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Two Former Bklyn Race Tracks in one 1924 Aerial View - - 2012/05/15

Sheepshead Bay Race Track Aerial View (Full) 1924 - Here is a full view of the Sheepshead Bay Race Track pathway that was still visible in this 1924 aerial picture.  The long line on the left is Ocean Avenue. The area to the east of the former race track is Marine Park.  From this picture, it appears to me that the Sheepshead Bay Race Track may be larger than the Gravesend Race Track.&nbs... - 2012/05/14

Unusual Manhattan Streetcar Line - The Avenue B Line - Source:  B. Linder, "Avenue B Line", New York Division Bulletin , Vol. 44, No. 11, November 2001,  pages 2 -3. I came across this interesting map about an obscure streetcar line in Manhattan called the "Avenue B Line".  According to what is in the fine article and map written by Bernard Linder, I found these interesting point... - 2012/05/14

South Brooklyn Diesel No. 8 Headed West on 37th Street 1956 - This copyrighted photograph  (2008) was shot by Brian J. Cudahy in 1956 and shows Whitcomb Locomotive Number 8 leaving the right of way west of Fort Hamilton Parkway under the Culver Line and entering the 37th Street Yard as the Culver Line swings to the west.  In the background, you can see the incline of the Culver Line as it desc... - 2012/05/09

South Brooklyn Railway Track Plan as of 9/29/1960 - Source:  B. Linder, Part 10, South Brooklyn's Trolley Operations, ERA Bulletin, October, 1976, p.8. (From a drawing dated September 29, 1960) This line drawing, drawn in 1960 needs some explanation because there is a gap in the map.  Here are some of the points: The map does not show which trackage is under trolley wire or associated... - 2012/05/08

Vienna's Underground Tram Sections - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnRbAJORz2g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMYPj24BLyA   A good friend also gave me the links to these two videos dealing wth the underground sections of Vienna's tram network.  Unlike the Volgograd Tram Subway whose purpose is to relieve the pressure on a parallel commuter train route, the Vienna Tram subw... - 2012/05/06