All photos taken by Ed K. Enjoy!!
Archive for the ‘railfanning’ Category
Awesome 1977 Amtrak and Conrail photos around Harrisburg, PA
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010Amtrak’s National Train Day at New York Penn Station
Friday, May 7th, 2010
Fun giveaways, model trains, and more
Amtrak will be kicking off their 2010 National Train Day celebration with special events at New York Penn Station today beginning at 12:30 PM.
Hopefully the celebration won’t be ruined by things that make the Big Board look like this:
DELAYED...DELAYED...DELAYED... (May 5, 2010)
Photos of Weeks Marine Crane 552 under Broadway Bridge
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
Weeks Marine Crane 552 in the Harlem River Ship Canal today
As I reported earlier today, the Weeks Marine crane 552 departed the 207 St subway yard after serving there for about nine years. The crane loaded all the reef-ready subway cars onto the Barge of Death. It also loaded the scrap trucks onto another barge for delivery to a scrap dealer. Here are some photos of the crane being pushed by Weeks tug Elizabeth through the canal and towards the Hudson River at around 1:20 PM today.
Photos taken by my wife. Thanks!!
South Ferry Terminal Archeology Exhibit Opens the Renovated Transit Museum Gallery Annex
Sunday, March 7th, 2010A cool new exhibit will open along with the renovated New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex at Grand Central Terminal. See the press release and some photos below.
Where New York Began:
Archeology at the South Ferry Terminal
New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex
Grand Central Terminal
March 18-July 5, 2010
Construction in New York City is always complex, but it raises particular concerns when it cuts through the most archeologically rich section of town. In February 2009 a new South Ferry subway station opened on the southernmost tip of Manhattan, a place where environmental, historical, and commercial interests collide. In order to build the station, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) was required to conduct an archeological review and excavation. This provided an extraordinary glimpse into the very place that the modern city has its roots, and the basis of an exciting new exhibit at the New York Transit Museum. Where New York Began: Archeology at the South Ferry Terminal will be on view at the New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex and Store from March 18-July 5, 2010.
In addition to unearthing portions of the city’s early infrastructure, excavations yielded over 65,000 artifacts, including ceramic sherds, shells, coins, tobacco pipes, and architectural materials. These pieces document 400 years of city life and embody the cycle of building, razing, and rebuilding that is a hallmark of New York City. Over 100 of these objects will be on view along with historic maps and photographs, and field images and video of the archeologists at work.
Canton Motif plate c. 1785 -1850
Lid c. 1795 - 1830
pipe 1880 - 1840
New York Transit Museum Grand Central Terminal Store Reopens
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Snazzy renovated Transit Museum Store at GCT
The New York Transit Museum store at Grand Central Terminal has reopened after its renovation. But the Gallery Annex is still closed (it is scheduled to reopen to the general public on or before March 18, 2010).
Attention Railfans: Photographing the DC Metro just got easier
Friday, March 5th, 2010
WMATA is replacing the 2.5 inch tall car number stickers on the subway car sides with new 5 inch tall car number stickers (as seen in the photo above). This will make identifying the car numbers of the subway cars you photograph much easier. Click HERE to see a photo of the old, small numbers below the operator’s cab window.
What more can you ask for? How about car number stickers ON THE FRONT OF THE CARS!?! The LIRR does it right (see below).
LIRR #7772 wears its number proudly - UP FRONT, where it belongs!
Article and video tour of abandoned subway tunnels and stations in Boston
Monday, February 15th, 2010Very interesting stuff. Though I’d really like to see a map of all the places mentioned. The graphic on the site only shows two of them.
Transit archeology: Tour of abandoned subway network offers a glimpse of how the T was built
Vintage Lo-V subway cars running to Yankee Stadium for World Series
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
MTA New York City Transit will be running a set of 1917 Lo-V subway cars to Yankee Stadium this Wednesday evening in honor of the Yankees being in the World Series. For both the ALDS and ALCS this year, the Lo-V cars ran along the (4) subway line from Grand Central-42 St to 161 St-Yankee Stadium.
