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Re: R39's and Myrtle El Speculations Re: Metropolitan/Myrtle el |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Aug 7 17:11:39 2005, in response to Re: R39's and Myrtle El Speculations Re: Metropolitan/Myrtle el, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sun Aug 7 13:58:14 2005. If the MTA wanted to keep the Myrtle, converting the stations to B division specs (shaving each platform edge 6 inches) would have been easy.You are actually absolutely correct. I forgot that in actuality, the J's section from Alabama to Crescent was "upgraded" to handle the wider cars too, as originally those were also "el only" stations. The 3rd Ave. el could have kept using IRT equipment had they invested the money into fixing it up and shoring up the oldest sections. You are also correct. In fact, didn't the R12's and R14's actually run regularly on the 3rd Ave el anyway?   Not to be a conspiracy theorist, but it appears that they wanted to close it and get rid of it before anyone knew what hit them. There was a lot that could have been done to save it. Unfortunately, the Myrt and the Third may still be here today had they survived just 10 years longer. Very sad. Ultimitely, since you mentioned IRT equipment, ideally, my plan had always been for them to connect the 3rd Ave el to the Lexington Ave local, and have the 6 run there, and turn the Pelham line over the the 2nd Ave Subway. The Pelham El and subway was built to dual contract standards, so thus it could handle BMT/IND sized equipment. |
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