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Re: Polo grounds shuttle was to be connected to Lenox Line |
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Posted by randyo on Tue Oct 16 15:51:12 2012, in response to Re: Polo grounds shuttle was to be connected to Lenox Line, posted by SLRT on Tue Oct 16 13:31:07 2012. Even though it was built during the dual contract era, the IRT deliberately had it built to clear only el type 3rd rail since the 9 Av El structure was the oldest and weakest of all the Manhattan els and couldn't even support the weight of composites. The reason that composites and other IRT steel cars were able to go into 155 St was because the 155 St station was reenforced to accommodate NYCRR cars which initially ran across the bridge into Manhattan to facilitate transfer to the 6 and 9 Av els. After the tunnel was built 6 and 9 Av expresses rah through to Jerome and the NYC Putnam Div terminates at the Sedgwick Av station of the IRT. As for the connection to the Lenox Line, it was planned to connect the Lenox Line via a ramp in 148 St Yd to the former 9 Av Line which would probably have required extensive rebuilding of the portion of the 9 Av structure to be used. I have heard that a scale model of the area with its connecting structure was built and put on display somewhere but I don't have all the details about where. |
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