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Posted by JOE @ NYCTMG - NYCMTS on Sat May 28 23:49:59 2005, in response to Re: Age of the Els(Corrected), posted by RedbirdR33 on Sat May 28 23:04:23 2005. Hello Larry. What might be seen in that photo was the trackside lay-down of 3rd rail stock long sections...possibly with intent to be installed on 3rd rail chairs at an imminent later date. However, with impending planned re-routings and the dangerous 90 degree grade (on the Myrtle EL) crossing elimination proposed by the BRT (for the Hudson ST / 5th Ave El Line crossing at Myrtle EL over to Park Avenue EL further east...and the Lex El crossing Myrtle further north at Grand Ave...to the Park Avenue El further east---both crossing 90 degrees AT GRADE over Myrtle EL....probably with the planned trackage revisions in mind, and lack of patronge on the Park Ave El (which ended at a Ferry NEXT TO, AND BELOW the Bklyn Bridge) due to thru recent direct service OVER the Bridge to Manhattan City Hall a few years earlier ---- suspended the possible 3rd rail electrification "IF planned" project of the Park Ave Steam El Line. The trackside appearing, and possibly stored 3rd rail and any other useful materials would be re-salvaged prior to scrapping the El itself. This has been a controversy for the past 35 or more years that I have followed it. The explanation I give above is solely a "logistic" recitation. regards - Joe Webmaster NYC Transit Modelers Forum Group |
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