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[PHOTOS] June 28, 1956 - New Subway service To The Rockaways |
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Posted by Bill Newkirk on Sat Jun 28 10:05:52 2025 As an era ends, another one begins.  February 26, 1956 newspaper article with photo taken at the Howard Beach station showing progress of construction.  Photo of my copy of the Rockaways newspaper "The Wave" dated June 28, 1956. There are more articles and photos inside but since I haven't opened this aged newspaper in many years, I decided not to since newspaper stock is extremely brittle. I had to go to Photoshop to lighten it since the true color is almost brown.  Scan of Subway Sun that was posted all over hailing the achievement of restoring rail travel to and from the Rockaways.  Scan of an invitation to attend the opening ceremony at the Howard Beach station. Present this card to attend the ceremony and ride the first train to the Rockaways of fairly new R-16's.  The ribbon cutting ceremony in front of the first train carrying passengers to Wave Crest.  I'm going to guess that this is the very same train seen in the photo above from high atop the North Channel bridge.  Opening day At Rockaway Park with R-16's in service.  The following eight photos were taken on June 30, 1956. Leaving Howard Beach station with station and roadbed looking brand new.  Leaving Hamilton Beach near where the LIRR had a station on the Rockaway division. I never knew there was a road on the right hand side of the fence.  Broad Channel station with R1/9 cars heading to either Far Rockaway or Rockaway Park  At platform level at Broad Channel, a train of R1/9's are headed to Wavecrest, the temporary terminus of the Far Rockaway line.  The North Channel bridge in the open position. The right of way was a man made island of fill. The old LIRR right of way was suspended on wood pilings. The same pilings that caught fire thus shutting down the line for good.  The former LIRR Aqueduct station now seeing subway service. It looks like all these photos were taken from the motorman's cab  Leaving Liberty Junction enroute to the Rockaways, the abandoned LIRR right of way was visible like this for many years has now since resembling an Amazon rain forest covered with trees. The LIRR overpass girders seemed to have been painted in red lead primer.  Fast forward to approximately January 16, 1958, which was the opening day of the new Far Rockaway terminal. What was that small building to the right, a store ?  THANKS FOR ATTENDING |
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