Saturday, September 29, 2012

Last Trolley in New York City and New York State

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTGwnvyIw1I Source: Footage from the La Guardia and Wagner Archives of the last streetcar in Queens (an...
Friday, September 28, 2012

Comparison Map: 2nd and 3rd Avenue Els, Upper Section, 1893-1903

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Source:  Horn, George E, Editor, New York Division ERA Bulletin , Vol. 31, No. 11,  November, 1988, P.9,  Order Item M-108 In this inter...
Thursday, September 27, 2012

Nostrand Avenue Trolley on Private Right of Way near LIRR

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Source:  http://www.nycsubway.org    George Conrad Photo   In the above photo, which I could not copy in detail, shows the pr...
Monday, September 24, 2012

Assigning a "Hillyness" Index to Area around New York City Subway Stations

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   Let us suppose that we need to calculate the "hillyness" of an area near a subway station.  Perhaps the streets are cover...
Friday, September 21, 2012

Map Showing Extension of IRT Nostrand Avenue Line

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Source: Erlitz, Jeffrey ,"Tech Talk", New York Division, Electric Railroaders' Association, The Bulletin , Vol. 47, No. 6, Ju...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Elevation of Staten Island Railway Stations at Street Level

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  Staten Island has an interesting railway that shares many characteristics with its' relatives across the bay in the other boroughs o...
Thursday, September 13, 2012

The Coney Island Elevated Railway and the Brighton Beach Race Track

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Source:http://arrts-arrchives.com/CIElevatedRY.html http://arrts-arrchives.com/CIElevatedRY.html   Please find attached a picture of an...