Queens Borough; being a descriptive and illustrated book of the borough of Queens, city of Greater New York, setting forth its many advantages and possibilities as a section wherein to live, to work and succeed ..Issued by the Manufacturing and industrial committee of the Chamber of commerce of the borough of Queens; . d over 2,300,000 cubic yards of dirt weremoved. The yard is traversed by eight stately steel bridges and viaductssome of which cost over $500,000 providing for carrying the highways ofQueens across the net work of tracks. Within this yard is the power housethat supplies the powe
Queens Borough; being a descriptive and illustrated book of the borough of Queens, city of Greater New York, setting forth its many advantages and possibilities as a section wherein to live, to work and succeed ..Issued by the Manufacturing and industrial committee of the Chamber of commerce of the borough of Queens; . d over 2,300,000 cubic yards of dirt weremoved. The yard is traversed by eight stately steel bridges and viaductssome of which cost over $500,000 providing for carrying the highways ofQueens across the net work of tracks. Within this yard is the power housethat supplies the power for the entire electrical operation of the Long IslandRailroad and contains 32 boilers set in batteries of two boilers each witha capacity of 37,500 Horse Power, or 50,000 Kilowatts of electrical building has a capacity of double the present amount of machineryor 100,000 Kilowatts. work on the lines of the Long Island Railroad commencedin 1904 and electric service was started from Brooklyn to Rockaway Parkacross the Jamaica Bay trestle July 28, 1905; from Brooklyn to JamaicaAugust 30, 1905; to Belmont Park, October 2, 1905; Springfield Junction,October 16, 1905; and Valley Stream via Hammels and Far Rockaway,December II, 1905. On May 17, 1906, electric service was extended. Sunnvside Yards. 2,2 Chamber of Commerce of the Borough of Queens. from Springfield Junction to Valley Stream completing a loop around theEastern section of Jamaica Bay; on May 26, 1908, service extended toHempstead and Garden City. On September 10, 1910, electric operation was inaugurated fromPennsylvania Station, Manhattan, to Jamaica and Long Beach; also viaGlendale cut-off to Rockaway Beach. On October 22, 1912, electric servicewas started from Pennsylvania Station via Flushing to College Point andWhitestone. Electric service will be started to Port Washington by theSpring of 1913. Plans are also prepared for the electrification of theMontauk Division so that ultima
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