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Posted by Larry,RedbirdR33 on Fri Mar 5 19:19:16 2010, in response to Re: Question About The (8) Third Avenue El, posted by Michael Wares on Tue Mar 2 09:36:03 2010. I seem to recall reading somewhere (probably the ERA NY Division _Bulletin_ that they actually took the express track at 149th out of service early, so it could be converted to an island platform serving the local tracks.The center track at 149 Street-3 Avenue was taken out of service on September 24, 1954. This was prior to the cessation of service south of that point. Thru-Express had to switch to the local track north of 149 Street and then use the ramp south of 143 Street to access the upper level. I was fortunate enough to have first hand knowledge of this. It was just after Hurricane Hazel hit New York in October 1954 and we were going out to LaGuardia Airport to meet my uncle who was flying in. While we were waiting for the train at 149 Street workman were in the process of boarding over the center track in preparation for converting 149 Street to a terminal. Larry, RedbirdR33 |
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