Author: Robert C. Sturm
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988691643
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 177

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A corporate history of the Long Island Rail Road prior to its acquisition by the State of New York

Author: Elizur Brace Hinsdale
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Author: Elizur Brace Hinsdale
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781498148306
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1898 Edition.

Author: David Keller
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738538297
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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Planned and chartered on April 24, 1834, the Long Island Rail Road commenced operations in 1836 to provide a route to Boston. Stretching 110 miles east of New York City, the Long Island Rail Road has been the backbone of population growth and suburban development for over a hundred years. Electrification was begun on the Long Island Rail Road in 1905. Whether it was commuter, freight, or special trains, third-rail operations played a major role in the Long Island Rail Road's development as well as the people, places, and industries it served. This book offers an insider's view of the Morris Park shops and photographs of the varied passenger operations found on the Long Island Rail Road.

Author: Vincent F. Seyfried
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 91

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The Long Island Railroad is the third oldest in the USA and has been in operation since 1836. When it opened in 1867 the South Side Railroad was its first direct competitor. In his detailed book, Vincent F. Seyfried has given a comprehensive account of its development.

Author: Don Fisher
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467102539
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), the oldest railroad in the country still operating under its original name, was chartered in 1834 for the purpose of running trains from the Brooklyn waterfront to the eastern terminal at Greenport. The east end of the LIRR main line consists of a 70-mile stretch of track from Hicksville to Greenport. At one time, there were 29 passenger stations along this east end route, 14 of which are active today. A decommissioned signal tower and obsolete turntable are located on this route. Two stations, Riverhead and Greenport, are locations of the Railroad Museum of Long Island. The 23 miles of track between Hicksville and Ronkonkoma is electrified by third rail current, the electrification having been completed in 1987. Single-track territory since 1844, the line is currently being double-tracked as far east as Ronkonkoma.

Author: David D. Morrison
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439671893
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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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.

Author: David D. Morrison
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738511801
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Chartered in 1834 to provide a route between New York City and Boston, the Long Island Rail Road ran from the Brooklyn waterfront through the center of Long Island to Greenport. The railroad served the agricultural market on Long Island until branches and competing lines eventually developed on the north and south shores of the island and several hundred passenger stations were built. After Penn Station was opened in 1910, the number of passengers commuting between Manhattan and Long Island began to multiply. Today, one hundred twenty-five stations serve the Long Island Rail Road. Long Island Rail Road Stations contains vintage postcards of the old Penn Station, which was demolished in the mid-1960s; the Grand Stairway at the Forest Hills Station, where Theodore Roosevelt delivered his famous unification speech on July 4, 1917; and the Amagansett station building, where Nazi spies boarded a train bound for New York City on June 13, 1942. Many of the historic stations featured in this book have been preserved by local preservation groups, while others have been replaced with modern buildings to accommodate the passengers who commute on the nation's largest commuter railroad.

Author: Ron Ziel
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486157601
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 283

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Fascinating text-and-photo documentary details economic, social upheaval following inauguration of Long Island Rail Road's service in 1844. 225 rare photos provide splendid views of early coaches, locomotives, snow-removal operations, stations, passengers, crew, much more. Extensive captions.

Author: Mildred Hesse Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad companies
Languages : en
Pages :

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