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Old Train Car Placed Off Long Island Coast To Make Artificial Reef
A rail car and a tugboat have been lowered to the ocean floor off the coast of Long Island, with more recycled materials to join them, as part of a state initiative to recreate lost coral reefs to bolster a more diverse underwater ecosystem, local sport fishing and diving. Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed the sinking of the vessels, including one of 75 rail cars donated by Wells Fargo Rail Corporation and 70-foot tugboat "Jane," on Wednesday, Sept. 16 off Hempstead Reef. Soon to join them on the sea floor are 15 more rail cars and a large steel turbine. These materials were added to o…