LIRR
Cannonball
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Island Rail Road Parlor Cars by Jack Deasy |
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 Vincent Seyfried |
The
Cannonball and the Long Island Railroad by Vincent Seyfried Transcript
of Lecture Delivered on Sunday November
29, 1998 at
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Train 22, Friday
09/04/1964 |
Train 22, Friday
08/19/1966 234 SAGTIKOS 233 COPIAGUE 232 AQUEBOGUE 231 TECKAWITHA 230 SENECA CLUB 229 NISSEQUOGUE 228 RONKONKOMA 227 CUTCHOGUE 226 SHINNECOCK 225 ONEIDA CLUB 224 ASHAROKEN 223 MONTAUK 222 PATCHOGUE 221 MANHASSET 220 SETAUKET |
Train 22, Friday
08/30/1968 234 IMPERIAL LAWN 233 IMPERIAL PATH 232 LAKE COUNTY 231 HAMILTON COUNTY 230 PINE FALLS 229 JEFFERSON COUNTY 228 IMPERIAL TRAIL 227 ONTEORA 226 SHINNECOCK 225 ONEDIA CLUB 224 ASHAROKEN 223 TECKAWITHA 222 COMMACK 221 MINEOLA 220 SETAUKET [Note: "Line" numbers 234 thru 228 are lightweight cars.] |
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Source: "The Route of the Weekend Chief" by Mike Boland in the Autumn 1995 issue of "The Keystone". The numbers are reservation line numbers, not the actual car numbers. Above are three actual LIRR consists from the Heavyweight Cannonball Era: 1964 through 1968 |
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 Drumhead c.1985 Photo: Art Huneke |
 E51sa4 Cannonball Manorville Branch Eastport 1923 Collection: D. Keller |
Ex-FEC "LAKE OKECHOBEE" on the
rear of the Cannonball at Hunterspoint Ave 07/1969
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 FM 2002 Babylon 1957 Photo: Jules P. Krzenski |
 FM CPA20-5 2007 Bethpage Photo: 1957 |
 Parlor Setauket Cannonball at Montauk 1962 Collection: Dave Keller |
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 Parlor Jamaica 17 car Cannonball at Montauk 07/1962 Collection: Dave Keller |
 Parlor 1st Jamaica Cannonball at Easthampton 09/1962 Collection: Dave Keller |
 Parlor Jamaica Cannonball at Montauk 07/1962 Collection: Dave Keller |
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 Nassau 1969 Photo: Rich Glueck |
 Two new MTA C420's Roslyn Road crossing c.1970 Photo: Rich Glueck |
 C420 #223 Cannonball at PD 1972 Photo: Dave Keller |
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 Cannonball with 17 heavyweights Connetquot River, Oakdale |
 Patchogue 1985 Photo: John61 |
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 The Cannonball, with 17 heavyweight cars behind a pair of Alco C420 locomotives, bound for Montauk on a Friday afternoon in the 1960s. The train is approaching Maitland's Curve. Parlor observation car LIRR 2038 SETAUKET carries the markers. Photo/Collection: Art Huneke |
Patchogue 1980's by MP53 crossing Patchogue River view west Photo: Mike Koehler |
Patchogue c. 1980's view east Photo: Mike Koehler |
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 Drumhead c.1985 Photo: Art Huneke |
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