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Re: 76th St Station

Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Wed Jan 12 16:48:46 2005, in response to Re: 76th St Station, posted by daDouce Man on Wed Jan 12 16:12:43 2005.

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In the late 1930's the IND Fulton Street line was extended along Fulton Street to Rockaway Avenue. At the time service did not go beyond there. But it was known that tunnel work continued past that point. But the Great Depression and later WW2 stopped further openings of the line. After WW2 subway construction was restarted and service was extended to B'way East-New York and later to Euclid Avenue. After Eucid Avenue there was a 2 track turn-off that went to Pitkin Yard.

Actually, the subway was actually constructed all the way to Euclid Ave station (and beyond the station itself) before WWII hit. The reason it could not ope is because of the shortage of metal available during WWII, and they could not install the tracks and signalling, etc. The station shells of Euclid to East New York were all built and sat there waiting for the war to end.
Once construction began again, and service was extended to Euclid, the money ran out for the second system, and the line was just connected to the Liberty El (when in fact it was supposed to go further before the war). That is where the loophole possibly exists for at least the shell of 76th St being built. Euclid, Shephard, Liberty, and Van Siclen stations were all built as shells before the US entered the war. There is a slight possibility (although doubtful) that 76th St was built at that point too. If it does indeed exist, (which I doubt), it would look like nothing more than the shell for some of the other IND provisions, like the Utica Ave or South 4th St station shells-nothing more than the conrete.

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