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AFTER THE BEAVER STREET BRIDGE WAS REMOVED THERE WERE STILL IRON BRIDGES AT
PROSPECT, WASHINGTON AND UNION HALL STREETS CROSSING THE TWO MAIN LINE TRACKS.




IN 1903 THE RIGHT-OF-WAY WAS WIDENED AND THE BRIDGES LENGTHENED.




THERE WERE GRADE CROSSINGS AT NEW YORK AVENUE, PUNTINE STREET,
SMITH STREET, CANAL STREET AND BRENTON AVENUE ON THE MAIN LINE
AND AT SOUTH STREET (LATER LIBERTY AVENUE) ON THE MONTAUK BRANCH


NEW     YORK     AVENUE

1897 W. E. CASE PHOTOGRAPH


IN 1903 OR 1904 JOHN TOOKER PHOTOGRAPHED NEW YORK AVENUE CROSSING AND TOWER


LOOKING EAST FROM THE UNION HALL STREET BRIDGE OCTOBER 5, 1929


LOOKING EAST AT NEW YORK AVENUE CROSSING


NEW YORK AVENUE GRADE CROSSING AND UNION
HALL STREET STATION LOOKING WEST CIRCA 1927


PUNTINE       STREET

LOOKING   WEST


LOOKING   EAST


SMITH       STREET

LOOKING   EAST   IN   1929


LOOKING   WEST   IN  1927


SMITH   STREET   IN   1909   LOOKING   NORTHWEST


SMITH   STREET   IN   1909   LOOKING   SOUTH


SMITH   STREET   IN   1909   LOOKING   WEST


CANAL       STREET

LOOKING   EAST


BRENTON       AVENUE

LOOKING   EAST


SUB-STATION NUMBER FOUR AND "RJ" TOWER'S
EASTWARD HOME SIGNALS FROM BRENTON AVENUE.


LOOKING   NORTH


LOOKING  SOUTH


SOUTH   STREET   MONTAUK   BRANCH   -   LATER   LIBERTY   AVENUE

LOOKING   WEST


LOOKING   WEST   AFTER   GRADE   CROSSING   ELIMINATION


LOOKING  SOUTHEAST


LOOKING  EAST


LOOKING  SOUTH