With the lower Manhattan skyline as a back drop, an MTA F Train can be seen climbing the curved grade of the Culver Viaduct on its approach to the Smith and 9th St. Station. This massive concrete... (more)

An MTA F Train saunters across the elevated tracks on McDonald Ave. with its cache of Brooklyn denizens returning from yet another work week in distant Manhattan. At this time of day, the trains ... (more)

Two thirds of the way between 65th Street Yard in Brooklyn and Greenville Yard, a stiff wind blows the American Flag towards the Cross Harbor Rail Barge.

J train is seen carrying commuters to Manhattan over Williamsburg Bridge.

The New York City Transit Museum has a large collection of subway cars on the lower level, at the former Court Street Subway Station. Any rail enthusiast visiting New York City should make it a po... (more)

Opened on October 7, 1933, Smith-Ninth Street station is the highest subway station above ground level in the world at 87.5 ft. It was built by the IND in the 1930s and became part of the NYC Subw... (more)

What I did on my Summer vacation, redux: After my first ride in the front seat of the Cyclone in 30 years, I catch this F train heading into Coney Island's West 8th Street station.

One of the rare instances of rail service on a suspension bridge in the US, a J train rolls through the Williamsburg Bridge's truss causeway, crossing the East River into Brooklyn.

A Queens-bound J train passes between both old and new architecture as it approaches its first Brooklyn stop, Marcy Ave. in Williamsburg.

Close up view of the maintenance building complex in the Coney Island Yard. The Coney Island Yard is the largest rapid transit yard in the world. Visible in the center is a collection of historic... (more)

Close up view of the maintenance building complex in the Coney Island Yard. The Coney Island Yard is the largest rapid transit yard in the world. Visible in the center is a collection of historic... (more)

Here's a shot of the NY Transit Authority's Heritage fleet. The 36th street yard in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The yard is primarily for diesel and electric maintenance-of-way and other rolling stock.... (more)

When I was first in New York City; the one time I was in the subway without my camera was the time a diesel powered work train passed by. Of all the luck! (Although it was on the wrong trac... (more)

A westbound MTA L-train approaches the Atlantic Avenue station in Brooklyn, New York, on May 18, 2012. The eight car train is made up of two A-B-B-A sets of Kawasaki Heavy Industry R143 cars. In... (more)