NYC Subway and Local Commuter Rails

August 28, 2009

Jerry would like to share these memories of the New York subway and writes:

I grew up in Brooklyn NY and my mom and I would take the subway to run errands and visit with some friends. I remember the most exciting ride I took was taking the Lexington Ave Express from Brooklyn to Woodlawn Rd to visit friends up there I was 9 years old and went with my mom. The train was very old for it had slats for the destination signs. It was a long and interesting ride.

As I grew older I started exploring the NYC subway on my own and have ridden every line that was in service since 1964. For more info go to http://www.nycsubway.org/ there is info on the system and old pictures.

My interest in trains have grown since. I rode the LIRR from Brooklyn to Montauk and from Brooklyn to Greenport. I also road the eartern corridor of amtrak to Boston and Florida and Albany NY. My other riding experiences was riding Metro north to various destinations in Conn. and NY.

Out here in California I have taken Amtrak from SF to Reno on the Zephar and have ridden the local Capital corridor service from Sacramento to SF and to Fresno. Both are nice rides. I hope to ride the Coast Starlight up to Seattle when I am feeling better.