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Posted by Elkeeper on Sat Feb 7 13:47:49 2015, in response to Re: Madison Cylindrical Garden, posted by randyo on Sun Jan 18 00:47:18 2015. Until a few years ago, I did not realize the power wielded by the Manhattan Elevated Directors, who, according to the 1903 lease, sat on the IRT's Board of Directors. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but 6th and 9th Ave els ran to Woodlawn before the Lexington subway connection at 157th St, Bronx. The MER also controlled the signals after the connection. To me, it appears that the IRT, busy with its other dual Contract subway expansions, handed off the construction of the line from the Putnam Drawbridge to River Ave to its MER directors. In turn, the MER planned the Anderson tunnels for its cars and not for any future IRT subway route. What could have been built 2 feet wider was not done, as an act of future self-preservation. Like 1921-22, when they were almost spun off, due to ITR financial problems with the mandatory 7% return it had to pay on its bonds to the MER. |
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