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Posted by Handbrake on Sat Aug 24 21:32:41 2013, in response to Re: Essex- Before the IND, posted by Joe V on Sat Aug 24 10:09:12 2013. The IRT has not triumphed, the NYC subway has. The moniker IRT, or even BMT & IND have long lost their meaning. With exception to internal NYCT usage. Since 1940 it has been one NYC Transit System, regardless of the system operator's designation.NYCT Master Reference (MR) station designations on the Flushing line extension to 34th Street/11th Avenue do not refer to the station with as IRT designation, since that new subway station was not built by the IRT Company. I know that it may be tough for most transit buffs to accept this fact. The extension of the #7 line to the west side is an A division addition, not IRT, and NYCT station drawings for that project reflect this fact. I work on that project. To say that IND blocked the IRT, I don't believe this to be true, but a rail fan distortion. When the 8th Avenue subway was built, NYC paid for the construction of that subway, as well as the majority of subway line expansion during the dual contract period. NYC called the shots on where tunnels would be built since it was paid with NYC tax dollars. So to say that the NYC operated IND blocked the privately operated IRT does not make real sense. The privately owned transit operators owned and operated the equipment placed inside the subway, the tunnels belonged to NYC. I know that I will be getting allot of flack for the above, but emotions aside, it's far from being untrue!!! |
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