Part 1 : New York City Subway (4) Jerome Ave Line tour

Описание: Built atop the "Welcome to an Experience" original video w wanted to remix the content to take a deeper infrastructural and historical view of the Route 16 (Jerome Ave) build. This video covers all stops from Woodlawn to 149th -Grand Concourse. See hills and station-built information.

Routes covered in video.

-Route 16 Woodlawn to 157th Street Portal.
-Route 5 157th Portal and south.
-Route 27 New York Central Bridge.

Information added to this remix video

Build date
Contract and build route information
Signal Block
Survey and chaining information
Speed Limits
Grade information
Neighborhood information
Structure Height.
Historical facts about the line.

The Jerome Ave line was opened into sections in 1917 from 149th to Kingsbridge and 1918 from Kingsbridge to Woodlawn. It was built under Contract 3 Route 16 by the IRT from 1915 to 1918. The line was served by 3 lines from opening to June 1940.

IRT Sixth Ave Line 1918-1938
IRT Ninth Ave Line 1918-1940
IRT Lexington Line 1917- Current
IRT Polo Ground Shuttle 1940-1958

Today the line is served by the Lexington Ave subways 4 train.

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