Looking
North at the Jackie Robinson Parkway from the right of way. Rail
road ties and tracks are still in-tact in this area. An abundance
of brush grows in the ROW.
Continuing
the walk south, the right of way is trenched in this area. The next
several crossings which include Myrtle Avenue and Forrest Park Road are
bridged across the right of way.
Apartment buildings overlook this area. The road is dead-ended
at this location.
A felled
utility tower. There are a couple of utility tower that have fallen
along the Rockaway Branch Line. This particular tower looks like
it snapped at it's base. I wonder if vandals knocked-over the tower,
or if Mother Nature contributed to it's fall. I'm doubting that Mother
Nature is to blame here, since most of the towers are still standing along
the ROW.
Jim Guthrie, oldnyc.com contributor, provides this insight: "The PRR
had a patent on the tower design, said to be 'hurricane proof' to winds
of 200 mph or some such. My guess: Vandals toppled the tower".
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