On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 20:33:58 +0000, Steve Fitzgerald ]
wrote:

In message , Paul Corfield
writes
Curse you Mr Anderson - that Google Street View is just too good. That
looks the most amazing structure and I'm sure there are other amazing
subway junctions to sit and peruse. I fear I may go square eyed while
undertaking more research. Now if only the Americans would stop
treating visitors like potential terrorists I'd be persuaded to go back
NYC to take a closer look.

New York generally is a fascinating place transport wise and I would
highly recommend it; despite having to get through immigration (which,
last time I entered the US, in SFO wasn't too onerous at all).

Not just New York City. I live near Poughkeepsie, half way to the
state capital Albany on the old New York Central main line. It's one
of the world's scenic railway routes at water level along the Hudson
Valley.

We have push-pull electro diesels to Grand Central which is an
incredible station. And similar electro diesels pulling Amtrak to Penn
Station which is a disaster in the basement of Madison Square Garden
in one direction, and Buffalo, Chicago or Canada in the other.

They only recently stopped using the FL9, the electro-diesel version
of the famous streamlined F-units recently, and they still come out of
hiding on special ooccasions.

On the other route from Penn to Boston or Washington we have fast
regular electrics including the Acela.

These are all pretty impressive even to somebody who thinks most
American diesels all look the same.