4. The Fourth Avenue Express Tracks

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Sometimes stretches of express track are re-purposed for subway train storage. A portion of the express tracks under 4th Avenue in Brooklyn is regularly used overnight for parking R trains. During extreme weather events, the practice of storing trains on underground express tracks extends across the subway system.