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Posted by Andy on Sun Nov 30 10:33:21 2008, in response to What was the West Farms Spur?, posted by aem7ac on Sun Nov 30 01:43:59 2008. "What exactly happened when they took over the NY Westchester and Boston?"The NY Westchester and Boston, between E 180th and Dyre Avenue, became part of the NYC subway in 1941 but was not physically connected to the rest of the system. Its old yard at E 180th was used by the equipment on what was called the Dyre Ave. Line, which used old IRT el cars salvaged from the 9th Ave. El. The E 180th St. stop on the NYW&B became the south terminus of the Dyre Line and was connected to the IRT White Plains E 180th stop by a free transfer passageway. Even though the Dyre Line used IRT equipment and was shown on maps as an IRT service, the Board of Transportation (the NYCTA after 1953) managed it as part of the IND and its crews were IND personnel. In 1957 the Dyre Line was physically connected to the IRT north of E 180th and thru service began between Dyre Avenue and the rest of the IRT (until 1965 on the 7th Ave. Express; since 1965 on the Lexington). The Dyre Line then became an official IRT route. The old station was then abandoned for passenger use but the old NYW&B building remains as the station entrance. South of E 180th and north of Dyre Ave. (by then you're in Westchester) was abandoned and never used again. |
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