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NYCTA line 7

Description:

Line 7 in New York's subway (the Flushing line, former IRT), for the class R36 Redbird subway train. The line begins with a few stations below surface on Manhattan, but most of the line is elevated going through Queens. Announcements for all stations and connecting lines. Good landscape details!

Creator:

Ernie Alston alstoer1@compuserve.com
Travis Alexander talexander@minspring.com
Joe ONeilPhantom909@aol.com

Alt.:

7 Local

Stations:

Stops:

TTR:

29 min.

Distance:

12650 m

Vehicle:

R-36 Redbird

Works with BVE 2:

Yes

Works with BVE 4:

Unknown

Known problems:

Some incorrect files are installed with this route. In the route definition there are some errors. Follow the install instruction (text in Swedish) and download a corrected & adjusted route definition from this website to get a working install.

Line description:

One of the creator's web site with map and pictures.
Alfred Barten has at his web site a description of this BVE route
The real world line 7 at the web site www.nycsubway.org:
Everything on the Flushing line
Track map over the Manhattan part of the line (violette tracks on the map)
track map over the western part of the line in Queens (violette tracks on the map)
Track map of the eastern part of the line in Queens (violette tracks on the map)

Misc.:

Download from:

The creators' web site www.nyctba.com has been down for a long time. Until it may reappear, the route can be downloaded from this web site. Linje 7 Express is said to be included with this route (the file NYCT-7EXP.csv), but that is however not true. That file is a copy of the local route but for another class of subway train. Please see separate catalogue entry for description of 7 Express.

To download from this website:

Route, Install instruction (in Swedish only),
corrected & adjusted route definition

Last update of this directory entry:

2009-Nov-2-

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