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THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD FREIGHT SERVICE Revised 07/15/2012 |
REVISED JULY 1, 2012
| LINDENHURST STATION part 1
ORIGINALLY
WELLWOOD - LATER BRESLAU
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REVISED MAY 24, 2012
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THE LONG ISLAND BOYNTON BICYCLE RAILROAD COMPANY Revised 05/24/2012 |
REVISED MAY 6, 2012
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REVISED MAY 6, 2012
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BELMONT PARK RACE TRACK Revised 03/24/2012 |
REVISED MARCH 11, 2012
REVISED DECEMBER 18, 2011
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ORIGINALLY
WELLWOOD - LATER BRESLAU
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RESTORED MARCH 25, 2009
WITH THANKS TO TOM REDMOND WHOSE GRANDFATHER WAS
A L.I.R.R. POLICE DEPARTMENT SERGEANT AND TO DON FISHER,
President Railroad Museum of Long Island
440 - 4th Street P.O. Box 726 Greenport NY 11944-0726
WE ADD THE BADGE OF SGT. JOHN J. REDMOND
THE FLUSHING RAIL ROAD COMPANY WAS CHARTERED
MARCH 3, 1852 AND OPENED JUNE 26, 1854
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REORGANIZED AS THE NEW YORK & FLUSHING RAILROAD MARCH 22, 1859
HICKSVILLE & COLD SPRING BRANCH RAILROAD
CHARTERED NOVEMBER 7, 1853
OPENED JULY 3, 1854 HICKSVILLE TO SYOSSET
MAY 27, 1854 THE "AMERICAN RAILROAD JOURNAL" REPORTED THAT THE
H. & C.S.B.R.R. WAS TO BUILD TO "KETCHAM'S" - "NOW KNOWN AS SYOSSIT "
THE HICKSVILLE & COLD SPRING BRANCH RAILROAD WAS EXTENDED
TO HUNTINGTON JANUARY 13, 1868 AND TO NORTHPORT APRIL 25, 1868.
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THE FIRST STEAM RAILROAD TO CONEY ISLAND
THE BROOKLYN, BATH & CONEY ISLAND RAIL ROAD
INCORPORATED FEBRUARY 19, 1862
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THE NORTH SHORE RAILROAD COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED
SEPTEMBER 25, 1863 TO BUILD FROM A CONNECTION WITH THE NEW YORK
& FLUSHING RAILROAD AT FLUSHING TO A POINT ON HEMPSTEAD HARBOR.
IT OPENED OCTOBER 27, 1866 TO BROOKDALE, NOW GREAT NECK
AND WAS OPERATED BY THE N. Y. & F. R. R.
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THE BROOKLYN & ROCKAWAY BEACH RAILROAD COMPANY
THE CANARSIE LINE
WAS INCORPORATED DECEMBER 24, 1863 AND
COMMENCED OPERATION IN THE AUTUMN OF 1866
THE FLUSHING & WOODSIDE RAILROAD COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED
FEBRUARY 24, 1864 TO BUILD FROM A CONNECTION WITH THE LONG ISLAND
RAIL ROAD AT WOODSIDE TO FLUSHING, WITH A BRANCH TO WHITESTONE.
IT BECAME PART OF THE FLUSHING & NORTH SIDE RAIL ROAD.
