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Re: May 11, 1975. . .End of the Culver shuttle |
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Posted by Edwards! on Mon May 14 18:38:14 2007, in response to Re: May 11, 1975. . .End of the Culver shuttle, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Mon May 14 11:00:23 2007. No question..it was beat down..I had the "pleasure" of riding it a few times before it closed for good..and to me,the line looked more like the Jamaica El over Fulton st.. True..it did need plenty of work..even the TA said it would cost big bucks to upgrade it to SUBWAY standards...along with new rolling stock[the R39].. But I have often wondered WHY it was unable to operate steel equipment..as it LOOKED like it could handle them AND the Fulton El had the STANDARDS running over it for years. Was it KEPT in such a state,so the TA could find a easy excuse to destroy it? Questions like these will never get answered,due to the people responsible being long gone...but in any case..an connection Could have been built to Manhattan by building a portal next to Flatbush/Myrtle avenue's from the BMT Subway. There is no question that it removal was a mistake...effectively tossing hundreds of riders on the 54 bus. With no other options available..most now either rider the bus, walk to the G train,or walk to the J/M/Z at Broadway. |
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