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Re: Amtrak Gateway Tunnels

 by jamestrains1 ¦  Thu Jan 10, 2019 8:41 pm ¦  Forum: New York City Area Wide Rail Transit Issues (Cross-Agency) ¦  Topic: Amtrak Gateway Tunnels ¦  Replies: 2330 ¦  Views: 529555

The images below are from the Hudson Tunnel Project DEIS, they contain cross section images of the existing North River Tunnel, the proposed North River Tunnel, and the new (Gateway) North River Tunnel. Existing and Proposed Cross Section of current North River Tunnel HUDSON TUNNEL PROJECT Draft Env...

Re: East River Tunnel Sandy Rehabilitation

 by jamestrains1 ¦  Thu Jan 10, 2019 8:31 pm ¦  Forum: New York City Area Wide Rail Transit Issues (Cross-Agency) ¦  Topic: East River Tunnel Sandy Rehabilitation ¦  Replies: 55 ¦  Views: 15345

Amtrak's North(Hudson)River tubes need to be DEMO'ed interior wise and rebuilt.like the L tunnels under the East River need to be done. IF and WHEN the Gateway goes online,each of the ex-PRR tubes is shut down,everything DEMO'ed and removed to the cast iron outer shell and rebuilt with new material...

Re: MTA LIRR Double Track Project - Ronkonkoma to Farmingdal

 by jamestrains1 ¦  Sat Apr 22, 2017 8:26 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: MTA LIRR Double Track Project - Ronkonkoma to Farmingdale ¦  Replies: 622 ¦  Views: 189459

... Anybody know where the new Pinelawn Station is to be located? As described in the Environmental Assessment, the eastbound platform would be east of Wellwood Avenue (CR 3), the westbound platform would be west of Wellwood Avenue. An earlier design proposal considered locating both platforms east...

Re: Jamaica Reroute Scheme

 by jamestrains1 ¦  Sun Jan 29, 2017 1:54 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Jamaica Reroute Scheme ¦  Replies: 51 ¦  Views: 16567

Jamaica Capacity Improvements Phase 2 Information Highlights from material sourced below: PHASE II - Construction - Part of future 2015- 2029 Capital Programs Phase II - Improve Jamaica Infrastructure -Increased train capacity -Improve interlocking by installing a higher speed track configuration -A...

This may help end much of the speculation.

New York Building Congress - Penn Station Access
https://www.buildingcongress.com/pdf/MT ... n-2016.pdf
24 May 2016
see pdf pg. 12-15
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Re: "Push Button" Doors

 by jamestrains1 ¦  Sun Apr 03, 2016 12:25 am ¦  Forum: General Discussion - Passenger Rail: High Speed and Heavy and Light Rail Systems ¦  Topic: "Push Button" Doors ¦  Replies: 17 ¦  Views: 10478

Tool is correct, only one slight error.. the dragging death was at Huntington not syosset.. it was a doctor seeing off his son, and at the time the platform had a slight bend on the west end. The train actually moved only a few feet, and the dragging did not kill him, when he fell off the platform ...

Re: Penn Station -- Pre 1990s

 by jamestrains1 ¦  Sat Apr 02, 2016 11:45 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Penn Station -- Pre 1990s ¦  Replies: 45 ¦  Views: 14694

jamestrains1 thanks for posting. Agree first photo c.1968+ second photo c.1958+ as all the Men have hat's prior to the JFK era 3rd photo plains clothes police doing a pat-down $th shot in Penn due to signage? :-) Awesome pics jamestrains! Thanks! You're welcome, to both of you gentlemen, it was my ...

Re: Penn Station -- Pre 1990s

 by jamestrains1 ¦  Sat Apr 02, 2016 11:16 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Penn Station -- Pre 1990s ¦  Replies: 45 ¦  Views: 14694

Additionally, below is a fuller shot of the 1982 image, to better help identify location. 1982 Penn Station and a Gun Keating was 26 years old and teaching himself to use a camera when he stumbled on a drug bust. Photo: Edward Keating/Contact Press Images https://issuu.com/linlin2011/docs/n_y_m_2015...

Re: Penn Station -- Pre 1990s

 by jamestrains1 ¦  Sat Apr 02, 2016 10:57 pm ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Penn Station -- Pre 1990s ¦  Replies: 45 ¦  Views: 14694

My apologies, as I did not include sources of the images, which should help identify the correct dates. Late 1960's Photo With my team-mate, right hand and treasured colleague, Lou Duro, in Penn Station, NYC. We were testing the idea of having attractive women capture the attention of the commuters ...

Re: Penn Station -- Pre 1990s

 by jamestrains1 ¦  Sat Apr 02, 2016 12:09 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Penn Station -- Pre 1990s ¦  Replies: 45 ¦  Views: 14694

Late 1960's http://s13.postimg.org/gdqn0lr13/507.jpg Undated, possible Late 1960's http://s18.postimg.org/ah0qazckp/MNY219373.jpg 1982 Mugging http://s15.postimg.org/6298ayy7f/23_nostalgia_drug_bust_w529_h352.jpg January 18, 1987 http://s8.postimg.org/669m8pfut/image1.jpg

Re: M9 Procurement & Acceptance

 by jamestrains1 ¦  Sat Mar 19, 2016 1:05 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: M9 and M9A Procurement & Acceptance ¦  Replies: 863 ¦  Views: 232722

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Hyogo works Prototyping, testing, and development: various dates April 2015 - February 2016: http://s16.postimg.org/8cg1pdvjp/img_0_m.jpg http://s24.postimg.org/adekvdw39/img_1_m.jpg http://s16.postimg.org/5ozs6ih9x/img_2_m.jpg http://s22.postimg.org/441881ef5/img_6_m.jpg ...

Re: MTA LIRR Double Track Project - Ronkonkoma to Farmingdal

 by jamestrains1 ¦  Sat Aug 29, 2015 3:13 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: MTA LIRR Double Track Project - Ronkonkoma to Farmingdale ¦  Replies: 622 ¦  Views: 189459

I think it's because they want to double-track it first at the termination point of Ronkonkoma so that there isn't a bottleneck. Phase 1 is actually Ronkonkoma to basically East of Brentwood. Phase 2 is going to be big since it encompasses double-tracking from Deer Park to Farmingdale. -Redo severa...

Re: Plane Crash in Hicksville / Service Suspension

 by jamestrains1 ¦  Mon Aug 17, 2015 9:28 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Plane Crash in Hicksville / Service Suspension ¦  Replies: 14 ¦  Views: 4567

Wow, and it looks like the third rail and tracks weren't even damaged! Although someone said the overhead crossing light cantilever was damaged. Funny how it happened at the former Grumman airstrip. By the way this is not a forum about complaining about the LIRR, we talk serious business here, shar...

Re: Jamaica Reroute Scheme

 by jamestrains1 ¦  Sun Mar 01, 2015 4:40 am ¦  Forum: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) ¦  Topic: Jamaica Reroute Scheme ¦  Replies: 51 ¦  Views: 16567

In order to serve both GCT and Penn simultaneously improved capacity is required. Admittedly an "up and over" transfer is less than desirable, but given the system's finite capacity and the MTA's financial resources, this plan seems to be the least worst option available. The documentation...