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#487565 - 07/02/09 02:22 AM Railfan Trip 07/17/09
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I haven't made concrete plans yet, just sketchy ones which I will stitch together once I finish uploading pics and whatnot. The trip will probably start around 11 AM and here are my plans:

SMEE on the V
207th St. Yard
Concourse Yard
The 1 in the Bronx
The 6 along the Pelham Line
The Bx12 SBS (probably will be used to connect btwn. and )
The Astoria Line N/W
New MCI Hunting
JFK NG Hunting (and if it shows up, 5926!)

Who's interested? I'll expand on these ideas and make an actual itinerary in the coming days.


Edited by R32_3348 (07/02/09 02:22 AM)
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#487668 - 07/03/09 02:25 PM Re: Railfan Trip 07/17/09 [Re: R32_3348]
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Suunds like fun, particularly the SMEE on the (V).
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#487671 - 07/03/09 02:55 PM Re: Railfan Trip 07/17/09 [Re: EE Broadway Local]
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I had one in plan, But I am going to hunt 5926 down, I would say the Q6,8,10 or 40 would be the best choice.
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#487689 - 07/03/09 11:26 PM Re: Railfan Trip 07/17/09 [Re: R32_3671]
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Tentatively I'm in
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#488924 - 07/16/09 12:51 AM Re: Railfan Trip 07/17/09 [Re: Lex Express]
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Trip Plans in Order
The Astoria Line
The 1 in the Bronx
207th St. Yard
Concourse Yard
The 6 along the Pelham Line
New MCI Hunting
SMEE on the V
JFK NG Hunting
Cost
Fare – I know Stan and Dom have unlimited cards, and I have a pass so this shouldn’t be a problem. If you’re paying w/ a money card then I think we’re spending $6.75 on fare (or we would be anyway) but you should double check anyway (transfers and all).
Food - $5 – We’re probably gonna go to a McDonalds/Subway/Wendy’s or w/e depending on what people want to eat.
Total – Bring about $10-12 and you should be fine. I want this to be cheap…($3-5 if Unlimited)
11:00 - We will meet up at QBP. I will be there by 10:45 probably in case anyone’s early. We will be meeting at the last car (west end) of the upper level (right by both the famous curves on the (7) and (N)).
11:05 - 12:00 - (N)(W) to Ditmars, taking photo stops at 39th Ave., 30th Ave., and Astoria Blvd. The entire line should take about 30 minutes. Then we’ll take the (N)(W) to Times Sq. and transfer to the (1)
12:00 – (1) up to 231st St. Photo stops will be at 96th (if people wanna stop here), 125th, 215th, and 225th. This should last about 40 minutes.
12:45 (approx) – Bx1 to Bedford Park Bld. (D) and take a look at what’s in Concourse Yard…
1:00 – Take the (D) down to Fordham Road to SBS over to Pelham Bay Park
1:30 – Take the (6) down to City Hall (or 4/5 down to Bowling Green) to go MCI hunting (IDK which location is better)
3:00 – Take the (6) to the (V) at Bleecker (we might take it to Astor for a train downtown)
3:15 – Take the (V) to Forest Hills with some photo stops TBA
4:00 – Take the (E)(F) to Union TPK for busfan ops
4:20 – Q60 to Jamaica to end the trip with Jamaica busfanning
I still have to decide where we’re eating lunch.

Finalized plans are coming tomorrow guys. The trip is in 2 days.


Edited by R32_3348 (07/16/09 12:52 AM)
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#488927 - 07/16/09 12:57 AM Re: Railfan Trip 07/17/09 [Re: R32_3348]
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Sorry, I'm out. I have to swim on Friday. Have fun! And if you're hunting for the new MCI's then I suggest either 23rd Street or Church Street.


Edited by Lex Express (07/16/09 12:59 AM)
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#488955 - 07/16/09 06:00 PM Re: Railfan Trip 07/17/09 [Re: Lex Express]
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#489000 - 07/17/09 12:50 AM Re: Railfan Trip 07/17/09 [Re: R32_3348]
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Have fun, I'll be in, but unfortunatly I'll be fanning SCT. Yours sounds better then mine does though.

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#489002 - 07/17/09 12:57 AM Re: Railfan Trip 07/17/09 [Re: 7express]
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For anyone who may consider joining before we start off tomorrow (I doubt anyone from RD will though)
Trip Plans in Order
The Astoria Line N/W
The 1 in the Bronx
207th St. Yard
Concourse Yard
The 6 along the Pelham Line
New MCI Hunting
SMEE on the V
Jamaica Busfanning
Cost
Fare – I know Stan and Dom have unlimited cards, and I have a pass so this shouldn’t be a problem. If you’re paying w/ a money card then we are using 4 rides so buy a fun pass which is $8.25 and will save you $.75 over buying a regular card.
Food - $3-4 – We’re eating at a Subway restaurant near the Bedford Park Blvd. station right after we get off the Bx10 because by then it should be around 1:30.
Total – Bring about $10-12 and you should be fine. I want this to be cheap. ($3-5 if Unlimited)
11:00 - Meet up at QBP. I will be there by 10:45 probably in case anyone is early. We will be meeting at the last car (west end) of the upper level (right by both the famous curves on the 7 and N).
11:05 – Ride 1 - (N)(W) to Ditmars, taking photo stops at 39th Ave., 30th Ave., Astoria + Ditmars
11:30 – Ditmars to Times Sq.
12:15 – 1 to 231st St. with photo stops at 96th, 125th, 215th, 225th and 231st
12:55– Bx10 to Bedford Park Blvd. and eat lunch at Subway Restaurant
1:30 – Ride 2 - After viewing Concourse YD, take the 4 down to Fordham Road to SBS over to Pelham Bay Park (busfan op there)
2:00 – Ride 3 - Take the (6) down to 51st St to go MCI hunting at 50th and 5th, w/ photo stops at PBP, Castle Hill, Westchester, Parkchester, Whitlock
3:00 – Ride 4 - Take the (V) from Rock to Forest Hills with photo stops at Rock, Bryant, and other stops depending on our mood
3:30 – Take the (E)(F) to Union TPK for busfan ops
4:15 – Q60 to Jamaica to end the trip with Jamaica busfanning
This is the final plan. The schedule seems wrong to me but I guess we’ll just see how it goes tomorrow. We’re planning on ending between 4-5 PM.
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