Guess the location & significance of location (2008.07.03)

[R68 Subway Car 254]

What subway station is this and what am I focusing on?

 

[tripleeye49 7]

Give a hint, is that on the line?

[jacsnyy 1]

I've noticed tracks under Brighton (I think) before. So, I'm gonna just guess; Abandoned LIRR tracks underneath Avenue H?

[Brighton Local 703]

Avenue H Station; Thats looking under the Manhattan Bound Platform. The Track underneath is for the NY & Atlantic Railway. This track also runs underneeath the at Avenue I, the New Utrecht Av-62 St Station, and runs parallel with the between New Utrecht to 8 Av, then runs to the water via the Brooklyn Army Terminal. On the other end, I know it crosses over Atlantic Av, and runs next to the / Trains near Livonia Av-Julius St. After that, I belive somehow it connects with Sunnyside Yards?

[metsfan 2]

LIRR has 2 huge abandoned track sections and an abandoned branch line.

 

http://www.forgotten-ny.com/SUBWAYS/whitestone/whitestone.html

http://www.forgotten-ny.com/SUBWAYS/evergreen/evergreen.html

http://www.forgotten-ny.com/SUBWAYS/Bushwickbranch/bushwick.html

 

 

Dunno where the photo is, i'm not really out that way at all.

 

- Andy

 

Avenue H Station; Thats looking under the Manhattan Bound Platform. The Track underneath is for the NY & Atlantic Railway. This track also runs underneeath the at Avenue I, the New Utrecht Av-62 St Station, and runs parallel with the between New Utrecht to 8 Av, then runs to the water via the Brooklyn Army Terminal. On the other end, I know it crosses over Atlantic Av, and runs next to the / Trains near Livonia Av-Julius St. After that, I belive somehow it connects with Sunnyside Yards?

 

It does connect to sunnyside and every other rail yard/line on long island.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_and_Atlantic_Railway

 

Pretty neat stuff!!!!

 

- Abdy

[R68 Subway Car 254]

Avenue H Station; Thats looking under the Manhattan Bound Platform. The Track underneath is for the NY & Atlantic Railway. This track also runs underneeath the at Avenue I, the New Utrecht Av-62 St Station, and runs parallel with the between New Utrecht to 8 Av, then runs to the water via the Brooklyn Army Terminal. On the other end, I know it crosses over Atlantic Av, and runs next to the / Trains near Livonia Av-Julius St. After that, I belive somehow it connects with Sunnyside Yards?

We have our winner! That is indeed Avenue H and that indeed is the NY & Atlantic Railway.

 

I've noticed tracks under Brighton (I think) before. So, I'm gonna just guess; Abandoned LIRR tracks underneath Avenue H?

We have another winner!

[metsfan 2]

This company also delivers rolling stock & MOW stuff for use by (NYCT), (NJT) and amtrak. It is currently the only way to get stuff onto long island without passing through manhattan, where diesels are a no-no unless dual mode.

 

- Andy