Comments about ny trains

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Allan: Howard, Now that you mention it, I do remember playing 'knucks'. Not recalling how the number of knucks were determined but I think we used a deck of cards. Something about you could decide to get......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Howard : Anybody remember playing "Knucks"? Packs with the rubber heel of a shoe? Marble season? Knish carts. Tormenting the matron at the Carroll theater on Crown and Utica on Sat afternoon at the "matinee". Buying a Mother's......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Rich: I used to play football in the park right next to The Botanic Garden's entrance right across the street from this station, we even went sliegh riding when we got a good snow, but, behind......

in response to: Brooklyn Bound on the Subway by Peter

Puffpastry: These are really cool! The red of the trains sort of impacts the whole tunnel...makes it gritty-warm instead of gritty-cold. Very neat....

in response to: Glasgow Subway Pre-and-During Modernisation by Gap74

Plum Blossom: Even though the stations are grubby, there's a certain charm to the trains themselves. ...

in response to: Glasgow Subway Pre-and-During Modernisation by Gap74

Richie Rubin: ALAN K:`Coney Island Joes'[in brownsville/E.N.Y]W/train tracks behind da joint..yep,great`hotdogs'[franks were made of 100%beef[parts]&greasy fries!I usta work a few blks down Linden Blvd @ COCA-COLA bottling plant nr Georgia st.in early`60's,did anyone ever go to the `batting cage'/min.golf on Penn.ave.nr Belt......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

BELROC IOF: [[img:29355]] [[img:29356]] [[img:29357]] [[img:29358]] Started to paint again. Plus I found one of my trains on a railfan site.. Gonna pick it up again.. It's that time of year to paint!!! ...

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

Alan Kupperberg: Eastern Parkway Memories By Alan Kupperberg Searching the Internet for information on Dubrow’s Cafeteria and the Famous restaurant on Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue, I discovered this wonderful site. It brought back many wonderful memories for......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Charles: I used to hang out in the tunnel back in 79 and again in the early 80's when the conrail had the frieght trains running and that was the best time back then. Too bad......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Gemini: I have lived in Bushwick for most of my life. I have lived on my street for 34 yrs. Bushwick is like any other neighborhood it has it's ups and downs. I referred to it......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Movie Place: I vividly remember the yard south of 72nd Street. I remeber standing on top of a ventalation opening (all those grates that give the tunnel it's beautiful lighting effects) watching the fan on top......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

EvilGentleman: anon, I thank you for educating us on the train parts. I think of trains as big noisy metal things that carry stuff, and sometimes have graf on the outside. I am a total moron......

in response to: Train Derails on Bridge IV: The Aftermath (With Graf Train Passing By) by EvilGentleman

serlingrod: Love it! As you know from my previous post, trolley tracks are one of my favorite urban elements! This is a great shot. I'd love to see some of the trains! ...

in response to: Left Leaning by luna park

Edward LAMB: I am very familiar with this tunnel having personally "discovered" the place way back in 1969... The following, if you please, is an excerpt from my own story : I had, one day, roaming through Riverside Drive......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Robert: Lets us all remember that while there are trains rolling though the tunnel at 70 miles or so. The really good thing about that entire tunnel is there is no 700 volt Third Rail to......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Peter: hmm. i thought the trains were pretty quiet. bordering on silent, actually. you dont even hear them until theyre speeding towards you, about 50 feet away......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Kassie: I went here with my friend a couple months ago. We got some amazing pictures. I've never seen such beautiful graffiti in my entire life. We had a nice talk with a......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Steven: Back in the early 80's I lived in a great old dump of a building on Kings Hwy directly overlooking the N Train line as depicted in the last image. My fire escape hung......

in response to: Bensonhurst Views by David G.

