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In the News (Thu 31 Dec 09)

  
 New Subway Lines Open To Traffic (8/2/1918)
New stations on the Lexington Avenue line are north of the Grand Central Station and are situated at Fifty-first and Fifty-ninth Streets; Sixty-eight Street - Hunter College; Seventy-seventh, Eighty-sixth, Ninety-sixth, 103d, 110th, 116th, and 125th Streets.
Travelers on the Lexington Avenue subway, traffic officials said last night, should bear in mind the fact that the 125th Street station bear the same relation in regard to divergence of lines as the Ninety-sixth street station on the old line.
As the tracks approach the station at approximately 121st Street, there are a number of track ramps and inclines where the trains are sorted and diverted to their destinations, At this point the northbound trains will rise to the upper level and the southbound trains to the lower level.
www.nycsubway.org /articles/hsystem01.html   (2204 words)

  
 Subway Art - Wired New York Forum
They are especially monotonous in the stations and platforms on the elevated tracks, although Yumi Heo's urban scenes in the 33RD, 40TH AND 46TH STREET stations of the 7 line along Queens Boulevard and Verna Hart's jazz musicians at the Myrtle Avenue station on the J, M and Z lines reward attention.
Other examples are tile reliefs that repeat along the track walls at UNION SQUARE (a bucolic village relief), GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL (a steaming locomotive) and 125TH STREET (a steel-girder bridge) on the 4, 5 and 6 lines.
It is engraved in gray stone on a wall of the station at 42nd Street and Avenue of the Americas, atop a staircase to the platform where the B, the D, the F and the V rumble by.
www.wirednewyork.com /forum/showthread.php?t=4392   (3541 words)

  
 Rxpress - IRT Lexington Avenue Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lexington Avenue Line (sometimes called the Lex or the IRT East Side Line) is one of the major IRT lines in the New York City Subway.
The IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line also switched from shuttle operation at that time, and the 42nd Street Shuttle was formed along the old connection between the sides.
The part of the line from City Hall to 42nd Street was part of the original IRT line, opened on October 27, 1904.
www.rxpresspharmacy.com /wiki/index/IRT_Lexington_Avenue_Line   (1183 words)

  
 Interborough Strike of 1919 by G.J. Christiano - The Third Rail - 1/03 - Page 4
Two hours after the strike was in effect not a train was stirring on the "L" or in the subways of the Interborough system - which means the Second, Third, Sixth and Ninth avenue lines of the "L" system and the Seventh avenue-Broadway and Fourth-Lexington avenue subways and their branches.
In the Lenox avenue subway the last downtown train passed the 125th street station at twenty minutes after four.
At the subway station at 180th street and Boston road the last train left at five minutes to four.
www.thethirdrail.net /0301/strike4.htm   (726 words)

  
 World History :: Encyclopedia Index -- 1
14th Street-Union Square (IRT Lexington Avenue Line station)
174th Street (IRT White Plains Road Line station)
163rd Street-Amsterdam Avenue (IND Eighth Avenue Line station)
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/1.htm   (160 words)

  
 Helene Fuld College of Nursing of North General Hospital
Get off at 125th Street (and Lexington Avenue) and walk 2 blocks west to Madison Avenue, and five blocks south to the college on 120th Street.
Go west on 125th Street to Park Avenue (elevated overhead) and enter the parking lot of North General Hospital located between 121st and 122nd Streets.
Stay on Park Avenue until you reach the parking lot of North General Hospital located between 121st and 122nd Streets.
www.helenefuld.edu /contact.html   (160 words)

  
 The Second Avenue Subway
During the 1960's when the Chrystie Street line was built and the IND was connected to the Manhattan Bridge, a provision was made for Grand Street station to be shared by the Second Avenue line.
The 2AS was supposed to be a full trunk line extending from Water Street downtown to the Harlem River north of 125th Street, but the section approved for construction was from 63rd Street to the Harlem River.
The west side of Manhattan had restitution with the 8th and 6th Avenue IND lines as well as the IRT's 7th Avenue subway.
sibernaut.8k.com /2AS.html   (160 words)

  
 New York Subway biography .ms
The first IND line to open was the 8th Avenue line between 207th Street in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, and Hudson Terminal (later renamed World Trade Center station) downtown.
The IRT today operates as a subway in Manhattan, except for a short stretch across Harlem at 125th Street and in northernmost Manhattan.
Several Brooklyn lines extend into Queens, and these are elevated, except for the final station on the Myrtle Avenue Line, which is on the surface, and the last two stations of the Jamaica Avenue Line, which is in a new ( 1989) subway.
new-york-subway.biography.ms   (160 words)

  
 The Line That Time Forgot - Second Avenue Subway
The northern terminus would be at 125th Street and Lexington Avenue, allowing proximity to Metro-North, with its connections to Westchester.
While on the West Side there are two and sometimes more lines, on the East Side, the Lexington Avenue line has borne the burden alone since the Third Avenue El came down in the mid-fifties.
One line would curve west, to the F-train station at 63rd and Lexington, where it would join an already built tunnel linking to the Broadway N and R lines.
www.newyorkmetro.com /nymetro/news/features/n_10109   (160 words)

