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Just guessing, but the low platform could be a leftover from when trolley cars ran in the tunnel early in the 19th century.Not to split hairs, but the tunnel opened in 1904, which was early in the 20th century.
theseaandalifesaver wrote:None of this answers my question at all...Soooo....
ThinkBoston wrote:I imagine the same space has merely been updated over time, with older materials removed in the process.
Stmtrolleyguy wrote:Someone once pointed out part of an old platform past the downhill end of the platform. I don't remember if this was before or after the station was re-done/expanded though.
3rdrail wrote:At many of the East Boston Tunnel stations, you can see the original level after the end of the platforms where the track enters the tunnel-station portal.In short, its the same hole in the ground with the same underlying structure... and maybe the platform ends.
ThinkBoston wrote:Speaking of low platforms . . . Does anyone know the height of the Blue Line platforms above top of rail, and their height relative to the Orange Line platforms?R - 3'-5-1/2" vs 3'-8-11/16" respectively, using #3 E/B Tunnel r/t car (0500's) and #11 Main Line r/t car (01100's) blueprints for measurements from the rail head to the top of the car floor, (as these cars were consistantly level with their platforms).
ThinkBoston wrote:Has it been relocated? Nothing I've read, but still a relative novice to Boston transit history, has indicated its location has changed, only an extension. I imagine the same space has merely been updated over time, with older materials removed in the process.IIRC, the was a connection between the station remodeling and the big dig. I'm not sure if the station had to be moved to accommodate the new central artery. I've tried doing a Google news search but all the results are pay per view.