The Incredible Moynihan Train Hall! Plus a ride on the LIRR and AirTrain to JFK! | LIRR | JFK
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- čas přidán 18. 03. 2022
- Hello and welcome to Penn Station in the heart of New York City! Today we are going to be taking a look around the incredible Moynihan Train Hall before hitching a ride on the Long Island Railroad out to Jamaica and on to John F Kennedy international airport as we prepare to head back to Austin.
Check out the previous video where I took a ride on Miami's Tri-Rail up to Fort Lauderdale: • A Sunny South Florida ...
--- Train Information ---
Train Number: 7:22am Jamaica Service
Consist: Six Bombardier M7 EMUs
Departure Time: 7:22am
Arrival Time: 7:47am
Journey Time: 25 min
Top Speed: 80 mph
Ticket Price: $7.75
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Since he doesn't give stats on it:
The Airtrain uses customized versions of the off the shelf Bombardier Innovia Metro 200 series cars.
As such, the line uses Liner Induction motors.
The price is a little high, but it was only just increased in 2019. from $5 it had been since the system opened on December 17th 2003, the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brother's first flight.
Note that the price has since gone up again, but only 25 cents to $8.
The system is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which, due to it's unique nature as being operated as an interstate agency, does not have access to tax dollars the same way that an entity such as, say, the MTA does.
Awesome information! I never really considered doing stats about the AirTrain, so I appreciate your addition!
Glad you covered this trip from Moynihan Train Hall to the Airport. Now I know what to do to get to the Airport from Amtrak.
Glad you enjoyed! Not many people realize just how easy it is to get from Penn Station to JFK by train, and I hope that more people will use the connection instead of taking a cab or the subway.
Lucid. Engaging. Vivid illustrations, photographs. VERY helpful! Thanks!
Of course! Glad you enjoyed!
I just love the Moynihan Train Hall, it's unreal how beautiful and impressive it is. The giant steel girders anchoring the space with all of its natural light put the dingy Penn Station to shame. No longer does one need to scurry into the city like a rat
09:30 I fancy the powering up sound of those M7 EMUs, as well as the cars' sleek look
Been waiting a long time for this one, visited the Moynihan last summer and it was incredible! Great work once again.
I'm glad you enjoyed! Moynihan is truly incredible, and I'm glad you were able to experience it first hand!
Thanks for this!
I wish that NJT can get a nice concourse like LIRR & Amtrak
Very interesting!
great video man!
tapping in!
Thank You for the informative video
Glad You made a Video on this!
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed!
Love the video my bro!! subscribed!
Awesome! Thanks for the support!
Thanks for sharing - have been waiting for this ever since you gave us a teaser of the train hall a month or two back. I’m really struck by the architecture of this building and how it’s a beautiful combination of the old/classic and new. I recall seeing this building from outside about four years ago and I was amazed at the size of it. Thanks again for another great video and review.
I'm glad you enjoyed! The building is incredible, and my review on it really doesn't do it justice. If you're ever in the area, I highly recommend checking it out!
@@LonestarTrips I will absolutely do that 👍
Might need to fly from JFK in June. I'm gonna use this video as a reference for my Port Authority Bus Terminal-JFK leg of the trip
Great video, kudos A+++++
Thanks a lot!
thanks for this video, i have a question, why you selected Forrest Hills as a destination instead of Jamaica Station?
Oh, I wanted to film the morning rush.
I hope you reported the glitches in electronic information points. Amtrak is good about not fixing things. Interesting how the U. S. deals with homeless problem: No seats for visitors and paying passengers sprawled out over the floor looking like homeless people!
ByOC BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR ... NY COME ON
Okay so was this building originally built to accommodate rail in the post office area or was it converted idk why I can’t understand lol
Thanks for the video! I just didn't get why did you get a ticket to Forest Hills but arrived at Jamaica?
Ha, you’re the first one to pick up on that! I actually stopped at Forest Hills and Kew Gardens to film the morning rush hour before continuing on to Jamaica.
@@LonestarTrips Got it) Thank you for your reply)
@@sapsanpz Yeah, of course!
If the Moynihan expansion is being this well received, one can only imagine the sorta praise that would be given to Penn Station if the original section between Seventh and Eighth avenues was to be rebuilt to how it was before the current MSG and that office tower were built atop the station.
‘Twas bloody shameful of the Pennsylvania Railroad to demolish the station’s original building, and even more shameful that the NYC government at the time allowed such a thing to occur. But, had original Penn not been demolished, we might not have Grand Central in the form that it is in nowadays. Ah well. One can ponder “what-if” all they want, but it won’t change a thing.
