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Re: 2 photos of the Park St (Ave) el in Brooklyn |
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Posted by JOE @ NYCMTS - NYCTMG on Wed Jul 12 07:01:53 2017, in response to Re: 2 photos of the Park St (Ave) el in Brooklyn, posted by Express Rider on Tue Jul 11 13:42:08 2017. Hello Express Rider and EL KEEPER---> EL KEEPER -- THANKS for that correction !! Yes, you are quite correct about trolley service on the Brooklyn Bridge using the former EL tracks as ending in 1950. I got that 1950 date I actually knew of, jumbled up in a brain slip between the various dates of the rebuilding of the Brooklyn bridge Roadway deck from 2 lanes each way to 3 lanes each way -- including structural rebuilding -- which was all done between 1950 to 1953 (the bridge itself) and May 1954 finishing of the Cadman Plaza newly relocated Bridge on-off ramp roadways - when it was all fully completed. That 1954 date got crossed in my head. BTW -- The bridge engineers / contractors carefully removed, unbolted it completely in sections at a time, the outermost inside truss steel open web wall (the one between each single EL track and side-adjacent trolley track lane) and re-installed these removed trusses, removed in sectional increments, on top of the lower outer 8' high truss along the outer roadways of the Bridge. These inner trusses were carefully UNBOLTED from the bridge main structures where they were installed back in 1880-1883 and are now the actual re-purposed outer high truss girders along the outer roadway lanes since 1953-54 !!. THAT laborious process is what took so (3 years) long, including installing the countless rows of new long cross beams across the now 3 E/B and 3 W/B roadways to form a wide open rectangular box structure over the each ! =================================================== ---> EXPRESS RIDER -- thank you for your appreciation of my efforts. As far as fare collection, from what I recall hearing and reading very long ago, the fare collection was at street level under the overhead 4 El tracks and 6 platforms -- with a number of entrances -- but better you read these links (with photos, images)I provide BELOW which describe the internal layout of it all excellently. First link is BELOW: Brooklyn Bridge Sands St Terminal 1895 Interior Image BELOW is the 2nd page with detailed station diagrams and elevation drawings along with detailed descriptions of fare payments, payment areas, waiting areas - and descriptions of ground floor (street level) up thru the upper 2 levels of trains and platforms DETAILED descriptions with drawings and diagrams, waiting areas, fare collection locations and general layouts of the Sands St. station interior The MAIN PAGE LINK (here -->) MAIN PAGE ...... which at its left side, has the menu for many pages of other history details of the Brooklyn Bridge and its Park Row Terminal and transit operations. A Great read and very informative. Hope this answer you question. Regards - Joe F |
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