Ben That one is easy. It was called Pidgeon street Yard because that was the name of the street on which it was located . The yard opened in 1906 and was in operation until 1976 operated by the BEDT. Freight cars were received at the Kent avenue yard and sorted and reloaded on a BEDT carfloat and brought to and from Pidgeon street by the BEDT.Capacity was about 100 cars and there were quite a few customers served.
Customers served at Pidgeon street included National Sugar better known as "Jack Frost" and the Daily News. There was never any direct connection between the LIRR and BEDT although it was discussed initially when the BEDT bought the property Pidgeon street was eventually renamed 55th avenue when Queens went to numbered streets and avenues. It is no longer a mapped street today.
In your photo, No 13 is switching the yard. 13 and 14 were identical locomotives. The Bridge in the backround is interesting . It is a double Bascule . It connected Manhattan Avenue in Brooklyn with Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City. The No 61 Crosstown and No 62 Graham ave trolleys used to cross it. I remember seeing it in service , opening and closing quite frequently as there was a lot of traffic on the Newtown Creek. The attached photo show the Bridge open.