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ON SATURDAY AUGUST 25 AND SUNDAY AUGUST 26, 2007, LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD PASSENGERS WERE BEING TRANSFERRED TO BUSES BETWEEN MINEOLA AND HICKSVILLE. RONKONKOMA TRAINS WERE OPERATING VIA THE MONTAUK BRANCH AND THE CENTRAL BRANCH REQUIRING A REVERSE MOVE - AND PROBABLY A SECOND ENGINEER - AT BABYLON AND AT BETHPAGE JUNCTION. WHY? BECAUSE A BRIDGE WAS BEING ROLLED INTO PLACE BENEATH THE TRACKS AT ROSLYN ROAD MINEOLA. AIN'T THE WAY IT WAS DONE FIFTY OR SO YEARS AGO. |
WITH THANKS TO TOM REDMOND WHOSE GRANDFATHER WAS
A L.I.R.R. POLICE DEPARTMENT SERGEANT AND TO DON FISHER,
President Railroad Museum of Long Island
440 - 4th Street P.O. Box 726 Greenport NY 11944-0726
WE ADD THE BADGE OF SGT. JOHN J. REDMOND
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THE FLUSHING RAIL ROAD COMPANY WAS CHARTERED
MARCH 3, 1852 AND OPENED JUNE 26, 1854
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REORGANIZED AS THE NEW YORK & FLUSHING RAILROAD MARCH 22, 1859
LONG ISLAND CITY PART ONE PART TWO - TOWER NUMBER ONE - TOWER NUMBER 30 - TOWER A PART THREE - YARD - ENGINE FACILITIES - TOWER NUMBER TWO, DB PART FOUR - DB CABIN, DUTCH KILLS DRAWBRIDGE and WHEELSPUR YARD PART FIVE - MONTAUK CUT OFF - MAIN LINE CUT OFF - CABIN M 6. - TOWER NUMBER THREE, BX TOWER, BS TOWER, BLISS TOWER 7. - BLISSVILLE YARD and WORLD WAR TWO ENGINE FACILITY |
HICKSVILLE & COLD SPRING BRANCH RAILROAD
CHARTERED NOVEMBER 7, 1853
OPENED JULY 3, 1854 HICKSVILLE TO SYOSSET
MAY 27, 1854 THE "AMERICAN RAILROAD JOURNAL" REPORTED THAT THE
H. & C.S.B.R.R. WAS TO BUILD TO "KETCHAM'S" - "NOW KNOWN AS SYOSSIT "
THE HICKSVILLE & COLD SPRING BRANCH RAILROAD WAS EXTENDED
TO HUNTINGTON JANUARY 13, 1868 AND TO NORTHPORT APRIL 25, 1868.
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THE GLEN COVE BRANCH RAILROAD WAS INCORPORATED DECEMBER 3, 1858 AND OPENED TO GLEN HEAD JANUARY 23, 1865, TO GLEN COVE MAY 16, 1867 AND TO LOCUST VALLEY APRIL 19, 1869. THE HISTORIC OLDE BRICK STATION AT EAST WILLISTON. |
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MARCH 23, 1860 SOUTH SIDE RAILROAD COMPANY OF LONG ISLAND Go to - SOUTH SIDE RAIL ROAD THE 1869 - 1870 STATIONS BUSHWICK TO PATCHOGUE BUSHWICK STATION and FREIGHT HOUSE NEW YORK & FLUSHING RAILROAD FRESH POND GLENDALE RICHMOND HILL - CLARENCEVILLE VAN WYCK AVENUE JAMAICA LOCUST AVENUE SPRINGFIELD ROCKAWAY BRANCH - VALLEY STREAM
VALLEY STREAM
PEARSALLS CORNER
ROCKVILLE CENTRE
BALDWINSVILLE
FREEPORT MERRICK BELLMORE RIDGEWOOD SOUTH OYSTER BAY AMITYVILLE WELLWOOD - BRESLAU BABYLON BABYLON RAILROAD & FIRE ISLAND BAY SHORE ISLIP CLUB HOUSE OAKDALE SAYVILLE BAYPORT BLUEPOINT PATCHOGUE A FREIGHT STATION WAS ESTABLISHED AT YOUNGSPORT Go To YOUNGSPORT - GREAT RIVER HEBBARD'S STATION EAST WILLIAMSBURG FOSTER'S MEADOW - ROSEDALE 1871 - SPRINGFIELD JUNCTION LATER DEVELOPMENTS 1871 SPRINGFIELD - 1927 SPRINGFIELD GARDENS STATION 1880 UNQUA STATION 1884 CEDARHURST RAILWAY COMPANY - CEDARHURST BRANCH
1897 ST. ALBANS STATION 1899 SEAFORD STATION 1901 COPIAGUE STATION 1906 - 1908 CLEAR STREAM ROAD Go to ----> VALLEY STREAM PART 2 1932 - 1933 1933 MASSAPEQUA PARK CREX GRASS FURNITURE COMPANY |
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THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD COMPANY |
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THE FIRST STEAM RAILROAD TO CONEY ISLAND
THE BROOKLYN, BATH & CONEY ISLAND RAIL ROAD
INCORPORATED FEBRUARY 19, 1862
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THE NORTH SHORE RAILROAD COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED
SEPTEMBER 25, 1863 TO BUILD FROM A CONNECTION WITH THE NEW YORK
& FLUSHING RAILROAD AT FLUSHING TO A POINT ON HEMPSTEAD HARBOR.