john: If you think the tunnel looks great now you should have seen it back in the 70's I was 12 years old when I started going down there. Thats when there were five tracks down there......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

ron ws: SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS FUZZ! A GRAFFITI KING WHO ROCKED THE NYC SUBWAY TRAINS FROM THE 70S ALL THE WAY TP THE MID 90S. FREAKS AT LARGE AND THE TFP OTB CREW. FUZZ FUZZ FUZZ FUZZ......

in response to: Metro Fuzz One by Metro

charlie : Great pictures I myself used to hang out in that tunnel for years back in the early years before the amtrak police kicked me out another time at the southern end one of the homeless nut......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

cope 2: this store is the illest. i buy all my bombing supplies at this joint right here. its all about bombing the trains, remember that kids. 1 - Cope 2...

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

Jamie: I look forward to seeing more. Just watch out for the trains....

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

xyka: loved the report, and yes, my favorite one is with the 6 beams of lights. very, very cool! how often did you have to dodge from the trains?...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Peter: yes, the tunnel is very much in use, as the tunnel is the main artery that connects [[wiki:Metro-North Railroad]] and [[wiki:amtrak]] trains to [[wiki:penn station]]. dodging the trains and staying out of their line of......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Chitin: These are incredible. Is the tunnel still in service? How do you avoid oncoming trains?...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Madaline McBain: WOW - those are amazing. So no trains through the tunnel anymore? No more homeless sleeping?...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Jamie: this one has to be my favourite [[img:28002]] So is the tunnel currently in use (by trains) ?...

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Sheila Vaudrey: Thanks James, for the photo's of the train, my children played on it when it was in the park. Sorry to hear that your granddad passed away, as I remember him being in the next......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

anonymous: It is a shame the cops have pretty much hassled the boys at kensington and rorer that the no longer are out. Their dope, last stop, was the most consistantly good heroin in town.(btw i......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

serlingrod: nice pics Peter! the constant passing of El trains above your head definitely add to the uniqueness of the Loop. that trip from O'Hare is no joke! it took me 45 minutes to cover 15......

in response to: The El by serlingrod

jhkjlk: i love the graff on the trains, there should be more!...

in response to: Train Derails on Bridge IV: The Aftermath (With Graf Train Passing By) by EvilGentleman

Jose Julio: This is great... trains look better now...lol...hey guys, i met someone in my place in hollywood (Maffu Arts) he give me the site (Bel I Of Crew), but u are really serious in what you......

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

Peter: i particularly like the first one, of the train. the trains there have stainless steel seats? nice....

in response to: Compilation Part Three by chiamattt

Born and Raised in NYC: honest to God I wish Boston where I live now was this dead sometimes ... the never ending traffic,rush hour and crush of people on the trains .... and I thought leaving NY I escaped......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

bo: hey guys, do you know that they use"pushers"-not the bad kind, the kind thatpush people into crammed trains???...

in response to: tokyo trains by jeeff

Rob Patten: Just to add there are photos of the refurbished train on the Cadishead Way bypass on the Salford web site: [[http://www.salford.gov.uk/business/design/engineering/highways/cadisheadway-stage-2/cws2-photos.htm]] Under 'Photographs 2005' the second and third links show it in its new paint. There is also......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

jack: peter, i enjoy the train station pictures very much, its been a long time since i ran up and down those stairs for trains, i remember how cold it was during the winter months and......

in response to: Brooklyn by Peter

DUEL: RedBirds are my favorite trains! wish they were stiill out in ny...

in response to: NYC Graffiti Train, 1995 by Metro

Michawl Weston: New York City graffiti trains were the 80s. Today these kids paint the stainless steel trains just for a picture!! The trains dont even move out of the spot they were painted because they say......

in response to: NYC Graffiti Train, 1995 by Metro

Dave: His characters are dope. By the way, how old is he? He's been around for yonks! Is he still hiiting trains today?...

in response to: Graf Trainz 3: South-East London: Aroe by Jamie

anon (ool-435595d7.dyn.optonline.net): nyc graffiti subways were the core of it all!! the red trains ruled...

in response to: NYC Graffiti Train, 1995 by Metro

BELROC IOF: [[img:25733]] [[img:25734]] Metro-North work trains.. This also is from 1995/6ish ...

