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Posted by Kew Gardens Teleport on Fri Mar 6 15:50:11 2009, in response to Re: Tunnel stubs, posted by randyo on Thu Mar 5 17:02:25 2009. Those "bellmouths" however were not intended to go to Staten Island.Indeed, it's all too shallow to ramp down under the Narrows (or up over the bridge). At one point in the construction of the extension of the original 4 Av subway from 86 to 95 st, It was planned to construct a small underground storage yard S/O 95 St since storage has been a chronic problem for the 4 Av Line since its construction. I have heard that those trackways actually extend a few blocks past the tunnel wall but since they continue straight rather than follow under 4 Av, they would be under private property and difficult to trace. Perhaps it would be possible to use this provision to extend onto an El over the Belt Parkway (stations, say, 16th Av, 19th Av, 24th Av, Bay 41st St, Cropsey Av, Stillwell Av - Coney Island (D)(F)(N)(Q)). This would allow the R to use Coney Island Yard and kill some express beese at the same time. |
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