IT OPENED OCTOBER 27, 1866 TO BROOKDALE, NOW GREAT NECK
AND WAS OPERATED BY THE N. Y. & F. R. R.
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THE BROOKLYN & ROCKAWAY BEACH RAILROAD COMPANY
THE CANARSIE LINE
WAS INCORPORATED DECEMBER 24, 1863 AND
COMMENCED OPERATION IN THE AUTUMN OF 1866
THE FLUSHING & WOODSIDE RAILROAD COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED
FEBRUARY 24, 1864 TO BUILD FROM A CONNECTION WITH THE LONG ISLAND
RAIL ROAD AT WOODSIDE TO FLUSHING, WITH A BRANCH TO WHITESTONE.
IT BECAME PART OF THE FLUSHING & NORTH SIDE RAIL ROAD.
THE FLUSHING & WOODSIDE RAIL ROAD
THE FLUSHING & NORTH SIDE RAIL ROAD WAS INCORPORATED APRIL 3, 1868.
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THE HICKSVILLE & COLD SPRING BRANCH RAILROAD WAS EXTENDED
TO HUNTINGTON JANUARY 13, 1868 AND TO NORTHPORT APRIL 25, 1868.
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THE FAR ROCKAWAY BRANCH RAILROAD COMPANY OF QUEENS COUNTY
NEW YORK WAS INCORPORATED APRIL 15, 1868 AND OPENED IN JULY, 1869.
IT MERGED WITH THE SOUTH SIDE R. R. MAY 31, 1872.
THE STATIONS APPEAR ON THIS PAGE
THE HEMPSTEAD & ROCKAWAY RAIL ROAD COMPANY
INCORPORATED APRIL 1868.
THE NEW YORK & HEMPSTEAD PLAINS RAIL ROAD COMPANY
INCORPORATED MARCH 1, 1870.
THE NEW YORK & HEMPSTEAD RAILROAD COMPANY.
INCORPORATED AUGUST 10, 1871
THE SOUTHERN HEMPSTEAD BRANCH RAILROAD COMPANY
ORGANIZED JULY 1, 1875.
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THE SAG HARBOR BRANCH WAS BUILT IN 1869 AND 1870 UNDER THE APRIL 24,
1834 CHARTER OF THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND OPENED IN MAY 1870.
THE HUNTERS POINT & SOUTH SIDE RAILROAD COMPANY
WAS INCORPORATED JANUARY 5, 1870 AND WAS TAKEN OVER
BY THE SOUTH SIDE RAIL ROAD SEPTEMBER 14, 1872
THE NEW YORK AND ROCKAWAY RAILROAD COMPANY
WAS INCORPORATED DECEMBER 30, 1870
THE NEWTOWN & FLUSHING RAIL ROAD WAS INCORPORATED MARCH 8, 1871.
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"THE NEW FLUSHING RAILROAD"
THE ROCKAWAY RAILWAY COMPANY OF QUEENS COUNTY
INCORPORATED SEPTEMBER 5, 1871 and MERGED WITH SOUTH SIDE R. R. MAY 31, 1872.
IN 1872 IT BUILT TO THE SOUTH SIDE RAIL ROAD'S
SOUTH SIDE PAVILLION
BY 1873 THE LINE HAD REACHED THE SEASIDE HOUSE
BY MAY 1875 THE NEPTUNE HOUSE AT BEACH 116th STREET.
