Gravesend (McDonald) Avenue.
@@W2IRT Thank you. I always wondered what they were actually used for if not for entry for the 5th Ave. Bay Ridge El. It has been without tracks since the 1960s when I first saw it.
@@luislaplume8261 AS I wrote in my book (Tracks of the NYC Subway), "Two abandoned ramps, known as the Fifth Avenue Inclines, were built and used during construction of the West End Line, but were never in passenger service. "Construction photos from that era show the inclines with track-but no third rail-in place circa 1915, but when the line opened in 1916 those rails had been removed and the ramps have never been used since. Their original purpose remains unclear, but it could be speculated that revenue service Culver trains would use those ramps, and yard moves would use Y1/Y2 exclusively."
Why did your train stop at 17:20 while the other train passed ? Was there a risk the two trains could hit each other even though they're on separate tracks?
Hi there I was on the train at the other end bassicly they had to manually reset the signal so after the train stopped at the rear in someone got out reset the signal then we moved on towards 9th av
They took the train into the yard with passengers?!?! How did the passengers get off without a platform? And did you have to walk along the ground next to active tracks to get to those buses? I'd have loved to been there, but it also strikes me as incredibly dangerous to let the public walk along the tracks like that. Or did they kill the power to the 3rd rails while the people walked through the yard?
Passengers were not let off of the train in the yard. The train was brought in to the yard, and from there it switched directions and returned to Coney Island. Under special operations like this, it's permissible to allow a train like this in to the yard.
How wonderful, as a train operator I operated all of those trains
I envy you. As a young man, years ago, back in the mid-seventies, I wanted to be a New York City (MTA) motorman. But, people who are hard of hearing, like me, don't get hired to operate trains. 😔 Understandably so. Therefore, my only option is model railroading. 😁
*Timestamps*
*Brooklyn*
*BMT Sea Beach Line*
00:11 Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue (NYC Subway: D, F, , N, Q; NYCT Bus: NYCT Bus: B36, B64, B68, B74, B82)
01:00 _Crossover with BMT West End Line*
01:12 *BMT West End Line*
02:19 _Stillwell Yard Lead Splits_
02:57 Stillwell Yard
05:20 _Coney Island Yard Lead Splits_
05:26 Bay 50th Street (SKIPPED)
06:12 _Coney Island Yard Lead Merges_
08:14 25th Avenue (SKIPPED)
09:25 Bay Parkway (SKIPPED)
10:19 20th Avenue (SKIPPED)
11:09 18th Avenue (SKIPPED)
12:09 79th Street (SKIPPED)
12:51 71st Street (SKIPPED)
14:02 62nd Street (SKIPPED)
14:59 55th Street (SKIPPED)
18:25 50th Street (SKIPPED)
19:18 Fort Hamilton Parkway (SKIPPED)
21:31 _Tunnel Portal where the Demolished Portion of the BMT Culver Line Ran to Ninth Avenue_
21:54 Ninth Avenue (SKIPPED)
22:45 _Lower Level Tracks Run Up to Upper Level_
23:38 _36th-38th Street Yard Leads Split_
23:44 *36th-38th Street Yard*
24:13 _(CENTER LEFT) Trackways to Demolished BMT Ninth Avenue Line_
Thank You!
It was much needed to know.
👍🏻😊👍🏻
I love the sound of the whistle.
I was on this train at the other end it was an amazing ride and such a treat to go in the yard. At the time I didn't understand why we reversed back out rather then take the loop but seeing that loop now I can understand why there is no way that train could had made it!
I love riding the trains outside. The best NYC rides.
Man push that throttle 😂
I was a conductor on the BMT/IND and worked on the B.
Description says "taken from a publicy accessible area" YEA WHERE ELSE? 😂
25:00 you can see the Jackie Gleason bus depot on the right
Awesome video! 😃 I really wanted to see and hear the 38th Street Yard Loop, still awesome nonetheless!
That was so awesome
Splendid Ride
Wow, My best friend, Wonderful video dear. I enjoyed watching. Hope to see you soon...
I enjoyed that video 👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it!!
I wish i could ride a New York train
Thanx for the nice ride..
Beautiful ❤️ love the explanation of the tracks and points! Our UK trains are similar except the light system
Just wanted to let you know how much I love your videos. Thanks so much from your fans in Philly.
Ah, the glorious riveted deliciousness of an ol' Arnine!
Good video but would have been seriously awesome if there was more of 38th St yard. It's like it ended right at the good part.
Great video! I always wondered where those ramps west of 9th Ave. went.
At 8:45 and 10:00 - 11:00, there are a clear views of the Verrazzano Bridge tower off to the left.
