Southern Staten Island Ice Cap Map Scenario

This map was constructed using the same shapefiles that were used  on the Red Hook Polar Ice Cap Map Melt map and the same precautions apply.  See previous Ice Cap Map Scenarios for details.  It seems that the major impact will be felt in the 2020's to 2050's, if this scenario is played out.  This is just an estimate.

Trolley Bus Wires by Night

I got this picture from the Trolley Motion Web Site that deals with European Trolley Buses.

I believe it is in Luzerne.  I love the light reflection off the trolleybus wires.  Wish I would see this in New York...and the "UFO's" in the upper middle of the photo are also enjoying the overhead and the trolley buses as well..

 

 

Shapefile Data From New Jersey

Some maps created using shapefiles provided free by the State of New Jersey.  Maps showing elevations, fire harzards in Bergen County are found above.  In the Bergen County map, I wanted to show that New Jersey Transit trains travel through some fire hazard areas and could be delayed, let us say due to brush fires and other hazards.  The darker the green, the higher the danger.  Shapefiles may be used by such programs such as ARCGIS after being unzipped.  The data can be transferred to GEODA and playing around with elevations and earthquake magnitude, there was a slight correlation which was modified by location (autocorrelation).  These maps are just experiments and should not be used for any scientific work.  The fire hazard file is probably from 2007.  Thank you State of New Jersey for providing the public with these free shape files.  Source of shape files: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/lists.html

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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Office of Information Resources Management (OIRM), Bureau of Geographic Information Systems (BGIS) Metadata from their site: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection NJDEP, New Jersey Geological Survey NJGS Publication_Date: 20041217 Title: Earthquakes Epicentered In New Jersey Edition: 20121126 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: Digital Geodata Series Issue_Identification: DGS04-1 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Trenton, New Jersey Publisher: New Jersey Geological Survey Online_Linkage: <http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/geodata/dgs04-1.htm> Description: Abstract: The New Jersey Geological Survey Digital Geodata Series DGS04-1 dataset shows earthquakes that had epicenters in New Jersey. This data has 178 earthquakes with epicenters in New Jersey. Most are minor with magnitudes ranging from 0.4 to 5.3 and depths up to 25 km below sea level. Earthquakes with magnitude of 0 (zero) implies that the magnitude is unknown. Following earthquake added since Sept. 5, 2012 version: 1) 17 km S of Ramblewood, NJ on 11-23-2012, 0:13 am (EST), Magnitude 2.2, Depth 5.0 km. Purpose: To provide information on earthquakes which had epicenters in New Jersey. Supplemental_Information: Various Data Sources and References: Coffman, J. L. and von Hake, C. A., ed., 1973, Earthquake history of the United States: U. S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Publication 41-1, Revised edition (through 1970). Dombroski, D. R., 1992, Catalog of NJ Earthquakes Through 1990: N.J. Geological Survey, Geological Survey Report 31, 16p. Eppley, R. A., ed., 1965, Earthquake history of the United States: U.S. Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey Publication 41-1 Revised (through 1963). Richter, C.F., 1935, An instrumental earthquake magnitude scale: Seismological Society of America Bulletin, v. 25 p.1-32. Smith, W.E.T., 1962, Earthquakes of eastern Canada and adjacent areas, 1534-1927: Publication of the Dominion Observatory, Ottawa, v.24, no. 5. Smith, W.E.T., 1966, Earthquakes of eastern Canada and adjacent areas, 1928-1959: Publication of the Dominion Observatory, Ottawa, v.32, no. 3. Sykes, Lynn R., John Ambruster, Won-Young Kim , Leonardo Seeber and Klaus Jacob, Appendices to paper Earthquakes in the Greater NY City-Philadelphia Area: 1677-2004. (<http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~sykes/pages/EqCatNYC-Phil.html>) Stover, C.W., and Coffman, J.L., 1993, Seismicity of the United States, 1568-1989 (Revised) U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1527. Stover, C.W., Reagor, G., and Algermissen, S.T., 1984, United States earthquake data file: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-file Report 84-225, 123p. Wood, H. O, and Neumann, Frank, 1931, Modified Mercalli scale of 1931: Seismological Society of America Bulletin, v.21 no. 4, p. 277-283. LCSN - Lamont Doherty Cooperative Seismographic Network. (<http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/LCSN/>) NEIC- National Earthquake Information Center.(<http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/neic/index.php>) NESN - New England Seismic Network. Weston Observatory. (<http://www.bc.edu/research/westonobservatory/>) PDE (Preliminary Determination of Epicenters) -USGS/NEIC PDE Monthly list. 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Description of Data to be Provided. The data provided herein are distributed subject to the following conditions and restrictions: SUBJECT DATA LAYERS For all data contained herein, NJDEP makes no representations of any kind, including, but not limited to, the warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied with respect to the digital data layers furnished hereunder. NJDEP assumes no responsibility to maintain them in any manner or form. II. Terms of Agreement 1.Digital data received from the NJDEP are to be used solely for internal purposes in the conduct of daily affairs. 2.The data are provided, as is, without warranty of any kind and the user is responsible for understanding the accuracy limitations of all digital data layers provided herein, as documented in the accompanying cross-reference files (see Section 1.14 CROSS-REFERENCE). Any reproduction or manipulation of the above data must ensure that the coordinate reference system remains intact. 3. Digital data received from the NJDEP may not be reproduced or redistributed for use by anyone without first obtaining written permission from the NJDEP. This clause is not intended to restrict distribution of printed mapped information produced from the digital data. 4. Any maps, publications, reports, or other documents produced as a result of this project that utilize NJDEP digital data will credit the NJDEP's Geographic Information System (GIS) as the source of the data with the following credit/disclaimer: "This (map/publication/report) was developed using New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Geographic Information System digital data, but this secondary product has not been verified by NJDEP and is not state-authorized." 5. 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Plenty of BMT Standards in this short clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUO-tnJWhas&feature=player_embedded

