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Re: Age of the Els(Corrected)

Posted by EMSR7000 on Sat May 28 19:16:05 2005, in response to Re: Age of the Els(Corrected), posted by RedbirdR33 on Thu May 19 22:37:54 2005.

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Larry:
Taking a page from your Tuscorora Almanac, I tried setting up a format to describe the opening of the early lines (el and surface). Here is a sample for your review:

City: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Company: Brooklyn Elevated Railroad.
Line: Old Main - Lexington Ave. - Broadway
Date: May 14, 1885 - Line opened.
Terminal Points: Fulton Ferry and Broadway/Gates Ave.
Intermediate Route: York St., Hudson Ave., Park Ave., Grand Ave., Lexington Ave., Broadway
Right-of-Way/Traction: Double track on elevated structure, steam operated
Subsequent Events:
September 5, 1885 - Extended from Broadway and Gates to Fulton St. and Alabama Ave. via Broadway and Fulton St.
December 4, 1885 - Extended from Fulton and Alabama to Fulton St. and Van Sicklen Ave.
Unknown Day/Month, 1891 - Service discontinued from Hudson and Park Aves to Myrtle and Grand Aves.
May 29, 1893 - Extended from Fulton and Van Sicklen to Crescent St. and Jamaica Ave. (Cypress Hills).
Unknown Day/Month, 1899 - Line east of Myrtle and Grand Aves. electrified.
October 13, 1950 - Line from Myrtle And Grand Aves. to Broadway and Lexington Ave closed. For further history of line from Fulton Ferry to Hudson and Park Aves. see Fifth Avenue Line;
for further history of line from Broadway and Gates Ave. to Cypress Hills, see Broadway Line.

City: Brooklyn, N.Y. and Queens, N.Y.C.
Company: Union Elevated Railroad.
Line: Broadway - Jamaica
Date: Unknown Day/Month, 1888 - Line opened.
Terminal Points: Broadway/Gates Ave and Broadway and Driggs Ave.
Right-of-Way/Traction: Double track on elevated structure, steam operated.
Subsequent Events:
Unknown Day/Month, 1889 - Extended from Broadway and Driggs to Broadway Ferry.
Unknown Day/Month, 1898-1900 - Line electrified.
July 17, 1898 - Branch opened from Fulton and Chestnut Sts. to Long Island Rail Road trackage on Atlantic Ave. - Service discontinued September 3, 1917.
May 20, 1903 - Elevated to surface ramp opened at Cypress Hills - Elevated trains operated on surface to Jamaica from May 30, 1903 to December 8, 1903
May 30, 1908 - Branch opened from Broadway and Marcy Ave. over Williamsburg Bridge to Delancey St. subway station in Manhattan.
Unknown Day/Month, 1916 - Service discontinued between Broadway Ferry and Marcy Ave. - structure removed in 1940.
January 17, 1916 - Completion of extensive structure rebuilding and addition of third track - Marcy Ave. to Myrtle Ave.
December 21, 1916 - Completion of extensive structure rebuilding and addition of third track - Myrtle Ave. to Broadway Junction. Structure also rebuilt from Broadway Jct. to Pennsylvania Ave. Pennsylvania to Van Sicklen still original structure)
Unknown Day/Month, 1915-16 - Double track connection added between Broadway line and Myrtle Ave. line.
1916 - Broadway Junction (Manhattan Junction) rebuilt with revised connections to Fulton St. and Canarsie lines.
May 28, 1917 - Extended from Cypress Hills to 111tth St. via Jamaica Ave; double track on elevated structure.
July 3, 1918 - Extended from 111th St. to 168th St. Jamaica.
September 10, 1977 - Line closed from Queens Boulevard to 168th St.
April 13, 1985 - Line closed from 121st St. to Queens Blvd.
December 11, 1988 - Line extended from 121st St. to Archer Ave. subway.

Paul F.

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