Bergen Avenue Cut-off of the 3rd Avenue El
Source: B. Linder & J. Erlitz, New York Division Bulletin, ERA, Vol. 48, No. 10, October, 2005, p. 18.
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Many of my posts were on the subject of the Third Avenue El. In the Roger Arcara film on the subject, the Bergen Avenue cutoff was mentioned when the 143rd Street Station on the 3rd Avenue El was mentioned. Here is a map showing the layout. It connected with the I.R.T. White Plains Road Line just as it exited from the tunnel. The last date of passenger service on this branch was 11/6/1946 and the structure was out of service on 11/10/1949. The structure was still standing in mid 1950. Although at the moment I cannot research the service pattern, I believe that this branch was used in the early years of the 1900's by Third Avenue El trains in order to provide service to the new White Plains Road elevated structure because the subway portion (southern underground section) of the line was not finished and may have provided access to the shops for Flushing Line cars after the lower portion of the 2nd Avenue El was abandoned..
