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Posted by randyo on Tue Jul 30 04:07:37 2024, in response to Re: Retired R46's, posted by Steve B-8AVEXP on Mon Jul 29 19:40:08 2024. Actually, as originally built, neither platform narrowed at the north end at all. The N/E of the platform looked about the same as the N/E of Pacific St since that is where the tower was. The switch arrangement was unique in that trains using the bypass could access the tunnel. The way the switches were aligned allowed trains to go from the bypass to the tunnel at the same time as a train off the inside (Brighton) track crossed over to the outside and the bridge. The governing home signal coming from the tunnel had an unusual display for trains going to the bypass. Botton green was for the inside (Brighton) tk bottom yellow was for the outside (4th Ave Lcl) and for the bypass bottom BLUE. the only such signal on the NYCTS. Prior to the reconstruction, all Brighton trains used the inside tracks in the station and all thr 4th Ave lcl trains used the outside tks and the routing of trains for bridge or tunnel was none NORTH of the station. Also there were ramps, S/O the station that allowed Brighton trains to access the bypass but over the years, they fell into disuse so that when the interlocking was realigned, they were removed requiring all Brighton trains to stop at Dekalb. In various stages, the additional tracks and new switches S/O the station were placed in service allowing the old tower to be removed and the platforms to be temporarily extended a bit farther north. during all this, the station at Gold St (Myrtle Ave) was closed and the S/B platform removed to allow the installation of a new track smoothing out the S/B operation between both sides of the bridge. With the closing of Gold St, the N/B platform was further extended so that a new entrance/exit could be built sort of replacing the Gold St station. For many years, you could actually see the marks in the concrete on the N/B platform. where the steps and the wall of the original tower and the temporary platform extensions were. |
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