...snip...Come up to NYC, spend a weekend, I'll have you feeling comfortable in no time. it would be a long shot, but maybe I can wrangle a ride for you on something running through Hellgate.
Oh, I'd love that - I live in Queens - did get a ride through the Sunnyside carwash once (GG1), and got to run the old Harold Tower a few times - always on a weekend. For some reason, the guy letting me do it didn't want a 13YO screwing up rush hour (30+ years ago)... I did get to sit in and watch a few Morning rush hours