PICTURES OF OTHER CITIES AND PLACES
Long Island Rail Road
Photos by Will T Rogers, Kew Gardens NY
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Kew Gardens, Long Island Rail Road, spelled with two words (see diesel front)
End of the line in Greenport
Special service waiting for action at Greenport (front view)
Special service (rear view)
View looking eastbound from East Williston station on Oyster Bay line; notice the unusual absence of third rails on a line which terminates in Nassau County. Thus diesel engines must be used.
Period building viewed from platform at East Williston station
St. James Station on Port Jefferson Line
Looking east at diesel-powered train moving backwards, looking west toward New York City
St. James Station waiting room is the second oldest on the Long Island Rail Road, erected in 1873
View of village gazebo from the St. James Station
Keeping warm in winter the old fashioned way!
Another view of the station
A bit of track running in front of St. James Station
Hewlett Station on the Far Rockaway Line
Hewlett Station waiting room is the oldest on the Long Island Rail Road, dating from 1870
A view of Hewlett Station with an antiqued tone, looking toward Rockaways and the Atlantic Ocean
Late 1940s jukebox on left and a bit of local history of a "railroad town" on right
Several blocks from Hewlett Station
Also several blocks from Hewlett Station
Artsy rendition of Hewlett Station
Mineola has an important station and is the county seat of Nassau County, Long Island; named after an Algonquin Indian Chief, Miniolagamika
Replica of 1831 British locomotive "John Bull" built by James Pavone, Hicksville station
Just outside Cold Spring Harbor station
Bay Shore
Original platform and waiting room was at ground level (raised platform came later)
Coming from the west
Going east
A bit of Hollywood at Bay Shore in 1916
Nice job to work at
Shuttle bus from Bay Shore train station meets Ferry to Fire Island
Locust Valley
Greenport at night
Next train leaving Montauk sits on siding at left
Today's Montauk LIRR station
Long ago Montauk station (now devoted to art exhibitions)
Track switch at Montauk station (lever is locked for safety)
Three stations gone: many years ago the stations for passengers on the Hempstead line were: Jamaica, Union Hall Street, Hillside, Hollis, Bellaire, Queens Village, Bellerose, Floral Park, Stuart Manor, Nassau Boulevard, Garden City, Country Life Press, and Hempstead (today's Hillside Facility stop is not for passengers)
Historic Trains
Long Island Rail Road Museum has two locations, one at Riverhead and the other at Greenport
Once pulled cars in mining operation
Mixture of passenger trains and caboose trains with bay windows
Lawn decoration?
Baggage car
Riverhead station at right
Museum display at Riverhead station
Museum display
Double decker of olde with option to load platform level or ground level
Kiosk
Graffiti vandals destroy property at museum
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Caboose, accomodations for train workers during trips (name of Dutch origin)
Bunk beds in caboose
Dinner for one
Galley equipment
Colorful
Diesel locomotive top
Snow plow and turntable; image courtesy of LIRR
Engineer's seat and controls
Train ride (altered slightly) originally made for 1964 World's Fair in Flushing NY
Won't move anytime soon
Aerial view
Photographer returns from Riverhead
Freight train passing through Jamaica Station
View looking eastbound from East Williston station on Oyster Bay line; notice the unusual absence of third rails on a line which terminates in Nassau County. Thus diesel engines must be used.
Period building viewed from platform at East Williston station
Mineola has an important station and is the county seat of Nassau County, Long Island; named after an Algonquin Indian Chief, Miniolagamika
Three stations gone: many years ago the stations for passengers on the Hempstead line were: Jamaica, Union Hall Street, Hillside, Hollis, Bellaire, Queens Village, Bellerose, Floral Park, Stuart Manor, Nassau Boulevard, Garden City, Country Life Press, and Hempstead (today's Hillside Facility stop is not for passengers)