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Four car R12 70(8) Third Avenue El Train leaving Tremont Avenue (M.T.A. Silver and Blue) on a nice Bronx day:

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Third Avenue and 45th Street, Brooklyn in 1939 as The Great Depression ended and the Fifth Av El provided service on Fifth Avenue and Third Avenue (one block east is the 45th Street station (R) on Fourth Avenue:

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This is the 180th Street Bronx Park terminal.

 

originally intended to extend farther north during construction but was changed into a terminal due to protests stating that the trains running over the park would be bad for animals in the Bronx Zoo. The line's extension is the reason for the S-curve north of the West Farms Square – East Tremont Avenue station. After the line's extension to Wakefield – 241st Street between 1917 and 1920, the Bronx Park spur was considered redundant, but was not closed and abandoned until 1952.

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It get better.

 

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This is IRT White Plains To 3rd Ave E connection in 3rd Ave This connection was built in 1904 to connect the 2nd and 3rd Ave El with the Westchester Ave extension of the IRT Subway. Upon completion of the Bergen Cut-off in 1918, this section of track would become a non-revenue emergency connection. This and the Bergen Cut-off structure were removed in 1950-52.Rising to the El level one can still see the shortened supports for former connections the Third Avenue El.

 

From nycsubway.org

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These pics are nothing short of amazing. I'm a kid back in that time again seeing many of these pics. I kinda miss those days, especially seeing the subway transform from super dirty to tolerable to pretty good. Thanks for sharing these pics with all of us. This has made my day!

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