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Posted by ntrainride on Mon Jun 23 20:33:55 2003, in response to Re: Broadway Junction on the IND: UPDATE,
posted by Chris R27-R30 on Mon Jun 16 14:06:00 2003.
"...It scared me. Of course, riding the J didn't,..."
I hear you. To this day the J always seemed like my "home line". Maybe it was my exposure to Jamaica in the late 50s' and early 60s. And I've always felt it's an el that runs through the most varied stretch of city landscape. Plus, it passed right by Jamaica Station; it was always fun to watch for the el trains from the LIRR as you approached Jamaica from the east.
And the service is pretty good for all the complaints. Probably second citywide, regarding el train service, to the Flushing IRT. Also, it's probably the closest a subway line can get to emulating a typical commuter railroad, i.e., after running a long route it ends up "terminating" in one specific section of the city. No continuing on through the CBD. No mixing and matching with adjacent routes. This train's headed for downtown thank you very much. Something about that I like.....
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