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Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway! (subway/funicular) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:15 am Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway! (subway/funicular) |
"Noo Yawk" subway influence in Helsinki.............
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?102382
(courtesy: nycsubway.org)
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Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:06 am Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa) |
Subways do not usually come to mind when one thinks of Finland; here are several photos of Helsinki's sleek (and spotless!) Metro..............
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?102395
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Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:43 am Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa) |
Further.........
It is also interesting to note that the vintage rolling stock used on Istanbul's "TUNEL" were rebuilt from historic trams.........
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Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway! (subway/funicular) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:33 am Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway! (subway/funicular) |
When the Roosevelt Island Tram opened in 1976, prewar "Eye-En-Dee" cars were still running (but not for long) on the "GG" crosstown line.............
https://www.nycsubway.org/p ... |
Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway! (subway/funicular) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:27 am Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway! (subway/funicular) |
Recalling Glasgow's "Clockwork Orange" Subway..........
This elongated circular system is, indeed, highly unusual by United States standards; in London, the "Circle Line" in Lon ... |
Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway! (subway/funicular) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 6:27 pm Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway! (subway/funicular) |
The Haifa, Israel "Carmelit" underground funicular subway DOES have a bit of company in its uniqueness; check out the historic, rubber-tired underground funicular in Istanbul..........
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Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 6:22 pm Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa) |
Check out the historic (and charming!) underground (rubber-tired) "TUNEL" funicular "Metro" in Istanbul......
https://life-globe.com/en/tunel-istanbul/
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Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway! (subway/funicular) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 6:09 pm Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway! (subway/funicular) |
A few glimpses of the now-departed R-44s, back in the 1976...........
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?5694
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?37167
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?11 ... |
Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:36 am Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa) |
Glasgow Subway's rolling stock through the years: (as you can see, they bear no resemblence to any American rapid transit rolling stock)
The original cars ("coaches") were indeed quite ch ... |
Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:26 am Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa) |
Historical note........
The Haifa "subway" was not the only underground transit operation to use cable traction.
Glasgow's subway (opened in the 1890s) utilized cable operation until t ... |
Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway! (subway/funicular) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:19 am Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway! (subway/funicular) |
Again, recalling the Roosevelt Island Tram, the buses, and the subways, as they were, back in 1976............
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?38703
https://www.nycsubway.org/perl/show?38701 ... |
Topic: Israel's only subway (Haifa) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: General Transportation - All Other Modes Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 10:04 am Subject: Israel's only subway (Haifa) |
The street entrances are like a modernized IRT entrance...
traildriver:
Ahhhh, so you noticed that too!
A saw a few entrances that indeed reminded me of the ol' "Eye-Are-Tee" ... |
Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway! (subway/funicular) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:09 am Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway! (subway/funicular) |
Also of interest.............
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/roosevelt-island-tramway
["ROOSEVELT ISLAND"] |
Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway! (subway/funicular) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:52 pm Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway! (subway/funicular) |
And in 1976, the classic subway rolling stock then in use were blatantly defaced by graffiti, and ravaged by deferred upkeep.
Still, unlike today, there was still so much variety for the enthusiast ... |
Topic: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway! (subway/funicular) |
NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629
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Forum: New York City Buses Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:10 pm Subject: NOT a "Noo Yawk" subway! (subway/funicular) |
(SEE PREVIOUS POSTS)
When the Roosevelt Island Tramway opened in 1976, these were the buses which were still plying "Noo Yawk's" bustling streets..................
https://www.nycsubwa ... |
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