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Re: Third Avenue EL |
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Posted by Elkeeper on Sun May 19 08:23:38 2019, in response to Re: Third Avenue EL, posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Fri May 17 12:16:15 2019. The 2nd Ave el, north of 57th St, ran only 2 car locals to 129th St in the non-rush hour. You cannot depend on revenue just from rush hour fares. Ridership on the remaining Flushing/Astoria branches declined after the 1939 World's fair ended in October of 1940. Less than a year later, Sunday and pre-midnight daily ridership had fallen to the point that they were eliminated on May 19th, 1941. Yes, real estate interests had a hand in its elimination, south of 60th St. But the ridership just was not there! |
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