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Copyright © 2001-2010 Arthur John Huneke
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ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1933 THE NEW ELEVATED WEST HEMPSTEAD
BRANCH OPENED AND CA INTERLOCKING WAS DISCONTINUED.
CA'S SWITCHES AND SIGNALS BECAME PART OF VA INTERLOCKING.
ON NOVEMBER 15, 1933 MONTAUK BRANCH TRACK NUMBER ONE
WAS COMPLETED THROUGH VA INTERLOCKING AND CONNECTED
WITH NUMBER ONE TRACK 350 FEET WEST OF CENTRAL AVENUE.
WEST HEMPSTEAD BRANCH VALLEY STREAM
EASTWARD MANUAL BLOCK SIGNAL AND WESTWARD HOME SIGNAL
THE NEW SCRANTON AVENUE UNDERGRADE BRIDGE
MERRICK ROAD (BLVD.) LOOKING NORTH
MERRICK ROAD (BLVD.) LOOKING SOUTH
1933 MERRICK ROAD BRIDGE WITH 1952 FAN TRIP
MAX HUBACHER PHOTO
SIGNAL NUMBER E173 DISTANT SIGNAL TO VA INTERLOCKING
THE LETTER "E" SIGNIFYING "NEW YORK BAY EXTENSION"
WITH THE BLOCK OCCUPIED .....
..... THE SIGNAL DISPLAYS "CAUTION"
WEST END OF VA INTERLOCKING AND CENTRAL AVENUE GRADE CROSSING
LOOKING NORTH ON CENTRAL AVENUE IN 1922
LOOKING WEST TOWARD CENTRAL AVENUE FEBRUARY 7, 1933
LOOKING WEST TOWARD CENTRAL AVENUE AUGUST 30, 1933
LOOKING WEST FROM CENTRAL AVENUE AUGUST 30, 1933.
THESE SWITCHES ARE ELECTRO - PNEUMATIC AND WERE OPERATED FROM CA INTERLOCKING.
ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1933 CA WAS CLOSED AND THESE SWITCHES AND SIGNALS BECAME
PART OF "VA" INTERLOCKING. THIS WEST END OF "VA" INTERLOCKING AND CENTRAL
AVENUE GRADE CROSSING REMAINED AT GROUND LEVEL FOR ANOTHER TWENTY YEARS.
THE WEST END OF VA INTERLOCKING AND
CENTRAL AVENUE GRADE CROSSING ELIMINATION
GENERAL ORDER NUMBER 2203
GENERAL ORDER NUMBER 2208
GENERAL ORDER NUMBER 109
MAY 24, 1955
EASTBOUND TRAIN ON NEW ATLANTIC BRANCH TRACK NUMBER TWO. TEMPORARY ATLANTIC
BRANCH TRACK NUMBER TWO TIES AND SOME THIRD RAIL ARE STILL IN PLACE AT LEFT.
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