THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY SYSTEM
The building of the existing system from its inception is represented chronologically in this GIF.
It starts with what is now the Franklin Avenue Shuttle near Prospect Park in Brooklyn — part of the old El system – as well as the far reaching J line, through to additions made as late as 2005.
January 20th, 2013 at 10:34 am
Seattle is not coming close with its wimpy “plans” for its tube tunnel.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:29 pm
best cock ever.
January 20th, 2013 at 3:41 pm
Cool! Really illustrates the need for the 2nd Avenue Subway being built now.
January 20th, 2013 at 4:03 pm
First of all Norm, the viaduct replacement tunnel is just two miles in length, is designed as a replacement for the Alaskan Way Viaduct and not stand-alone a mass transit addition the way a subway line is, and is for motor vehicles only.
Secondly, and maybe you haven’t noticed — but Seattle is a city of 640,000 while New York has a population of over 8 million.
January 20th, 2013 at 6:12 pm
I notice that Queens has virtually no subway coverage. Is that by choice, or are there other reasons?
January 20th, 2013 at 11:45 pm
goddam socialists…
January 21st, 2013 at 10:48 am
Actually Todd, the map is a little misleading in that regard. The empty area designated Queens is actually just a part of Queens that encompasses Murray Hill, Bayside and East Flushing among other neighborhoods in Queens County. The area to the left of Flushing Meadow Park and south of Laguardia is also Queens and is served by the 7, the E, the F, the N, the W, the G, The R, and the V trains.
Just to the right of Bayside is the county line where New York City/Queens County meets Nassau County — so there’s no subway service out there given that its a totally different municipal and county government.
And FYI — unlike virtually every city in America where the city is part of a larger county, New York City has five counties that comprise it. Queens County {Queens}, Kings County {Brooklyn}, Bronx County {The Bronx}, Richmond County {Staten Island}, and New York County {Manhattan}.