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Natural Habitat River-Front with water-shed runoff ![]() Red tab marked "A" above is Inwood's North Cove - Green Zone Shore is its' sole watershed. Re-view image, imagine an expanded watershed reclaimed from where the tracks now lay in the MTA Yards. For Overview, examine Cove Maps to see how MTA Yards shore-line restoration will inter-link what remains of 'Manhattan's Natural Shore'. Jump to Cove Maps |
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207TH STREET YARD http://members.trainweb.com/ From the early 1920's, Mayor John Hylan proposed the construction of New York City owned and operated rapid transit lines to compete with the Brooklyn Manhattan Transit (BMT) and Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT) rapid transit services. The BMT and IND were for the most part, privately or semi-privately owned. So, in response to Mayor Hylan's proposal, New York Governor Nathan Miller secured legislation in 1921 to create an agency called the Transit Commission. The Commission came to develop a plan to reduce overcrowding on the subways. The original plans included: Two major north - south trunk lines in midtown Manhattan, with one running under Eighth Avenue and one under Sixth Avenue. It is the formation and history of the Eighth Avenue Line that will apply to this webpage. Construction on the Eighth Avenue line began April 3, 1925 and work proceeded slowly. The following image is a composite of three plates (185, 188 and 190) from the 1930 G. W. Bromley Land Book of Manhattan. It shows the Independent Subway Line property outline (including bulkhead) and structures (with purposes) but not the trackwork. I noted the location of the float bridge and added the West 207th Street / University Heights Bridge for reference.
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G. W. Bromley - 1930 Service on the Eighth Avenue Line was finally inaugurated on September 10, 1932, with the Eighth Avenue Line opening from 207th Street in the north to Hudson Terminal in the south. Quick sidenote: The Hudson Terminal was located between Greenwich Street (on the west), Church Street (on the east), Cortlandt Street (on the south) and Fulton Street (on the north) where it met the Hudson & Manhattan tubes. The Hudson Terminal would be purchased by the Port Authority to construct the World Trade Center, The original Hudson Terminal station closed in 1971 upon the opening of the new PATH (Port Authority Trans Hudson) station which was constructed at the bottom of the World Trade Center towers. And I'm sure we all know happened 30 years later on Tuesday, September 11th, 2001... Returning to the history of the Eighth Avenue IND Line; with the unification of all three "divisions" (IND, BMT & IRT) on June 1, 1940, the entire system would come under the guidance of the City of New York Board of Transportation. In 1953, the Board of Transportation gave way to the New York City Transit Authority, and in 1968, the NYCTA was brought into the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, better known as the MTA. In spite of the "unification", the Transit System still identified with its early heritage by calling it's divisions IND, IRT and BMT. This would change (date uncertain) as well. The IRT is now known as the 'A' Division and the BMT and IND would be known as the 'B' Division. As IND and BMT cars are built to the same specifications, they are interchangeable between those lines. However, IRT lines were built on a slightly smaller scale, so IND and BMT cars cannot operate on IRT lines. Hence, the two different divisions. IRT lines are also now denoted by their numerical route designator signs (1, 2, 3, etc), and IND and BMT are recognized by their lettered route designator signs (A, B, C, D, etc). Ok, now that you got the five minute New York City subway history lesson, we will continue onto the reason for the creation of this page. The 207th Street Yard, or as it is currently called within the MTA, the "207th Street Overhaul Shop" is still in operation, and is used to store subway trains not in service between rush hours, as well as for preparation of equipment for display for the Transit Museum, as well as maintenance, overhaul and repair of subway cars. This yard was originally constructed to service the Eighth Avenue IND (Independent) Line but now it currently serves both the 'A' division (IRT - Interborough Rapid Transit) and 'B' Division (IND - Independent and BMT - Brooklyn Manhattan Transit). From this yard, all parts of the subway system can be accessed. While the yard is still in service, the float bridge and overhead gantry were removed sometime after 1980 (exact date uncertain). |
Inwood's North Cove 9th Avenue New York, 10034 To get there, take the 1 train to 207th Street. Walk east on 207th Street (toward the Bronx) and then turn left onto Ninth Avenue. Walk north on Ninth Avenue to the end. For photo directions, see M http://nycwetlands.wordpress.com/map/ Show on Google Maps |
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