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UBIQUITOUS SIGN
SINCERE THANKS TO BEN JANKOWSKI
S T E A M
INTERESTING 1948 PHOTOGRAPH
ON FEBRUARY 14, 1948 ROLF SCHNEIDER PHOTOGRAPHED THIS FREIGHT FROM OLIVET (MV) TOWER. THE ENGINE, H10s NUMBER 105 HAD RECENTLY BEEN EQUIPPED WITH A STOKER AND LARGER TENDER. THE HACK IS A PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD N6B WOOD CABIN CAR. OLIVET TOWER WAS CLOSED IN 1950 WHEN STREET CARS WERE TAKEN OFF FLUSHING AVENUE. THE BUILDING AND SIDING WERE THE WELBILT COMPANY, STOVE AND OVEN MANUFACTURERS.
THE FLUSHING & NORTH SIDE RAIL ROAD WAS INCORPORATED APRIL 3, 1868.
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THE HICKSVILLE & COLD SPRING BRANCH RAILROAD WAS EXTENDED
TO HUNTINGTON JANUARY 13, 1868 AND TO NORTHPORT APRIL 25, 1868.
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THE FAR ROCKAWAY BRANCH RAILROAD COMPANY OF QUEENS COUNTY
NEW YORK WAS INCORPORATED APRIL 15, 1868 AND OPENED IN JULY, 1869.
IT MERGED WITH THE SOUTH SIDE R. R. MAY 31, 1872.
THE STATIONS APPEAR ON THIS PAGE
THE HEMPSTEAD & ROCKAWAY RAIL ROAD COMPANY
INCORPORATED APRIL 1868.
THE NEW YORK & HEMPSTEAD PLAINS RAIL ROAD COMPANY
INCORPORATED MARCH 1, 1870.
THE NEW YORK & HEMPSTEAD RAILROAD COMPANY.
INCORPORATED AUGUST 10, 1871
THE SOUTHERN HEMPSTEAD BRANCH RAILROAD COMPANY
ORGANIZED JULY 1, 1875.
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THE SAG HARBOR BRANCH WAS BUILT IN 1869 AND 1870 UNDER THE APRIL 24,
1834 CHARTER OF THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND OPENED IN MAY 1870.
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THE SAG HARBOR BRANCH
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THE HUNTERS POINT & SOUTH SIDE RAILROAD COMPANY
WAS INCORPORATED JANUARY 5, 1870 AND WAS TAKEN OVER
BY THE SOUTH SIDE RAIL ROAD SEPTEMBER 14, 1872
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THE SMITHTOWN & PORT JEFFERSON RAIL ROAD COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED JUNE 9, 1870 AND OPENED IN THE SUMMER OF 1873. ON JULY 11, 1892 THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD COMPANY NORTH SHORE BRANCH WAS INCORPORATED. THE NEW COMPANY ABSORBED THE SMITHTOWN & PORT JEFFERSON R. R. ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1892. THE NORTH SHORE BRANCH REACHED WADING RIVER IN MAY, 1895 AND SERVICE COMMENCED LATE IN JUNE. Go To WADING RIVER BRANCH |
THE NEW YORK AND ROCKAWAY RAILROAD COMPANY
WAS INCORPORATED DECEMBER 30, 1870
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THE JAMAICA AND SOUTH SHORE RAILROAD COMPANY
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THE NEWTOWN & FLUSHING RAIL ROAD WAS INCORPORATED MARCH 8, 1871.
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"THE NEW FLUSHING RAILROAD"
THE ROCKAWAY RAILWAY COMPANY OF QUEENS COUNTY
INCORPORATED SEPTEMBER 5, 1871 and MERGED WITH SOUTH SIDE R. R. MAY 31, 1872.
IN 1872 IT BUILT TO THE SOUTH SIDE RAIL ROAD'S
SOUTH SIDE PAVILLION
BY 1873 THE LINE HAD REACHED THE SEASIDE HOUSE
BY MAY 1875 THE NEPTUNE HOUSE AT BEACH 116th STREET.