  
 Society Fresh : Article 'October 27'
The IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line also switched from shuttle operation at that time, and the 42nd Street Shuttle was formed along the old connection between the sides.
However, until the evening of August 1, 1918, it ran as a shuttle on the local tracks only, terminating at 42nd Street and at 167th Street on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line (where the connection from the elevated IRT Ninth Avenue Line merged).
The rest of the line, north to 125th Street, opened on July 17, 1918.
www.society-fresh.net /DisplayArticle47583.html   (262 words)

  
 Society Fresh : Article 'October 27'
The IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line also switched from shuttle operation at that time, and the 42nd Street Shuttle was formed along the old connection between the sides.
However, until the evening of August 1, 1918, it ran as a shuttle on the local tracks only, terminating at 42nd Street and at 167th Street on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line (where the connection from the elevated IRT Ninth Avenue Line merged).
The rest of the line, north to 125th Street, opened on July 17, 1918.
www.society-fresh.net /DisplayArticle47583.html   (262 words)

  
 Society Fresh : Article 'October 27'
The IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line also switched from shuttle operation at that time, and the 42nd Street Shuttle was formed along the old connection between the sides.
However, until the evening of August 1, 1918, it ran as a shuttle on the local tracks only, terminating at 42nd Street and at 167th Street on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line (where the connection from the elevated IRT Ninth Avenue Line merged).
The rest of the line, north to 125th Street, opened on July 17, 1918.
www.society-fresh.net /DisplayArticle47583.html   (262 words)

  
 Helene Fuld College of Nursing of North General Hospital
If coming from upper MANHATTAN or BRONX: Travel south on the above lines or the No. 5 (Lexington Avenue IRT (Green) line) to 125th Street.
Get off at 125th Street (and Lexington Avenue) and walk 2 blocks west to Madison Avenue, and five blocks south to the college on 120th Street.
From GRAND CENTRAL or WORLD TRADE CENTER PATH: Take No. 4 or No. 6 northbound train (Lexington Avenue IRT (Green) line).
www.helenefuld.edu /contact.html   (262 words)

  
 Helene Fuld College of Nursing of North General Hospital
Get off at 125th Street (and Lexington Avenue) and walk 2 blocks west to Madison Avenue, and five blocks south to the college on 120th Street.
Get off at 125th Street (and Lenox Ave.) and walk 2 blocks east to Madison Avenue, then five blocks south to the college on 120th Street.
Go west on 125th Street to Park Avenue (elevated overhead) and enter the parking lot of North General Hospital located between 121st and 122nd Streets.
www.helenefuld.edu /contact.html   (262 words)

  
 Fights Four
IRT #4 or #5 express or #6 local to 125th Street and Lexington Avenue, change there for the M-100 or M-101 bus to Amsterdam Avenue and 138th Street, walk east one block to Convent Avenue.
Metro North to 125th Street and Park Avenue, change there for the M-100 or M-101 bus to Amsterdam Avenue and 138th Street, walk east one block to Convent Avenue.
IND "A" or "D" express, or the "B" or "C" local to 145th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, walk west one block to 145th Street and Convent Avenue, then south to 138th Street.
www.fights4.com /directions.html   (303 words)

  
 Directions to Campus - CCNY Libraries
IRT #4 or #5 express or #6 local to 125th Street and Lexington Avenue, change there for the M-100 or M-101 bus to Amsterdam Avenue and 138th Street, walk east one block to Convent Avenue.
Metro North to 125th Street and Park Avenue, change there for the M-100 or M-101 bus to Amsterdam Avenue and 138th Street, walk east one block to Convent Avenue.
IND "A" or "D" express, or the "B" or "C" local to 145th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, walk west one block to 145th Street and Convent Avenue, then south to 138th Street.
www.ccny.cuny.edu /library/directions2.html   (373 words)

  
 Articles - IRT Lexington Avenue Line
The IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line also switched from shuttle operation at that time, and the 42nd Street Shuttle was formed along the old connection between the sides.
The part of the line from City Hall to 42nd Street was part of the original IRT line, opened on October 27, 1904.
Lexington Avenue Line trains used the outer platform from July 10, 1905 to July 1, 1918 and from 1950 to February 12, 1977
www.x-moto.net /articles/IRT_Lexington_Avenue_Line   (373 words)

  
 Articles - IRT Lexington Avenue Line
The IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line also switched from shuttle operation at that time, and the 42nd Street Shuttle was formed along the old connection between the sides.
The part of the line from City Hall to 42nd Street was part of the original IRT line, opened on October 27, 1904.
Lexington Avenue Line trains used the outer platform from July 10, 1905 to July 1, 1918 and from 1950 to February 12, 1977
www.kamero.net /articles/IRT_Lexington_Avenue_Line   (373 words)