In this short clip of the "Naked City", which was filmed in New York City in 1948, you will see some of the subjects of this blog, namely the Williamsburgh Bridge, Delancey Street and the BMT  subway line that ran over the bridge equipped with the BMT Standard Cars.  You will see how New York City looked in 1948.  You will see plenty of Bishop Crook Street Lamps, one of my favorite items.  Although I looked for streetcar trackage on Delancey Street in this short or on the bridge, I did not find it.  Enjoy the clip and some of you will recognize some of the "old timers" actors.  Tramway Null(0).

A Photo of Ninth Avenue Lower with BMT Standard Cars

A Culver Shuttle train rests in the middle track of the Ninth Avenue Station during the days that the line was equiped with BMT Standard Cars.  The staircase leads to the West End Line trains.  I believe that the front of the train is facing west based on the reflection on the glass window panel  (lower picture).
Source>Collection of: David Pirmann
Date: 2/21/1965 for second picture.  First picture is probably from the same source.

Culver Madness

The source for these two pictures is http://www.nycsubway.org  and Dave's Rail Pix.

The top picture shows an older streetcar on the Church Avenue Line eastbound to Bristol Street. It just turned on 37th Street and just entered the begining of Church Avenue.  The lumber yard, I am told, was formerly one of the building connected with the Nassau Electric yard on 37th Street near 13th Avenue.  Notice how close the streetcar runs close to the lumber yard.  Also towards the back of the picture, you can see the northbound platform windscreen on the Culver El structure.  You can make out probably some of the overhead wires from the South Brooklyn Rail Road that used to run directly in its' own PRW under the structure.  In other posts from this blog, I published pictures directly from that platform.  In the second picture, you see a BMT Standard car in Culver Shuttle service resting in the 9th Avenue Station.  The 9th Avenue Station lower level never got a lighting upgrade and was lighted by incadescent lights, which does not make for good photography.  This BMT Standard is parked in the middle track and you can barely make out the tiles on the station walls.  I found the BMT Standard cars very comfortable.  Notice the middle double doorway towards the left of the photo.  This served as the conductor's position for controlling the doors and you can see the push button control panel.  In cars in which the conductor was not present, the controls were not active and so many children, including myself, played with the push buttons.  My father asked one time a conductor that he knew how he liked being a conductor, and the conductor's response is that he enjoys pushing the buttons all day.  The BMT Standard photograph is probably from 1965 and the Church Aveue Trolley picture I do not yet have a date for.  Sorry for the quality of the Church Avenue Trolley photo.

 

New Jersey Railroads, Earthquakes and Elevations