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THE CENTRAL RAIL ROAD OF LONG ISLAND
INCORPORATED MARCH 4, 1871 - OPENED JANUARY 1, 1873 THE STEWART LINE THE STEWART LINE - CENTRAL RAIL ROAD OF LONG ISLAND - Page ONE PAGE TWO - GREAT NECK JUNCTION and THE FLUSHING BRANCH. PAGES THREE AND FOUR - FLUSHING TO CREEDMOOR. PAGE FIVE - CREEDMOOR. 6. CREEDMOOR HOSPITAL SIDING and CREEDMOOR TO EAST HINSDALE. 1914 REPORT ON CENTRAL RAIL ROAD OF LONG ISLAND |
23. CENTRAL EXTENSION - MEADOWBROOK EAST
24. SALISBURY PLAINS TO BETHPAGE JUNCTION
SHUTTLE SERVICE GARDEN CITY TO CAMP BLACK,
MITCHEL FIELD AND SALISBURY PLAINS PART ONE
SHUTTLE SERVICE GARDEN CITY TO CAMP BLACK,
MITCHEL FIELD AND SALISBURY PLAINS PART TWO
25. BETHPAGE JUNCTION
26. BETHPAGE BRANCH
27. CENTRAL BRANCH
28. BABYLON - FIRE ISLAND - WATSON HOUSE - BABYLON RAILROAD
MILE-A-MINUTE MURPHY
1908 AC ELECTRIFICATION
1930's PHOTOGRAPH OF MITCHEL AIR FORCE BASE DISSECTED
MITCHEL FIELD ??? BUNKER ???
LETTER ADDED DECEMBER 20
THE NASSAU COUNTY LOOP - CENTRAL EXTENSION
THE PROPOSED - THE PRESENT AND THE PREPOSTEROUS
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ON JUNE 19, 1874 THE FLUSHING, NORTH SHORE & CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY WAS FORMED BY THE CONSOLODATION OF THE FLUSHING & NORTH SIDE RAIL ROAD, THE CENTRAL RAIL ROAD COMPANY OF LONG ISLAND, THE CENTRAL RAILROAD EXTENSION COMPANY, THE WHITESTONE & WESTCHESTER RAILROAD COMPANY, THE NORTH SHORE RAILROAD CO., THE NORTH SHORE & PORT WASHINGTON RAILROAD CO. AND THE ROSLYN & HUNTINGTON RAILROAD COMPANY.
IN JULY 1874 THE SOUTH SIDE RAIL ROAD WAS SOLD IN FORECLOSURE
TO THE
IN JANUARY 1876 THE POPPENHUSENS PURCHASED THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND SHARES - |
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THE ATLANTIC AVENUE RAILROAD AND THE L.I.R.R. 4. 1877 - 1898 - Revised 11/03/03 4a. RAPID TRANSIT - New AUGUST 29, 2005 5. 1899 - 1904 BROOKLYN BRIDGE SERVICE 6. BEDFORD TO EAST NEW YORK 1877 - 1902 Revised 12/02/03 THE ATLANTIC AVENUE IMPROVEMENT 7. DIVISION ONE CONSTRUCTION
THE I.R.T. CONNECTION NEW 10/20/03 - Revised 10/22/03 < - - - - MEAT HOUSES - Revised 10/11/03 < - - - - CARLTON/VANDERBILT AVENUE FREIGHT YARDS - Revised 10/22/038. ATLANTIC AVENUE IMPROVEMENT DIVISION TWO 9. ATLANTIC AVENUE IMPROVEMENT DIVISION THREE 10. ATLANTIC AVENUE IMPROVEMENT DIVISION FOUR HOWARD HOUSE TO PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE THE NEW ELEVATED TRACKS EAST OF EAST NEW YORK. HOWARD HOUSE TIMETABLE and CANARSIE LINE TICKET ADDED 9/13/03 11. ATLANTIC AVENUE IMPROVEMENT DIVISION FOUR PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE TO ATKINS AVENUE 12. AFTER ELECTRIFICATION FLATBUSH AVENUE TO WOODHAVEN JUNCTION WOODHAVEN JUNCTION TO ROCKAWAY JUNCTION and SUBURBAN TRAIN SERVICE ROCKAWAY JUNCTION TO BELMONT PARK and LOCAL ELECTRIC TRAIN SERVICE |
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THE BROOKLYN & MONTAUK RAILROAD COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED NOVEMBER 20, 1879 AS A REORGANIZATION OF THE SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY WHICH HAD BEEN LEASED TO THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD IN JANUARY 1876. IN 1881 THIS COMPANY EXTENDED THE TRACK A DISTANCE OF 19.18 MILES TO A CONNECTION WITH THE SAG HARBOR BRANCH AT EASTPORT.