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

jack: i was once groped by a women, she was rather attractive, with a twinkle in her eye, i was devastated, humiliated, and violated, i turned to her and looked deeply into her brown eyes, her......

in response to: The Groping Epidemic by serlingrod

MER TNT : YO IS THIS YOU BEL COD CREW ORIGINAL FROM THE 2 AND 5 TRAINS BRONX YO IF THIS IS YOU CALL WANE WEN DERO ANY OF THEM AND GET MY # U HEARD.HOLLA BACK KID......

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

BELROC IOF: They get freight trains here?...

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 11 by Scott Sargent

Low kee Angel@aol.com: I must say I'm very impress by these Hawaiian cats doing their thing...I use to bomb the trains back in 1980 NYC "Pros One 1980 TFP......

in response to: Hawaii Graffiti, Part II by dubside

jessica s: i wish the trains still had graffiti on them in NY cause it dont feel like it did back in the day!...

in response to: NYC Graffiti Train, 1995 by Metro

EvilGentleman: I still come back and look over this article every once in a while. This time, I followed a link on Wikipedia leading here. The memories have begun to fade, yet that last shot, the one......

in response to: Murder at Dawson College by EvilGentleman

KODAK 2: NICE FLICKS TAKES ME BACK SEEING PIECES ON TRAINS..KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK......

in response to: Graffiti on the Roll by EvilGentleman

JOEY TPA - THE PUBLIC ANIMALS: For a guy thats not into graffiti, this was a generous and insightful gesture to those of us who are (or were). Thanks for taking these shots and do yourself a favor and take my......

in response to: Graffiti on the Roll by EvilGentleman

MEETING OF STYLES BRONX NY: [[img:23985]] till today there has never been a nyc graffiti artist to dominate the walls/trains/trucks like JA ONE!!!...

in response to: NYC Style Graffiti Throw Up by Metro1

gus hassler : i think these are what remains of the float bridges that were used to unload the barges known as car floats. the carfloats were used by different railroads to move their trains across the north......

in response to: Newtown Creek by Peter

pab41: this brings back memories. I wish the red trains still woke me up outside my window...

in response to: NYC Graffiti Train, 1995 by Metro

TOTOP: new york city subway redbird trains are a ICON of the city......

in response to: NYC Graffiti Train, 1995 by Metro

D-Mizz: OJ tags OJAE also, in the A train tunnels with JA. If you look in the old trains in the frint window, you'll see em..he is also in the 3 train tunnels in manhattan....

in response to: All Type of Signs by Peter

Dave Smith Email Shedfull@aol.com: Hi all: Our Family lived in Cadishead from 1949 to 1963 in Dean Road fairly well known The Smith boys. Your photographs were great and brought back lots of Childhood memories.My mate Leslie underline......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Fran: I grew up on Rorer St and Tioga during the 50's until 77. What a wonderful place to be raised. That big white parking garage building was not there and when the circus trains......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Belroc: Graffiti art is something that if you don't understand is easy to hate. Like techno and Rap music. People don't do graff to ruin other peoples things. Well some kid do.. I paint at spots that someone might not......

in response to: Freight Graffiti by Peter

BelRoC : Second train. The piece on the right is Sigh.... He is known as a king in the freight train graffiti world.. I would love to live near a freight line.. Gotta drive to Highland, NY to see trains like......

in response to: Graffiti on the Roll by EvilGentleman

Belroc: True 2 pigs eye boys... If your gonna be a graffiti writer you have to take the risk. Yes thats a Quote from Lee in Wild Style.. Well, thats not exactly what he said.. You get the point. But......

in response to: Alright by -creAtor-

Belroc: Whats up Steez!! Glad you found this site!! Alot of fun article here.. Bill, I've been painting graffiti for over 18 years. Started "tagging" in New York City in the late 80's and have painted in......

