User:Kew Gardens 613

A railfan, rail buff, or train buff (American English), railway enthusiast or railway buff (Australian/British English), trainspotter or anorak (British English, usually derogatory), is a person interested, recreationally, in rail transport. Railfans of many ages can be found worldwide. Railfans often combine their interest with other hobbies, especially photography and videography, radio scanning, model railroading, studying railroad history and participating in railway station and rolling stock preservation efforts.

User:Kew Gardens 613

Links Sandbox 1

Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad Long Island Rail Road Sandbox 3

New York City Bus New York City Bus

Subway Expansion Plans NYC Subway History Post-Unification

NYC Subway History Post-Unification NYC Subway History Post-Unification

Dual Contracts Dual Contracts

Templates

New Jersey Transit

Abandoned NYC Stations

Highways and Streets

User:Epicgenius/sandbox/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

User:Epicgenius/sandbox/article-draft1 — Manhattan Bridge subway closure

User:Kew Gardens 613/Subways70s80s

User:Kew Gardens 613/NYSTC Annual Reports

User:Tdorante10/sandbox3 – Includes draft bus articles

Queens Bus Routes and lines – A list of bus article projects

User:Epicgenius/sandbox/1 – Interesting track map drafts

User:Epicgenius/sandbox/3 – Includes draft bus articles

User:Epicgenius/sandbox/5 – Includes a draft split of Technology of the New York City Subway that I have been wanting to work on

Home Station Kew Gardens–Union Tpke.

Subway provisions and entrances

User:Kew Gardens 613/New York City Subway Bellmouths and Provisions

User:Kew Gardens 613/List of closed New York City Subway entrances

User:Kew Gardens 613/List of new New York City Subway entrances

Transit Memorabilia

This is an incomplete and a growing list of transit memorabilia that I have, of which some I may be willing to offer in a trade or for sale.

Projects I've worked on

User:Kew Gardens 613/Bus and Railroad-Related Projects

Stuff about me

I generally edit transportation pages, specifically those in the New York City Metro region. I have an account on New York City Transit Forums. I originally had an account on wikipedia called Union Tpke 613 and then I forgot my password so this is my newer username. I am a severe railfan.

Ever since I was really little, I have been interested in the subway. I enjoy railfanning, going on subway fan trips, taking pictures of the subway, and collecting transit memorabilia. I have a really large collection that continues to grow. I know a lot about the history and the makeup of the subway system, and MNRR and LIRR. I have acquired my vast knowledge through my collection of subway books, going around the system myself, and the vast knowledge of information on what we call the internet. I also am in the process of making a subway fantasy map and a regional rail plan for the NY metro area. I live in Queens and hope to live here and in NYC for life. I sure don't want to learn to drive. I hope to become a transit planner for our wonderful city or perhaps the whole NY Metro region, and hope to make a difference in our transit system, allowing people to go where they need more quickly and efficiently.

Userboxes

Personal

(Location-related)

This user lives in Queens. This user is a citizen of the United States of America. This user lives in the United States of America. I love NY This user ♥ NY. This user's time zone is EST. This user's time zone is UTC-04. This user is proud to be an American. This user is interested in the U.S. State of New York. This user observes Daylight Saving Time. This user lives in, or hails from, New York City.

(Natural phenomena)
This user is interested in volcanoes. This user is fascinated by tornadoes, and has had an encounter with one - being fortunate enough to survive. This user loves rainy days. This user likes foggy days. This user is interested in meteorology. This user loves thunderstorms.

(Personal)

This user does not smoke. C2H5OH-0This user is a non-drinker. This user is heterosexual. This user is male. Secondhand smoke is one of this user's pet peeves. This user likes Pi(e). This user is right-handed. This user is not gay, but supports gay people. :-]This user is polite. This user believes they are unique, just like everybody else.=] This user reads The New York Times. This user is a Conservative Jew. This user is straight, but totally sympathizes with lesbians! This user knows giraffes are kosher. Pi ≈ 3.1415926535897932384626 This user is against monarchism and nobility titles when they were abolished, because they are not democratic and give no respect to the freedom of the peoples. This user supports recycling. This user believes in the separation of religion and state.* This user supports the use of green energy. This user supports the right to arm bears.

(Interests)

LALThis user is a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers. C&HThis user reads Calvin and Hobbes. This user is interested in maps. S1This user is a Scrabble player. This user's favourite subject is Geography. 42This user knows that the answer is 42. This user enjoys chess. This user enjoys the works of Isaac Asimov. This user enjoys the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. This user is a book lover. This user is a history buff. TKAMThis user knows it is a sin to kill a mockingbird.

Cats

(Felines)
This user is a cat. This user loves cats. This user is owned by one or more cats. One or more of the user's beloved cats has passed away, and will always be remembered fondly. Rest in peace my dear kitty cat. This user is a caring cat owner. This user thinks no outfit is complete without cat hair.

Wikipedia

(Edit Count/WikiAddiction)

10KThis user has over 15,000 edits on the English Wikipedia. This user was ranked 5059 on the list of Wikipedians by number of edits on 2019-01-09. This user spends far too much time editing his user page. Edit to ∞!This user has a tendency to over-edit. This User is excessively addicted to Wikipedia. This user spends WAY too much time on Wikipedia and really needs to get off the computer... after one more edit. Hi, my name is Kew Gardens 613 and I'm a Wikipediholic. This user has helped promote 67 good articles on Wikipedia.

