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Unofficial LIRR History website moving

There's a note on the homepage of the Unofficial Long Island Rail Road History Website's homepage that says the following;

"NOTE: This website may be down for a day or two around January 26, 2014 since it's being transferred to a new ISP."

So any articles with links to that site will be down unless they're changed soon. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 00:36, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Ballpark Wye

Where can I see a map of the Ballpark Wye? Vcohen (talk) 13:35, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Here is an old subway map that shows it. Mysteryman557 (talk) 15:30, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, but it is not exactly what I mean. I want to see the tracks. As far as I know, the station had (or still has) only one track, but there were trains arriving from both St.George and Tompkinsville, where the main line has two tracks. How many tracks had each side of the wye? Vcohen (talk) 16:19, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

This is the only known track map of the Staten Island Railway. Its a 1949 map, so it does not show the Ballpark station or the wye. However, using Google Earth, it appears that the three westernmost tracks at St George merged into one track heading towards the Ballpark station and one track that would bypass the station and connect to the mainline. Mysteryman557 (talk) 17:32, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

Thank you. It's sad to know that it's the only known track map. Vcohen (talk) 08:50, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

I have some more questions about the Ballpark station.

1. In these photos (1, 2) I see a kind of ceiling above the platform. Was this station underground?
2. In the second photo I see a diesel pulling a train. Did they use diesels because the station was not electrified, or was it just a fan trip? Here is some text, but I did not find the answer. Vcohen (talk) 18:58, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

This station has a similar layout to the Harlem – 148th Street. It is build at ground level but it appears underground. There is a road adjacent to the station that is at a higher elevation. The entrance is build directly on top of the station and connects to that road. As for the second photo, it is a fan trip. If you look closely at the photos, you will notice that the tracks do have third rails. Here is a link to some more photos of the station, including SIR trains at the station and the entrance. Mysteryman557 (talk) 20:33, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Thank you a lot. Vcohen (talk) 20:43, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Identification needed

I have found a very expressive shot, but I cannot identify the station. What station is it? Vcohen (talk) 15:02, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

14th Street – Union Square (IRT Lexington Avenue Line). It seems to have been taken from the mezzanine above the southbound platform. --Epicgenius (talk) 15:27, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Thank you. Vcohen (talk) 15:32, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Streetcar franchise fiasco

It has been a good 4 1/2 months since I posted that Metro NYC Streetcar navbox, and even when I was working on it in my sandbox, I found lines and railroads that have primarily been merely franchises. I had considered a new navbox for the BMT that included the acquired trolley lines, but now I see that I may have to not only do that, but also make navboxes and categories for affilates with NYR, TARS, IRT, and possibly others, and have even considered subdividing the existing navbox by franchise owners. UGH!! ---------User:DanTD (talk) 18:44, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

PANYNJ Buses

Clearly this is what I get for not living in the Tri-State area for 15 years, because I forgot that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey still has it's own bus fleet. Why hasn't this been covered in any of the related articles? ---------User:DanTD (talk) 06:54, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

Because, as far as I know, the Port Authority-owned bus fleet are only used as airport circulators, and not as general buses. Therefore it should be mentioned at the three airport articles, if anywhere. I'm not sure that they are even notable enough to get more than a passing mention, honestly. (Funny story: once my father and I went to a display of WWII-era aircraft at Teterboro Airport, and the PA was using some of those buses to shuttle people over from parking, as it was on the other side of route 46. That is literally the only time I've ever seen them outside of the commercial airports, and it was still a Port Authority airport!) oknazevad (talk) 02:51, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

Bushwick Branch station list

Yesterday, I added a station list to the Bushwick Branch, but I'm convinced I have a lot missing from this. Make whatever additions and adjustments are necessary, so I can deleted the copy from my sandbox. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 22:51, 13 March 2014 (UTC)