Talk:B42 (New York City bus)

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I don't have the correct history at hand, but the history given here is wrong. Although the current B42 route is the effective replacement for the Canarsie Shuttle, as a trolley it was a separate line distinct from the Canarsie shuttle that operated on the PROW. IOW, the Rockaway Parkway trolley and the Canarsie shuttle operated at the same time as two different lines. When the Canarsie shuttle was abandoned, the Rockaway Parkway line took up the slack. -- Cecropia 16:05, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You're right; this was one of the first of these articles I wrote, and I didn't have as much information. Do you know when the Williamsburg-Canarsie line was split? --NE2 20:29, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Canarsie Shuttle was formally established after the end of the 1917 summer season. Undoubtedly the reason was the same as the other overhead wire lines that were severed from the main system because the BRT wanted to have all rapid transit operations by third rail only. Apparently the service was severed but not the connection because the BRT operated some elevated excursion trains all the way to the Shore at least for the 1918 season. As of November 1918 steel cars began to be operated to Rockaway Parkway. Were any elevated "specials" operated beyond Rockaway Parkway in the 1919 season or later? I don't know but once steel car service began I would say it became a lot less likely. -- Cecropia 02:51, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually I was wondering about the Nassau Electric Railroad line on Rockaway Parkway, which had been continuous at the Canarsie Line crossing. --NE2 03:27, 26 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I knew I had it someplace. The line ran from Rockaway and Hegeman Avenues (i.e., Canarsie Depot) to the shore via Rockaway Avenue and Rockaway Parkway. The northern end was back to Rockaway Parkway subway station on November 21, 1942. -- Cecropia 02:25, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK, so it was the same day that the old shuttle ended. That definitely makes sense. --NE2 03:25, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

So I will rewrite the history and see if you think it is adequate. -- Cecropia 02:29, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I clarified and added a few things. --NE2 03:15, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good. :) -- Cecropia 03:19, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The article currently says the free transfer arrangement was discontinued with the arrival of the MetroCard. But today, I know the B42 bus still enters the fare control of the Rockaway Parkway station, but the free transfer is from the subway to the B42 only, with B42 passengers headed to the station being dropped off outside the fare control. (I have never rode the B42, but I have observed the Rockaway Parkway station and its transfer and I'm certain of the subway to bus transfer.) How can I find references to this? Tinlinkin 03:06, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]