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Re: (erielack) Carfloats



<<I'm guessing the Bronx station closed in late 1969, around the time Hunt's Point opened.

Paul Brezicki>>

>> That's a good guess, Paul.  When I was Asst. Divn. Engineer at Hoboken, I went over to 149th St in 1969, right after it closed, to inventory the track material to be recovered.  I didn't even start, because in the week since it had closed, the gypsy trash haulers had buried it in debris from building demolition.  They found an open space, knocked down the gate, filled it up with trash, and saved themselves many miles, tolls and tipping fees.  I couldn't find a single rail that wasn't covered with four or five feet of trash.

Gordon



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