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THE NEW YORK & MANHATTAN BEACH RAILWAY
THE MANHATTAN BEACH BRANCH Part One - revised 12/30/02. THE KINGS COUNTY CENTRAL RAILROAD Revised August 19, 2009 1878 AND 1881 TIME TABLES - DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICE TO MANHATTAN BEACH, BRIGHTON BEACH AND THE EAST END PAVILION. L.I.R.R. EVERGREEN BRANCH Revised July 12, 2005 - IS THIS GREENPOINT DEPOT? YES!! THE LONG ISLAND CITY AND MANHATTAN BEACH RAILROAD COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED FEBRUARY 24, 1883 TO CONNECT THE NEW YORK & MANHATTAN BEACH RAILWAY AT COOPER AVENUE JUNCTION WITH THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD MONTAUK DIVISION AT FRESH POND JUNCTION. Go to LONG ISLAND CITY & MANHATTAN BEACH RAILROAD FN CABIN, FN TOWER, FREMONT TOWER BRIGHTON BEACH CROSSING - new September 1, 2002 M.B.BRANCH part 2 - OCEAN AVENUE, M.B. JCT., B.R.T. JCT. M.B.BRANCH part 2a - THE SECOND M.B. JCT. TOWER: "MJ" - "BEDFORD" M.B.BRANCH part 3 - MANHATTAN TERRACE to S. GREENFIELD M.B.BRANCH part 4 - AVENUE N to KINGS HIGHWAY M.B.BRANCH part 5 - NECK ROAD to AVENUE Z M.B.BRANCH part 6 - SHEEPSHEAD BAY
SHEEPSHEAD BAY JUNCTION New DECEMBER 27, 2002 M.B.BRANCH part 7 - MANHATTAN BEACH Revised 05/15/03
THE MARINE RAILWAY REVISED DECEMBER 8, 2006
MARINE RAILWAY Part TWO - GIANT COASTER - NEW DECEMBER 8, 2006 CONEY ISLAND JOCKEY CLUB at SHEEPSHEAD BAY RACE TRACK revised 01/17/2007
THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD TO BRIGHTON BEACH ^ click here ^ BROOKLYN, FLATBUSH AND CONEY ISLAND RAILWAYTHE BRIGHTON BEACH LINE Part OneTHE BRIGHTON BEACH LINE Part Two THE BRIGHTON BEACH LINE Part Three THE BRIGHTON BEACH LINE Part Four THE BRIGHTON BEACH LINE PART FIVE
MAP FROM 1907 BROMLEY ATLAS GIANT ROLLER COASTER AT BRIGHTON BEACH BRIGHTON RACING ASSOCIATION TRACK BRIGHTON BEACH < - - - - - < REVISED FEBRUARY 12, 2007
THE MARINE RAILWAY REVISED DECEMBER 8, 2006 MARINE RAILWAY Part TWO - GIANT COASTER - NEW DECEMBER 8, 2006 MOVING THE BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL
BY RAIL TO THE SEA - TO THE ROCKAWAYS FOR STATIONS BROOKLYN TO ROCKAWAY PARK AND HAMMEL TO VALLEY STREAM SCROLL DOWN TO ELECTRIFICATION BY RAIL TO THE SEA - TO FIRE ISLAND - THE BABYLON RAILROAD - THE WATSON HOUSE, BABYLON |
THE NEW YORK & LONG BEACH RAILROAD COMPANY
