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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen

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Artist, Cartographer, Historian, Transit Activist. linktr.ee/Vanshnookenraggen Co-founder of QueensLink @queenslink.org Opinions are my own.

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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 23h
This gives a peek into their thinking: commonwealthbeacon.org/transportati... I would also argue that given there is no committment on the state level for a wider electrification of the CR, and that this pilot is funded, this was the fight they knew they could win.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 06/10/2026
I am 6' 3" and it was almost claustrophobic in there.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 26/09/2026
Oh damn, this nor'easter already washed away the Rockaway stations!
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 25/09/2026
This is an odd problem considering that when the Broadway-Lafayette station was built, a southernly extension of the uptown IRT platform was planned for. Ultimately, this unused mezzanine was put into service in 2012.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 25/09/2026
The excuse for not originally connecting to the uptown platform was blamed on poor signal locations. I'm not totally sure why, but I'd imagine that the block signal system had its blocks located in such a way that it would be hard to locate the train further south.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 25/09/2026
My favorite time of year.
Col. Kilgore surveys the carnage he's unleashed and wistfully comments, at a time of introspection, that he loves the smell of fall in the morning.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 22/09/2026
Foamers gonna foam.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 16/09/2026
Yep, there's your problem right there:
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 08/09/2026
He mentions that.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 04/09/2026
Brand awareness is key in international shipping.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 30/08/2026
Don't be Evil < Suck a pedophile's dick.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 28/08/2026
What is the best way to serve the Lower East Side with a subway? The curious story of the strangest official subway proposal. www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/2026/...
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 24/08/2026
Proud to announce that today is the first day of my EMPA studies at NYU Wagner. I'm excited for the challenges ahead.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 21/08/2026
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 21/08/2026
Trains are fucked.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 19/08/2026
Nice
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 12/08/2026
Fixed
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 31/07/2026
I gotta know what dimension is behind this door.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 21/07/2026
Some other fun ones.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 08/07/2026
I feel like these song titles really paint a clear picture of their "rocky" relationship.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 07/07/2026
If you look closely you can spot the still proposed Lower Manhattan Expy, Mid Manhattan Expy, the extension of the Clearview Expy south, and inexplicably, I-678 running along Northern Blvd to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel!
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 07/07/2026
Before the IBX there was the Cross-Brooklyn Expressway. archive.org/details/1967...
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 01/07/2026
The similarities to my redesign from two years back aren't lost on me. I hope it was a helpful tool for the designers on this one. www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/2024/...
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 17/06/2026
If the opening sentance of your story is factually incorrect, I'm just going to close the tab.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 15/06/2026
You know a market is trash when they start posting AI slop ads.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 10/06/2026
Queensway brought a bunch of school children to speak at the Finance Committee meeting because if you oppose the Met Hub, you hate children.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 09/06/2026
This is incorrect. All subway lines use standard gauge tracks, and IND trains clearly run on BMT tracks and vice versa. IRT car bodies are more narrow, meaning there are wider gaps between IRT trains and BMT/IND platforms.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 09/06/2026
How the turn tables...
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 06/06/2026
We've all been there. Knicks in 4.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 02/06/2026
Keep up the pressure. @queenslink.org
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 30/05/2026
We out here biking for @queenslink.org #nycbikeandbrew #nowayqueensway
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 29/05/2026
What we stand to lose with Queensway.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 29/05/2026
We've shared our alternative Met Hub plans with the city and they didn't bite. There is no reason that part of Met Hub couldn't be built today with enough space for transit to be added later. This is a deliberate choice made by the Parks Dept. and Mayor's office.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 29/05/2026
NYC Parks, Queensway, & TfPL don't want a train here. The plan from day 1 was to use the entire ROW for park space and intentionally design the Queensway in a way that would require demolishing the entire park to add trains later. Anyone claiming this won't preclude transit is lying or an idiot.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 29/05/2026
It's actual park stuff (and a new bridge), not just a strip of asphalt.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 10/05/2026
I've never been seen so hard.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 10/05/2026
Obligatory "I'm in London and I like trains" shit.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 09/05/2026
We are not a serious city.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 06/05/2026
Let the Mayor and your other elected representatives know that you want QueensLink! thequeenslink.org/get-involved...
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 06/05/2026
Mayor, @queenslink.org directly reduces particulate matter, including 7,200 TONS of C02 per year in Queens. You know what won't do that? Queensway's Met Hub park. Building Met Hub is not a small win when you're trying to defund other parks. It's a long-term misstep.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 04/05/2026
Why doesn't the MBTA have a subway line that serves Chelsea? It's close to downtown Boston but cut off by geography and poor transportation decisions. In my latest blog post, I explore the fascinating history of why Chelsea has always been just out of reach. www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/2026/...
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 23/04/2026
Barbara O’Donnell, local crazy person. www.amny.com/nyc-transit/...
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 22/04/2026
Live look at the Trump Bible reading...
The scene in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark where the Nazis open the Ark and all get destroyed.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 21/04/2026
You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention. apnews.com/article/alex...
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 08/04/2026
"Trump Freaks Out After Tucker Carlson Implies He’s the Antichrist" newrepublic.com/post/208720/...
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 04/04/2026
Ads made by AI.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 25/03/2026
Oh hello @queenslink.org
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 25/03/2026
Finally, I have to call out @stefanoschen.bsky.social for this odd choice to call Travis Terry a "longtime supporter". That's like calling Robert Moses an "interested commuter". Terry is a founding member and director of Queensway, former president of Capalino, and board member of the RPA.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 25/03/2026
Our alternative plan calls for building the paths on the side of the embankment, which will allow for reconstruction of the ROW for rail service in the future. Otherwise, the entire Met Hub would need to be destroyed, wasting taxpayer dollars and surely kicking off legal fights.
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Andrew Lynch | vanshnookenraggen @vanshnookenraggen.com · 25/03/2026
When designing it, the Parks Dept stated many times that they were NOT leaving space for transit. As such, the entire walking and biking paths will be built directly on the former rail bed. This is the plan for the entire Queensway.
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