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Posted 17 May 2013 - 11:18 AM

Progressive Railroading, 5/17/13:

MTA to reopen A-Train service on Rockaway Line, continue other Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts


Yesterday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced MTA New York City Transit's (NYCT) A-Train service on the Rockaway line will resume on May 30. The line has been shut down since Hurricane Sandy struck the region in October 2012.


This item is here.

Like the others recently posted, this article ignores the other missing link in the Rockaways, the stretch between Beach 90th Street and Beach 116th Street (Rockaway Park). Had this section been restored, wouldn't the temporary H line have been extended over it? The item from MTA-NYCT does mention the return of S Shuttle service (though I wish they would leave it as H, its internal name), but it doesn't say whether Rockaway Park service has returned beyond Beach 90th Street, or if trains will continue to reverse there.


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Posted 29 May 2013 - 09:39 PM

From NY-1 TV, 5/29/13:

A Train Service To Resume In Rockaways Thursday At Noon


The last big piece of the mass transit jigsaw puzzle scrambled by Hurricane Sandy is about to slip back into place, as the A train is on track to return to the Rockaways Thursday.

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Posted 29 May 2013 - 09:43 PM

New York, NY Daily News, 5/29/13:

A Train returns to Rockaways for first time since Hurricane Sandy


The A train returns to the Rockaways tomorrow for the first time since Superstorm Sandy washed out 1,500 feet of track to the Queens peninsula, officials said Wednesday.


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Posted 29 May 2013 - 09:46 PM

From MTA New York City Transit website:

Final Preparations Underway for Reopening


As we prepare to bring back full service to the A S lines on May 30, we are currently running trains along the tracks to the Rockaways as we test the operation of the signals, switches, third rail and other associated components that are vital for safe and sound train movement.



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Posted 31 May 2013 - 02:28 PM

New York, NY Times,

Just in Time for Summer, the A Train Is Fully Restored


The trains returned, at last, on a proper beach day, carrying toddlers in sundresses and men in shorter-than-short shorts, high school students prone to impromptu dance-offs and women whose toes dangled from their sandals.

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Posted 31 May 2013 - 02:31 PM

NY-1 TV, 5/30/13:

Rockaways A Train Service Returns For First Time Since Sandy


Since noon Thursday, A trains have been rolling in the Rockaways once again, ending seven months of lengthy commutes for thousands of residents living on the Hurricane Sandy-damaged peninsula.


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Posted 31 May 2013 - 02:35 PM

CBS New York, 5/30/13:

After Seven Months, A Train Subway Service Resumes In Rockaways


After seven months of limited service and an estimated $650 million in hurricane damage, regular service on the A train is rolling through the Rockaways.

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Posted 31 May 2013 - 03:02 PM

From MTA New York City Transit website:

A Train Service Restored to Rockaways


With soaring temperatures and sunny skies, there could have been no better day to bring back A and S Train service to the Rockaways. The Occasion was marked by a ride on a vintage subway train and a ceremony held at the beach 116 Street station, attended by Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) representatives and local elected officials who all joined to reopen the line with a ceremonial ride from Howard Beach.


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Posted 01 June 2013 - 09:04 PM

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From MTA New York City Transit website:

Popularity of H Merchandise Continues Even as Rockaway Train Service Resumes


On May 30th, the A and S trains will roar back to the Rockaways for the first time in seven months but that will not mark the end of H collection merchandise, the sales of which have generated more than $18,700 in proceeds for the Graybeards, a not-for-profit organization working to rebuild the devastated area in the wake of Superstorm Sandy


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Posted 02 June 2013 - 11:10 PM

Here's another pat-yourself-on-the-back page by MTA New York City Transit, complete with before and after photos.

The Rockaway Flats: Sandy Damage and Recovery


Before Superstorm Sandy, subway service along the Rockaway Flats rail line carried some 30,000 riders per day between Howard Beach, Queens and the Barrier Island known as the Rockaways.

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