(Time on)

This user edited under the following user names in the past: Union Tpke 613. {{Unsigned}}This user's talk page has been signed by SineBot. This user likes to use the thank button. Today is 14 April 2024 This user reserves the right to completely screw up his own edits. This user is a wikiarchaeologist and likes looking through page history for no particular reason.± This user has been a member of Wikipedia since May 30, 2013. This user has been on Wikipedia for 10 years, 10 months and 15 days. This user is a member on the English Wikipedia. @This user can be reached by email. IAThis user uses the Internet Archive. PAGEIDThe ID of this page is 42060370. This user clicks on Random article way too often. This user has taken and uploaded images to Wikipedia and Commons. This user is a wikiarchaeologist and likes looking through page history for no particular reason.± This user has his own sandbox and thinks you should create one. This user has a sense of humour and shows it through the use of userboxes. The bearer of this is a Wikipedian who shall be permitted to freely edit Wikipedia. no adsThis user is against commercials in Wikipedia. This user trusts Wikipedia as a reliable source. This user believes that anyone who thinks Wikipedia is an unreliable source should continue their quest to find a better website.

(Etiquette)

_This_user_dislikes_seeing underscores_in_Wikilinks. This user believes that adding relevant links is never a bad thing. <ref>This user recognizes the importance of citing sources. <ref>This user would like to see everyone using inline citations. Please... This user knows why redirects exist and how to use them effectively. This user believes all articles should have Navboxes This user likes to use the thank button. +1This user has made more than one edit. What now?!?!

(Nonsense)

This user prefers to live a topsy turvy lifestyle in the framework of an upside-down world order. This user does not contribute by using a web browser. Rather, he uploads material directly to the internet by using the awesome power of his mind. This user enjoys watching pointless animations. Go slowly insane as you sit and stare... This user really enjoys dark and stormy nights. Go slowly insane as you sit and stare... This user enjoys watching pointless animations. This user's favorite article can be seen here. This user's favorite article is Example. wow such doge This user likes badgers, mushrooms and snakes. This user hates @#$%@#^&@§¡¿•&$@#$ψπ!@#$%&*ʘ vandals! This user is proudly made from 100% recycled matter sarThis user is obviously not sarcastic. If you notice this notice you will notice that this notice is not worth noticing! This user chews userboxes nom nom nom In Soviet Russia, Wikipedia reads you. Don't make me press the self destruct button (and trust me, I'll do it!) 2This user has visited 2 of the 208 countries in the world. 9.8 m/s2This user is often touching the floor, because gravity has too much of an effect on them. This user prefers cold weather. This user knows how to Find X. This user finds Wikipedia's policy of putting the first word in the article title as uppercase and the subsequent words as lowercase kind of funny... Hee hee hee hee...

Example 2

(Babel)

their there they'reThis user thinks that there are too many people who don’t know that they're worse than their own children at spelling! “,;:’This user is a punctuation stickler. ’sThi's user know's that not every word that end's with s need's an apostrophe and will remove misused apostrophe's from Wikipedia with extreme prejudice. your you'reThis user thinks that if your grammar is incorrect, then you're in need of help. less & fewerThis user understands the difference between less & fewer. en-USThis user is a native speaker of American English. its & it'sThis user understands the difference between its and it's. So should you. to too twoToo many people have no idea how to use words they should have learnt in year two.  loose  lose Not enough people know the difference between loose and lose. Do you? than thenThis user understands the difference between using "than" and "then." theyThis user frequently uses singular they as it is a handy gender-neutral pronoun. which & thatThis user knows how to use which and that correctly. meowThis user sometimes adds a "meow" at the end of their sentences, meow. LE-0This individual still maintains a shred of dignity in this insane world by adhering to correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and capitalisation.

Transit

(Buses)

This user rides MTA NYC Bus. MTAThis user likes to ride the MTA NYC Bus. Q20A/BThis user likes to ride on Q20A/B of the MTA NYC Bus. LTD Q44This user likes to ride on Q44 LIMITED of the MTA NYC Bus. Q46This user likes to ride on Q46 of the MTA NYC Bus. Q74This user likes to ride on Q74 of the MTA NYC Bus. Q64/Q65AThis user likes to ride on Q64/Q65A of the MTA NYC Bus. LTD Q10This user likes to ride on Q10 LIMITED of the MTA NYC Bus. Q37This user likes to ride on Q37 of the MTA NYC Bus. Q60This user likes to ride on Q60 of the MTA NYC Bus. MTAThis user likes to ride the MTA NYC Bus.

(New York City Subway)

NYCSThis user takes the New York City Subway. This user rides the New York City Subway on a regular basis. This user rides the 1 Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the 2 Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the 3 Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the 4 Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the 5 Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the 6 Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the 7 Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the A Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the B Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the C Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the D Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the E Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the F Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the G Train on the New York City Subway. This user is proud to witness the H Train on the New York City Subway along with efforts made to reconstruct The Rockaways. This user rides the J Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the L Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the M Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the N Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the Q Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the R Train on the New York City Subway. This user rides the Shuttle on the New York City Subway. This user rides the Z Train on the New York City Subway. 76th StreetThis user believes in the existence of 76th Street

(Public Transit)
This user takes public transport. This user supports public transit. This user is an amateur ferroequinologist This user is a railfan. This user is interested in transport issues.

(WikiProject)
This user is a participant in WikiProject Buses. This user is a member of WikiProject Rapid transit. This user is a participant in WikiProject Stations. This user is a participant in the Trains WikiProject. This user is a member of WikiProject New York City Public Transportation.

Across the tracks

Across the tracks are the boring things on this page

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