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Re: EE BROADWAY LOCAL - ORPHANS OF CHRYSTIE STREET , PART 3 |
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Posted by RedbirdR33 on Tue Dec 16 19:10:36 2008, in response to Re: EE BROADWAY LOCAL - ORPHANS OF CHRYSTIE STREET , PART 3, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Dec 16 11:12:49 2008. I thought the original "EE" was born in 1933, when the first leg of the Queens Blvd line to Roosevelt Ave. opened.The IND Queens Line opened on August 19, 1933 between Roosevelt Avenue and 42 Street- 8 Avenue and "E" trains began running between Roosevelt Avenue and Hudson Terminal. The Queens Line was extended to Union Turnpike on December 31, 1936. "E" trains by this time were running local between there and Church Avenue via the Rutgers Street Tunnel. When the Queens Line was opened to 169 Street on April 24, 1937 it was decided to institute express service between Continental Avenue and Queens Plaza during rush hours. The "E" would now run during rush hours only between 169 Street and Church Avenue while the new "EE" would cover the same route in the non-rush hours. This service pattern lasted only for a few months. When the Crosstown Line was completely opened on July 1, 1938 the "GG" became the full-time local service on Queens Boulevard and the "E" was made a full time express service. The "EE" was discontinued. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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