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The Devolution of the IND Second System
The idea for this post came from an overlooked appendix at the…
Eastern Promises: Expanding the J, M and L trains
The subway lines which serve Williamsburg and Bushwick, the J/Z, M and…
Serving Southeast Queens Part 3: Unbuilt Hillside and Van Wyck Lines
A look back at the unbuilt IND Van Wyck and Hillside Ave Lines.
The Last Train to Jamaica: How NYC Almost Replaced Its Els
The New York City subway is famously made up of three formerly…
The Lost 1943 IND Second System Plan
Students of NYC subway history know this map. It is one of…
MTA Program for Action Service Guide
I recently went down a bit of a rabbit hole reading up…
Serving Southeast Queens Part 2
In part one of this series I looked at the long, tortuous…
A quick look at the MTA’s 2025-2044 20-Year Needs Assessment
Early this morning the MTA quietly published the initial outline of their…
Serving Southeast Queens Part 1: The Forgotten Route 131
In the annals of NYC subway history there are numerous examples of…
Much ado about Flushing: Regional Rail and Extending the 7 Train
A holistic proposal to enhance and expand transit into Flushing, Queens. This post was written with the Tech Transit Assn.
A Tunnel Too Far, Part 2: Hylan’s Dream
In the previous post I outlined the history of the many plans…