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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sat Aug 20 07:50:36 2005, in response to Re: 76th Street (Was: Re: posting)j7, posted by Douce Man on Fri Aug 19 22:30:53 2005. In 1936, I'm not sure how far they were, but by 1942, the tunnel was in fact done to just past Euclid. Again, the reason they only opened up to Rockaway Ave in 1936, less than a 1/2 mile from Broadway Junction was because of wartime restrictions on the use of metal. The tunnel was done, but they couldn't lay the rails or place the signals. They weren't able to prgress further on finishing touches until 1946 when they opened Broadway-East New York. Then, in 1948, they were able to open to Euclid Ave. The passage of time, and changes in the IND plans changed the line from going as a four track line further than Euclid, to the two track line that eventually hit Grant Ave in 1956.I have seen the maps of the second system plans, and not only was the line supposed to go straight in one version of it, it was also supposed to continue at the same time to Grant. The maps of the IND second system that were posted a week ago confirm that at least as some point, the IND planners expected to recapture the Liberty EL, and continue onward towards 76th St and beyond. Of course that neither proves nor disproves the chance that they built a 76th St station by 1942 when the rest of the line's tunnels were built. |
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