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Posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Fri May 23 08:39:49 2014, in response to Re: Broadway Ferry El showing Driggs Ave. Station, posted by MainR3664 on Fri May 23 07:17:51 2014. The posted account indicates that wooden El cars that couldn't go into the tunnel in Manhattan were stored on this spur until 1927. My question is- did they provide any service there, or did they just run light between Marcy Ave and Kent Ave?Main: In some cases there is a limited amount of information available from those early days. I did some research though and can provide the following. In the period from 1019 to 1914 there was still thru service between the Broadway Ferry and Cypress Hills running express in the rush hours. There is also a shuttle between Broadway Ferry and Marcy Avenue but the hours of service are not given. In the period from 1915 to 1916 there was still thru service to the Ferry in the rush hours with shuttle service between to and from Marcy Avenue probably during the non-rush hours. Service on the ferry branch was discontinued on either July 2 (Sunday) or July 3 (Monday) , 1916 . (Reports differ). It may be that July 2 was the last full day of service but that the last train actually ran in the early AM hours of July 3. The structure remained intact until 1942 and was used for storage equipment. My sources for this were: "Broadway L - Corporate History" by Edward B Watson and Arthur J Lonto. "Broadway L Schedule Changes" by Bernard Linder Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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