Heritage Special in New York

[taylor]

This look at the original 1930s R1-9 stock for the IND in New York City, in operation every Christmas period (at least until 2019, I don’t think it has been cancelled this year…yet!!) may interest some readers. It runs express from 2nd Ave. in the Bowery along the 6th Ave. IND F to the 47/50th St. Tower and then either continuing along the F to Queens Plaza or up the island via Central Park West to 125th Street on the A/C/D

www.businessinsider.com/secret-nyc-vintage-subway-2017-11#as-you-can-see-from-2016s-schedule-the-train-ran-throughout-the-day-starting-at-10-am-and-concluding-at-about-5-pm-its-similar-in-2019-but-there-are-a-few-changes-2

As to connections between conventionally signaled stock and CBTC trains, Queensboro Plaza in NYC accommodates a connection between the IRT 7 Flushing Line under CBTC and the N / W Astoria lines (ex BMT). CBTC is being installed along the IND 6 Ave. Line to the tower above, but as anyone who knows the complexity of the IND at this point, coworking of new and traditional signaled traffic has to continue. Just a note as to what is possible (at a price).

www.railworks.com/projects/no-7flushing-line-cbtc-signal-modernization

Anyone wanting to really understand the NY Subway as it functions to day will find Peter Dougherty’s Tracks of the New York City Subway indespensible. Peter’s book is available in both print and pdf. form

www.nyctrackbook.com/

[brigham]

I've read it over a few times, and it seems that it's just a vintage train operating on normal routes; not a 'heritage line' at all.

Our 'common language' grows further apart as the years go by...

[superteacher]

It’s a shame that London doesn’t have the same attitude to heritage services. Here, we just run them as specials at rip-off prices.

[Tom]

Apr 18, 2021 17:42:48 GMT taylor said:

Anyone wanting to really understand the NY Subway as it functions to day will find Peter Dougherty’s Tracks of the New York City Subway indespensible. Peter’s book is available in both print and pdf. form
www.nyctrackbook.com/

It's worth pointing out that Peter no longer sells to the UK as his product is less than £135 (which means the seller is liable to pay VAT to HMRC). The fact that books are zero rated was considered by his legal advisor to be irrelevant and their opinion was that he was still obliged to register for VAT, which he wasn't prepared to do.