by lirr42
Greetings from the LIRR forum!
Over the last couple days I've been doing quite a bit a of research and writing about NY Penn Station, and particularly the track level and interlockings. I was curious as to the origin of the names of the interlockings that surround the station (A, C, JO, and KN) and some of the ones on the other side of the tunnels in Queens (F, R, Q, HAROLD). It seems like the naming of the interlockings pre-date the current owner of the Penn Station complex, and I was curious if any of our resident historians would be able to shed any light on the situation.
Were the letters A, C, JO, KN, F, R, Q, etc. assigned just out of simplicity or is there a deeper meaning behind their names?
I believe the origin of HAROLD came from a "Harold Avenue" in Long Island City, but I can no longer find a street by such name on today's map.
Thanks in advance for any information given.
Over the last couple days I've been doing quite a bit a of research and writing about NY Penn Station, and particularly the track level and interlockings. I was curious as to the origin of the names of the interlockings that surround the station (A, C, JO, and KN) and some of the ones on the other side of the tunnels in Queens (F, R, Q, HAROLD). It seems like the naming of the interlockings pre-date the current owner of the Penn Station complex, and I was curious if any of our resident historians would be able to shed any light on the situation.
Were the letters A, C, JO, KN, F, R, Q, etc. assigned just out of simplicity or is there a deeper meaning behind their names?
I believe the origin of HAROLD came from a "Harold Avenue" in Long Island City, but I can no longer find a street by such name on today's map.
Thanks in advance for any information given.