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Posted by Bronx boy on Wed Aug 3 20:21:39 2016, in response to Re: Shuttle of New York City, posted by tunnelrat on Wed Aug 3 15:53:57 2016. The TA was scrapping cars on the site of Starlight Amusment Park in the Bronx. It was located South of East 180th St. Station between the ex NYW&B right of way and the Bronx River. The Bronx Collasium arena which later became the repair shop for The Surface Transportation Corp, later the TA was on the North end of the site. The south portion ended just North of the 174th St. Bridge.The building was previously erected I think in Boston and was disassembled and move to this site. The building walls were concrete and were cut into squares and reassembled there. Each block had a small number in the lower corner used to place the pieces together in the same place. You could still see the faint numbers in the 50's. The right of way still had a single track connection to the NHRR. This was used for new car deliveries, coal and ballast deliveries and receiving scrap BMT el cars. The IRT ex 3rd Ave. MUDC cars and scrap IRT subway cars were also taken there for burning and scrapping. The Southbound NYW&B track had the outer rail unbolted on the South end of it and angled out . 4 IRT Deck Roofers were assigned there as horses to make these moves. These cars were consecutively numbered and for some unknown reason and had a stenciled a sign Do not use on The Third Ave El. One of the motorman was a veteran and was assigned for this job. He worked for the transit system so long that he had operated Mineola. When he would go South with scrappers on the South end he would calculate the distance with the amount of cars and the numbered blocks on the building and stop. The last car would be uncoupled and he would give it a push. Yes he operated from the North end. The car would roll down and when it came to the unbolted rail it would roll down the enbankment onto the ground where a crawler crane you'll pick it up and place it were in was stripped and the bodies lined up for burning. Well one day he went too far. The South motor went down the embankment when the coupler North coupler broke off. The car was picked up and scrapped. The horses finally went for inspection but the consist was one car short. Nobody new where it was. They thought it may have gone to 147th St. Shop for repairs and the would catch up to it when it came back. When it did not the call went to 147 and they did not know where it was. So East 180th St. Thought it was at 147 and 147 thought it was at E180th. This went on without issues as the 3 HI V's had more that enough power to function. Needless to say no body even cared anymore because they started scrapping so many cars. Finally the motorman retired. When leaving Jay Street after turning in his handles keys and pass said goodby he turned and said I don't want to leave after all these years and I must come clean. He fessed up and told his story. They all looked at him and smiled and said goodby. Tunnel rat, and you know who told me this story. |
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