CENTRAL RAIL ROAD OF LONG ISLAND
CENTRAL RAIL ROAD EXTENSION COMPANY OF LONG ISLAND |
FLORAL PARK PART TWO
NEW MAY 15, 2002 - Revised 5/16/02
THE FIRST FK TOWER BUILT 1904 TO REPLACE TOWER NUMBER 47. PROBABLY BORE THE NUMBER "47" FOR A YEAR OR SO. |
1912 BLUEPRINT OF FK INTERLOCKING. SWITCH NUMBER 8, LOCKED BY LEVER 9 CONTROLLED ENTRANCE TO AND EXIT FROM THE "THIRD RUNNING TRACK" TO HOLBAN YARD. SWITCH AND DERAIL NUMBER 18 CONTROLLED ENTRANCE TO AND EXIT FROM THE NORTH SIDING, TO WHICH THE CREEDMOOR BRANCH WAS CONNECTED. SWITCH NUMBER 20 CONTROLLED ENTRANCE TO AND EXIT FROM THE SINGLE-TRACK HEMPSTEAD BRANCH. |
THIS WESTWARD FREIGHT IS APPROACHING FK TOWER.
PHOTO SHOWS THE NORTH SIDING AND FREIGHT HOUSE.
THE CREEDMOOR BRANCH CONNECTED WITH THE NORTH SIDING EAST OF THE FREIGHT HOUSE SIDING.
MAY 1908 - REPORTEDLY THE FIRST ELECTRIC TRAIN TO HEMPSTEAD AT FLORAL PARK.
THE WHITE FLAGS INDICATE AN EXTRA TRAIN.
THIS BUILDING NEAR CARNATION AVENUE HOUSED ONE OR TWO PORTABLE SUB-STATIONS.
ITS TRACK CONNECTED WITH THE "THIRD RUNNING TRACK" TO HOLBAN YARD.
THAT'S FK'S SWITCH NUMBER 8.
PORTABLE SUB STATIONS
AT WANTAGH IN 1957.
WEST HEMPSTEAD 1973 AFTER SERVING AT WORLD'S FAIR IN 1964 - 1965.
FOUR VIEWS OF FLORAL PARK STATION.
THE FIRST TWO WERE TAKEN IN JULY 1909 WHEN THE BUILDING WAS NEW.
THE THIRD AND FOURTH WERE TAKEN IN 1918.
SOMETHIN'S HAPPENIN' HERE; WHAT IT IS AIN'T EXACTLY CLEAR. BECAUSE THE PICTURE AIN'T VERY CLEAR. |
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