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Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by Gold_12th on Sun Mar 24 14:29:39 2013 Photos:
video: http://media.ny1.com:80/media/2013/3/22/video/atrain_10534195.mp4 MTA says A train service will be back on track to and from the Rockaways by June. Transit workers are laboring to replace the switches, signals and track supports washed out by Hurricane Sandy in October. "If you drop chinaware or glass, you try to put the pieces back, just like a puzzle," said Kai Chan, a MTA engineer. The agency says it can't pinpoint an exact date when the peninsula's vital transit link will be restored. It's a complicated job. Hurricane Sandy devastated four miles of track, forcing Rockaways residents onto buses connecting them to the A Train at Howard Beach and leaving behind an enormous repair job that's still going on nearly five months later. The storm flooded stations, wiped out vital electrical equipment and turned train tracks into dumping grounds. "There were boats on this station, a bunch of debris from the ocean, some docks," said Raymond Wong, a New York City Transit infrastructure manager. "A fuel tank was on the platform. A jet ski was on the platform." The Rockaways repair work takes up a big chunk of the $5 billion being spent to repair damage inflicted by Hurricane Sandy on the city's transit system. When it's finally done, MTA officials say portions of the track will be shielded by a new steel wall and antiquated equipment will be replaced. "Bit by bit, we're making progress, and again, we're really hopeful that we'll be able to restore service to and from the Rockaways some time in June," said Kevin Ortiz, a MTA spokesperson. For people in the Rockaways, June 1 would sound a lot better than June 30. Until then, the sight of an A train rumbling on the tracks remains a memory to Rockaways locals. - http://queens.ny1.com/content/transit/179179/work-continues-on-restoring-a-subway-service-to-rockaways |
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Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by chud1 on Sun Mar 24 15:08:46 2013, in response to Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics), posted by Gold_12th on Sun Mar 24 14:29:39 2013. A+ on da pictures.chud1 |
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Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Sun Mar 24 15:49:59 2013, in response to Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics), posted by Gold_12th on Sun Mar 24 14:29:39 2013. Ummm...if the North Channel Bridge was completely submerged, then isn't a wall only 7 feet high kind of useless? |
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Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by R30A on Sun Mar 24 15:56:49 2013, in response to Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics), posted by NIMBYkiller on Sun Mar 24 15:49:59 2013. Perfectly useful. The point is not to stop water from getting on the tracks, but to keep the tracks from washing away. |
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Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by MTA T on Mon Mar 25 01:55:46 2013, in response to Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics), posted by Gold_12th on Sun Mar 24 14:29:39 2013. Interesting... I do wonder how the tracks will look look like with these new steel walls. |
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Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Mon Mar 25 02:02:57 2013, in response to Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics), posted by R30A on Sun Mar 24 15:56:49 2013. Aha...or for a new canal during the next storm :D |
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Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by numbersix on Mon Mar 25 05:21:37 2013, in response to Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics), posted by Gold_12th on Sun Mar 24 14:29:39 2013. The weak point for the steel walls will be where they emerge from the ground. Salt water will erode unless they are painted on a regular basis. Until then they will make a nice canvas for eurotrash grafittos. |
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Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by chicagomotorman on Mon Mar 25 09:12:38 2013, in response to Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics), posted by Gold_12th on Sun Mar 24 14:29:39 2013. very nice |
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Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by avid reader on Mon Mar 25 11:56:22 2013, in response to Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics), posted by MTA T on Mon Mar 25 01:55:46 2013. How far are these walls to extend? Will the wall be the entire length of the "Flats"? |
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Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by Gold_12th on Mon Mar 25 11:58:05 2013, in response to Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics), posted by avid reader on Mon Mar 25 11:56:22 2013. Its the entire length, they want to prevent washout tracks as much as possible. |
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Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by R36 #9346 on Mon Mar 25 12:01:11 2013, in response to Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics), posted by Gold_12th on Sun Mar 24 14:29:39 2013. For anyone worried about the view, consider this:The floor of a typical subway car is about 3 feet, 10 inches above the top of the rails. Let's round that to 4 feet above the ground when considering car floor height plus rail height. That means your eyes would need to be about 3 feet above the car floor for your view to be obscured. Above that, and you can see over the top of that wall. |
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Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by avid reader on Mon Mar 25 12:31:38 2013, in response to Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics), posted by Gold_12th on Mon Mar 25 11:58:05 2013. Thanks that makes sense.There is a marina in Islip township, located in West Saville. It has similar piles, but I think they are made of a coated aluminum. |
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Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Mon Mar 25 13:54:49 2013, in response to Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics), posted by Gold_12th on Sun Mar 24 14:29:39 2013. Nice to see my line on its way back!!! Long live MY line, the A Line!!! :-) |
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Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by G1Ravage on Tue Mar 26 00:30:15 2013, in response to Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics), posted by Gold_12th on Sun Mar 24 14:29:39 2013. Ah, so they're simply repairing the existing tower machine at Rockaway Park Tower. That's cool. |
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Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by pres100pcc on Tue Mar 26 07:42:33 2013, in response to Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics), posted by Gold_12th on Sun Mar 24 14:29:39 2013. Very Nice Photos!! |
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Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by North-Easten T/O on Thu Mar 28 12:55:34 2013, in response to Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics), posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Mon Mar 25 13:54:49 2013. Paul it's has not been your line since you left us all those years ago. Play with you commuter Line please, leave our alone. |
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Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by Train Man Paul : Metro-North's Best Conductor FOR ALL 3 LINES!!! on Fri Mar 29 09:12:11 2013, in response to Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics), posted by North-Easten T/O on Thu Mar 28 12:55:34 2013. ALWAYS MY LINE, BUDDY BOY!!! NEVER FORGET THAT!!!!!!!!! |
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Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by Wallyhorse on Sat Mar 30 00:54:42 2013, in response to Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics), posted by Gold_12th on Sun Mar 24 14:29:39 2013. The water damage must have been that bad for them to only be repairing the Rockaway Park branch (past 90th Street) now. I knew it was bad, but the fact it took them until late winter-early spring to fix that part of it just shows how much damage that part of the line really got. |
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Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics) |
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Posted by SubBus aka ENY Local on Sat Mar 30 01:03:15 2013, in response to Re: Update on rebuilding the Rockaway line... Build a 7 ft wall for protection (14 pics), posted by G1Ravage on Tue Mar 26 00:30:15 2013. Yes, they are really trying to have the shuttle head to Rock Park by Memorial Day...... |
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