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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Wed Aug 11 14:00:07 2010, in response to Re: [OLDE PHOTO] D-Types At Queensboro Plaza, posted by arnine on Tue Aug 10 18:43:14 2010. The IRT side (the one which still stands) served trains from the Steinway tubes (the #7) and the 2nd Ave el. The BMT side served as a transfer point between steel subway trains and the wooden el cars which had to operate west of QueensboroPlaza. After WWII, with the loss of the 2nd Ave el connection and the decision to thru-run BMT trains to Astoria, the need for the other half of the station was negated. The BMT was connected to the former 2nd Ave track, and the entire BMT segment was abandoned in 1949. It was torn down in 1963.Next time you are waiting for a train to Astoria at Queensboro Plaza, note how the track has to jog south to reach the platform. Once it was a straight run into the now gone northern half of the station. |
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