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Posted by JayZeeBMT on Fri May 22 12:27:49 2009, in response to Re: Hunters Point vs LIRR Round 1, posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Thu May 21 17:26:48 2009. I lived on New Haven Avenue in Far Rockaway as a kid, and our house was directly beneath the 31 approach to JFK. Remember, this was in the days of early Boeing water-cooled jets (the kind that left those greasy black contrails behind on takeoff) and you can believe the whole house shook from rooftop to foundation! Every morning starting around 5 AM, the international arrivals would start screaming above the house. I was sure on at least one occasion I was going to find a 747 in my backyard...they flew so low, you could actually read the tail numbers!THose condo-crazies need to do a little historical reseaech. The Ling Island City station and yards have bben there since the mid-19thy century, when LIC was the western terminal (and the beginning) of the LIRR. To this day, mile markers and signal numbers reflect their distance in miles (and tenths, for signals), from Long Island City. The LIRR should complain about the condo people trying to interfere with their operations...lol! |
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