2nd Avenue EL & 3rd Avenue EL movie footage

Hosted by the late transit historian Roger Arcara, this film goes on a trip up both the eastside 2nd & 3rd Ave EL lines. On the 2nd Ave. EL going first to Queens via the Queensboro Bridge branch, then further uptown to the Bronx via the Bergen Ave. cut-off. Part 2 of this movie takes a trip up the 3rd Ave. EL in Manhattan & the Bronx . The 2nd Ave. EL was abandon in two parts, north of 60th st. in 1940, south of 60th st. in 1942. The Bergen Ave. cut-off operation was taken over by the 3rd Ave. line from 1940 until 1946. then the structure was torn down in 1950.. Not counting some branches which was eliminated in earlier years. ,the 3rd Ave. line south of 149th st. was abandon in the early to mid 1950's. North of 149th st., the mainline of the 3rd Ave. line not counting branches, was abandon in 1973