ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁entering ▁S utter ▁Avenue ▁station . ▁At ▁the ▁next ▁station , ▁Liv onia ▁Avenue , ▁the ▁Liv onia ▁Avenue ▁E lev ated ▁of ▁the ▁I RT ▁New ▁L ots ▁Line ▁passes ▁overhead , ▁and ▁just ▁beyond ▁this ▁point ▁is ▁a ▁single ▁track ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁L inden ▁Sh ops , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁track ▁and ▁structures ▁facility . ▁Besides ▁the ▁connection ▁at ▁Broadway ▁J unction , ▁this ▁non - elect r ified ▁yard ▁connection ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁other ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁sub way ▁system , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁indirect ly ▁a ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁L ots ▁Line . ▁B ▁Division - s ized ▁equipment ▁cannot ▁access ▁this ▁line , ▁however , ▁because ▁of ▁A ▁Division ▁width ▁restrictions . ▁ ▁Bey ond ▁the ▁next ▁station , ▁New ▁L ots ▁Avenue , ▁the ▁elev ated ▁structure ▁ends , ▁and ▁an ▁incl ine ▁brings ▁the ▁Can ars ie ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁surface ▁right - of - way , ▁the ▁second - old est ▁such ▁right - of - way ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Trans it ▁Author ity ▁system . ▁The ▁line ▁oper ates ▁on ▁this ▁ground - level ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁at ▁Rock away ▁Park way . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Ste am ▁and ▁elev ated ▁era ▁▁ ▁Before ▁becoming ▁a ▁B RT ▁elev ated ▁line ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁the ▁Can ars ie ▁Line ▁operated ▁as ▁a ▁steam ▁dummy