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Posted by tunnelrat on Tue Sep 15 10:24:52 2009, in response to Re: Tunnel stubs, posted by qveensboro_plaza on Tue Sep 15 03:06:32 2009. The brt layup track that paralells the #7 to flushing WAS intended to be a subway/el following much of of what is todays G line.look at the early drawings of QP& you`ll see the BRT line drawn in.At bedford/nostrand on the G is a 600foot brt subway tunnel that crosses under the G at this point.this tunnel was rediscovered in 1965 by a signal maintainer& his helper who[IIRC]were cleaning out a fan chamber&found a manhole,opened it up,smelled freshly poured concrete,went down a rung ladder& found themselves on a 600 foot empty subway tunnel that the T.A.had no blueprints on.thru extensive research I found out the end of the franklin shuttle was supposed to connect to QBP& this section of tunnel was built in anticapation of the G being built.no provision for a transfer station was built here.I never could find the entrance to this tunnel& am still trying[when the urge hits me]Joe brennan mentions this section on his website. |
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