CHARTERED FEBRUARY 3, 1880 AND OPENED JUNE 5, 1880. BY RAIL TO THE SEA - TO LONG BEACH BY RAIL TO THE SEA TO MONTAUK BY RAIL TO THE SEA - SUNRISE SPECIAL BY RAIL TO THE SEA - EAST ENDER - FISH TRAIN BY RAIL TO THE SEA - MONTAUK PAGES Revised 07/26/03 and 08/02/03 MONTAUK POINT Revised 11/17/03 MILITARY POST OFFICE CANCELATION ADDED CAMP WIKOFF AT MONTAUK WHEN THE L.I.R.R. RAN 1207 REGULAR DAILY TRAINS AND MANY EXTRAS! AUSTIN CORBIN LETTER ADDED TO MONTAUK PAGES 08/02/03 BY RAIL TO PROMISED LAND 1907 TICKET ADDED TO AMAGANSETT PAGE BY RAIL TO THE SEA -GREENPORT Revised 03/20/03 BY RAIL TO THE SEA -OYSTER BAY new 8/09/02 PHOTO OF ENGINEHOUSE ADDED JULY 28, 2005 ENGINES 35 AND 39 AT OYSTER BAY - - - More OLDE Stuff added 8/26/02 |
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THE FAR ROCKAWAY RAILROAD COMPANY Revised September 18, 2005 with addition of four 1899 telegrams |
HUNTINGTON TRACTION COMPANY
NORTHPORT TRACTION COMPANY ELECTRIFICATION WITHOUT OVERHEAD WIRE OR THIRD RAIL THE LONG ISLAND'S FOUR BATTERY CARS |
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THE INSTALLATION - THE EQUIPMENT - SUB STATIONS
JULY 26, 1905 -
ELECTRIC TRAIN SERVICE BEGINS FLATBUSH AVENUE BROOKLYN TO ROCKAWAY PARK FOUR PAGES: 1. FLATBUSH AVENUE TO WOODHAVEN JUNCTION 2. OZONE PARK TO HAMMEL 3. HAMMEL TO ROCKAWAY PARK 4. ROCKAWAY PARK photograph added March 5, 2006 AUGUST 29, 1905 - ELECTRIFICATION BROOKLYN TO ROCKAWAY JUNCTION SEPTEMBER 22, 1905 ELECTRIFICATION TO BELMONT PARK OCTOBER 3, 1905 OLD SOUTHERN ROAD ELECTRIFICATION IN OCTOBER 1905 THIRD RAIL WAS INSTALLED AND ELECTRIC TRAIN SERVICE BEGAN BETWEEN HAMMEL AND FAR ROCKAWAY Go to ----> OCEAN ELECTRIC RAILWAY
DECEMBER 11, 1905 ELECTRIFICATION FAR ROCKAWAY - VALLEY STREAM MAY 17, 1906 SPRINGFIELD JUNCTION TO VALLEY STREAM ELECTRIFICATION MAY 26, 1908 ELECTRIFICATION TO HEMPSTEAD
SEPTEMBER 8, 1910 OPENING OF PENNSYLVANIA STATION
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UBIQUITOUS SIGN
SINCERE THANKS TO BEN JANKOWSKI
S T E A M
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INTERESTING 1948 PHOTOGRAPH
ON FEBRUARY 14, 1948 ROLF SCHNEIDER PHOTOGRAPHED THIS FREIGHT FROM OLIVET (MV) TOWER. THE ENGINE, H10s NUMBER 105 HAD RECENTLY BEEN EQUIPPED WITH A STOKER AND LARGER TENDER. THE HACK IS A PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD N6B WOOD CABIN CAR. OLIVET TOWER WAS CLOSED IN 1950 WHEN STREET CARS WERE TAKEN OFF FLUSHING AVENUE. THE BUILDING AND SIDING WERE THE WELBILT COMPANY, STOVE AND OVEN MANUFACTURERS.
ENGINE THIRTY NINE
ENGINE PRR 5741 FIFTY SEVEN FORTY ONE
OCTOBER 31 1954 FAN TRIP
OCTOBER 31 1954 FAN TRIP
JUNE FIFTH 1955 PASSENGER EXTRA 39 TO GREENPORT
L. I. R. R. STEAM FINALE - OCTOBER 1955
OCTOBER 1955 - BB3 ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES RETIRED
OCTOBER 3, 1955 ABANDONMENT OF ROCKAWAY BEACH DIVISION
IN COMMEMORATION OF THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD'S 176TH
ANNIVERSARY WE OFFER "THE PING", A CAR UNIQUE TO THE L. I. R. R.
