All the years I've been in this hobby, I've always thought how nice it would be to share my efforts in a modelling publication, but I never had anything worth sharing. It finally happened. The first module of my subway layout, in the October 2020 issue of Continental Modeller magazine. Hope you like it. The rest of this thread will cover the construction of the second module, Times Square Station.
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Nice article and Excellent work, west side! Thanks for sharing and I’m looking forward to seeing more posts on your module progress.
Test measuring platform support columns for subway station module. Door sill has to be slightly above platform level, but not too high. It helps to have crossed that threshold thousands of times in my life!
Great article The removeable roadway is a great idea
An amazing piece to say the least, modular system is museum quality.
Test fitting assembled platform supports. 
Just received my hard copy of CM the other day and read your article Joe, great work! Having grown up in NYC area and being a former commuter, you got it right!
Miketg
@West Side Joe posted:All the years I've been in this hobby, I've always thought how nice it would be to share my efforts in a modelling publication, but I never had anything worth sharing. It finally happened. My subway layout in the October 2020 issue of Continental Modeller magazine. Hope you like it.
Lov your work Joe subway cars rock 👍
Great work!
Peter
Platform sections cut; vaulting underneath platforms cut and glued prior to painting.
Track ballasted, third rail installed.
Good Stuff !
Platform engraved with pavement joins, and painted.
Slowly building up station "steel".
Stations where subway trains are held by dispatchers to meet other trains or let them pass, have departure signals consisting of three orange bulbs, placed along the platform so the conductors can see them from their positions. When the dispatcher wants the train to leave, the lights are turned on, and the conductor proceeds to close the doors. This is my rendition of a departure signal for my 42nd St. station module.
For 42nd street, which is where your model is re-creating--you would have 'holding lights' which operate the opposite of the way described--turned on to hold a train in the station, and are turned off when the train is allowed to proceed.
At terminals, yes, I believe such lights are turned on (usually accompanied by a gong) to signal crews of clearance to depart. For both installations, I've never seen them recessed into any sort of enclosure--most of each bulb is visible (the individual bulbs may be shielded by plastic domes, such that standard sized LED's would make for a good replica either way.
---PCJ
Really nice work West Side Joe - I feel like I've been there!
PCJ, thanks for the clarification. It's been a while since I've ridden the subway due to this pesky virus, so I couldn't remember which way the lights worked. Re: the bulbs themselves, when I do the final installation I will maneuver the flared ends of the fiber optic lines so that they protrude similar to the actual bulbs. I went with fiber optic because I have extra fiber and illuminators, and the fiber is a bit oversized but I'm happy with it.
Testing a representation of fluorescent station lighting using a strip of white led's inside polypropylene IKEA straws.
I love it!
What are you using for lights?
All the mini LED sets I see are too long (35 ft, etc) . The short sets are battery operated and too weak for my taste.
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