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Posted by Mellow One on Wed Jun 11 23:13:39 2008, in response to Re: Park Row Track Layout, posted by Stephen Bauman on Wed Jun 11 20:16:17 2008. Yes, that IRT service was not in conflict with the Brooklyn Bridge trafffic as it opened up new territory. The Manhattan Bridge BMT subway was not initially in conflict with the BB either. However, that would change as new BMT tunnels were built for the Dual Contracts. And, in general the population of New York City and Brooklyn was growing at a very high rate as the flow of immigrants into the City was peaking out. |