APRIL 24, 2010
NEW JUNE 18, 2010
LONG ISLAND CITY TO GREENPORT IN ONE HOUR FIFTY - SIX MINUTES!!
THIRD FASTEST TRAIN IN AMERICA - THE SUNRISE SPECIAL
DAVE KELLER'S INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE PAGE
EVOLUTION OF LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD CAP BADGES - 1880s to the PRESENT DAY
FEBRUARY 4, 1954 MAIN LINE DERAILMENT
NEW MARCH 7, 2010
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OCTOBER 1955 - BB3 ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES RETIRED
OCTOBER 3, 1955 ABANDONMENT OF ROCKAWAY BEACH DIVISION
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IN COMMEMORATION OF THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD'S 176TH
ANNIVERSARY WE OFFER "THE PING", A CAR UNIQUE TO THE L. I. R. R.
APRIL 24, 2010
NEW JUNE 18, 2010
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LONG ISLAND CITY TO GREENPORT IN ONE HOUR FIFTY - SIX MINUTES!!
THIRD FASTEST TRAIN IN AMERICA - THE SUNRISE SPECIAL
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DAVE KELLER'S INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE PAGE
EVOLUTION OF LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD CAP BADGES - 1880s to the PRESENT DAY
KINGS PARK STATE HOSPITAL CENTRAL ISLIP STATE HOSPITAL PILGRIM STATE HOSPITAL EDGEWOOD HOSPITAL WEBSITE EDGEWOOD Revised 09/23/11 EAST OF EDGEWOOD |
FEBRUARY 4, 1954 MAIN LINE DERAILMENT
BETWEEN FLORAL PARK AND NEW HYDE PARK
NEW MARCH 7, 2010
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MELVILLE STATION - PINELAWN STATION Revised 09/23/2011 CLICK HERE |
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ON SATURDAY AUGUST 25 AND SUNDAY AUGUST 26 LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD PASSENGERS WERE BEING TRANSFERRED TO BUSES BETWEEN MINEOLA AND HICKSVILLE. RONKONKOMA TRAINS WERE OPERATING VIA THE MONTAUK BRANCH AND THE CENTRAL BRANCH REQUIRING A REVERSE MOVE - AND PROBABLY A SECOND ENGINEER - AT BABYLON AND AT BETHPAGE JUNCTION. WHY? BECAUSE A BRIDGE WAS BEING ROLLED INTO PLACE BENEATH THE TRACKS AT ROSLYN ROAD MINEOLA. AIN'T THE WAY IT WAS DONE FIFTY OR SO YEARS AGO. |
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FROM THE TRAIN - New April 27, 2005
IN 1956 ART PHOTOGRAPHED THE PRESTON
RAILROAD IN WESTERN MARYLAND - click here
DOREEN AND ART HAVE MOVED TO TENNESSEE
IN 1956 ART SAW OPERATING STEAM ON THE
TENNESSEE RAILROAD AND THE BRIMSTONE RAILROAD
TENNESSEE AND BRIMSTONE RAILROADS
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BY RAIL TO THE RANCH
MONTAUK CATTLE DELIVERY
THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD - 170 YEARS
1986 U. S. OPEN - SOUTHAMPTON COLLEGE STATION
EARLIEST KNOWN USE OF KEYSTONE BY LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD
LOGOS AND NO GOS Part ONE
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IN 1956 ART PHOTOGRAPHED THE PRESTON
RAILROAD IN WESTERN MARYLAND - click here
DOREEN AND ART HAVE MOVED TO TENNESSEE
IN 1956 ART SAW OPERATING STEAM ON THE
TENNESSEE RAILROAD AND THE BRIMSTONE RAILROAD
TENNESSEE AND BRIMSTONE RAILROADS
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L.I.R.R. PHOTOS 3 - TRAINS & STRUCTURES
BY RAIL TO THE RANCH
MONTAUK CATTLE DELIVERY
THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD - 170 YEARS
1986 U. S. OPEN - SOUTHAMPTON COLLEGE STATION
EARLIEST KNOWN USE OF KEYSTONE BY LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD
LOGOS AND NO GOS Part ONE
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