R44 CNG Posted August 1, 2011 Share #1 Posted August 1, 2011 What was the purpose of this track before it was abandoned and when was it abandoned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 1, 2011 Share #2 Posted August 1, 2011 That spur used to service the VA Hospital located next to the tracks there. Believe it was for coal service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68 Subway Car Posted August 4, 2011 Share #3 Posted August 4, 2011 Interesting info, Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmouse Posted August 6, 2011 Share #4 Posted August 6, 2011 That spur used to service the VA Hospital located next to the tracks there. Believe it was for coal service. Yeah It was for coal service FromTrainsarefun.com The St Albans trestle Coal siding for the Vet Hospital at St. Albans Read more:http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirr%20freight/lirrcoaloperations.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theaveragejoe Posted August 6, 2011 Share #5 Posted August 6, 2011 That spur used to service the VA Hospital located next to the tracks there. Believe it was for coal service. IIRC I also remembering reading somewhere there was also weekend vistor specials on the branch that end in the 1950's or 1960's to the hospital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pu3rToRoCk8947 Posted August 8, 2011 Share #6 Posted August 8, 2011 IIRC I also remembering reading somewhere there was also weekend vistor specials on the branch that end in the 1950's or 1960's to the hospital That is true,i also read it some where as well.I believe i have an old timetable that says there was visitor special trains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 9, 2011 Share #7 Posted August 9, 2011 It's amazing how the RR used to be a lot more useful for intra-island transportation. Now it's a Penn Station feeding machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted August 9, 2011 Share #8 Posted August 9, 2011 More like "damp, ugly basement which smells of steel dust all the time" feeding station. I was reading about the abandoned Kings Park spur which was used for coal as well, only the psychiatric center had its own power plant. Would trains stop over the spur and dump coal or would they (and I apologize if I read the site wrong) literally dump it while it was moving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamen Rider Posted August 10, 2011 Share #9 Posted August 10, 2011 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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