Category Archives: Excursions

Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society

Visited on June 9, 2013 by Emily

Now that I’m into infrastructure, I try to research related things to do wherever my travels take me. When I worked on planning a trip to Fort Wayne, Indiana, months ago I vaguely remembered stumbling upon the rather impressive web … Continue reading →

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E. 180th Street Shop tour

Visited on March 24, 2013 by Emily

I debated whether to take the train or drive to the day’s excursion. Either one would have been easy from my home but I opted to take the short drive down the Bronx River Parkway, grabbing breakfast on the way. … Continue reading →

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Midwest Railway Preservation Society

Visited on December 27, 2012 by Emily

It was too snowy the day after Christmas and most of the local businesses closed early. So I emailed my Midwest Railway Preservation Society contact to say, “how about tomorrow?” The ground was still covered in several inches of snow … Continue reading →

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New York’s Other Islands boat tour

Visited on August 22, 2012 by Emily

I love Open House New York for their weekend, but also for their programs all year long. When I saw in their email newsletter that they’d be doing a boat tour of “New York’s Other Islands” I thought it’d be … Continue reading →

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Cliff Street substation

Visited on August 5, 2012 by Emily

This Sunday morning I was off to a New York Transit Museum tour of the Cliff Street substation and surrounding neighborhood. This wasn’t my first substation tour, but my fourth! Someday I’ll catch up and write about all of them. Somehow I thought … Continue reading →

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Abandoned Essex Street Trolley Terminal

Visited on July 12, 2012 by Emily

Note: I know I took a poll about what the next entry should be, but I’m overruling the vote since I visited an amazing place last week. Your choice, “Flushing Meadow Park and the New York Panorama” is coming up … Continue reading →

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Lo-V Nostalgia Train to Brooklyn

Visited on July 1, 2012 by Emily

It should come as no surprise that when I received the Transit Museum’s mailing about the summer tours I signed up as quickly as possible for all three nostalgia trains. These started much later than last year’s, the first one … Continue reading →

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Roosevelt Island AVAC System and A Walk Down Newtown Creek

Visited on October 15, 2011 by Emily

On the recommendation of my college advisor (though I graduated some time ago, he’s my advisor for life) I researched an organization called Open House New York. Advisor told me I must check out their weekend-long event in October, where, … Continue reading →

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Boardwalk Empire Lo-Vs (September 4)

Visited on September 4, 2011 by Emily

I heard whisperings on an earlier nostalgia train trip that the Lo-V cars would be running in September as some sort of promotion. I had to find out details! A few days before the first weekend of the month, and … Continue reading →

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Governors Island birthday

Visited on May 28, 2011 by Emily

My birthday fell on a Saturday this year and it was likely to be a beautiful day, so why not try to get people to come out and celebrate it with me? Since it was my day I’d get to … Continue reading →

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