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Re: Tuscarora Train of the Week No. 17 |
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Posted by andy on Thu Jun 6 05:08:27 2019, in response to Tuscarora Train of the Week No. 17, posted by IRTRedbirdR33 on Thu Jun 6 04:51:46 2019. In 1976 the N was extended from 57th St. to Forest Hills during the same hours the EE had operated. Difference was that most of the N trains did not serve stations south of Canal Street, except for the rush-hour trippers noted in the posting. The base N service operated between Forest Hills and Coney Island via the Manhattan Bridge. The rush hour Whitehall St. trippers were in addition to the Coney Island trips.I worked in Lower Manhattan, at the World Trade Center, at that time, so I observed this service pattern constantly. Since most EE passengers to/from Queens probably used Manhattan stations north of Canal Street, eliminating most N service south of Canal Street was not a big impact - passengers only had to transfer anywhere north of Canal Street if they wanted to reach stations between City Hall and Whitehall St. This pattern ended in 1987 when the R took over the Queens Blvd. local service. |
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