EE Broadway Local Posted November 10, 2009 Share #1 Posted November 10, 2009 For those who don't remember the 70(SS) Culver Shuttle, here is the news article from The Daily News. Source: The New York Daily News Friday May 9,1975 edition "End Of The Line For Culver Shuttle" By John Kelley "The Borough Park Culver Shuttle service will go the way of the trolley car with the Transit Authority announcement yesterday of its' closing effective 12:01 a.m.. Sunday. The 1.1 mile shuttle accomodated about 1,000 daily users, running between the BMT B line at Ninth Avenue and the IND F line at Ditmas and McDonald Aves. The decision was made by the TA in a message to Mayor Beame and The Board Of Estimate despite a heated public hearing on May 1st with most speakers opposing the discontinuance of service. The Authority cited as its' reasons for closing the operating costs of the service together with the substantial investment that would be necessary to ensure to continued safety of the structure as wholly disproportionate to the number of passengers served. The TA has announced that a parallel bus route (B-35) will provide more frequent service than the shuttle and will be put into use. Many of those at the hearing who expressed displeasure at the intended move by the authority were senior citizens who were fearful of standing on dark street corners waiting for the bus. Several of the speakers at the hearing suggested modifications to the bus service to minimize inconvience to former shuttle riders. The TA has said its' Surface Department is studying these suggestions." Note: In addition to Ninth Avenue 70( and Ditmas Avenue 70(F), the 70(SS) served Fort Hamilton Parkway (37th Street) and Thirteenth Avenue (37th Street). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1447 Posted November 10, 2009 Share #2 Posted November 10, 2009 I thought the Culver Shuttle ended in 1973(or 74?) with the Myrtle and 3rd Ave ELs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Louis Car 09 Posted November 10, 2009 Share #3 Posted November 10, 2009 I thought the Culver Shuttle ended in 1973(or 74?) with the Myrtle and 3rd Ave ELs?The Myrtle ave El I think ended in 69` Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted November 10, 2009 The destination sign inside the final 70(SS) Culver Shuttle: SPECIAL 9TH AVENUE S | SPECIAL 70(SS) Culver Shuttle May 11,1975 70(8) Third Avenue El April 29,1973 Myrtle Avenue El October 4,1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTrain Posted November 10, 2009 Share #5 Posted November 10, 2009 If the Culver Shuttle tracks were restored, a G.O. would enable the to run with the between Broadway-Lafayette Street via Manhattan Bridge and via 4th Av Express to 9th Avenue (West End) and use those shuttle tracks to enter Ditmas Avenue in the Culver Line, and because of the Culver Viaduct construction, the wouldn't be playing splitsville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NX Express Posted November 11, 2009 Share #6 Posted November 11, 2009 If the Culver Shuttle tracks were restored, a G.O. would enable the to run with the between Broadway-Lafayette Street via Manhattan Bridge and via 4th Av Express to 9th Avenue (West End) and use those shuttle tracks to enter Ditmas Avenue in the Culver Line, and because of the Culver Viaduct construction, the wouldn't be playing splitsville. ;)That would be one nice G.O.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis1985 Posted November 11, 2009 Share #7 Posted November 11, 2009 ;)That would be one nice G.O.:cool: yes it would. very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted November 12, 2009 Share #8 Posted November 12, 2009 If they had kept the Culever Shuttle, the only way to use it for a GO would be to connect the shuttle track to the S/B local track. When the shuttle ended, there was no connection to the actual Culver Line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted November 12, 2009 Share #9 Posted November 12, 2009 I think they should've built a flying junction to connect the n/b track at Ditmas to the 'Culver S'. That would've offered a lot of flexibility for today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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