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| A vintage ad on the R1-9s Museum train advertises the Aqueduct Specials that ran from the lower level of 42 Street-8 Avenue, they charged a special fare of 50¢
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Aqueduct Racetrack is a bit of an oddy station on the New York City Subway. The station is a platform that covers about six cars of uptown A trains parrelel to the A Train. Only the front section (first five cars) of the train opens. The only access to the platform is via some High Entrance Gates that lead from the Racetrack's grandstand. The MTA technically considers the station a part of Aqueduct-North Condiut Avenue one block south and a small passageway connects the two stations with each other providing access to the racetrack for riders arriving at it (NYRA also provides shuttle bus service). The station's platform doesn't seem like its been changed too much from the 1950s, there are still incandescent light bulbs in lampposts along the platform.
Also See: NY Times Article from March 26, 2002, about a Man fighting a fare violation fine for entering the station without paying because of no Vending Machines or Token Booths at the station
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