Union Tpke Posted July 15, 2014 Share #1 Posted July 15, 2014 11/12/1953 As part of the documentation of the construction of the Jamaica Bay Crossing of the IND Rockaway Line, photograph shows fire-damaged track area on old train trestle in Hamilton Beach. Camera at station 570 + 00, facing south. 11/12/1953 As part of the documentation of the construction of the Jamaica Bay Crossing of the IND Rockaway Line, photograph shows storm-damaged track area on old train trestle in Hamilton Beach. Camera at station 560 + 50, facing north. Also shows houses. 04/01/1955 Photograph shows center pivot assembly and track and rack sections of pivot pier of swing-span bridge in North Channel as part of the documentation of the construction of the Jamaica Bay Crossing of the IND Rockaway Line. Camera facing east. Also shows construction equipment and construction workers. 05/06/1955 Photograph shows junction of concrete and steel on pier in North Channel as part of the documentation of the construction of the Jamaica Bay Crossing of the IND Rockaway Line. Camera on trestle between Pier 1 and Pier 2, facing north. Also shows construction materials and construction worker. 07/14/1953 As part of the documentation of the construction of the Jamaica Bay Crossing of the IND Rockaway Line, photograph shows burnt out section of old Long Island Railroad trestle. Camera on center line of trestle at station 592 + 50 facing north. Caption on photo notes ”1800 ft.” 08/30/1955 Photograph shows unloading of track for swing-span bridge section in North Channel as part of the documentation of the construction of the Jamaica Bay Crossing of the IND Rockaway Line. Also shows laid and unlaid track, construction workers, and construction equipment including crane. 08/30/1955Photograph shows progress of work on swing-span bridge section in North Channel as part of the documentation of the construction of the Jamaica Bay Crossing of the IND Rockaway Line. Camera on south rest pier, looking north. Also shows construction workers. 08/18/1953 As part of the documentation of the construction of the Jamaica Bay Crossing of the IND Rockaway Line, photograph shows series of pontoons supporting 27” pipe. Camera on pontoons at station 598 + 00, 225 feet west of abandoned Long Island Rail Road trestle, facing north. 01/11/1955 Photograph shows precast concrete deck slabs in place over pile caps in North Channel as part of the documentation of the construction of the Jamaica Bay Crossing of the IND Rockaway Line. Camera on deck of ”Cariboo” near Hamilton Beach, Queens, facing north. 1/11/1955 Photograph shows preparatory work on pile caps in North Channel as part of the documentation of the construction of the Jamaica Bay Crossing of the IND Rockaway Line. Camera on deck of ”Cariboo” near Hamilton Beach, Queens, facing south. Also shows construction workers, pier, and construction equipment. 1/11/1955 Photograph shows layout of piles and pile caps for bent #43 and coffer dam for Pier #1 in North Channel as part of the documentation of the construction of the Jamaica Bay Crossing of the IND Rockaway Line. Camera on deck of ”Cariboo” near Hamilton Beach, Queens, facing south. Also shows pier and construction equipment. 1950s Documentation of the construction of the Jamaica Bay Crossing of the IND Rockaway Line, photograph shows south end of Broad Channel Station platform. Also shows automobiles, and Beach Channel swing-span bridge in background. Architectural Drawings of Jamaica Bay Crossing, 1952 Photograph shows three architectural drawings of Jamaica Bay Crossing from North Channel to Beach Channel as part of the documentation of the construction of the IND Rockaway Line. Drawing 1 is a profile, drawing 2 a perspective drawing, and drawing 3 a location plan. Lists Chief Engineer James H. Griffin, Division Engineer E. Scheyer, Architect H. Sandifer, Delineator M. Portilla, and Designer in Charge J. Cherrytree. 12/03/1953 Photograph shows aerial survey with captions of the IND Rockaway Line. Lists Chief Engineer James H. Griffin. Photograph attributed to Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc. 1953 Photograph shows architectural drawing of Beach Channel Bridge of the IND Rockaway Line. Lists Chief Engineer James H. Griffin and Consulting Engineers Hardesty & Hanover. 03/24/1954 Photograph shows architectural drawing of Liberty Avenue Connection of the IND Rockaway Line. Showing line along Liberty Avenue from 97th Street to 100th Street. Lists Chief Engineer James H. Griffin and Architect H. Sandifer. 11/01/1954 Photograph shows architectural drawing of Broad Channel Station of the IND Rockaway Line. Lists Chief Engineer James H. Griffin, Division Engineer E. Scheyer, and Architect Harold Sandifer. 1/28/1954 As part of the documentation of the construction of the IND Rockaway Line, photograph shows contractor’s sign at Beach Channel Drive and 80th Street in Hammels, Queens. Also shows automobiles and buildings.Sign reads: New York City Transit System. Route No. 119G Rockaway Line. Jamaica Bay Crossing. Substructures & Low Trestle Deck. Beach Channel to North Channel. Contractor Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation. 260 Madison Ave. N.Y. N.Y. 1957 Photograph shows architectural drawing of Far Rockaway Station of the IND Rockaway Line. Lists Delineator F.J. Smith and Architect Harold Sandifer. 6/12/1958 As part of the documentation of the construction and maintenance of the IND Rockaway Line, photograph shows outside view of lunch counter-like restaurant attached to Far Rockaway Station. Also shows station entrance, grand opening signage, additional signage, and people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted July 15, 2014 Share #2 Posted July 15, 2014 Nice this is great! Excellent research! +1. I just wanted to add that during Hurricane Sandy the old actual LIRR trestle was exposed during the washout as seen here. The IND when they reconstructed the line in the 1950's simply went over the old trestle burying it in ballast before relaying the tracks: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted July 16, 2014 Nice this is great! Excellent research! +1. I just wanted to add that during Hurricane Sandy the old actual LIRR trestle was exposed during the washout as seen here. The IND when they reconstructed the line in the 1950's simply went over the old trestle burying it in ballast before relaying the tracks: thanks and wow I did not know that thnx for telling me! Another pic to save to my computer! Will like your post tommorow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediccjh Posted July 20, 2014 Share #4 Posted July 20, 2014 Best part of working the is going over the flats at sunrise. Makes the trip-and-a-half Local worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted July 20, 2014 Best part of working the is going over the flats at sunrise. Makes the trip-and-a-half Local worth it. sounds great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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