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Re: 2 photos of the Park St (Ave) el in Brooklyn |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Wed Jul 12 13:59:35 2017, in response to Re: 2 photos of the Park St (Ave) el in Brooklyn, posted by JOE @ NYCMTS - NYCTMG on Wed Jul 12 07:01:53 2017. I loved the Figure #9 (plan of Bridge & Elevated Railway Terminals). Compare that drawing to the one of the Kings County Elevated's station, on Pages 9 & 11 of THE TRACKS OF NEW YORK, Number 2, by Alan Paul Kahn and Jack May. Notice any differences?At some point before or during construction, the KCERR must have realized that their long and ugly passageway from their Sands St platforms to the cable cars were inadequate. So they connected to the Bridge cable cars by demolishing their old Tillary St station and connection their tracks to the right-of-way. Some of their cars were equipped with cable claws for a one seat ride across the bridge. When the BRT bought out the KCERR and electrified the lines, it used this inherited franchise to run all of its el lines over the Brooklyn Bridge. |
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