Category Archives: railfanning

Railfan Philly all day for only $9.00 with the SEPTA Beer Pass

Posted on February 8, 2009 by brian

Railfanning Philadelphia’s transit system (SEPTA) got a lot harder recently when the much loved “Day Pass” was replaced with the much hated “Inconvenience Pass”. In short, the Day Pass allowed unlimited trolley, subway, and bus rides, as well as one … Continue reading →

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Gimbels Passageway restoration is in the 15 Penn Plaza project plans

Posted on February 3, 2009 by brian

Ever wished you could walk underground from the east side of Broadway at Herald Square to the west side of 8th Avenue at Penn Station? You used to be able to, up until around 1990, and in a few years, … Continue reading →

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Two articles from one month ago

Posted on January 15, 2009 by brian

I’ve been meaning to blog these two articles, and now on their one-month anniversary, I am finally getting around to it. New express/luxury train from New York City to Atlantic City Alternate side of the street parking being made a … Continue reading →

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New R-160 trains go into service on the (E) line

Posted on December 22, 2008 by brian

The (E) subway line received its first set of the new R-160 class subway cars over the weekend, and it went into revenue service this morning on the 7:03+ AM train out of Jamaica Center / Parsons Archer. It is … Continue reading →

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Ride the Holiday Nostalgia Train

Posted on November 26, 2008 by brian

New York City Transit will once again be running the Nostalgia Train during the holiday shopping season. The train runs in regular passenger service along the from 2 Av to Queens Plaza on Sundays in December, and also on November … Continue reading →

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Rockettes Ride the Vintage Rails

Posted on November 13, 2008 by brian

Two Rockettes handed out free Metrocards and rode NYCT’s “vintage” “nostalgia” train of R-1/9 class cars from the World Trade Center station on the (E) to the 47-50 Sts Rockefeller Center station on the (B)(D)(F)(V). The event was a promotion … Continue reading →

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Why NYCT employees think photography is not allowed

Posted on October 5, 2008 by brian

Another SubChat gem… Re: Speed Limits Posted by Zman179 on Sun Oct 5 21:49:46 2008, in response to Re: Speed Limits, posted by Alex L. on Sun Oct 5 21:30:53 2008. I’m having difficulty trying to find it myself via … Continue reading →

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The Mardi Gras of Railfanning (yes, really)

Posted on July 13, 2008 by brian

Did that get your attention??? This is a yearly event that has been getting more and more popular each year. But something happened that caused the police to shut it down early this year. I honestly had no idea that … Continue reading →

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