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Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 3 |
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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Mon Oct 5 07:15:59 2026, in response to Re: Tuscarora Almanac for October 3, posted by irtredbirdr33 on Mon Oct 5 05:23:37 2026. the switches between the express and local tracks were local east of the Marcy Avenue station. So No. 15 trains ran non-stop through the station on the local tracks.That wasn't always the case. They used to be west (rr north?) of Marcy Ave. Before the connection of the 14th St Line to Atlantic Ave, all Canarsie trains operated as Broadway-Brooklyn Locals to Canal St. The original switch position, permitted the BMT to operate 52 tph in the preferred direction over the Williamsburg Bridge (and 30 tph in the reverse direction). My theory is that moving the switch was motivated by the desire to eliminate a tower position at Marcy. Locating the switch east of Marcy permitted remote operation. |
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