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Posted by renee gil on Mon Aug 26 10:53:32 2013, in response to Re: Essex- Before the IND, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon Aug 26 10:49:42 2013. The only reason Canal St was an express on the BMT was because the routing over the Manhattan Bridge was modified.At the lower level of Canal Street of the BMT Broadway line (Manhattan Bridge line) west of the station, tunnel stubs point to a planned line. This was supposed to be a "Canal Street Line" that ran from the Manhattan Bridge to a loop near the Hudson River. Plans were changed when it was decided that the Manhattan Bridge - Canal St route would be connected to the BRT/BMT Broadway Subway instead. The stubs for the Canal St subway exist. At the west end of the Canal Street Station, it is possible to see a few feet of tunnel straight ahead, past the turning point to Broadway. There is a lot of equipment in this area now including a storage bricked building on one of the trackways, but if you look carefully enough you will still see it. The never-used tunnel runs for about 100 ft or so. |
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