What station WILL have transfer possibilities with the Long Island Railroad for the first time ever?
Grand Central Station will have transfers between the , , , , and Grand Central shuttle trains with the LIRR once the lower level of the 63rd street tunnel is completed in 2014. This project is sometimes referred to as the East side access. 78) What major Brooklyn el connected the Brighten line and today’s Franklyn Ave shuttle? It was the Fulton street el BMT #13 train in Brooklyn. This was where today’s Franklyn Ave shuttle allowed the Brighten line to share this el and travel west until it continued downtown and crossed the Brooklyn Bridge 1898 – 1940. Up until 1998, part of the Fulton street el was still being used to lead passengers to the Franklyn Ave shuttle. When the shuttle was re-built in 1998, this 100 year old structure was torn down. The Fulton street el #13 also continued eastward until it reached Atlantic Ave on today’s train all the way to Lefferts on today’s train. During the time of this photo, the IND was already operating the , , and trains directly below this el mak
