Last Q Diamond ever
02/21/04
The Q diamond is being retired in favor of the B, and a few hundred people gave it a proper funeral. The Q diamond carried me over the bridge many a time; last summer I dubbed it "the air-conditioned zephyr of Flatbush Avenue." More at Bluejake, Gothamist, and the Times.
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I envy you, NY seems like a really swinging town. Great pics, I love the festive atmosphere.
chris
Posted by: Chris at February 21, 2004 09:05 PM
Look on the bright side: we once again have one-train access to the Grand Street station, with that fish market directly upstairs ? even if it is only on weekends. The old D, which we had prior to the Q service, was just as clean and convenient; the Q, with all the weekend work and diversions through the tunnel and the extra stops, was an inconvenience.
Posted by: Frank at February 21, 2004 10:18 PM
Agreed with Frank. The Q diamond is the one train line that people should not be that wistful about. It's like getting wistful over a kidney dialysis machine when you get a real kidney for transplant. There's no history behind the Q diamond beyond the few years it was put into service as a stop-gap.
The D train and the B train returning to Brooklyn is something to celebrate about. Ditto with four tracks operational on the Manhattan bridge. Now the borough's subway lines are semi-back to normal.
Posted by: Jack at February 21, 2004 10:47 PM
Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled about the B and D! I'll just miss my old pal the Q diamond. And its strong air conditioning.
Posted by: Mike at February 21, 2004 10:52 PM
Dont worry... the R40S and R40M Fleets(Those of the ) will be in full force on the B on Monday with their superior climate control system.
Posted by: Linc at February 22, 2004 04:17 PM
It was a great blow out
here are more picts
http://www.fotolog.net/lugolounge/?photo_id=6558488
Posted by: Lounge at February 22, 2004 10:48 PM
from your photos I can see I was standing next to you...
Posted by: Lounge at February 22, 2004 11:31 PM
fuck yeah! what a fantastic night. i'm the yelling fellow, wearing the striped brown shirt and crowd-surfing. you can likely tell that i'm enjoying myself
Posted by: js at February 24, 2004 09:53 PM
Some more photos at:
http://foody.org/q.html
Posted by: Josh at February 25, 2004 08:25 AM
great pics, i would like to join you on your next photographic expedition and learn a thing or two:)
Posted by: neth at February 19, 2005 01:43 PM
It's the most joyful funeral I've ever seen.
Posted by: Helen at December 6, 2005 02:00 PM
I was there. I miss New York.
Posted by: Bart at January 19, 2007 05:56 PM
Make R143 trains run on the Rockaway Park shuttle