by nyandw
Added the "Wall Track" at Bay Ridge yard:
Bay Ridge Yard-LIRR S2 #447-446 with off float car cuts. Post 1955 "Wall Track" at left Archive: Mike Boland
When a float was pulled, the crew would "Highball for the Wall" doubling onto cars placed there earlier. New Haven trains destined for Cedar Hill were made up on the wall with the hack at the river and the engines at Eighth Ave.
When "Tying up" the engine was put into six lead pocket or behind the office or the Cripple track. The four set float bridges had names and the tracks leading to them were named for the bridge that they led to. There was 'A' bridge, Benny, Charlie and David and track number was always followed by the bridge name (Ex: load through 4 David) J. J. Earl
The wall was in Bay Ridge south of A bridge. There was a sewer plant located south on the other side of the wall.
LIRR Track names: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrtracknames.htm
LIRR Slang usage page: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrslang.htm
Bay Ridge Yard-LIRR S2 #447-446 with off float car cuts. Post 1955 "Wall Track" at left Archive: Mike Boland
When a float was pulled, the crew would "Highball for the Wall" doubling onto cars placed there earlier. New Haven trains destined for Cedar Hill were made up on the wall with the hack at the river and the engines at Eighth Ave.
When "Tying up" the engine was put into six lead pocket or behind the office or the Cripple track. The four set float bridges had names and the tracks leading to them were named for the bridge that they led to. There was 'A' bridge, Benny, Charlie and David and track number was always followed by the bridge name (Ex: load through 4 David) J. J. Earl
The wall was in Bay Ridge south of A bridge. There was a sewer plant located south on the other side of the wall.
LIRR Track names: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrtracknames.htm
LIRR Slang usage page: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrslang.htm
