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Re: Van Wyck Boulevard (Re: The IND To Jamaica - 75 Years Ago (4/24/1937)) |
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Posted by renee gil on Thu Aug 30 12:44:46 2012, in response to Re: Van Wyck Boulevard (Re: The IND To Jamaica - 75 Years Ago (4/24/1937)), posted by William A. Padron on Fri Apr 27 13:41:34 2012. The entire grade separated tunnels for tracks D1A and D2A were built as part of the Queens lines contract under Public Works Administration (PWA) project No. 2741 in 1935 and 1936. The original tunnel lighting was installed and operative. They were called tracks D5 and D6 in 1935 and were destined to go the Rockaway Blvd.The bellmouths was built originally south of Van Wyck Boulevard station to the middle of the present interlocking just north of Jamaica – Van Wyck. When the Archer Avenue Line was built and extended, the original tunnels was left, but new tiles and tracks were added. I kind of figured the provision for the Van Wyck Blvd./Archer Ave. line was built at the same time as the rest of the Queens Blvd line; given the numerous bellmouths elsewhere, it makes perfect sense. I'll bet it certainly made things a whole lot easier when construction on the Archer Ave. line began. |
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