In hindsight though, America screwed up BIG TIME in the 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s in regards to public transit, and it really shows with modern day Penn Station. Don’t get me wrong, the Moynihan Train Hall is indeed a step in the right direction, but only a step. There’s a lot more that needs to get done to bring out the full potential of Penn Station, like rebuilding what was once between Seventh and Eighth avenues, for a start. I think the only group actively advocating for such work is ReThink NYC, and whilst their plan does have its flaws that could be improved, it’s honestly one of the better ones out there. It’s definitely worlds better then the current real estate deal that’s barely veiled as a transit expansion that’s being enacted.
Are there any elevators in the buildings didnt see any in the video or leading to the tracks ?
There are elevators to the platforms, they’re just off to the sides of the main hall.
Could’ve bought a city ticket on the app to save money instead of an off peak ticket
And NO seating in new Grand Central Madison LIRR.
I noticed that when I visited on Saturday! Kind of ridiculous to have such a large station with no seating. That being said, it is a commuter rail station, so people really aren’t waiting for too long, instead coming and going as trains arrive and depart. From what I saw, it looks like people can board whenever they please, so seating really isn’t an issue. Granted, this may have changed yesterday with the full service implementation.
I'll be in NY in a couple of weeks and am looking to get the LIRR from JFK to Penn Station but I'm currently wearing a medical boot due to a fracture in my foot and will still be wearing it when I arrive in NY so my issue will be getting from Penn Station to my hotel on 44th street. Are there cabs outside Penn that I could get to my hotel? I really can't walk far at all wearing this boot.
You should be able to hail a cab pretty easily from outside Penn Station. Amtrak’s website says there should be a taxi stand at the corner of 8th and 33rd, but I’m sure you could get a cab from any of the streets around the station, or get an Uber or Lyft if need be. Hope this helps!
@@LonestarTrips it was a great help, thank you
@@shaunpierce4174 Glad to hear it.
I have to laugh as your ticket was to Forest Hills not Jamaica. Oh by the way, I grew up in Jamaica, Queens five blocks from the LIRR station.
The ticket was to Forest Hills, as I stopped at Forest hills to film a bit of the morning rush on the LIRR before carrying on.
@@LonestarTrips Great series of videos. Forest Hills and Jamaica are a trip home for me.
@@johnkeenan5404 I’m glad you enjoyed!
The ticket is now $8 now :C
Unfortunately, you have not found seating area, that exist on the station.
No, I know where it is. I may have mentioned it in another video.
You could have purchased a city ticket for $5 for that trip.
4:12 I don't get this wishy-washy description used by those law makers. "Not nearly sufficient public seating available?" Bruh, there literally is no seating available at Moynihan.
I mean there is the whole seating section for ticketed passengers, but people seem reluctant to use it just because it’s out of the way.
We need to keep the newest and nicest stations homeless proof by making it cost a few dollars to enter the station
what a shame and un kind thing to not have seating ! what happens to elderly and disabled people with ms bad backs etc..
Very confusing as you were go8ng tonJamaica but you showed us a ticket to forest hill. This is very unhelpful
Yep, I wanted to do some filming at forest hill before continuing to Jamaica. The only difference would be to buy a ticket to Jamaica and to remain on the train until then.
Nothing incredible about it. As a regular LIRR commuter, I hardly ever use Moynihan Hall as I tend to still come through Penn Station to get to
other points in the city; I am sure I'm not the only one. It may be great for Amtrak or NJ Transit riders, but it's a boondoggle for the rest of us.
I use Moynihan all of the time unless I need to hop onto the 7th Ave subway. I find my self using the A/C/E more of the time plus there's the taxi stand on 8th Ave behind MSG. On my way back to LI, I'd much rather wait at Moynihan for my train.
@@rmknicks The Long Island Rail Road commonly uses tracks 17-21 so its pointless and out of the way waiting in that main train hall since there is no access to those tracks.You have to use the West End Concourse. It's really only useful for Amtrak. Even the LIRR's flagship train the cannonball still leaves from track 19. Its totally out of the way for most LIRR riders to use.
@@rrrglynn Once they show the track number for my train it's only a short walk to get there. I guess I just like waiting where there's more space over my head. Plus if I have a long wait I can have drinks at the bar.
I'm a NJ Transit rider. Thanks for your support.
Hostile architecture is hostile to all.
Lmao you must not be from nyc but the subway is free housing for the homeless 😭😭😭😭😭.
I can tell you aren't from NYC either.
@@LTrotsky21stCentury I live in wash heights near the A-LINE . So please don’t tell me I’m not from nyc .