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There was a tower[signal station] at Botanical Garden called "BG".The foundation for it is just a few feet south of the station on track 4 side,removed from service circa 1965.

That's a good one.Some people thought it to be the lavatory-as when it was the head end and in motion.

Those "broom closets" were meant to seat 2 more riders when not in use by the engineer and the train crews,hence,the window in the cab door,and the engineer's seat would fold so the door could be positioned over the control stand and then the seat would be returned to it's position for sea...

The E10B was obtained from Conrail by the MTA circa 1981[and letterd MTA].I used both the S motors & E10B's for switching in GCT.And no,there is no more derelict equipment in Croton East Yard as the MTA cleared all retired equipment from the premises and access is fenced off.

Noel: you recall the electrical fires in the EP5's & the pre-WW2 mu's in 1973.How long would the NH line continue to operate with defective equipment most of it due for retirement? The 4400 series mu's, many had seen better days,were the backbone of the rolling stock until the M2's were accepted...

Say what you like Japp,without the M2's,we would not have jobs.

I enjoyed running the M1's/M2's.It was difficult to have a day when every car in every consist operated as they were designed to do,but when they did,it was a pleasurable experience.Some cars had personalities of their own-some liked warm sunny days,some like nights & weekends and so on.They wer...

P.P.S.-yes,the subways run parallel,perpendicular,and all ways to MN and GCT.In the last century especially in the first and second decades,many subway lines were constucted or contemplated.At that time,no one,including the builders of GCT or August Belmont[the financier of the IRT],and those afterw...

Retired engineer Vic Westman,also a very knowledgeable historian on matters pertaining to rail and other history,claims that some excavation was done in anticipation of a future rail use,that has not materialized.Regardless of the alignment,depth,positioning,etc, all I'm trying to do is ascertain if...

Japp: if it's my imagination,then what is that door doing there? I know what I saw,I just didnot explore it for what ever the reason was so long ago.In the diagrams and wording in the books on the construction of GCT,it was contemplated to connect at some time with the H&M or the NY subway at th...

Does any one know when the Lower Level Loop track was permanently taken out of service? Also,years ago when switching the Madison Avenue yard,I could not help to notice a very large,very tall rusted metal door at the extreme Southwest corner of the complex.According to the original plans for GCT,a c...

This storm was not an unexpected surprise and it's potential was forecasted days in advance.Since it was a massive storm on a Friday and would disrupt the service,longer trains with as much of the fleet as possible,should have been run to GCT and left there,protected from the elements.I have experie...

When I was with Penn Central & Conrail,the company continued the service albeit maybe limited,but it still ran.Also ran non revenue trains to keep the tracks clear to at least run local service and suspend the express service in the interim,but the service ran.The same logic is still applicable ...

I didnot get my promotion until 1980,so I ran trains 930/967 before the MTA take over which included the 4423 and the private car as I said I don't remember what it was made up this 10 car consist.

I was working in the signal dept.out of NWP in very early 1978.I took a photo of the yard that day,in it was the D&H cars.the photo is in the DRM with the rest of my photo albums.