Just received my January 2010 TRAINS today. Pretty good article on Penn Station. Many of you will probably like it.
Says a train arrives there every 67 seconds. Eight page article.
Says a train arrives there every 67 seconds. Eight page article.
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That's a lot of trains and Passengers for a station that many don't like.
That's a lot of trains and Passengers for a station that many don't like.
Well it's not like you have a choice in NY but I guess you can always get off in Jersey like during the Republican Convention in MSG in 2004 when they wouldnt let the trains into NYP! It is a good article, of course Im the one that always quotes Betty Davis: "What a dump!" :lol:
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Both Old and New Penn are anything but "crap".
More opinion being passed off as fact then?
Been there twice, stinking cesspit. IMHO.
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Neil, what would you do to improve it remembering close to 60 trains per hour per the trains article.
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Did that train count include the subways, or just Amtrak/NJT ?
I assume it included subways.
I assume it included subways.
The majority of that would be the LIRR.
They wouldn't count the subways in that at all.
The subways don't arrive at Penn Station. They arrive at their own stations, that in turn are connected to Penn Station via passageways. So no, that train count does not include the subways.
And while the LIRR does indeed put the most trains into and out of Penn, it's probably not too much more than a simple majority. While NJT does send less trains, many of it's trains actually arrive twice, since they are sent to Sunnyside to turn around before heading back to Penn to pick up passengers headed for NJ. Throw in Amtrak, and combined they probably represent at least 40% of the arrivals, if not even a bit more.
Yes it did. One of the biggest names involved in saving GCT was Jackie O. Many people credit her with actually saving the station, since she helped to lead the charge to get GCT declared a land mark and her name and status helped to push that status through.
Not a lot, short of knock it down and start again. It is what it is.
Somewhere like Berlin Hbf manages 1800 trains a day and still manages to look fetching.
We were told when we were in Cologne Germany that their station sees an arrival or departure every 33 seconds. I thought it was a beautiful station.
Jackie not only helped save GCT but that actually jump started a move all across the nation, as indicated,to salvage all sorts of historic buildings,bridges, etc not just railroad stations. For which we can all be thankful.
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I traveled into and out of NYP twice during the Republican Convention.
I was on both NJT & LIRR. The most difficult part of the security was when
I left the station on 7th Ave. Streets and Avenues were blocked within a 5
block area of the station.
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Wouldn't it make sense to actually bother to read the article before making assumptions on what it says?
It does not include subway counts. it does count all X trains though, and documents everything in great detail. Do read it. It is very informative, even for those railfans who think they know it all
Additionally you get a completely authentic track diagram spanning all the way from Secaucus Junction to Harold as displayed in PSCC in the lead page picture of PSCC.
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Yes, but it has way more than 6 tracks feeding it. Doing 1800 trains with the kind of unconstrained flow that is available at Berlin Hbf is not a challenge at all. The challenge in NYP is that it is rife with conflict points and clearly has insufficient capacity in the 6 tracks that connect into it. That is what makes the traffic that is carried through NYP an amazing feat.
Finding the kind of real estate space that Berlin Hbf occupies in Manhattan could be a rather challenging venture, legally, financially and socially.
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I don't get Trains, nor know how to obtain a copyWouldn't it make sense to actually bother to read the article before making assumptions on what it says?
It does not include subway counts. it does count all X trains though, and documents everything in great detail. Do read it. It is very informative, even for those railfans who think they know it all
Additionally you get a completely authentic track diagram spanning all the way from Secaucus Junction to Harold as displayed in PSCC in the lead page picture of PSCC.
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Go to http://www.trainsmag.com and subscribe to it.I don't get Trains, nor know how to obtain a copy
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Thanks Jis
AlohaI don't get Trains, nor know how to obtain a copyWouldn't it make sense to actually bother to read the article before making assumptions on what it says?
It does not include subway counts. it does count all X trains though, and documents everything in great detail. Do read it. It is very informative, even for those railfans who think they know it all
Additionally you get a completely authentic track diagram spanning all the way from Secaucus Junction to Harold as displayed in PSCC in the lead page picture of PSCC.
If you have a Barns and Nobel, they carry Trains, but the Honolulu store usually only bring in 5 copies.
See this link for subscription info.AlohaI don't get Trains, nor know how to obtain a copyWouldn't it make sense to actually bother to read the article before making assumptions on what it says?
It does not include subway counts. it does count all X trains though, and documents everything in great detail. Do read it. It is very informative, even for those railfans who think they know it all
Additionally you get a completely authentic track diagram spanning all the way from Secaucus Junction to Harold as displayed in PSCC in the lead page picture of PSCC.
If you have a Barns and Nobel, they carry Trains, but the Honolulu store usually only bring in 5 copies.
I will buy you one in my local branch of WH Smiths, in Richmond, West London,England, UK,Europe and mail it to you!I don't get Trains, nor know how to obtain a copy
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As much as I thank you for the offer, I wouldn't trouble somebody for the postage from the East Coast, much less from across the pond.I will buy you one in my local branch of WH Smiths, in Richmond, West London,England, UK,Europe and mail it to you!I don't get Trains, nor know how to obtain a copy
