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Re: Question for Joe F. -Woodlawn - PG shuttle 3rd rail shoe |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Tue May 3 17:30:54 2016, in response to Re: Question for Joe F. -Woodlawn - PG shuttle 3rd rail shoe, posted by JOE @ NYCMTS - NYCTMG on Tue May 3 16:19:07 2016. Joe, the Putnam Drawbridge, the 155th St station, and the right of way connecting to the Putnam tracks were bought, not leased. Part of the deal was that the Putnam passengers would have access to the 6th and 9th Ave els, so the Sedgwick Ave station was constructed for that purpose. Yes, joe, it was the last steam powered bridge in NYC.I recently read an article in the Brooklyn Eagle from about June 10th, or 11th, 1940. One of the projected plans was the connection between the IRT 7th Ave- Lenox line to the 155th St station. As you mentioned, the walls would have to have been widened, along with some type of upgrading for the old bridge. Declining patronage on the Putnam and the shuttle probable played a part in their decision not to make the connection. Also, most people were using the free post-Unification transfer at 161st St-River Ave, between the IND and the Lex-Jerome IRT. |
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