| A train of mid 50s built R 27s aprroaches one of the Rockaway Line stations. This was one of two trains I caught that day. Its not quite as old as the other one, which had R 10s. The line here was once part of the LIRR, reached via two routes. The main route was via a junction with the LIRR Main Line at Rego Park, which ran south through Woodhaven and Howard Beach. It crossed Jamaica Bay on a wood pile trestle, which was a constant maintenance headache. The last straw was a fire in 1950. The LIRR sold it to NYCTA, which rebuilt it as a concrete causeway. The LIRR Rockaway Line was cut back to Woodhaven, and finally abandoned in 1962. The other route is still in service via Valley Stream, though the through route was cut so the LIRR Far Rockaway station is about four blocks from the IND station. |
| Date:
4/12/1988 |
Location:
Rockaway Park, NY Map  |
Views:
195 |
Collection Of:
 
Tom Beckett |
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Author: Tom Beckett
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| Picture Categories: Bridge,Transit,Passenger,Action |
This picture is part of album: Rapid Transit |