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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Fri Nov 20 11:15:50 2009, in response to Re: Fresh Pond Rd Station, posted by randyo on Thu Nov 19 17:37:58 2009. Not only did the Myrtle Av have surface running but before the el structures were complete, the Culver, Jamaica and I believe also the West End had trains of el cars running on the surface under trolley wire.The Jamaica had surface operating el cars briefly in 1903. The steam surface lines used trolley wire in part, when they converted to electricity. These included portions of the Brighton, West End, Sea Beach, Culver, Canarsie, Myrtle and Norton's Point. These operations were all PRW. The Jamaica operation was different in that it was street running and created adverse public reaction. The Dual Contract expansion essentially put an end to such operations. The lines were placed in deep cuts, on embankments, on elevated pillars or converted to trolley car operation. |
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