ARRT'S
ARRCHIVES |
THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD COMPANY
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ART RECALLS BEING TOLD THAT WHEELSPUR YARD WAS SELDOM USED OR NOT USED AT ALL AFTER ABOUT 1930 BUT WAS PLACED BACK IN SERVICE FOR THE 1939 - 1940 WORLD'S FAIR. UNTIL ABOUT 1958 IT WAS STILL USED TO STORE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD TRAINS AND P.R.R. STEAM LOCOMOTIVES SUPPLIED STEAM FOR HEAT. THESE ARE COAL BURNING H9S CONSOLIDATIONS. |