'Building the Bronx,' a new exhibit from the New York Transit Museum on view at Grand Central Terminal, tells stories of failed monorails, how the arrival of the subway jump-started the borough's transformation from farmland to bustling community and more.
has taught us anything, it's to never trust a monorail. But back at the start of the 20th century, a monorail seemed like a pretty good way of getting around town quickly.
Because of all the extra passengers, it was "much heavier than it was supposed to be," New York Transit Museum curator Jodi Shapiro told Gothamist. "The track that the monorail ran on was over a road bed that didn't have cement under it. So it was not as sturdy as it could have been. As it started to move, the tracks began to sink, and the pole that was connected with the electrical wires overhead — which is what powered the car — separated. So the car lost power.
The show is filled with photographs, artifacts and other treasures from the Transit Museum's archives, includingWhen the IRT first began building subways to the Bronx at the turn of the century, the borough was relatively empty, with only around 200,000 people spread across lots of farmland. The subway's arrival jump-started the area's urbanization, leading to a bustling community situated on the Grand Concourse.
The gallery includes hand-drawn maps of legacy steam rail lines and surface transit lines in the Bronx, which provide insights into the planning and foresight that went into the routes we still use today. Although the steam rail lines have been deactivated for nearly a century, some have been incorporated into Metro North. Even more are being considered for use in the Penn Access Project, which would connect the Bronx with Penn Station. "And that's all based on steam rail services that existed in the 1800's," Shapiro said.arrowNew York Transit Museum Collection
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