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Posted by JOE @ NYCMTS - NYCTMG on Thu Apr 27 21:18:22 2017, in response to Re: East 180th Street (4/10/17), posted by K. Trout on Thu Apr 27 12:54:14 2017. Hello K Trout ---Yes, It was something to see. And easy access --- and the scrap crews were very accommodating and friendly. However, by about 1960 or so, massive neighborhood NIMBY opposition to the scrapping because of the smoke and smell of the regular ongoing burning wood and other materials from scrapped EL and Subway Cars - caused much political grief for the scrapper companies, and by I think 1962, scrapping programs were ended for good, and the scrap-grounds were graded and cleaned up to remove any remains of the scrapping processes ongoing since the 1950's Can you imagine that the whole NYW&B Railway R-o-W - its massive 4 track wide rising embankment fill from E. 174th street to just below E. 177th Street trestle overpass, and the steel 4-track massive trestle north to the north sidewalk line of Loretto Street, is COMPLETELY REMOVED, GONE !! The only trace of the NYW&B BELOW E. 177th Street is the NYW&B Railways FIRST Signal Bridge and Wire Gantry tower, on the beginning of their 4 track dedicated property, just a bit north of the E. 174th St bridge, which was saved as part of the new "Starlight Nature Grounds Park" or whatever they call it) Even the short remains of the connection switch track tie remnants and NYW&B additional few remnant NYW&B tracks under and just south of the E. 174th Street bridge, were excavated and removed. You would never think a Million Dollar a Mile mainline first class electric railway line ever existed there the way it appears today ! regards - Joe F |
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