1. Held in station; departed @ 8:21 PM
2. Held in station; left @ 8:23 PM
3. Stopped between 49th St. & 42nd St.
4. Crawled between Prince St & Canal St.
5. Stopped between City Hall & Cortland St.

Well this was my very first "Chronicles Of Time". I had just left my sister who I hitched a ride to Astoria Blvd with. I had no immediate plans so I sat there for a few minutes & decided to start my rail fanning with a "COT". I took the W one stop up to Astoria-Ditmars Blvd & off I was.

I'll start off by saying I didn't really enjoy this particular ride. The ride was going quite smoothly in Queens. Once we arrived @ 57th St, all of that changed for the worse. The ride between 57th St & 42nd St-Times Sq felt like it took ages even though it only took 8 minutes.

The ride became smooth again from 42nd St-Times Sq to Prince St. Once we left Prince St, it truly felt like the train was operating at under 10mph. The ride mercifully ended 11 minutes later. I guess this first time was like most describe losing their virginity. Up until the actual moment, it was exciting but once the action was over, you were not satisfied.