Utica/Rome Meet - May 2, 2015

vdeane · December 30, 2014, 12:58:55 PM

The 2015 meet calendar is filling up, so I'd better claim the date now! The meetup location is Babe's on N. Genesee St at noon. It focuses on the construction of the viaduct and Court St interchange on the north-south arterial and includes many sites in the area.

The main tour includes the arterial construction, a couple abandoned bridges, the marcy-SUNY IT Parkway, clinches of NY 825 and NY 840, and more.
Main tour notes: http://nysroads.com/files/utrm15.pdf

There is also the possibility, depending on interest, of either a morning or evening tour featuring Herkimer County, including the Moss Road bridge over the canal, an old NY 5 bridge, a clinch of NY 171, the NY 5S freeway, and more. This tour would be hosted by Mark Sinsabaugh.

RSVP here or on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/404859499677782/

SSOWorld · December 30, 2014, 01:20:26 PM

considering that I'm at my road meet cap, I won't be at this one.

Duke87 · December 30, 2014, 01:53:33 PM

Babe's... is that the place with the old embossed NY 87 shield on the wall? It sounds familiar.

At any rate, due to relative proximity to home my attendance is likely. Not for any morning extracurriculars, though, since it's a day trip.

Roadgeek Adam · December 30, 2014, 04:06:39 PM

Am interested. Will depend on ride.

Alps · December 30, 2014, 07:46:18 PM

Quote from: Duke87 on December 30, 2014, 01:53:33 PM
Babe's... is that the place with the old embossed NY 87 shield on the wall? It sounds familiar.

At any rate, due to relative proximity to home my attendance is likely. Not for any morning extracurriculars, though, since it's a day trip.

Indeed, Babe's was the site of the last Utica meet.

I have a reasonable shot at attending, though the lack of steamed hams is discouraging. Mmm, steamed hams.

yanksfan6129 · December 30, 2014, 09:52:46 PM

I am, presumably, in. But it depends on my finals workload (well, it is senior spring...)

vdeane · January 01, 2015, 04:02:38 PM

I've updated the OP to include the full tour information and a link to the Facebook page.

jpi · January 01, 2015, 04:16:32 PM

Wish I could go but will be in Dayton, OH for a toy show that weekend. Will be there in spirit :-)

cu2010 · January 03, 2015, 01:22:24 AM

Eh, this is close enough to home. Maybe.

Laura · January 07, 2015, 11:13:26 AM

Ooh, I'd like to do this. I'm a maybe for now, though, since this will also be near my finals time (and is outside of MD and adjacent states).

froggie · January 07, 2015, 11:48:19 AM

Doubt I can make this for reasons similar to Laura. Hard to break away for a day during the semester....it's also a 5 hour one-way trip from here.

Buffaboy · January 10, 2015, 11:43:28 PM

If I'm not busy with finals maybe I'll drop in... What happens at a road meet?

Alps · January 11, 2015, 12:14:54 AM

Quote from: Buffaboy on January 10, 2015, 11:43:28 PM
If I'm not busy with finals maybe I'll drop in... What happens at a road meet?

*pulls out a Card Against Humanity*
Harry Potter erotica. That is what happens at a road meet.

vdeane · January 11, 2015, 02:10:55 PM

Specifically, Hermione/Bellatrix slash where we find out what REALLY happened when they were captured in book 7.

Quote from: Buffaboy on January 10, 2015, 11:43:28 PM
If I'm not busy with finals maybe I'll drop in... What happens at a road meet?

I actually keep old meet notes for the ones I host on my website. Here's last year's Corning/Elmira meet: http://www.nysroads.com/corn14.php

The Harry Potter erotica, however, stays only in our minds

Alps · January 11, 2015, 03:26:29 PM

Quote from: vdeane on January 11, 2015, 02:10:55 PM
Specifically, Hermione/Bellatrix slash where we find out what REALLY happened when they were captured in book 7.

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The Harry Potter erotica, however, stays only in our minds

You know... that usually means "not typed out"

vdeane · March 30, 2015, 08:56:11 PM

I hate to break up a lovely thread of Harry Potter erotica, but the tour notes for the main tour should be ready to post online in the next couple of days.

Alps · March 30, 2015, 09:06:54 PM

Quote from: vdeane on March 30, 2015, 08:56:11 PM
I hate to break up a lovely thread of Harry Potter erotica, but the tour notes for the main tour should be ready to post online in the next couple of days.

Then let us continue to discuss it until you're ready.

vdeane · March 31, 2015, 07:47:45 PM

The tour notes for the main tour are here: http://nysroads.com/files/utrm15.pdf

Duke87 · March 31, 2015, 08:27:28 PM

"Schuyler Street has the Conrail Railroad line running right through the center of the street"

Protip: despite their name persisting on all sorts of signage, Conrail has not existed since 1999. That line is operated by CSX today.

vdeane · March 31, 2015, 08:38:01 PM

I guess we can now start an "Incorrect Rail Lines on Google Maps" thread.

Alps · April 01, 2015, 07:24:12 PM

Quote from: Duke87 on March 31, 2015, 08:27:28 PM
"Schuyler Street has the Conrail Railroad line running right through the center of the street"

Protip: despite their name persisting on all sorts of signage, Conrail has not existed since 1999. That line is operated by CSX today.

That's odd, because one of our projects include Conrail lines and we have coordinated with both CSX and Norfolk Southern. Protip: Conrail still exists.

Duke87 · April 01, 2015, 11:25:20 PM

Quote from: Alps on April 01, 2015, 07:24:12 PM
That's odd, because one of our projects include Conrail lines and we have coordinated with both CSX and Norfolk Southern. Protip: Conrail still exists.

So I just looked it up and... it's weird. Conrail as a rail operator ceased existence in 1999 as I mentioned, with its assets being divided between NS and CSX. But apparently there are some areas where NS and CSX share track, and for legal reasons these sections of track are owned by Conrail which in turn is jointly owned by NS and CSX.

In other words, Conrail still exists on paper, but not in any way that's meant to be visible to the public.

But the point still stands that that section of track in Utica is all CSX, not a shared asset. It therefore is incorrectly marked as Conrail.

vdeane · April 12, 2015, 01:59:08 PM

I have updated the tour notes to account for the removal of the Hoag Road bridge and the addition of a couple more interesting things in Utica. I am considering moving the start time of the meet to 11 AM to give more time to the Herkimer County tour after the meet. If there are any objections, please comment; I anticipate making a final decision in the next couple days.

Duke87 · April 12, 2015, 10:27:01 PM

As I mentioned on Facebook, if lunch starts at 11 I'll be skipping lunch and meeting people for the tour. I cannot within reason make it to Utica by 11. Even making it there by noon is pushing it in terms of how early I have to wake up.

cu2010 · April 13, 2015, 07:36:18 AM

I'm in the same boat...since I'd be doing a day trip, and considering its a three-hour drive from here (longer depending on traffic...it is all two-lane roads, after all), I'd already have to be out the door before 9 just to arrive for a noon lunch.

As it is, I wouldn't be sticking around for a Herkimer County tour, because I'd be booking it back home.

I could come down Friday and stay the night, but I'm cheap.

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