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

BelRoC: Did you know that I really love trains?...

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

BelRoC: I LOVE TRAINS!!!!!!! [[img:22355]] [[img:22356]] [[img:22357]] [[img:22358]] [[img:22359]] [[img:22360]] ^^^ZAINBEL on a GVSR... ...

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

BelRoC: I got alot more black book work. I'll post that some other day.. But lets get back to trains and walls. [[img:22263]] [[img:22264]] [[img:22265]] [[img:22266]] [[img:22267]] [[img:22268]] [[img:22269]] [[img:22270]] [[img:22271]] [[img:22272]] ...

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

......: just to let you know jaone used to piece wayyy back in the day on trains...

in response to: Graf Trux 5: NYC by Peter

Bronxman: Hello, Are there still some Redbirds and other old Types kept for heritage services on NY-Subway or to be looked at Museums? Does anyone have Photos of the Redbirds and old Steeltrains p.e. the ones with the......

in response to: The Redbirds by Peter

CO-TX: Ok you want some real dirt on denver look: at South Table mountains (west denver) NREL complex it is officaly of solar research station but really a tunnel door (south west corrner of the facility......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Peter: yo bazz, i used to live right in that neighborhood... 45th and 4th ave, actually. that area is great. be sure to walk up to 5th avenue for the good shopping, diners and amazing produce.......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Brad: Those stations and trains look really nice! Like a luxury subway system or something. The stations probably don't smell like pee either....

in response to: Subways and Trains by Andy

Peter: cay: firstly, i think its humorously ironic that you qualify "not scaremongering" by saying "god knows {nyc} is scary enough". thats a dated, inaccurate and stereotypical statement that i dont appreciate much, as a {new......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Nicolas: I am from Montreal, Quebec. I am not a tagger, but I like graffiti. In my opinion, there's...let's say a "way" to do it. I totally agree with the fact that graffiti is an art. Those......

in response to: Albuquerque Graffiti Flood by Relapsed

john hanton : Keep going Auckland get more Trains,...

in response to: britomart by starlajo

C0S1: SANE R.I.P THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUVE BROUGHT TO THIS CULTURE YOU BROUGHT BEAUTY TO THE GHETTO SMITH THANK YOU FOR KEEPING YOUR BROTHERS NAME ALIVE XTC IS THE ILLEST GRAFF KREW OUT THERE PROPS TO - AOK,BYI AND......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

Charlie: Spotted off West Side Highway, just south of GW. Also continuing to hit windows on the E and N trains. [[img:18156]] ...

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

John: Old? I remember trainspotting on Spital Bridge in the mid to late '50's. [What do you mean? Of course the 1950's - I'm not that old!] Born in Boroughbury, [Geneva Street], brought up in Gladstone Street.......

in response to: Peterborough and the Smells of Pollution, Etc... by Colin James Watling

Beadle and Tatum: also in the background you can see lorain-carnege bridge, where [http://www.citynoise.org/article/5318/in/cleveland@oh] that post was shot. Then there is the Rapid transit bridge, the redline after it leaves ohio city, before tower city. The......

in response to: Bridges of Cuyahoga County by Jon

Rey: How come nobody talks about West Bushwick. The area that is more residential than along the L-train. You know Bushwick Ave. and Broadway along the J-M-Z trains. That area is changing too with new 24......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Toze: All graffiti is born from biting, someone creates a style and others copy it, that's how it spreads and artists develop their own skills, we learn by copying and emulating others, it's in our nature,......

in response to: Graf Trainz 3: South-East London: Aroe by Jamie

BRIGHTON TOWN BABY!: Nice Trains :)...

