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New York Transit Museum posted four photos with the comment:
These #NYTMCollection photographs from our Yard Collection show the Coney Island Yard in 1969. They were taken by the NYCTA Construction Division and include various rolling stock, as well as views of the then-brand-new Coney Island Yard Tower, which still stands today.The interior photos show the Tower’s relay room and yard control panel. A few years after these photos were taken, the Stillwell Avenue Master Control Panel was installed in the Tower. Today, this building is known by several names including Coney Island Yard Tower, Stillwell Master Tower, Coney Island Master Tower, and Tower B.The Coney Island Yard is the main railroad storage yard within the Coney Island Complex, which is one of the largest transportation facilities in North America. Occupying 74 acres in Southern Brooklyn, the Complex is connected to the main #NYCsubway system on the BMT Sea Beach, West End, Brighton, and Culver Lines, and can store approximately 880 train cars combined at a time.Have you visited the Coney Island Complex?#TransitTrivia: Can you name all of the subway car models shown?
John Antola: This Tower B replaced the original Tower B which was demolished. It incorporated Tower A interlocking which is still there as you enter the spur. The interlocking at 86 St was reconfigured. By putting the lead onto the Sea Beach line which was off the spur track and moved down to 270 ball under the lead off the West End Line. As a kid back in that time that were building the Tower. Riding to Stillwell Ave on N Train We single tracked on E2 Track between 86 St and Stillwell Ave. It was the old interlocking and you couldn't cross between E1 and E2 Track like you do today so we picked up a pull Motorman at 86 St and we went into the yard as far as where 270 ball is today and the pull Motorman pulled the train back into E4 Track at 86 St and got off and then we went SB from E4 Track to E2 Track to Stillwell Ave.
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| Gerry Louis commented on the above post Old Tower B |
The tower is near the center of this view.
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| Street View, Nov 2024 |
The tower is on the left and the backshop is on the right.
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| Street View, Dec 2021 |
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| 1966/68 Coney Island Quad @ 24,000 |
Patrick O'Connor posted 16 photos with the comment: "Signal tower at the NY Transit Museum in Brooklyn."
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