  
 Articles - IRT Lexington Avenue Line
The IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line also switched from shuttle operation at that time, and the 42nd Street Shuttle was formed along the old connection between the sides.
The part of the line from City Hall to 42nd Street was part of the original IRT line, opened on October 27, 1904.
Lexington Avenue Line trains used the outer platform from July 10, 1905 to July 1, 1918 and from 1950 to February 12, 1977
www.kamero.net /articles/IRT_Lexington_Avenue_Line   (373 words)

  
 The Second Avenue Subway
The 2AS was supposed to be a full trunk line extending from Water Street downtown to the Harlem River north of 125th Street, but the section approved for construction was from 63rd Street to the Harlem River.
During the 1960's when the Chrystie Street line was built and the IND was connected to the Manhattan Bridge, a provision was made for Grand Street station to be shared by the Second Avenue line.
The west side of Manhattan had restitution with the 8th and 6th Avenue IND lines as well as the IRT's 7th Avenue subway.
sibernaut.8k.com /2AS.html   (373 words)

  
 The Second Avenue Subway
During the 1960's when the Chrystie Street line was built and the IND was connected to the Manhattan Bridge, a provision was made for Grand Street station to be shared by the Second Avenue line.
The 2AS was supposed to be a full trunk line extending from Water Street downtown to the Harlem River north of 125th Street, but the section approved for construction was from 63rd Street to the Harlem River.
The west side of Manhattan had restitution with the 8th and 6th Avenue IND lines as well as the IRT's 7th Avenue subway.
sibernaut.8k.com /2AS.html   (373 words)

  
 AppleFest 2002: Part 7
continues westward to serve Lenox Avenue and the West Side IRT line in Manhattan, while the #5 turns off to the left to join the #4 and serve the East Side IRT line, primarily on Lexington Avenue.
Our first Manhattan station is 125th Street/Lexington Avenue in Harlem.
At nighttime, when there is only shuttle service along the Dyre Avenue line, trains use the center track at the 3-track East 180th Street platform.
pages.prodigy.net /kevinkorell/applefest2002/part7.htm   (629 words)

  
 The Line That Time Forgot - Second Avenue Subway
The northern terminus would be at 125th Street and Lexington Avenue, allowing proximity to Metro-North, with its connections to Westchester.
While on the West Side there are two and sometimes more lines, on the East Side, the Lexington Avenue line has borne the burden alone since the Third Avenue El came down in the mid-fifties.
One line would curve west, to the F-train station at 63rd and Lexington, where it would join an already built tunnel linking to the Broadway N and R lines.
www.newyorkmetro.com /nymetro/news/features/n_10109   (629 words)

  
 The Cable Car Home Page - Cable Car Lines in New York and New Jersey
The 125th Street line was converted on 28-Sep-1899 and the Third Avenue line later in the year.
The rest of the Columbus Avenue line was converted by 11-May-1901, and the Lexington Avenue line by 19-Jun-1901.
The seven-year gap between opening of the the cross-town line and the main line on Third Avenue and the Bowery was caused by legal problems and the difficulty of building the second-longest American cable car line, almost eight miles.
www.cable-car-guy.com /html/ccnynj.html   (629 words)

  
 Directions to the City College Campus
IRT #4 or #5 express or #6 local to 125th Street and Lexington Avenue, change there for the M-100 or M-101 bus to Amsterdam Avenue and 138th Street, walk east one block to Convent Avenue.
Metro North to 125th Street and Park Avenue, change there for the M-100 or M-101 bus to Amsterdam Avenue and 138th Street, walk east one block to Convent Avenue.
IRT #1 or #9 local to 137th Street and Broadway; walk up 138th Street three blocks to Convent Avenue.
www.ccny.cuny.edu /library/Hours/Directions.htm   (389 words)

  
 New York Subway
These closures included the entire IRT 3rd Avenue el in Manhattan (1954) and the Bronx (1974); in Brooklyn the BMT Lexington Avenue el (1950), remainder of the Fulton Street el (1956), the downtown Brooklyn part of the Myrtle Avenue el (1969) and the Culver Shuttle (1975).
The IRT today operates as a subway in Manhattan, except for a short stretch across Harlem at 125th Street and in northernmost Manhattan.
Several Brooklyn lines extend into Queens, and these are elevated, except for the final station on the Myrtle Avenue Line, which is on the surface, and the last two stations of the Jamaica Avenue Line, which is in a new (1989) subway.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/new_york_subway   (389 words)

  
 Society Fresh : Article 'October 27'
The IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line also switched from shuttle operation at that time, and the 42nd Street Shuttle was formed along the old connection between the sides.
However, until the evening of August 1, 1918, it ran as a shuttle on the local tracks only, terminating at 42nd Street and at 167th Street on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line (where the connection from the elevated IRT Ninth Avenue Line merged).
The rest of the line, north to 125th Street, opened on July 17, 1918.
www.society-fresh.net /DisplayArticle47583.html   (389 words)

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