| DEER PARK |
PAGE NEW JANUARY 30, 2003 - Revised 01/31/2003 and 08/13/2004
DEER PARK STATION IN 1922 LOOKING NORTHEAST
ENLARGING THE BACKGROUND SHOWS THE TRAIN ORDER SIGNAL.
DEER PARK STATION CIRCA 1925 LOOKING WEST TOWARD DEER PARK AVENUE
ENLARGING THE LEFT BACKGROUND SHOWS DEER PARK AVENUE CROSSING.
A CROSSING SIGN CAN BE SEEN AND THERE WERE FLASHING
LIGHT CROSSING SIGNALS MOUNTED ON CONCRETE PEDESTALS. THE
SEMAPHORE SIGNALS HAD BEEN TRAIN ORDER SIGNALS THEN BECAME MANUAL
BLOCK SIGNALS. THE BLOCK LIMIT SIGNAL LIGHTS MOUNTED ON THE MAST JUST
ABOVE THE "DK" CALL LETTER SIGN WERE FOR MANUAL BLOCK SYSTEM OPERATION
WHEN THE BLOCK STATION WAS CLOSED AND REQUIRED A FORM "K" CARD TO PASS.
DEER PARK AVENUE LOOKING SOUTH 09/22/1932
DEER PARK AVENUE LOOKING NORTH ABOUT 1930.
THE GENERAL STORE AT THE RIGHT SELLS ANHUESER BUSCH ICE CREAM.
GASOLINE AT SPELMAN SERVICE CENTER IS 21 CENTS A GALLON.
HALF HOLLOW ROAD LOOKING NORTH JULY 29, 1929.
THIS CROSSING WAS CLOSED WHEN THE DEER PARK AVENUE
CROSSING WAS ELIMINATED AND THE NEW STATION OPENED.
HALF HOLLOW ROAD LOOKING SOUTH JULY 29, 1929
THE NEW DEER PARK STATION AND BRIDGE OVER
DEER PARK AVENUE OPENED DECEMBER 17, 1936.
ROD DIRKES PHOTOGRAPHED HIS FRIEND WINNIE BOERCKEL
HANDING UP TRAIN ORDERS TO A WESTBOUND FREIGHT.
DEER PARK STATION IN 1959 - HOPPER CARS ARE
PILGRIM STATE HOSPITAL AND EDGEWOOD HOSPITAL COAL.
TAKEN FROM THE CAB OF A WESTWARD TRAIN WAITING FOR THE EASTBOUND
TO CLEAR THE MAIN. DEER PARK AVENUE UNDERGRADE CROSSING IS SEEN.
THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE POSITION LIGHT BLOCK SIGNALS,
TRAIN ORDER SIGNALS MOUNTED NEXT TO THEM AND BLOCK
LIMIT SIGNALS MOUNTED ON THE MAST OF THE FURTHER SIGNAL.
DEER PARK STATION IN 1978
DEER PARK STATION IN DECEMBER, 1986
