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Posted by Elkeeper on Sun Dec 14 17:37:00 2014, in response to Re: Queens Blvd, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Sun Dec 14 17:21:59 2014. The Astoria el was built with 3 tracks to 25th Ave/Hoyt. Hoyt/25th Ave/Astoria Blvd was the only 3 track express station built on that line. The original plan had been for an express service for area streetcars which would have passengers taken to Manhattan, using the express track on the el. The IRT, which first operated trains on the Astoria/Flushing branches, ran 2nd Ave el trains to Ditmars Blvd only as locals. Even after the BMT started joint service in 1923, there was no express service on either branch until the 1939 World's fair- then only on the Flushing line. |
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