The only RFW where you get to see a yard
biggest lie out there
DJH has a Jerome Ave. (4 Train) video with a yard diversion in the Bronx. It's very cool: has a bunch of kids yelling enthusiastically "Look at the Redbirds! Look at the Redbirds!"
@@Mrbeahz1 yea exactly
Love your videos, and I am a subscriber. Can anyone tell me why there are what appears to be tracks between the 2 main tracks? Sometimes they are painted with yellow at the ends and sometimes appear to be turned inwards at the ends. Thanks
These inner rails are called guardrails. In case a train derails, they keep the train from completely going off the tracks. They minimize the sideward travel of the derailed train.
@@chief-mo6mf Thank you so much for answering the question I've had since childhood. Back then my grandpa and I would always go to the first car, leaving Flatbush Ave for lower Manhattan, so I could look out the window. What wonderful memories I have of those days with him.
How do express trains run on the middle track? Like in morning peak inbound, and evening outbound or what?
The express track on the West End Line is occasionally used for work trains and when trains in service have to use the express track due to either incidents or planned work/re-routes.
Several ways for trains to switch to the middle. When a northbound train is about to approach or pass the Bay 50th Street station, there's a curve that allows the train to switch from local to express.
- The Bay Parkway and 62nd Street station has it, but only for southbound trains.
- The 9th Avenue station has a curve in both directions.
Did 103's motors take power, or were they cut out?
cool video on the r1 9 subway cars
Nice soundtrack. Sounds like the cast of "13" lmao
Great front view video. At the end of the video is it true what someone yelled saying that there was an R110 in the yard? I know I heard that the NYC subway system was taking there R110A to be rebuilt as a pump train.
ZOMFG the nerd chatter in the background makes me want to join a monastery.
Legend has it he has not stopped talking yet.
Hi
The ramps without the tracks 2as the connection to the Bay Ridge 5th Ave. El to Downtown Brooklyn.
That's actually not correct Luis. They were only used extremely briefly circa 1915 during construction, and abandoned shortly after that. 5av. trains ran down from the el and then on what are today's yard tracks 21 and 22. The used the main ramps, then used tracks C1, C2, and C3 through the lower level of 9th Ave, then up to the Culver line on Gravesend (McDonald) Avenue.
@@W2IRT Thank you. I always wondered what they were actually used for if not for entry for the 5th Ave. Bay Ridge El. It has been without tracks since the 1960s when I first saw it.
@@luislaplume8261 AS I wrote in my book (Tracks of the NYC Subway), "Two abandoned ramps, known as the Fifth Avenue Inclines, were built and used during construction of the West End Line, but were never in passenger service.
"Construction photos from that era show the inclines with track-but no third rail-in place circa 1915, but when the line opened in 1916 those rails had been removed and the ramps have never been used since. Their original purpose remains unclear, but it could be speculated that revenue service Culver trains would use those ramps, and yard moves would use Y1/Y2 exclusively."
How did you get on this usually these trains dont really run on these days
Could we have a timelapse version of this?
In another life, i would have gone down into the tunnels exploring...
Why did your train stop at 17:20 while the other train passed ?
Was there a risk the two trains could hit each other even though they're on separate tracks?
Hi there I was on the train at the other end bassicly they had to manually reset the signal so after the train stopped at the rear in someone got out reset the signal then we moved on towards 9th av
@@K1_Trains Oh? Okay! Thanks for the explanation! 🙂
You're getting a lot closer to 70k
😎
Is this on the Q train?
Awesome video to watch on MUTE.
They took the train into the yard with passengers?!?! How did the passengers get off without a platform? And did you have to walk along the ground next to active tracks to get to those buses? I'd have loved to been there, but it also strikes me as incredibly dangerous to let the public walk along the tracks like that. Or did they kill the power to the 3rd rails while the people walked through the yard?
Passengers were not let off of the train in the yard. The train was brought in to the yard, and from there it switched directions and returned to Coney Island. Under special operations like this, it's permissible to allow a train like this in to the yard.
@@DJHTransport Cool! Thanks for replying! 🙂 Must have been a nice treat to see a yard up close from inside a train!
@@DJHTransport i was on that train LOL
Sea Beach tracks blocked? WTF?
I believe it was planned work there, as N trains terminated at Kings Highway.
Ahhh F trains were running on the D line
Indrukwekkende infrastructuur.
Honk 10,000,000 million times. 😩😩
Some of the adult's commentary makes me cringe, especially around 20th 18th aves lol.
All the talking ruins it
Only annoying kids ruining rfw videos
To many ads.
Cringe rail fanatics
Those awful buffs.