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Is it possible to edit or delete my older posts at this point? I don't want my unclear statements alive forever. Yes, New York Railways was taken over in 1925 by a GM subsidiary which planned from day one to junk the streetcars and substitute buses. By 1936 it was all over. I'm sure that references ...

My apologies 3rd rail for laying on the sarcasm way way too thick. I am a daily rider of the NYC subway and I see the kind of stuff you describe. Bus drivers have been assaulted and killed in recent years by irate/crazy passengers. Track workers die in preventable accidents. Yet every time there's a...

The car barn on 58th St. and 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn is huge and little changed from trolley days. See my thread on this site.

I followed the link posted above by 3rd Rail and read the Stephen Smith article and I also read some of Smith's sources. Thanks for posting this and I recommend that everyone check it out. This piece raises some interesting points that I hadn't considered while the author attempts to debunk the Amer...

My morning commute just took a turn for the worse as the Manhattan bound side of the Ft. Hamilton Parkway and 15th St. Prospect Park stations on the F line will be shut down until May. I'll have to walk to Church Ave. and then transfer at 4th Ave/9th St. from a temporary platform to get to the R tra...

I work in lower Manhattan and I've been watching this operation for a while. A giant floating marine crane lowers these things that look like massive skateboard half pipes. It's on the Jersey side so I can't see in detail what's involved but after seeing this for a while I assumed it was part of the...

I live near NYNJ and get down there whenever I can, though that's usually on weekends when they're not running. You can see the yard from the street though it's a little hard to see the floatbridge. Lots of interesting street trackage and inspiration for urban modeling. Do a search on Bush Terminal ...

Yes that's my TARS car. Funny thing, the Obey the 8 Foot Law sign was the last thing I did, up late the night before the meet trying to finish it. I assume that means autos have to keep their distance? I'd love to make the East Penn meet too. I met some nice folks at Rutgers, especially the people w...

Thanks for posting the pix! I had a great time at this, my first trolley meet. Met lots of cool people and came away with tons of ideas and stuff. The TARS #1204 car in several of the shots is mine...nice to see it.

Last weekend I went to the transit and trolley meet in New Brunswick and saw the Tomix N scale track in action for the first time. It looked very easy to set up and a lot of fun. The big paving blocks don't look especially realistic for North America but it's still cool. People said it was hard to g...

Yes, I'm hoping to check this out. I was hoping to take the train but it looks too roundabout so I'll probably have to drive. Brooklyn via Staten Island looks like the fastest route. Is anyone else going that way that would like to carpool?

I'm saving my pennies and have my nose pressed up against the hobbyshop window for this model. It looks epic. I just wish they came out with the Brooklyn green and silver scheme. I picked up an S. Soho LA PCC that someone had painted in the Brooklyn tan scheme. Not great, but for $20 at a flea marke...

After being outbid on ebay by an absurd amount for a circle of old Tyco streetcar track, I'm wondering if there would be a market for something similar today? Or does it already exist? I've seen the Tomix N scale track and am thinking about something similar, prefab street track or at least preforme...

I respect the moderators and the job they do and I doubt this will change anything but I question the ban on "politics". Railroads are inherently political and we are at a big moment in regard to government funding and passenger trains, so why avoid the topic as long as the discussion stay...

I'm thinking about finishing a 3rd Avenue Railway streetcar in the natural aluminum that car #555 was left in. Silver spray paint just looks like paint so I've been looking for a finish like this. Is this commonly available at hobby shops or online? I was thinking that auto and aircraft modelers mig...