Please note that on the recent photograph it is not clear, but two ramps rising with no tracks on them while about four active tracks enter a tunnel at 7th Avenue. (The rising ramps do not lead to further tracks. Culver-5th Avenue El trains used more northerly trackage leading to the 5th Avenue El.) This four track tunnel becomes a very old two track, brick lined tunnel that dates well before 1914 and was originally used by the SBRR. This two track tunnel ends just short of 4th Avenue which you may see in the 1924 Aerial view just where the captions "1924" and "1951" are printed on top of the picture. This is the junction point of 4th Avenue subway tracks and the SBRR where the SBRR tracks head directly west to the waterfront. Tramway Null(0)
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Another Mystery Ramp? Which Set of Ramps did the 5th Avenue El use to Access the 9th Avenue Station?
Please note that on the recent photograph it is not clear, but two ramps rising with no tracks on them while about four active tracks enter a tunnel at 7th Avenue. (The rising ramps do not lead to further tracks. Culver-5th Avenue El trains used more northerly trackage leading to the 5th Avenue El.) This four track tunnel becomes a very old two track, brick lined tunnel that dates well before 1914 and was originally used by the SBRR. This two track tunnel ends just short of 4th Avenue which you may see in the 1924 Aerial view just where the captions "1924" and "1951" are printed on top of the picture. This is the junction point of 4th Avenue subway tracks and the SBRR where the SBRR tracks head directly west to the waterfront. Tramway Null(0)
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check out the you tube videos of the 5th avenue El. There are scens of El cars decending the ramps to enter 9th Avenue. No guess work in volved.
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