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Posted by renee gil on Sat Aug 24 23:26:02 2013, in response to Re: Essex- Before the IND, posted by tunnelrat on Sat Aug 24 23:08:37 2013. IIRC there was a provision for 2 more tracks and 2 platforms to be built at Chambers Street. That would have been east of the current station.At southbound Chambers Street, if you walk alongside the express track to the south end of the platform, you will see that big empty space. If you look up at approximately a 45 degree angle, in the distance you'll see a single yellow bulb hanging from a ceiling, over what appears to be a darkened tunnel or trackway that crosses over the entire width of the tunnel. Its too far away to even know what it is. I'm pretty sure this was for the proposed Brooklyn Bridge connection. It may have been, though from where the cliff leaves off to the J/Z below, it would hae been quite a steep grade to climb. My guess was that perhaps the brooklyn bridge el tracks had an 'underground' terminal, like that of the tracks which went over the 59th street bridge. There is an old steel set of steps connected it to the Wine Cellar. By climbing the steps and ducking down along a truely low ceiling (3, perhaps 4 feet at some spots), you'd reach the cliff overlooking the J/Z stop. Short of the 'loading dock', 2 tunnels meet - one comes in on a curve, and the other (which has the steps in from the wine cellar) is straight. In the dirt where there 2 tunnels met, you could clearly see some type of rail switch track. The truely puzzling part is that perhaps 10, 20 feet from this switch, the track runs directly into the 'loading dock'(!), pointing in the direction of the cliff and J/Z station. |
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