LYNBROOK     STATION PEARSALL'S     CORNER     1867 - 1875

LYNBROOK   -   JUNCTION OF THE LONG BEACH BRANCH AND THE MONTAUK DIVISION

BOB EMERY MAP OF LYNBROOK 1880 - 1909 COURTESY OF DAVE KELLER


TOWER NUMBER 21, LATER "PT", CONTROLLED THE JUNCTION WITH THE MONTAUK BRANCH
UNTIL 1910 WHEN THE TWO LONG BEACH TRACKS WERE EXTENDED WEST TO VALLEY STREAM.




THIS POSTCARD MAILED IN 1906 SHOWS A WESTBOUND LONG BEACH TRAIN AT LYNBROOK STATION
WITH A D52 CLASS 4-4-0 EQUIPPED FOR "SHUTTLE SERVICE" WITH TENDER MOUNTED HEADLIGHT AND PILOT.


A BEAUTIFUL POSTCARD VIEW LOOKING SOUTHEAST


ANOTHER POSTCARD VIEW WITH A NEW D16b - THANKS TO DAVE MORRISON




SEPTEMBER 8, 1910 CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF PENN STATION
OPENING AND ELECTRIFICATION TO LONG BEACH
 


THE FIRST ELECTRIC TRAIN - SEPTEMBER 8, 1910


LATER VIEW - TOWER IS GONE - STEAM TRAIN IS HEADED FOR BABYLON OR POINTS EAST THEREOF

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