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Posted by SLRT on Wed May 20 19:41:09 2020 The recent Canarsie discussions bring up the issue of why BOWERY is on the BMT Standards roll signs.I don't know when the destination was added to the sign, but I did find out when Bowery was considered a terminal. When the Nassau Loop [finally] opened in 1931 the BMT planned for a number of service patterns now that they suddenly had a destination below Chambers Street as well as a genuine loop. The Broadway-Brooklyn Local (14) already reversed ends at Canal Street, avoiding Chambers Street; but apparently to allow passengers an easier transfer to train travelling farther [BMT West, currently BMT North, Compass South], they officially terminated the Broadway-Brooklyn Locals at Bowery on the J4 track, and discharged passengers for the across-the-platform transfer to 10 and 15 trains continuing. They ran light into the J3 track at Canal Street where they could pick up passengers from the returning 10 and 15 trains without conflict from exiting passengers. Whether the signage actually said BOWERY on these runs, I can only guess. |
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