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Posted by JOE @ NYCTMG - NYCMTS on Fri Feb 10 05:32:26 2006, in response to Re: Fulton Street El Express Service, posted by BMT Standard on Thu Feb 9 11:20:40 2006. Hello BMT Standard Well, you are quite CORRECT...my error was a typo (I had corrected quite a few others first, before hitting POST MESSAGE ! But I missed the "1955" twice which should have read " 1945 " at both places. The photo shows a BMT standard pulling into the eastbound upper level southerly side track of the BMT's NORTH half segment domain of the structure of Queensboro Plaza. Photo was taken from the island platform on the IRT's SOUTH half segment domain of strucure of the joint complex....looking west (to the bridge) along the then truncated former 2nd Ave El track...and showing quite shiny running rails and covered THIRD RAIL of subway position type....and obviously used ONLY for and on the IRT SIDE....heading towards the bridge. Sorry for the typo error...and glad you brought the "question of facts issue" to my attention for historic and print sake. So from June 1942 (2nd Ave service ends) to October 1949, when it was finally abandoned, that track was a tail track for IRT steel subway cars - either as short turn for reverse moves, or/and possibly rush hour Q B Plaza Station to Flushing shuttle extras. If I recall, didnt the IRT R-12 and 14's (maybe R-15's too) have QUEENS PLAZA destination signs on their roll signs ??? I frequently write so much history on Manhattan ELS and mainly 3rd Ave El that " 1955 " , being a keypoint event year for the 3rd Ave El -- and a frequently referred to year-date imbeded in my mind memory..so it was a mental typo error. When I get time, I'll try to dig up the photo and use a free pic host service for a URL to post it...also have a photo from mid 50's taken from same platform side showing the point where BMT track was shifted over to the IRT SIDE BY 1949, at junction point where it meets, crosses over to and uses the old 2nd Ave El trackway into and thru the IRT "EL's side" platform, showing in part, the cut back abandoned portion remains of the former 2nd Ave EL "tail track". Also, nice to note not even a posted "thank you" for my posted efforts on the 3rd rails topic. Regards - Joe |
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