Not only is this section of the Long Island Rail Road amazingly cool looking, but it is also part of the first route laid down by the LIRR....
First off lets congragulate the Long Island Rail Road on 175 years of existence (LIRR holds the title of the oldest railroad still operating under its original name in the united States) and then take in account that they are the busiest commuter railroad in the United States...I think those both qualify the LIRR well worth a look....
Anyways we are on the Brooklyn to Jamaica portion of the LIRR...in April of 1832 the Brooklyn and Jamacia Railroad began construction on a route between a terminal up against the East River in Brooklyn and Jamacia about ten miles to the east...two years later in April of 1834 the Long Island Rail Road was chartered and then in 1836 this line was leased to the LIRR....
From Flatbush Ave. (present day terminal in Brooklyn) to Jamacia the line is mostly underground...but the portion I am shooting on is the only elevated structure on this line (elevated in 1903)...if you were to look at the elevated structure from the street you would see that it is very well built due to the LIRR providing freight service back in the day from Long Island over to Brooklyn....
In any event we are watching an equipment move on the Atlantic Ave. line at Nostrand Ave...I assume that the MU cars are going west to Flatbush Ave. for the upcomming rush hour as the first "peak" service eastbound departs Flatbush at 4:16 P.M. EST....
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