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[PHOTOS] BRT/BMT Snapshots

Posted by Bill Newkirk on Fri Feb 23 13:54:07 2018

Returning to my BMT roots, not subway routes. lol
All images scanned from actual snapshot photos.

Culver-5th Ave Local ducks under Fulton St. "el" at Flatbush Ave. (Photographer and date unknown).

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Culver-5th Ave Local passes by famed Brooklyn Fox theatre long before Murray the "K" held court with his rock and roll concerts.
Did anyone here attend early in the day and receive a free LP record ? (circa April 28, 1940 - photographer unknown).

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Fulton St Local leaving Cumberland St. station. #1359-#209-#1372 are the car numbers. (October 13, 1939 - Photographer unknown).

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You can ride these very rails today, but 2 car R-68 trains rule the day.
Brighton-Franklin train leaves Botanic Gardens station after exiting the tunnel.
After leaving Franklin Ave, this train will join the Fulton St. line. (Date and photographer unknown).

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Culver Local approaching the Ditmas Ave station before being the IND invasion..
You can see the steel work in the distance for the eventual IND connection in 1954. (May 24,1949 - Photographer unknown).
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C Types in East NY Yard. (Photo date and photographer unknown).



Interior of a C-Type. The C-Types ruled the Fulton St. line for eons. (Date and photographer unknown).

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#1305 "convertible" as lay ups on Culver "el" at Avenue U. (Date and photographer unknown).

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