Subway on the Water?
This
weekend, a bunch of us ventured out to Far Rockaway for "Rey's
Annual Way Out Beach Party." The event is always, well, eventful, and
part of the charm of the event is the payoff of the party after the
incredible journey it is to get there, lugging beach stuff, food, and
drinks.
The trip took roughly 3.5 hours for me, taking me from Astoria, down through Manhattan, through Brooklyn, and finally into Far Rockaway, where the scenery suddenly changes to that of a run down amusement park complete with rusty railings, fake looking buildings on stilts, and waterways.
Amazingly, the subway not only becomes a transway (superway?), riding above the ground, it then drops down to ground level, running like an Amtrak train.
The final, and most mind boggling change of scenery comes when riding across the shallow bridges of Rockaway, as the subway car seemingly skims across the surface of the water. It was surreal.
