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The Subway: A Trip Through Time on New York's Rapid Transit. H & M Productions II Inc. ISBN 1-882608-19-4. Fischler, Stan (2004). The Subway and the City: Celebrating a Century. with John Henderson. Frank Merriwell Incorporated. ISBN 0-8373-9251-9. Dougherty, Peter (2007). Tracks of the New York City Subway v4.2
The Cobble Hill Tunnel (also known as the Atlantic Avenue Tunnel) is an abandoned Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) tunnel beneath Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City, running through the neighborhoods of Downtown Brooklyn and Cobble Hill. When open, it ran for about 2,517 feet (767 m) between Columbia Street and Boerum Place. [2]
Stations on the New York City Subway that no longer see revenue service; they may be intact but abandoned, or completely demolished, or anything in between. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
None (abandoned) Structure: Underground: Platforms: 1 side platform (2 when station was open) Tracks: 5 (4 when station was open) Other information; Opened: June 22, 1915; 109 years ago () [2] Closed: July 16, 1956; 68 years ago () Former/other names: Gold Street: Station succession; Next north: Canal Street (via Broadway Line) Grand Street ...
Abandoned subway stations make for fun travel destinations in New York City; Paris, France; Cincinnati, Ohio; London, England; and Toronto, Canada.
In 1976, the New York City Transit Authority reopened the abandoned Court Street station in Brooklyn as the New York Transit Exhibit, which eventually became the New York Transit Museum (NYTM). [61] The station occasionally was used for tours after its closure, including in 1979 for an event celebrating the subway's 75th anniversary. [63]
The Dean Street station was a New York City Subway station on the BMT Franklin Avenue Line. Located on Dean Street west of Franklin Avenue in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, it was serviced by the Franklin Avenue Shuttle. The Dean Street station opened and closed twice in its history, though the line it served continues in operation.
Stations: 7: Service; Type: Rapid transit: System: New York City Subway: Operator(s) New York City Transit Authority: Daily ridership: 29,422 [1] History; Opened: 1889–1915: Closed: 1969 (segment west of Central Avenue) Technical; Number of tracks: 2: Character: Street level (Metropolitan Avenue only) Elevated: Track gauge: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 ...