- Corona Yard
Corona Yard is the yard facility in Flushing, in the
New York City borough ofQueens , that serves theIRT Flushing Line (NYCS Flushing) of theNew York City Subway . It is located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, nearShea Stadium , the National Tennis Center, and the site of the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs.Corona Yard opened in 1928 and has seen various models of cars, including Steinway Low-Vs,
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation /BMTQs , R12s, R14s, R15s, World's Fair R36s in 1964, and R62As. It also contains theCasey Stengel Bus Depot .On August 16, 2006, the original 1928 shop building was demolished, and was replaced by a new, modern shop.
External links
* [http://www.geocities.com/R36redbird Corona Yard]
* [http://www.nycsubway.org/cars/yards_corona.html Corona Yard photos]
* [http://www.subwaynut.com/yards/corona.htm IRT Corona Yard]
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