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Posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Sat Oct 25 09:19:48 2014, in response to Re: 110th Anniversary Celebration, posted by Express Rider on Sat Oct 25 04:11:17 2014. I wasn't sure I understood him correctly, but I thought he also said, there was some kind of wooden bridge built, over this remaining curving right of way that still existed east of the original GC / shuttle platform, for passengers to walk from the shuttle to the Lex. T also thought he said there were a couple of steps up on one or both sides of this bridge.Express Rider: You must have been going to the ERA meetings the same time that I was. Cap Field was the chairman at the time and Gerry Landau was the treasurer. I know what Dave Rogoff was referring to. Through service on the Lexington Avenue Line began running on August 1, 1918. (That is through service between GCT and 33rd Street.) The shuttle operation was begun on that date between GCT and TS. Passengers were confused by the new arrangement and the shuttle was closed on August 4, 1918 due to overcrowding. The shuttle resumed operation on September 28, 1918. There were two passageways in use at the time both of which were inside the fare control zone. These were made one way in the rush hour and identified by red and green lights in the ceilings. I recall that those lights were still there in the early 60's. The Contract III construction plan called for the creation of a two track shuttle platform at GCT east of the current platforms.. This platform would have connected to the two north tracks of today's shuttle (3&4). The two south tracks of today's shuttle (1&2) would have have connected to the Queensboro Line which of course never happened. The new platform for the shuttle was built but was never used . The track pits were boarded over and passengers still had to use the upper level passageway. The tracks pits were eventually filled in with concrete and the new passageway was placed in service on March 18, 1946. This is the passageway that we use today. BTW Dave Rogoff references two passageways in use in 1918. The northernmost of these is still in use but outside the fare control zones. Does anyone know where the other one was? Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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