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Posted by Newkirk Images on Sat Feb 13 21:41:11 2010, in response to Re: Question About The (8) Third Avenue El, posted by randyo on Sat Feb 13 16:24:16 2010. The entire Culver Line el was built to dual contract standards including the portion S/O Ave X which was built from portions of the original ENY Yd which was appropriately reenforced to accommodate steel cars so there would have been no reason to modify any equipment running on it.I've heard over the years that the lattice style girders were salvaged from the scrapped Fulton St. "el". Also with the construction of the elevated Belt Parkway, believed to be at the time of the Fulton St. "el" demo, that's where the lattice steelwork came from. Another urban myth was the use of the lighter weight girder as opposed to the solid heavier girders was the sandy soil underneath the pillars. Can you shed some light on these rumors ? I've never gotten to the bottom of this. Bill Newkirk |
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