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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Long Island Railroad Information Bulletin
Author: Long Island Rail Road
Author: David D. MorrisonPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439644217
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The Long Island Rail Road is the oldest railroad in the country still operating under its original name. As the busiest railroad in North America, it carries 265,000 customers each weekday aboard 735 trains on 11 different branches. The Port Jefferson Branch serves 10 stations from Hicksville to Port Jefferson and carries nearly 20 percent of the railroad’s passenger traffic over its 32 miles of track. Hicksville Station is the site of the October 8, 1955, “End of Steam Ceremony,” when steam locomotives were retired from service. The oldest surviving station building constructed by the Long Island Rail Road is on this branch at St. James. Between 1895 and 1938, the branch extended 10 miles east to Wading River. The branch was not electrified until 1970 and that was only to Huntington Station, east of which is served by diesel and dual-mode locomotives.
Long Island Rail Road: Babylon Branch
Author: David D. Morrison Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467105619
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The Long Island Rail Road is the oldest railroad in the country still operating under its original name. It is the busiest railroad in North America, with 90 million annual riders on 735 trains covering 11 different branches. The Babylon Branch, which serves 15 stations from Valley Stream to Babylon, carries 18 million annual riders over its 20-mile right-of-way. The branch has been totally electrified since 1925 and has not had any street crossings at grade since 1979. There are three signal towers and four junctions for other branches on this line. Two railroad museums are housed in former branch station buildings, those being Wantagh and Lindenhurst.
Trade Information Bulletin
Author: Information Bulletin
Author: Monthly Bulletin
Author: St. Louis Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
"Teachers' bulletin", vol. 4- issued as part of v. 23, no. 9-
Monthly Bulletin. New Series
Author: St. Louis Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Bulletin
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Category : Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
Official Proceedings
Author: New York Railroad ClubPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Dogs of the Railways
Author: Jill Lenk SchilpPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476682585
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
This is the story of the vagabond canines that hopped on railroads across the United States, often becoming celebrities and national heroes. Chapters introduce canines like Owney, guardian of the railway mail service; Fala, FDR's beloved dog and train-companion; Annie, the Colorado railway ambassador; the K9 patrols who watch over the tracks; and many more. As railroads were changing America, these raildogs were changing the people who lived and worked in rail communities. For the dogs of the railways, home became the hearts of the people of the railroad. More than the dogs themselves, this book is about the human-animal relationship between a dog and a community and moments in history where that relationship symbolized the quest for home and belonging, a search that humans often share with our canine travelers.