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 #263204  by BMT
 
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of NYC Transit service to the Rockaways. It was on June 28th, 1956 when 'A' train service commencened (using R-16s) over the Jamaica Bay ROW that had previously been the territory of the LIRR.

An afterwork fantrip to commemorate this event is happenning this Friday. See Upcoming Events at the homepage of this site.