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Re: Abandoned Utica Ave Upper Level (Pix Coming Soon) & 76th Street Saga |
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Posted by tunnelrat on Sun Jan 8 13:13:07 2012, in response to Re: Abandoned Utica Ave Upper Level (Pix Coming Soon) & 76th Street Saga, posted by handbrake on Sun Jan 8 12:44:36 2012. this has been posted many times in the past.wayne drumond was cop#1,joe pecoraro was cop#2 both of the 7-5 pct.while working a slow 4 to 12 they were driving down fulton st.wayne pointed out the former chestnut st.conn.into the lirr.Joe,a former transit cop who worked dist.33 ENY.said i,m going to show you one better.they drove into pitkin yd.went into the tower& got a set of keys from the yardmaster.they walked into the hole.upon reaching the cinder block wall joe opened a structure door in the wall&took wayne into the tunnel leading to 76st.he described the station as a completed full shell with blue tiling on the wall,center entrance.this is queens bound.the bklyn.bound side was a partial shell.walking to the queens end on the platform they found the tunnel continued beyound the platform.they did not venture beyound the station.the tunnel towards grant ave.was described,as well towards 79st as type 2 construction.I was a cop in dist.33 from 1968 to 69.to bad I never thought to ask any other cops about this. I switched to the city police in 1969& was assigned to the 7-5.I worked with both of these guys& never knew of their intrest in trains,talk about oppertunity lost.wayne is president of the L.I.chapter of the NHRR historical society.with a little effort you can reach out to him on line.joe,the last I heard was a dentist on LI. |
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