Remember the 3rd Ave El?

[Anonymous]

I remember when I was a young lad in brooklyn N.Y. we would ride an el that actually had wooden coaches with outside platform cars.although they did have air brakes,the cars still had there outside brake wheels in place. yeah,they don't make em like they use to.

[Anonymous]

I am not sure if you are talking about NY, but if so, here is a great site that includes ELs, subways, other transit and trains.

http://www.forgotten-ny.com/

Andrew

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

Not being a New Yorker, I can't say much about the 3rd Avenue and other Manhattan Els but I was surprised to find out that IRT subway equipment was too heavy for the Els and the same situation applied to the BMT with the Els in Brooklyn. As an outsider, I would guess that this imcompatibility issue was a factor in the abandonment of the Els. In Chicago, the subway was built to tie in with the rest of the L so except for wooden cars being barred from the subway, any equipment could run anywhere.

[FJ and G]

Rode it a lot in the 60s. Just wondering if anyone else ever rode it. It went from Mott Haven (?) to White Plains. I lived near Tremont and rode it both ways. Was a great little el. Too bad they tore it down.