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THE JAMAICA IMPROVEMENT
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THE CENTRAL RAIL ROAD OF LONG ISLAND HAD A HILLSIDE STATION IN FLUSHING, ONE-HALF MILE
EAST OF CENTRAL DEPOT. IT AND SERVICE BETWEEN FLUSHING AND CREEDMOOR CEASED IN 1879.
WOODHULL PARK STATION
SEYFRIED STATES:
THIS LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION MATCH ROCKAWAY JUNCTION STATION. WOODHULL PARK STATION DOES NOT APPEAR ON ANY PUBLIC OR EMPLOYE TIME TABLE THAT WE HAVE SEEN BUT IS SHOWN ON MAPS.
THIS MAP IS BY THE U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1897
THIS MAP IS 1910
MORE ON ROCKAWAY JUNCTION INTERLOCKING
THIS HENRY WILHELM MAP SHOWS THE EAST END OF RJ INTERLOCKING IN 1922
RJ'S SIGNAL 22L AND SWITCH 15. THE SHORT ELECTRIFIED
SIDE TRACK WAS PROBABLY FOR TURNING LOCAL TRAINS.
IN 1924 THIRD AND FOURTH TRACKS WERE INSTALLED BETWEEN RJ AND HOLLIS AND
EAST TO FLORAL PARK. A THREE LEVER UNION TABLE TYPE MACHINE WAS INSTALLED
AT RJ BECOMING LEVERS 24, 25 AND 26 TO CONTROL THE NEW SWITCHES AND SIGNALS.
THIS HENRY WILHELM MAP SHOWS THE EAST END OF RJ INTERLOCKING IN MAY 1924
J. & T. ADIKES - GRO-WELL GARDEN PRODUCTS - MOVED FROM JAMAICA TO HILLSIDE AND WAS STILL RECEIVING CARS OCTOBER 12 1984.
RJ TOWER WAS CLOSED JUNE 21 - 22 1930
HILLSIDE STATION
ROCKAWAY JUNCTION STATION WAS LISTED IN EMPLOYE TIME TABLES THROUGH 1910. HILLSIDE
WAS FIRST SHOWN IN E.T.T. NUMBER 60 OF MAY 14, 1911 BUT APPEARED ON THIS NOVEMBER 1909 PUBLIC.
THIS BRICK STATION WAS OPENED MAY 15, 1911.
DAVE KELLER SENDS THIS CIRCA 1920 VIEW
BILL SLADE PHOTOGRAPHED IT IN 1954.
BY 1975 THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS WERE USED BY AN ICE CREAM DISTRIBUTOR
A JUNE 16 1930 VIEW - THE MONTAUK BRANCH VIADUCT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
RJ TOWER WAS CLOSED JUNE 21 - 22 1930
NOVEMBER 27 1930
LOOKING EAST FEBRUARY 28 1931
177TH STREET DECEMBER 20 1930
HILLSIDE STATION
JANUARY 23 1931
FEBRUARY 28 1931 FROM DAVE KELLER
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APRIL 30 1931
TRAIN NUMBER 552 WITH THE OYSTER BAY CLUB CAR IN SEPTEMBER 1955
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