by CHANGEATJAMAICA
A couple of weeks ago, I was down Queens and was doing some shopping on Jamaica Avenue in the vicinity of the Forest Parkway (85th Street) staion of the Broadway el. I looked up to see a train traveling eb through the station and was amazed to see a diesel locomotive pulling a couple of work cars.
For (too) many years when I lived in the area I traveled on the el daily, and while I'd seen work trains before they had previously always been pulled by an converted passenger car; the diesel was a FIRST for me.
With the line now snaking down into the subway in Richmond Hill on its way to Jamaica Center, where, how does the diesel change direction?
Are there still layup tracks around 111th Street to allow it to "turn"?
Appreciate your knowledgeable replies.
Best regards,
Rodger
For (too) many years when I lived in the area I traveled on the el daily, and while I'd seen work trains before they had previously always been pulled by an converted passenger car; the diesel was a FIRST for me.
With the line now snaking down into the subway in Richmond Hill on its way to Jamaica Center, where, how does the diesel change direction?
Are there still layup tracks around 111th Street to allow it to "turn"?
Appreciate your knowledgeable replies.
Best regards,
Rodger