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From: "tonydawson1 Dawson" tonydawson1 AT msn DOT com
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 22:57:59 -0400
Subject: Re: (rshsdepot) OT: Birmingham subway
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I have seen the term "subway" in various NEC locations to describe a walkway under the tracks.

In fact, this is the primary dictionary definition:
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary






One entry found for subway.


Main Entry: sub·way
Pronunciation: 's&b-"wA
Function: noun
: an underground way: as a : a passage under a street (as for pedestrians, power cables, or water or gas mains) b : a usually electric underground railway c : UNDERPASS



----- Original Message -----
From: Ivan Berger
To: rshsdepot@lists.railfan.net
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: (rshsdepot) OT: Birmingham subway




Paul Luchter wrote:

> This I know but this is similar to the 4th Avenue (Park Ave. ) NY and Harlem
> tunnel. Anyway I always found it odd that in San Jose, Cal., an underground
> walkway like at the SP station, was called a subway, as I think it might be
> in London as well.

Back in the '50s, I was mystified by a sign in the Waterbury, CT NYNH&HRR
station pointing to "Subway." I had been to New York and ridden subways there,
and I knew Waterbury had no subway trains. Turns out it was an underground
passage to the opposite track.

-Ivan Berger


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