42nd Street Train Station (NY) Signed Watercolor. 20th c. watercolor/paper. Signed indistinctly lower left. 42nd Street was an elevated express station on the IRT Third Avenue Line in New York City. It had two levels with the lower level (built first) having three tracks. The main line tracks were served by two side platforms. A side platform connected to the southbound platform was used for shuttle service to Grand Central. The upper level was built as part of the Dual Contracts, and had one track and two side platforms over the two local tracks. The station closed entirely on May 12, 1955, with the ending of all service on the Third Avenue El south of 149th Street. Sight Size: 13.25 x 19.25 in. Overall Size: 19 x 25 in.Framed behind glass.