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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Jan 2 19:39:10 2012, in response to Re: Myrtle Avenue El, posted by Wallyhorse on Mon Jan 2 17:42:57 2012. The Montague tunnel is a very under utilized tunnel, the least used of all the East River crossings. And now even more so, especially with the M train on it's new route. Interestingly, I think the Myrtle El via the old Myrtle el would have been of much better use than the M ever was through the Montague tunnel. The line would wind up as a Broadway Manhattan line, and there is enough capacity on the line, as the W used to run there with no problem. So if the el had survived, it would have been a wonderful thing to do with the old el.This said, they will NEVER build a new el in the city again, as no community will never allow a 19th century technology of elevated trains to be built. Myrtle Ave is no different today than any street that never had an el on it. And even if they did, where would the money come from for such a project? |
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