On 13.08.15 16:13, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   > On Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 8:28:30 AM UTC-4, houn...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:   
   >> Are there any photos or videos of the IND's Court Street station when it   
   >> was in actual revenue service?   
   >   
   >> The pictures that I have seen on nycsubway.org show only the museum or   
   >> some fan trips in the 60s and early 70s, before the station became a   
   >> museum.   
   >   
   > I don't know of any since it was in revenue service only a short time many   
   years ago.  However, it was a pretty mundane typical station.   
   >   
   > Pictures of the museum during its early days might be helpful.  Back then   
   the museum was mostly in its original condition, not extensively rebuilt as it   
   is today.   
      
   I've visited the museum at various times over the years, so I don't need   
   to see pictures.   
      
   Thanks, however, for the suggestion.   
      
   >> I'm also guessing that the fact that Court Street is now a museum full   
   >> of various types of rolling stock make it difficult to run any fan trips   
   >> between there and Hoyt-Schermerhorn. I'm sure that such excursions   
   >> actually are possible, but that tickets would be quite expensive.   
   >   
   > The railcar exhibits do get moved around a lot as needed for new exhibits or   
   for special events.  They DO operate fan trips from the museum from time to   
   time.  I think they're up to $50 now.   
      
   That cheap? I would think that they would be a lot more, conisdering the   
   fact that they would have to move out those trains and lay them up   
   somewhere, which takes time and money. Plus, I don't know that all crews   
   are going to be qualified to operate all types of trains, which is   
   another factor to consider.   
      
   After they run the fan trip, then they have to put the other trains back   
   in the order, in which they came.   
      
   Does NYCT's insurance for passengers also cover the stretch from   
   Hoyt-Schermerhorn to Court Street?   
      
   How much is an excursion to City Hall, by the way? I can't in that case   
   see that as being very expensive, considering the fact that the loop is   
   open for passenger service and there is no real disruption in scheduling.   
      
   Has NYCT ran fan trips on the Bowling Green Shuttle since its closure? I   
   seem to remember seeing some years ago an older train laid up at Bowling   
   Green, well after revenue service was discontinued. It was older than an   
   R-12, I might add.   
      
   Would NYCT also do excursions to other closed stations, such as Worth   
   Street or 91st Street?   
      
   Here in London, they ran a special train for its final revenue run in   
   2012, which cost £40. They ran a steam-hauled train through the tunnels   
   to celebrate the Undergound's 150th anniversary; The only way you could   
   acquire tickets was through a lottery. This lottery was only for the   
   chance to acquire a ticket, however, the price for which was up to £300.   
      
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