in response to: Graf Trainz 3: South-East London: Aroe by Jamie

Metro KD: bigshot toy co. released these blank toy trains..PAINT EM UP!!...

in response to: AllCityStyleTrain by Metro KD

Peter: freights! i love graf trains. that second one is "plant trees"... you might see more here: [[http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=plant+trees+graffiti&m=text]]...

in response to: Train Kept a Rollin\' by joey

Tube: People thinking that they are right to not use cars. We need cars, trucks, buses, trains and planes. What we also need is good common senses. so many examples exist about lack of common sense: Speed......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Traffic by EvilGentleman

Mike - Sept.2006: A rail fan for years. Just saw the pictures today.The picture you added is really special, it shows peace and serenity. Those shots of the train derailment would be an interesting article in the magazine"......

in response to: Train Derails on Bridge by EvilGentleman

eric guerra: I was born an raised in paterson. I moved to Tampa about 8 months ago. Even though paterson is the ghetto, it was my home. I miss it. Libbys is still there, right next to......

in response to: paterson factory - may 2002 by adam

jack: i wish we had that kind of entrance to our trains here in new york....

in response to: Montreal or Paris? by CE

Cosmo: I came here mainly for visual stimulation and I usually skip big text entries. Sometimes I wade a bit into some text, and am reminded of why I came for the visual. But you hooked......

in response to: Getting Off: by Peter

Demise 1 From the G.a Ghost Army Crew: What's Good I write Demise I got mad respect for the writers that paved the way for all of us when I see the flicks of smith and sane on the old skool trains it......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

omer aj brc glasgow: those of you putting down these aroe trains blatently do not have a clue...Aroe is a ledgend.....his dugs prob got mare style than you could ever hope for......

in response to: Graf Trainz 3: South-East London: Aroe by Jamie

sal seville: this isnt graffiti......people try and write graffiti ...but there not graffiti writters........graffiti writters hit trains ...not churches and peoples houses....graffiti was ment to be underground...toys must try........

in response to: PDX Graffiti 616 #2 by ea

Halfa: I live in a rural area of tasmania (southern most island of australia, we are a state of oz for those who don't know) and we don't have public transport in my area except for......

in response to: Things I Love About Public Transit by Micah

GLAZE..WYF: i see pictures on a europe web site of mad ja trains shit is crazy ..because he is from new york,,,ithink he did them in france or some place like that when i was in......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

SPA ONE: teh second to ast pic is a great writer snatch you can see his etch tags on trains all wyas on point and always big full arm length tip pieces like that... ...

in response to: 125 bowery, room 11 by vz

but im not dick ridin im just sayin: look JA killed and is killing shit more than any of you ever have or ever will im all over the 5 boroughs every day for work traveling around and i see shit that you......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

jamie: Also: this reminded me of **[[1664:jeeff's post]] about {tokyo}'s {trains}** from a while back...

in response to: Tokyo Rail by Chris Jongkind

Tyfoid Kid: Really great pictures!! I feel like I've been there now. I've seen that first picture of the map of the subway system and it does make it look daunting but with the bi-lingual signs everywhere I'm......

in response to: Tokyo Rail by Chris Jongkind

Peter: dude, you do a great job of capturing everyday-life in your photos; and im into that. i particularly like the ones of the trains and the shoes. and of course, the surrpetitious shots of the......

in response to: Election Day Holiday by chiamattt

Random: He he nice artwork by the way. Funnily enough i've never seen graffiti on these kinda trains. ;D...

in response to: Graf Trainz 2: South-East London: Aroe by Jamie

hodgie: it mint and why leave stupid names like "someone who paints trains" leave your tag and we might get somewhere u priks nice on aroe love ya style...

in response to: Graf Trainz 3: South-East London: Aroe by Jamie

Chris Erb: Sussex is a weird place. I could tell you a story about every one of those buildings. Ironically enough, one of the buildings on fire in this picture actually did burn to the......

in response to: Sussex by CE