The Corona Yard is the yard facility in Flushing, Queens that serves the 7 Train of the New York City Subway. It is ilocated near Shea Stadium, the National Tennis Center, and Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, which was the site of the 1939 World's Fair and 1964 World's Fair. 7 Train has the following meanings: The 7 (New York City Subway service) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The New York City Subway system, a large rapid transit system operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York City, is one of the most extensive public transportation systems in the world. ... William A. Shea Municipal Stadium usually shortened to Shea Stadium, is a baseball stadium in Flushing, New York. ... Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA National Tennis Center. ... Flushing Meadows Park, also sometimes referred to as Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, is located in northern Queens, New York City, USA at the intersection of the Long Island Expressway and the Grand Central Parkway. ... The 1939 New York Worlds Fair, located on the current site of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (also the location of the 1964 New York Worlds Fair), was one of the largest worlds fairs of all time. ... View of the New York Worlds Fair 1964/1965 as seen from the observation towers of the New York State pavilion. ...

Corona Yard opened in 1928 and has seen various models of cars, from Steinway Low-V's, BMT Qs, R12s, R14s, R15s, to the R36 in 1964, and most recently, R62As. 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dichlorodifluoromethane, or R-12, usually sold under the brand name Freon-12, is a halomethane used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant until its manufacture was discontinued due to concerns about damage to the ozone layer. ... The R36 Worlds Fair (also known as R36WF) cars were built in 1964 by the St. ... An R62A on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line The R62A cars, built by Bombardier for the New York City Subway, continued after the R62 order. ...

The original 1928 shop building will be torn down by 2006-2007 and be replaced by a new, modern shop currently under construction.

See also:

• IRT Flushing Line

External Link Services that use the IRT Flushing Line through midtown have been colored purple since 1979. ...

• Corona Yard