The Pennsylvania Railroad 's class B1 comprised 42 electric switcher locomotives built between 1926 and 1935 . They were of 0-6-0 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation with 700 horsepower. As built, the first 28 locomotives in the 1926 order formed semi-permanently coupled pairs grouped in three classes.
16-651: The first, class BB1 , were AC powered and served as prototypes. The second, class BB2 , were DC powered and served in the New York Terminal district, specifically between Sunnyside Yard and New York Penn Station . The third, class BB3 , was AC powered and built for the Long Island Rail Road 's electrified freight operation on the Bay Ridge Branch . In 1934 a follow-up order of 14 locomotives were built as single unit class B1 for
32-694: A capacity of 526 cars. The South Yard had 45 tracks with a 552 car capacity. Factories surrounded Sunnyside Yard. On the south side the Degnon Terminal rose, with businesses served by the railroad. It included the American Chicle company factory for chewing gum, the Eveready Battery Company factory for batteries, and the Loose-Wiles Sunshine Biscuits factory. The Swingline Stapler factory
48-574: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This United States rail–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sunnyside Yard 40°44′59″N 73°55′37.37″W / 40.74972°N 73.9270472°W / 40.74972; -73.9270472 Sunnyside Yard is a large coach yard , a railroad yard for passenger cars in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Queens in New York City . The yard
64-549: Is owned by Amtrak and is also used by New Jersey Transit . The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) completed construction of the yard in 1910; it was originally the largest coach yard in the world, occupying 192 acres (0.78 km ). Harold Interlocking , the United States' busiest rail junction , is part of the yard. The shared tracks of the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Main Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor pass along
80-800: The Penn Coach Yard at Philadelphia 30th Street Station and a few units even made their way to the PRR Harrisburg Station . As passenger traffic decreased in the 1950s and 1960s the need for dedicated electric switchers diminished with only the Sunnyside B1s surviving into the Penn Central era. After retirement all B1s were scrapped except for a single example preserved at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania . This electric locomotive-related article
96-535: The company introduced Chiclets . On January 8, 1920, Dr. Don Ricardo Moreira, of San Salvador of the Coldwell & Moreira firm, registered American Chicle Co. trademarks in El Salvador . American Chicle utilized Dancer Fitzgerald Sample in 1950 to promote its products via radio, newspapers, and television. American Chicle was acquired by the pharmaceutical company Warner-Lambert in 1962; Warner-Lambert
112-608: The expanding main line AC electrification system. In addition to these new units all previous BB classes were split into single units and the BB2 class were re-powered for AC operation as that system replaced the old 650 V DC system in the New York terminal. At this point all 42 units were re-classed as PRR B1. Most of the B1 fleet spent its time shuttling trains around Sunnyside Yard or between there and Penn Station. Other B1s were assigned to
128-527: The gum into a rubber which was suitable for making tires . When that didn't work, he turned the chicle into a chewing gum called New York Chewing Gum. In 1870, Adams created the first flavored gum, black licorice, which he named Black Jack . In 1871, Adams patented the first chewing gum making machine. In 1888, his gum was the first to be sold in vending machines. The company was incorporated in Trenton, New Jersey on June 2, 1899. Its market capitalization
144-588: The southern edge of the yard. Northeast of the yard a balloon track (or reverse loop) is used for "U-turning" Amtrak and NJ Transit trains which terminate at Penn Station. Leading eastward near the south side of the yard, this balloon track switches off and turns left under the LIRR/Amtrak tracks, turns left once again, and merges with the Sunnyside yard track to turn the train west toward Penn Station. The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) completed construction of
160-564: The yard in 1910. At that time, Sunnyside was the largest coach yard in the world, occupying 192 acres (0.78 km ) and containing 25.7 miles (41.4 km) of track . The yard served as the main train storage and service point for PRR trains serving New York City. It is connected to Pennsylvania Station in Midtown Manhattan by the East River Tunnels . The Sunnyside North Yard initially had 45 tracks with
176-541: Was $ 9,000,000 with one third issued as preferred stock and 6% with cumulative dividends. The business was composed of the chewing gum concerns in Brooklyn, New York (Adams Sons & Company); Cleveland, Ohio (W. J. White & Sons); Chicago (J. P. Primley); Louisville, Kentucky (Kis-Me Gum Company); and Toronto (S. T. Britten & Co.). The corporation operated factories and gum forests in Yucatan . In 1915,
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#1732781170582192-449: Was a chewing gum trust founded by Thomas Adams, Jr., with Edward E. Beeman and Jonathan Primle. Thomas Adams (May 4, 1818 – February 7, 1905) was a 19th-century American scientist and inventor who is regarded as a founder of the chewing gum industry. Adams conceived the idea while working as a secretary to former Mexican leader Antonio López de Santa Anna , who chewed a natural gum called chicle . Adams first tried to formulate
208-474: Was announced that the city would begin a feasibility study into the construction of 21,000 to 31,000 units of housing on top of the rail yard. The project, which would be similar to the Hudson Yards development over West Side Yard , has stoked public controversy over the affordability of units, pedestrian and road connections, open space, and a nearby Superfund site. In September 2019, a public meeting
224-522: Was awarded to address congestion at Harold Interlocking, the United States' busiest rail junction , which is part of the yard. The work will allow for dedicated tracks to the Hell Gate Line right of way for Amtrak trains arriving from or bound for New England , thus avoiding NJT and LIRR traffic. Some of the interlocking improvement projects are complete as of early 2023. Other projects are ongoing and will be complete by late 2025. In 2017 it
240-470: Was immediately east of there, at 32-01 Queens Boulevard. As part of the East Side Access project to the new LIRR terminal at Grand Central Terminal (opened January 25, 2023), some LIRR trains diverge from the main line and travel through a tunnel under the yard. The project would also create a new station at Queens Boulevard, named Sunnyside . In May 2011, a $ 294.7 million federal grant
256-408: Was interrupted by protestors chanting, "We Don't Trust this Process!" In early 2020, Amtrak and the city government published a master plan. The plan called for building a deck over Sunnyside Yard and constructing 12,000 housing units, all of which would be affordable housing , as well as 60 acres (24 ha) of parks and public plazas. American Chicle Company The American Chicle Company
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