My girlfriend and I had a fun day on the NYC subway today.
We took NJ Transit from Rahway, NJ to PSNY.
From there, we took an A train all the way out to Far Rockaway. We had a R32 set so we had the railfan window all of the way there! It was a pretty long ride, compounded by the fact that today there were no C trains and A trains were making all local stops. What a great view!!
Because of the extra 11 stops we had to make, we were running a bit late. We grabbed a quick meal at the McDonald's right near the Far Rockaway stop, then headed back towards Manhattan on the A.
We knew it was going to be expensive, but my girlfriend had never been on the JFK AirTrain or LIRR before, so we switched at Howard Beach for the AirTrain, took that to Jamaica, and took LIRR back to Penn Station.
We made it back into Penn Station just in time to catch our NJ Transit train home (literally walked into the door as the "door close" alarm was going off!).
All in all, it was a fun day. It was the first time I have taken the A past Howard Beach (to go to the airport), and the first time she has taken the A out of Manhattan. The view was phenomenal after Howard Beach towards Far Rockaway, especially between Howard Beach and Broad Channel.
The trip on the A train to Far Rockaway is definitely recommended! And the fact that we had a good railfan window on the R32 set was an added bonus!
We took NJ Transit from Rahway, NJ to PSNY.
From there, we took an A train all the way out to Far Rockaway. We had a R32 set so we had the railfan window all of the way there! It was a pretty long ride, compounded by the fact that today there were no C trains and A trains were making all local stops. What a great view!!
Because of the extra 11 stops we had to make, we were running a bit late. We grabbed a quick meal at the McDonald's right near the Far Rockaway stop, then headed back towards Manhattan on the A.
We knew it was going to be expensive, but my girlfriend had never been on the JFK AirTrain or LIRR before, so we switched at Howard Beach for the AirTrain, took that to Jamaica, and took LIRR back to Penn Station.
We made it back into Penn Station just in time to catch our NJ Transit train home (literally walked into the door as the "door close" alarm was going off!).
All in all, it was a fun day. It was the first time I have taken the A past Howard Beach (to go to the airport), and the first time she has taken the A out of Manhattan. The view was phenomenal after Howard Beach towards Far Rockaway, especially between Howard Beach and Broad Channel.
The trip on the A train to Far Rockaway is definitely recommended! And the fact that we had a good railfan window on the R32 set was an added bonus!
Daily commuter on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line: Avenel -> NYP