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Re: Tuscarora Almanac - December 15, 1956 - The Book of First and Last Runs |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Tue Dec 17 21:39:51 2013, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac - December 15, 1956 - The Book of First and Last Runs, posted by Randyo on Tue Dec 17 16:52:18 2013. One Mo' Time- The Manhattan elevateds were electrified with their own el type third rail, starting in 1900. The Interboro did not lease the MER until April 1st, 1903, right after most of MER had been electrified with their old el type third rail. The IRT installed subway and elevated type third rail, on most of their Bronx routes, as they were later built. Apparently, the IRT was so eager to lease the MER, they accepted most of their demands. You could almost say that the Manhattan Elevated Division was semi-autonomous in nature. Their Directors sat on the Interboro Board of Directors and had quite a bit of say. As previously stated here, they had their own crews and proceedures. And remember, the MER had the tunnel between Sedgewick Ave and Anderson/Jerome constructed for el type 3rd rail, even though the IRT was footing the construction bill! |
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