Visible from both the 7 train and the street at the LIC team yard is an old blue and yellow boxcar that looks like it's in real bad shape. It's at the end of one of the spurs. Anybody know the story with this boxcar? Are there plans to remove it, so as to free a little more room in the event of more business for NYA at the yard?
That is one old boxcar. It is actually derailed, rammed right over the bumper at the end of that track, which of course explains why it's been sitting there all these years. The bumper is crumpled under it, and if I recall right the truck is under it at a slight a angle. In fact, the entire car leans a bit to one side, where it's up against the concrete loading area.
My bet is that it will some day be scrapped in place.
Speaking of relics in the ares though, alcohol car W86 (?) is also nearby, parked along skillman av near the eastbound tunnel portals, and there's another old car, W17 if I recall right, at the end of the LIC passenger yard. No tracks lead toit, and I believe it is still used as an office or crew room of some sort.