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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
JULY 26, 1905 PART FOUR
Revised August 09, 2005
MAP FROM 1919 ATLAS OF THE ROCKAWAYS SHOWS 1917
CHARACTERISTICS - LARGE YARD, TURNTABLE AND WATER TOWER
AND THE LOOP FOR TURNING BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT TRAINS.
LOOKING WEST TOWARD STATION AND LOOP
ENLARGING PHOTO WE CAN FAINTLY SEE ELEVATED LOOP IN DISTANCE
AND TRACK FROM LOOP AT LEFT
LOOKING EAST FROM STATION BUILDING - AT LEFT THE APPROACH RAMP
AND INSPECTION SHED ARE SEEN - IN THE DISTANCE THE WATER TOWER
IN THIS 1938 PHOTOGRAPH WE SEE THE REMAINS OF THE NORTH APPROACH TO THE LOOP
LOOKING EAST FROM STATION BUILDING - LOOP TRACK IN FOREGROUND
ENLARGEMENT SHOWS B.R.T. PLATFORM AND WOODEN APPROACH THERETO,
"TO DELANCEY STREET" SIGN AND LOOP TRACK INCLINE
THE 1905 INSPECTION - REPAIR SHOP
THE "FOUR ACES" AT ROCKAWAY PARK
THE MP41 WAS BASICALLY AN I.R.T. MOTOR - SHORTER AND NARROWER THAN THE STEAM LINE EQUIPMENT AND LATER MP54S AND EQUIPPED WITH STEPS FOR LOW PLATFORM STATIONS. THEIR TRAPDOORS WERE ADJUSTABLE AND WOULD BE PUSHED OUTWARD TO CLOSE THE GAP AT HIGH PLATFORM STATIONS WHERE NECESSARY.
ROCKAWAY PARK STATION BUILDING
ROCKAWAY PARK STATION BUILDING TRACK SIDE AND LOOP STRUCTURE
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ONE HUNDRED YEARS
1905 - ELECTRIFICATION - 2005 |
JULY 26, 1905 PART FOUR
Revised August 09, 2005
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MAP FROM 1919 ATLAS OF THE ROCKAWAYS SHOWS 1917
CHARACTERISTICS - LARGE YARD, TURNTABLE AND WATER TOWER
AND THE LOOP FOR TURNING BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT TRAINS.
LOOKING WEST TOWARD STATION AND LOOP
ENLARGING PHOTO WE CAN FAINTLY SEE ELEVATED LOOP IN DISTANCE
AND TRACK FROM LOOP AT LEFT
LOOKING EAST FROM STATION BUILDING - AT LEFT THE APPROACH RAMP
AND INSPECTION SHED ARE SEEN - IN THE DISTANCE THE WATER TOWER
IN THIS 1938 PHOTOGRAPH WE SEE THE REMAINS OF THE NORTH APPROACH TO THE LOOP
LOOKING EAST FROM STATION BUILDING - LOOP TRACK IN FOREGROUND
ENLARGEMENT SHOWS B.R.T. PLATFORM AND WOODEN APPROACH THERETO,
"TO DELANCEY STREET" SIGN AND LOOP TRACK INCLINE
THE 1905 INSPECTION - REPAIR SHOP
THE "FOUR ACES" AT ROCKAWAY PARK
THE MP41 WAS BASICALLY AN I.R.T. MOTOR - SHORTER AND NARROWER THAN THE STEAM LINE EQUIPMENT AND LATER MP54S AND EQUIPPED WITH STEPS FOR LOW PLATFORM STATIONS. THEIR TRAPDOORS WERE ADJUSTABLE AND WOULD BE PUSHED OUTWARD TO CLOSE THE GAP AT HIGH PLATFORM STATIONS WHERE NECESSARY.
ROCKAWAY PARK STATION BUILDING
ROCKAWAY PARK STATION BUILDING TRACK SIDE AND LOOP STRUCTURE