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In the video of the Atlantic Ave. branch that Vince supplied the link to, check out 4:54 - the provision for a possible connection to the Franklin and Brighton lines of the NYC Subway; 14:53 - the former connection to the Rockaway Beach branch; 15:00 - the former Woodhaven station.

Also, they should have widened the Nassau Blvd. underpass to 2 lanes in each direction. Why continue the bottleneck. It's stupid, if you ask me.

"...will remain a single-lane thoroughfare. This was a commitment made during the environmental impact study (EIS) phase of the project..." So, after waiting all these years and spending billions and billions of dollars, they can't add one lane, for less than 50 feet to a dangerous underpa...

Does anyone know if the roadway under the new 3 track Denton Ave./Tanners Pond Rd. overpass going to be widened to more than the one lane it currently is?

The new bridge at Merillon Ave. Station is in place:
www.lirrhistory.com/mer1.jpg
www.lirrhistory.com/mer1.mov

I just saw the new bridge next to the Merillon Ave. parking lot. It didn't seem that long so I guess they're not going to increase the road from 2 lanes to 4 under the bridge. It seemed to me that this would be the perfect time to to that - or at least to 3 lanes since southbound Nassau Blvd. gets c...

I was at Merillon Ave. this morning. It looks like they have nearly completed what I assume are two temporary platforms west of the current (shortened to 6 car) platforms. I'm trying to figure out what the next stage will be - demolish the current platforms and build new platforms for the expanded 3...

I have the complete set of Emery Maps for the Evergreen Branch on this page http://www.lirrhistory.com/evergreenmaps.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

OBRR Museum posted the schedule on facebook.

I'm sorry to hear of Ron's passing. I met him many times at various train shows. He was quite a character but always took the time to answer any questions I had. I used the information from his books and photos as a source for http://www.lirrhistory.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);ret...

I took this from the Merillon Ave. platform

Here's a closeup of the sign.

The tracks north of 11th St. used to go to the Garden City Water Works. The old ROW ran just north of where the Senior Citizen building on Golf Club Lane is today. Here are the Emery maps of the area up to 1926 http://www.lirrhistory.com/gcwwemery1926.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);r...

I happened to be on the platform at East Williston on Saturday when it passed by.

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Two years ago the Circus Train came through Nassau Blvd. station about 2:30. I think everyone was expecting it earlier, but it was delayed a bit for one reason or another.

Bob Andersen