JUST WONDERING HOW MANY NEWYORKERS OUT THERE THAT PARTICIPATE ON THIS FORUM,WHAT TRAIN SETS DO YOU HAVE?WHAT SIZE LAYOUT HAVE YOU BUILT?HAVE A GREAT DAY...........MY NAME IS SNO,AND AM FROM NEW YORK CITY.

Born and bred!

If one is born and raised in New York City, then one is ALWAYS a New Yorker, no matter where one may be living. It rather follows us, like our accent? Indeed no! Udduh peepl got accents, not Nu Yawkuhs, Huh?

Anyway, I'm a former Staten Islander, retired and living in Oklahoma. Yes, we Islanders DO get around! I am working on a moderate-sized "L" shaped, O scale 2 rail layout that is 34' long, 24' across one end of the "L" and 12' across the other end.

Named the "Baltimore & New York Railway," it makes use of SIRT, B&O, Jersey Central and Reading Company equipment. It will eventually run a few 1925 era SIRT MUE cars that I plan to build someday, from measurements and a drawing I made from a real one in 1956. So a few high-level platform stations are also in the works on my layout for them.

SIRT ran BMT-compatible MUE cars. Compatible to a point, as they also had to meet ICC requirements for operating on an inter-state, freight-hauling railroad. These MUE cars operated beside steam and diesel powered freights, a few B&O passenger specials as well as the troop, hospital and POW trains of WWII. Not many Class I US railroads ran subway-type cars in that manner. Even PRR's subway cars used in the Hudson Tubes ran on dedicated rights of way, not mixed in with other PRR traffic.

The B&NY was a real railroad. Incroporated in 1885, it built 5.5 miles of B&O track in New Jersey between Cranford Jct. and the Arthur Kill Bridge. It opened for traffic in March 1890. Lawsuits against the B&O by the PRR, Lehigh Valley and State of NJ over that Arthur Kill swing-bridge delayed its opening. B&O dissolved the B&NY as a company in 1944 and ceded the property to the SIRT, which had operated it from day one.

So, I "took over" the B&NY name for my model railroad and expanded on it's possiblities. The real B&NY line interchanged with the CNJ at Bayway, the PRR at Linden Jct. (along with trackage rights into PRR's Linden Yard), the Lehigh Valley at Staten Island Junction and the CNJ again (along with access to the Reading and B&O) at Cranford.

Since the B&O owned the SIRT and had a controlling interest in the Reading Company, which had a controlling interest in the Jersey Central; it's now 'all in the family' so to speak, on my Baltimore & New York.

Ed Bommer

The Steamer was Born in Brooklyn NY near the stomping grounds of BEDT # 15 who now goes by the name of "Thomas the Tank" at the Strassburg railroad. The Steamer is now out in Suffolk County but still spends much time in the Big Apple.

Ed that is a very ineresting history of the Baltimore and NY. Your layout sounds very interesting . In reading what you said about the SIRT MU cars it reminded me that some of these cars went to work for the BMT in the 1950's. They ran on the Culver shuttle for a while and I can recall one of these cars being at the Fresh Pond Yard on the Myrtle ave. Line after its revenue service days were done.

The Long Island Railroad once ran train cars of the BRT , the predecessor to the BMT on its lines to the Rockaways and Manhattan Beach. There were connections with the BRT in East New York that permitted BRT trains to travel on to the LIRR. Similarily, there was LIRR sevice on some of the BRT els allowing the LIRR to operate service over the Brooklyn and Williamsburg bridges to reach Manhattan. This was prior to the East river tunnels to Pennsylvania station.

Life long Long Islander born in Woodside. Grew up in Floral Park. Commuted to college in Borough Hall, Brooklyn; 4 hours per day on the Hillside Ave bus to Jamaica, and the IND D & E or F trains. I am an avid Long Island Rail Road fan of the steam era.

Born in Sunset Park Brooklyn. ( Not really in the park I was born in Sister Elizabeths hospital on 4th ave ) Have been living in Staten Island since 1980 and love it.
In high school ( Brooklyn Tech ) I used to cut out and ride the subways I rode every mile of the system.

Me too. Brooklyn 1950-1963, Queens Village 1963-1999. Now live in Harriman, NY. Graduated Brooklyn Tech, 1968. Rode the F,GG,A,J and assorted buses. Still work in Midtown Manhattan. My heart will always be in Brooklyn. Coney Island, Prospect Park, Williamsburgh, Greenpoint, Ridgewood, and on and on. There's only one Brooklyn, and it's in New York!

Richie

I was born in NYC and raised on the North shore of Long Island. Finally moved to Florida in the 80's.

here.

