New Hyde Park Station - c.1906 Archive: Art Huneke

NEW HYDE PARK

New Hyde Park 2nd Station - View SE  1918
Archive: Dave Keller

Emery map - New Hyde Park MP16-17  7/1958 Archive: Dave Keller

A moody view of a typical 1940's LIRR commuter station at Evening train time. (Far right)  The tiny 1870 depot is looking tired and worn and is soon to become history.  Smoke from the locomotive, Tuscan Red passenger cars, a man wearing a fedora, a double-breasted suit jacket and wide 1940's tie and carrying a wrapped bottle of wine or booze, as well as the late summer afternoon/early evening lighting in this view looking east all add to the period mood.  The plain red station sign is still in place, never having had a Pennsylvania Keystone version and a piece of gingerbread carpentry is missing from the end of the building. It looks like a 1946 Packard taxi cab parked at the taxi stand marketed and Summer of 1947 when the depot came down.  Info: Dave Keller
 

School's out! Monday July 15, 1968 we rode our bikes to New Hyde Park station to watch the "freight rush hour", as we referred to the mid-morning hours. Besides the passenger trains (including two westbound Montauks with parlors on the hind end), we shot four eastbound freights, and the westbound local freight (assumed to be L-42). Today, they are working the North Siding which still had several consignees plus the team track. The team track, between the station building and New Hyde Park Road, usually had two or three box cars spotted for unloading...charcoal, appliances, Christmas trees, etc. So here's the drill working the siding with its train holding the main. Note the lanterns hanging on the cab front. First view, west of New Hyde Park Rd.  at the team track. Next, east of the crossing on the siding. And for good luck, part of the eastbound parade at Covert Ave crossing. All of these views about to change forever with the Third Track grade crossing elimination.  Photos/Archive/Info: James Mardiguian

New Hyde Park Oil Terminal

Ticket 10 trip Hunterspoint Ave - New Hyde Park
Form 211-H Archive: Brad Phillips

Ticket Jamaica-New Hyde Park - Form 1-BH
Archive: Brad Phillips

I worked there a few days back in 1965.  One of the duties as clerk was to walk the nearby team track and record freight car numbers for the agent (Mineola?).  As I recall, I sold for the first morning westbound train and then walked the track during the break before the next train was due.  Ticket sales were light, similar to Rosedale and Laurelton.  I don’t think I sold a single eastbound ticket. Brad Phillips

BUILT: 1911. AGENCY CLOSED: PRE-1950. RAZED: 1958
2ND DEPOT BUILT: 4/58. MONDAY ONLY AGENCY IN SVC. PER "LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD TICKET OFFICE HOURS" LISTING OF 9/18/67.
1ST OF THE MONTH ADDED TO AGENCY HOURS. PART-TIME AGENCY CLOSED: ?  Research: Dave Keller