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Re: Question About BMT 5th Avenue El |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Mon Jun 11 20:44:53 2012, in response to Re: Question About BMT 5th Avenue El, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Jun 11 20:08:46 2012. You are correct! The first section of the 5th Ave el opened on Nov 5th, 1888. It headed north on 5th Ave, northwest on Flatbush Ave, and north again on Hudson Ave. At Hudson/Park Aves, it was joined by the Old Main Line (Lexington/Grand/Park Aves) to a terminal under the Brooklyn Bridge. Unfortunately, the Hudson Ave tracks crossed the Myrtle Ave tracks at grade and, on the following day, 11/06/66 a Myrtle Ave locomotive broadsided a 5th Ave one. Service on 5th Ave was annulled the next day and the line remained closed until June 21st, 1889. By then, a connection had been made to the Myrtle Ave el, so 5th Ave trains could share the Myrtle tracks to Brooklyn Bridge. At the same time, a shuttle was established from Navy/Myrtle to connect to Hudson Ave and the old ferry terminal. This shuttle, never electrified, continued running, even after the Park Ave el closed on Dec 30th, 1890. It finally closed on April 10th, 1904. Interestingly, Hudson Ave had been third railed, in anticipation of a BRT bridge over the east River. However, the bridge was never built and the BRT needed all of its electric current for its Brooklyn Bridge service trolley and el to to Sands Street or Park Row. |
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