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CROSSING PROTECTION
BARRIER GATES
BARRIER GATES AT NOSTRAND AVENUE ON THE ATLANTIC DIVISION
LOOKING NORTH
LOOKING EAST
BARRIER GATES AT ROCKAWAY AVENUE EAST NEW YORK ON THE ATLANTIC DIVISION
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A SUBSTANTIAL CROSSING BARRIER
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FROM RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, JULY 16, 1915
BARNUM ISLAND ROAD ISLAND PARK
CARLETON AVENUE - WHEELER ROAD CENTRAL ISLIP
THE AUTOMATIC BARRIER
SOUTH OYSTER BAY ROAD CROSSING WEST OF MASSAPEQUA
HIDDEN AT THE LEVEL OF THE PAVEMENT UNTIL A TRAIN APPROACHED
UPON THE APPROACH OF A TRAIN THE BARRIERS WERE RAISED TO DESTROY THE
FRONT TIRES OR PERHAPS REMOVE THE REAR AXLE FROM A TRANSGRESSING VEHICLE
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