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Posted by Avid Reader on Fri Aug 22 07:41:05 2025, in response to Broadway Junction from Above, posted by zac on Thu Aug 21 16:51:29 2025. Oh the humanity!If only drones existed in the 1930's and 1940's. To see the track on all of that steel elevated ironwork. Sigh, sigh* |
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Posted by Wallyhorse on Fri Aug 22 18:57:53 2025, in response to Re: Broadway Junction from Above, posted by Avid Reader on Fri Aug 22 07:41:05 2025. Or even in the '80s or '90s when much of it was still there. |
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Posted by Wallyhorse on Fri Aug 22 19:02:37 2025, in response to Broadway Junction from Above, posted by zac on Thu Aug 21 16:51:29 2025. Excellent!One thing I noticed when I looked at an aerial view of this via Google Maps is at least then much of the infrastructure was still in place so that it could be rebuilt at least to where both platforms at Atlantic Avenue on the main side of the (L) could be used while the Snediker Avenue platform could be rebuilt to use for storage and possibly short turns. |
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Posted by zac on Fri Aug 22 19:25:47 2025, in response to Re: Broadway Junction from Above, posted by Wallyhorse on Fri Aug 22 19:02:37 2025. They tore it down because it was unneeded. The entire point was to consolidate, not to have unused platforms. And what happens if suddenly they need to run a train to an unused platform? Gates are locked, everything is even dirtier than it normally is. |
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Posted by Wallyhorse on Fri Aug 22 23:29:47 2025, in response to Re: Broadway Junction from Above, posted by zac on Fri Aug 22 19:25:47 2025. Yes, but my point was they kept enough infrastructure in place in case they ever had to rebuild it. |
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Posted by zac on Fri Aug 22 23:49:12 2025, in response to Re: Broadway Junction from Above, posted by Wallyhorse on Fri Aug 22 23:29:47 2025. They did rebuild it, underground. |
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Posted by Q4 on Sat Aug 23 10:07:23 2025, in response to Re: Broadway Junction from Above, posted by Wallyhorse on Fri Aug 22 23:29:47 2025. They did not keep it in place in case they decided to rebuild it, it was more likely kept in place for structural reasons as support of the remaining active segments in that location. |
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Posted by Fisk Ave Jim on Sat Aug 23 11:11:19 2025, in response to Re: Broadway Junction from Above, posted by Q4 on Sat Aug 23 10:07:23 2025. Yep. The same thing they did at QBP leaving all that unused ironwork to support the rest of the station that was still in service. |
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Posted by Wallyhorse on Sat Aug 23 14:41:47 2025, in response to Re: Broadway Junction from Above, posted by Q4 on Sat Aug 23 10:07:23 2025. Probably correct, but again, the point is, the infrastructure is still there to if needed do a rebuild. |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Mon Aug 25 06:54:38 2025, in response to Re: Broadway Junction from Above, posted by Wallyhorse on Sat Aug 23 14:41:47 2025. The point is, the infrastructure is still there to if needed do ato do a rebuild. The point is, the infrastructure is still there to if needed additional yard space. Lay down tracks. |
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Posted by Wallyhorse on Mon Aug 25 16:19:40 2025, in response to Re: Broadway Junction from Above, posted by Avid Reader on Mon Aug 25 06:54:38 2025. That too. |
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Posted by Avid Reader on Tue Aug 26 06:22:39 2025, in response to Re: Broadway Junction from Above, posted by Wallyhorse on Mon Aug 25 16:19:40 2025. With making use of the ironwork as yard storage space, perhaps theeastern (BMT) stations could be extended to nine (9) or ten (10) car lengths. |
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Posted by zac on Tue Aug 26 12:24:58 2025, in response to Re: Broadway Junction from Above, posted by Avid Reader on Tue Aug 26 06:22:39 2025. I wonder if this was ever considered and rejected. ENY is cramped for space and yet this structure was in place and could be used for layups if track were there. |
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