Jamaica Yard is a train yard of the New York City Subway in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York City, United States. A ( US and Canada) classification yard or ( UK and Canada) marshalling yard (including hump yards) is a Railroad The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency Kew Gardens is a neighborhood in central Queens bounded to the north and east by the Jackie Robinson Parkway (formerly Interborough Parkway) Queens The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It is connected to the IND Queens Boulevard Line at a three-way flying junction, and is located at the south end of Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. The Queens Boulevard Line is a fully underground line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Manhattan and Queens, New York City A flying junction is a Railway junction at which one or more diverging or converging tracks in a multiple-track route cross other tracks on the route by bridge to avoid conflict Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, often referred to as Flushing Meadow Park or Flushing Meadows Park, is located in northern Queens, New York City The yard is on the surface, and the four-track approach includes a bridge over the Grand Central Parkway, despite the entirely-underground nature of the Queens Boulevard Line. The Grand Central Parkway is a Parkway that stretches from the Triborough Bridge in New York City to Nassau County on Long Island. [1] The site upon which the yard sits at the head of the valley of the Flushing River was, at the time of the American Revolution, occupied by British troops after the Battle of Long Island. The Flushing River, more properly and historically known as Flushing Creek is a waterway that flows through the northern part of central Queens in New York City Background On March 17 1776 the British fleet retreated to Halifax Nova Scotia to refit after the end of the year-long Siege of Boston. [2]
The yard was build for the Independent Subway System in the 1930s, and served as the south end of the World's Fair Railroad in 1939 and 1940. The Independent Subway System ( IND or ISS) formerly known as the Independent City–Owned Subway System ( ICOS) or the Independent City–Owned The World's Fair Railroad was a branch of Independent Subway System of New York City, now the IND division of the New York City Subway, serving the The yard provides carwash, interior cleaning, grease and minor repair services to subway cars which serve the E, F, R, V and G lines. The E Eighth Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The F Sixth Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The R Broadway Local is a service of the New York City Subway. The V Sixth Avenue Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. The G Brooklyn–Queens Crosstown Local is a Rapid transit service of the New York City Subway. [3][4]
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to enlarge the yard. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA) is a Public benefit corporation responsible for Public transportation in the U [5]
References
- ^ Track map created by Peter Dougherty and published in his book "Tracks of the New York City Subway" (Fourth Edition)
- ^ Richmond Hill Record
- ^ UTU Article 2004
- ^ Kennedy, Randy, A Day in the Subway, As it Rolls Up a Century, October 27, 2004
- ^ MTA, Capital Program 2005–2009, accessed April 17, 2007
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