Yard

[Andrew]

Where is Penn Station's "A Yard"?

 

[SarahZ]

"A Yard is the furthest west and has five tracks, with Track 4 now used for the Empire Connection, and is accessible from Tracks 1 through 9."

http://www.panix.com/~danielc/nyc/pennsta.htm

 

[AlanB]

This diagram will give you a better idea of where A yard is located. On the left hand side, near to the bottom you'll see 5 tracks that run up to 10th Avenue. They're labeled 1A, 2A, 3A, and 5A. The track now labeled "main 2" used to be track 4A until they punched through the wall to connect the Empire Tunnel to the West Side line.

Those tracks make up A Yard.

 

[Andrew]

Thus, if Amtrak claims that they were looking at the tunnel box to run approximately 2,000 linear feet from 12th avenue to "A" Yard, than what part of "A" Yard were they referring to?

 

[jis]

Roughly speaking tracks 1A and 2A or thereabouts.

 

[Andrew]

The East or West Side of them?

 

[jis]

The East or West Side of them?

Huh? West of course. Penn Station is to the east of those tracks.

 

[Andrew]

So the "2,000 Linear Feet" runs from 12th avenue to the "A" Yard located just to the east of 10th avenue?

 

[gmushial]

Thus, if Amtrak claims that they were looking at the tunnel box to run approximately 2,000 linear feet from 12th avenue to "A" Yard, than what part of "A" Yard were they referring to?

For those of us that might have come to this conversation late: what is the genesis of the question? Something about Amtrak and 2000ft???

 

[Hytec]

So the "2,000 Linear Feet" runs from 12th avenue to the "A" Yard located just to the east of 10th avenue?

In the NYP area, the Avenues are numbered 12, 11, 10, etc. from the Hudson River on the West to the East River on the East. Therefore the "2000" feet would be West of NYP, running from 12th Avenue on the west to 10th Avenue on the east.

 

[Andrew]

So the "2,000 Linear Feet" runs from 12th avenue to the "A" Yard located just to the east of 10th avenue?

In the NYP area, the Avenues are numbered 12, 11, 10, etc. from the Hudson River on the West to the East River on the East. Therefore the "2000" feet would be West of NYP, running from 12th Avenue on the west to 10th Avenue on the east.

So, correct me if I'm wrong, but the "2,000 Feet" would run from 12th Avenue to the east side of 10th Avenue INSTEAD of to 9th Avenue or 8th Avenue on the West Side of Penn Station?

 

[SarahZ]

Is this more Gateway stuff?

It might be less confusing if it were all kept in one thread, Andrew. Just a suggestion.