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Posted by randyo on Sat Sep 24 14:36:00 2016, in response to Re: W coming back November 7, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Sat Sep 24 14:11:47 2016. Actually, prior to 1959, Myrtle.Chambers ran 6 days a week M-Sat all day from about 600AM to around 800PM. In 1959, it became a 5 day a week service M - F but by 1960 it was rush hour only, Until about 1960, Culvers via tunnel from Ditmas turned at Chambers except during midnights and on weekends when it was a shuttle between Ditmas and 36 St. When the Culver became a full time shuttle between Ditmas and 9 Av, West End Lcls became the 6A to 8 P (or so) service between Stl and Chambers M - F. During rush hours, West End lcls laid up from Chambers St with some trains running light back to CI Yd and 3 trains laying up to DO Yd. The 4 Av bankers’ specials coming over the Manny B N/B ran S/B through the tunnel as West End lcls either laying up to bay Pky or turning back N/B at 9 Av. In the AM, there were 5 4 Av bankers’ specials and 5 Brighton Bankers’ specials, the Brightons operating vial the tunnel and originating at Brighton Bch. In the PM, there were only 3 of each of the bankers’ specials with the 3 put ins from DO Yd replacing 3 West End lcls coming from 9 Ave that went back to 95 St as PM bankers’ specials. Actually, at that time, 9 Av was also a two way terminal since selected West End lcls terminated there S/B and Culver shuttles terminated there N/B. The PM Brighton Bankers’ specials operated through to Stl. Additionally, Canal/Bway was a terminal for a few select S/B 4 Av and Brighton lcls coming from Ctl or Astoria with 3 AM West end exps operating N/B in the AM M - F. In the PM, the last 3 West End exps operated via the tunnel to Canal St M - Sat where they laid up to C/Hall Yd. M-F those layups became the 3 West End put ins for Astoria but on Sat AM, those trains were put in S/B at City Hall. Another station that was used in both directions was E/Pky on the J. During middays, the Bway Bkln Lcls terminated there Jamaica bound and at night and weekends, the Fulton St el terminated there Manhattan bound when Rocky Av was closed. |
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