Born in Manhattan (First Ave & 16th Street), raised in Bellerose, Queens and Hicksville, Long Island. Lived in Smithtown, LI and moved to "Hot Vegas" ten years ago.

I've ridden in every subway car there was out there... Even TO'd a train of R9's when I was 16. Favorite line: "F" from Jamaica 179 to Coney Island. I'm an avid MTH subway collector and have just about every non-graffiti'd set (sorry, Sno!) they've produced. Favorite New York meal: Sabrett hot dogs with onions and a 'nish!

--Elliot

Queens

Art

Born in NY Hospital (69th St&York Ave), baptised in St Mike's (34th ST 9th-11th Ave), and raised in Woodside (Queens). Got married at 23 and moved to Ridgewood (on the Queens side). After seven years (and three kids) we moved out to Long Island. 20 years later and I still hate it out here (How can folks talk about their LAWNS for hours? It's just grass.) I like and collect the eastern roads, especially the NYCRR and the PRR.

Yo Sno!

Born and raised in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn. Two years at Brooklyn Tech 'til I moved to MD.

I have the IRT Lo-V, IND R 1-9, and the BMT Tri sets. I'm into PRR and have a few sets (mostly MTH) of GG1 and the S1 and others. Prefer the Electrics. But, unfortunately my layout (3 loop, multilevel, around-the-wall-at-the-ceiling, O-72 in a 10x12 bedroom) is overflowing, so probably no more new sets.

My first train was the Lionel PRR S2 681 steam turbine - still got it.

Born in Brooklyn, grew up in Detroit and Cleveland but enjoyed many wonderful visits "home", which by then was Jackson Heights. Still remember the automat, Radio City, those wonderful delis, the bakery on Northern Boulevard, and listening to the Saturday night fights of the couples in the apartment building across 86th Street on warm summer nights. What bliss!


Have O gauge trolley cars from more than 30 cities from Atlantic City to Toronto, along with accompanying buses and trackless trolleys. Is this a great hobby or what!

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I grew up in the Bronx in 50s and 60s and have great memories of the 3rd Av El and watching New Haven trains below Tremont Av

I don't model anything in the city but a friend of mine does.

Born in Bushwick, Brooklyn and raised on Staten Island. I have one set of the MTH gray R12s, and two sets of LoVs, one green and one red. I also have a six car LoV work train that I am in the process of repainting in different variations. I do not have a layout to run on yet.

I thought you moved to Milwaukee

bluelinec4 wrote:

I thought you moved to Milwaukee

You mean I'm not sitting in a neigborhood bar on Milwaukee's south side watching the Brewers and having a brat and a beer?

Born and fled! Raised in the Bronx in the 50s and 60s; Fish Avenue off of Boston Road; Sts. Philip and James grammer school; Cardinal Hayes HS, St.John's University. Married a great Italian girl from Arthur Ave and headed to the Lehigh Valley in '72. A mugging on Fordham Road and the Lindsay Administration helped make the decision. I still get back often (will be at the Yankee/Reds game Saturday) and enjoy the city from this nice distance (thank you Rudy!). My toy train interest encompasses railroads that traversed my childhood terrain as well as those of eastern Pennsylvania. Also have a few of the subway sets.

Born in The Bronx.

Raised in The Bronx.

Employed in The Bronx.

Still live in...The Bronx.

---PCJ

Born and raised in Flushing, next door to Flushing High. I Rode the # 7 for many yrs as a kid going to school. I have a couple of Subway sets. Red Birds silver top and Worlds Fair Set (blue).
Moved out of NY in 73 and relocated to SF Bay. Have been here 35yrs and now I have been forced to watch the grapes grow... Finally have space for a large layout, just need the inspiration to get the right track plan and take out the collection from the boxes and have some fun

Born In Brooklyn. Moved allllllllll the way across the East River to Manhattan!

Rick

Born in Queens, moved to Freeport, LI and retired to Myrtle Beach, SC.

John Stadelmann

Raised in Woodside, Living a few blocks from the 65th street station on Broadway where I remember the EE and GG locals stopped as the express F and E trains flew by. Later on the N stopped there, and the GG became the G. I could also walk up to Roosevelt and 61st to grab the 7. Left for college in 1974 and never looked back.

I can't remember all the sets I have, but it started with the E, also have both R32's, R36, R11, R17, R21, R1, the yellow work set, many extra cars, and of course the R40 slants I waited and waited and waited for. I remember riding between cars on those with a high school friend out to Jamaica on the way to Floral Park. (And that's not my only Loewy.)

Lived in Queens(Springfield Gardens/Baisley Park). I'm still here. Rode all buses(City and private) and took the subways and LIRR. The Jamaica Central railroad runs LIRR,Pennsy,Amtrak,TA subways and other lines. I take the express bus to work.