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Jersey City railroads running parallel to NJ 139

I guess you can kinda see the Bergen Arches off to the right, in this picture of the Long Dock Tunnel.

Backstory: I was doing research for the Holland Tunnel article when I discovered that in 1927, the builders were involved in a legal dispute with the Erie Railroad over rail yards. So I started investigating, and it seemed like the rail yard dispute centered around the plot of land where I-78 and NJ 139 merge, here 40.731°N 74.051°W / 40.731; -74.051 (merge of I-78 and NJ 139). Simple enough.

I went to Google Maps and saw an abandoned rail viaduct just south of I-78, and looked it up. It led me to our Bergen Arches page, which has an image of the right of way passing under I-78 before heading into an abandoned tunnel. Still OK.

Then I saw the Hudson County Railroad map and looked up the National Docks Secondary. Now here's the confusing part. That page says that the secondary heads into the Long Dock Tunnel at its northern end, and that the tunnel runs parallel to the NJ 139 open cut. Why, then, does the Bergen Arches page refer to a cut that runs parallel to NJ 139, and then give this coordinate 40.7369°N 74.0594°W / 40.7369; -74.0594 (Bergen Arches coordinate)? It seems to point to the Long Dock Tunnel, which has very similar coordinates. 40.7355°N 74.0574°W / 40.7355; -74.0574 (Long Dock Tunnel coordinate). I thought that was the Long Dock Tunnel. Both articles give only fleeting mentions of the other. Are they parallel, and if so, which one is located to the north and which one is located to the south? Finally, should they still be two separate articles? epicgenius (talk) 20:20, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

The three run parallel to each other (south to north) Bergen Arches/Erie Cut, Long Dock, and State Highway 139. Eastern portals identifiable: https://web.archive.org/web/20120929064726/http://www.njcu.edu/Programs/jchistory/Pages/B_Pages/Bergen_Arches.htm Djflem (talk) 09:18, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

City Hall station media

Hi all,

I had the opportunity to go on the Transit Museum's tour of the defunct City Hall station this past weekend. I've uploaded a bunch of pictures. Some are better than others, of course, but looking at the article and what's available in that Commons category, it seems like a couple could be useful. I figure there are probably standard preferences with regard to subway station illustration, however, and I wonder if I could trouble someone to take a look through them? No worries at all if it doesn't make sense to add any, of course -- I just figure it's probably the station with the fewest recentish pictures of. Pinging Epicgenius who I see is the top contributor to that article. Pics are here: commons:Category:Photographs taken by Rhododendrites - City Hall Station.

I tried to take a video of the 6 train coming through, to show how awkward it is trying to get modern trains around that curve, but the video quality is choppy -- working on it. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 02:12, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

@Rhododendrites: These images look fine, I don't mind if you add them. It's just that there is not that much space in the article to place any other pictures. I see some other editors have already added three images that you took. epicgenius (talk) 13:50, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

AirTrain JFK featured article nomination

I just nominated AirTrain JFK for featured article status. The nomination is here. I'd appreciate any comments, since it's marked as a high-importance article in this wikiproject. epicgenius (talk) 15:09, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

14th Street Tunnel shutdown

I just created the article on the 14th Street Tunnel shutdown. Any improvements would be appreciated. There are also a few links to BMT Canarsie Line#14th Street Tunnel shutdown, which probably should be changed as well. Thanks. epicgenius (talk) 20:34, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

Rockaways service changes

The A will begin to operate to Rockaway Park at all times beginning tonight until September. I'm trying to decide what would be the best way to update the station table. Should we keep the Far Rockaway column but make a note that all Far Rockaway service is suspended, or just remove the column altogether for the meantime? —LRG5784 (talk · contribs · email) 23:35, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

I think we should leave the column in, saying service is temporarily suspended, being that the reroute will only last two months and it would make it easier to edit the table once normal service is restored. Same with the Rockaway Park Shuttle to Broad Channel.

I have an idea. —LRG5784 (talk · contribs · email) 03:03, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

I already updated the table with a "Service suspended" notice. That way, it will be easier to restore the Far Rockaway column when normal service is restored. epicgenius (talk) 21:45, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Referring services by the timetables

User:Cards84664 has added descriptions of services to articles based on what the timetable says, like Queens Boulevard Express/Sixth Avenue Local to the F, which is usually only referred as Sixth Avenue Local, or Second Avenue/Broadway Express/Brighton Local to the Q, which is usually only referred to as Broadway Express. Should we describe the services based on their timetables say or what the individual line maps or service guide say?