EE Broadway Local Posted November 20, 2009 Share #1 Posted November 20, 2009 Here is an interesting photograph of Fresh Pond Road station in 1914. Photo Here: http://www.queenspix.com/ridgewood/freshpondroad1914_.jpg Today, only Metropolitan Avenue station is on the surface. It's interesting to compare what Fresh Pond Road looked like in 1914 to what it looks like today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTrain Posted November 20, 2009 Share #2 Posted November 20, 2009 That is an old station, the current Fresh Pond Road is elevated on . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted November 20, 2009 Yes, unlike Chicago, New York has mostly gone away from surface running and has gone away from from grade crossings. Where the B.R.T. ran on the surface or on streets, they used overhead supply like streetcars did. The last grade crossing, East 105th Street/Turnbull Avenue , closed in August 1973. Fresh Pond Road opened as an island platform on an embankment on August 9. 1915. (In Chicago, Rockwell Avenue (Brown Line) is one place the L crosses at grade to this day). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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