Facelift for Union Square Station -- Includes Gap Fillers for Public Safety

Manning & Lewis Engineering today announced that its Transit Group has received a substantial order to supply gap fillers for the Union Square Station - Lexington Avenue Line. This project is to replace and upgrade six gap fillers at the 14th Street Station on the downtown Lexington Avenue Line express track.

(PRWEB) May 28, 2004 -- Manning & Lewis Engineering today announced that its Transit Group has received a substantial order to supply gap fillers for the Union Square Station - Lexington Avenue Line. This project is to replace and upgrade six gap fillers at the 14th Street Station on the downtown Lexington Avenue Line express track.

Gap fillers are metal platforms that move out from the end of the station platform and abut the side of the subway cars when the train is stationary. The platforms allow passengers to safely cross the gap between the platform and the train. They occur on concave station platforms at the curve to meet the middle door of a car. They have been used at 14th Street on the Lexington Avenue line and at South Ferry (outer loop). The contract for the 14th Street/Union Square Station is to replace the old gap fillers with a new design that provides maintenance-access from the platform rather than requiring the maintenance forces to enter the track for service or repair.

An earlier project upgraded the South Ferry Station, which is a unique two-track loop station. It was built in 1905 as part of the original IRT Brooklyn Extension. The use of the gap fillers is required because the platform is extremely short and extremely curved. The gap fillers bridge the spaces between the platform and middle door on the cars making it safe for people to board the subway car.

Click here to view a picture of the gap fillers at the South Ferry Station:
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About Manning & Lewis Engineering Corporation
Manning & Lewis Engineering Corporation (www.ManningLewis.com ), a New Jersey Corporation, was established in 1942. It is one of North America's largest providers of gap fillers for the rail industry. For more information contact John Hayday at 908-687-2400 x 140.