SPRINGFIELD BRANCH

ticket_Jamaica-St.-Albans-Springfield-Gardens_BradPhillips.jpg (63431 bytes)
           
Tower-SP-SpfdJct-1923 (Osborne-Keller).jpg (48532 bytes)
1923 shot of SP interlocking tower, built on a signal bridge, controlling Springfield Junction, the start of the Springfield branch just west of Rosedale (Osborne-Keller)  
Emery-Springfield-Br-Liberty-Ave_2nd-curve-north-St.Albans_8-58.jpg (226550 bytes)
Emery map - MP11 Liberty Ave. to 2nd curve north of St. Albans 8/58   Location #4 on map is signal S110

Emery-Springfield-Br-MP12-13_8-58.jpg (155788 bytes)
Emery map - Springfield Branch MP12-13 8/58

REA-RPO Car 743 on Rear of Train Passing Signal S110 and Switching Track -Spfd. Branch-St. Albans - 02-12-57 (Faxon-Keller).jpg (129519 bytes)
REA-RPO car #743 on rear of train passing Signal S110 02/12/57 (Faxon-Keller)
Emery-Map-LibertyAve-Holban-St.AlbanstoMP12-SpringfieldBranch.jpg (379136 bytes)
Emery map (East at top) - Springfield Branch 2nd curve north of St. Albans to MP12 

Holban-South-Yard_ViewNW_TimDarnell.jpg (97568 bytes)
Holban South Yard View NW 12/1976
Photo/Archive: Tim Darnell

ST. ALBANS

OPENED: 7/1/1898, RAZED: 1935 WITH GRADE ELIMINATION ELEV. STRUCTURE IN SVC: 10/22-10/23/35. AGENCY STILL LISTED IN "L.I.R.R. TICKET OFFICES OPEN FOR SALE OF TICKETS" OF 9/12/55. AGENCY CLOSED: ?  Research: Dave Keller

ticket_st-albans-jamaica_6-10-1966_BradPjhillips.jpg (74947 bytes)
Ticket St. Albans-Jamaica 6/10/1966 
Archive: Brad Phillips
ticket_st-albans-jamaica_-back_6-10-1966_BradPjhillips.jpg (55554 bytes)
Ticket St. Albans-Jamaica back 6/10/1966 
Archive: Brad Phillips
Station-St. Albans-New-1936 (Keller).jpg (78095 bytes)
Elevated St. Alban's station as it appeared nearly-new in early 1936.  It was placed in service at the end of October, 1935.  

Archive: Dave Keller
St.-Albans-Station_Linden-Blvd-prior-elevation_1935_SRothaug.jpg (67211 bytes)
St. Alban's Station at Linden Blvd prior to elevation View SE 1935 Archive: Steve Rothaug

Looking SE from Linden Blvd. we see the old wooden St. Alban's depot. To the left of the building there appears to be a crane shovel. This image is undated, however the grade crossing elimination project of 1935 resulted in the demolition of the little depot and elevation of the tracks, with Linden Blvd. being bridged. It's likely that the presence of the crane shovel is to begin the demolition of the depot, dating this image 1935. (Dave Keller data)

 

St.-Albans-Station_viewW_1935_SRothaug.jpg (85469 bytes)
St. Alban's Station View W 1935 
Archive: Steve Rothaug

St. Alban's station having been just razed in anticipation of the upcoming grade elimination project.  The crane and rubble are still visible.  The view is looking towards the Linden Blvd. crossing.  Info: Dave Keller

MU-RPO-StAlbans-1954 (Edwards-Keller).jpg (66208 bytes)
St. Alban's Station 1954 with an MU RPO car pulling a train (Edwards-Keller)

St-Albans-ped-underpass_2-7-2019_CharlesHClackett.jpg (127977 bytes)
St. Albans pedestrian underpass
PTS62-Plasser-Dynamic-Track-Stabilizer_2-7-2019_St-Albans_CharlesHClackett.jpg (94426 bytes)
 Plasser PTS62 Dynamic Track Stabilizer 
PBR550-Plasser-ballast-regulating-dressing-machine_2-7-2019_St-Albans_CharlesHClackett.jpg (106531 bytes)
Plasser PBR550 ballast regulating dressing machine
timber-lagging-retaining-walls_2-7-2019_St-Albans_CharlesClackett.jpg (124390 bytes) timber-lagging-retaining-walls_2-7-2019_St-Albans_CharlesHClackett.jpg (109681 bytes) St-Albans-wood-retaining-wall-replacement_2-7-2019_CharlesHClackett.jpg (131906 bytes)

The LIRR will be replacing three soldier pile timber lagging retaining walls with a precast modular block system designed by TITAN ENGINEERS PC.
 2/07/2019  Photos/Archive/Info:
Charles H. Clackett

 
St. Albans Station segmental block retaining wall  - 6/18/2019 Photos/Archive/Info: Charles H. Clackett
SPRINGFIELD - SPRINGFIELD GARDENS

SPRINGFIELD: BUILT: 1889 AS SPRINGFIELD. LISTED AS SPRINGFIELD GARDENS IN ETT OF 10/1927.
RAZED: 1935 WITH GRADE ELIMINATION.
TEMPORARY STRUCTURE IN SVC: 5/1/1935.
ELEV. STRUCTURE IN SVC: 7/24/1936.  AGENCY OPEN PART TIME PER "L.I.R.R. TICKET OFFICES OPEN FOR SALE OF TICKETS LISTING OF 9/12/1955".  TICKET OFFICE SET ON FIRE AND AGENCY CLOSED PRIOR TO THE ISSUING OF THE "LIRR TICKET OFFICE HOURS LISTING" OF 6/03/1962 (Brad Phillips data).
DISCONTINUED AS STATION STOP: 10/30/1979  Research: Dave Keller


Springfield Gardens Station view E  c.1910
Archive: Dave Keller

 
Springfield Gardens Freight Station and Team Track - View W 8/06/1934  (Weber-Boland)

Station-Springfield_Springfield-Gardens_09-04-23_LIRR-Valuation-Keller.jpg (180046 bytes)
Springfield Gardens Station 9/04/1923
(LIRR Valuation-Dave Keller)

The old, wooden Springfield station (above right) sits pretty among its landscaped grounds and recently-constructed crushed cinder platform in this official LIRR valuation photo taken on  September 4, 1923, view west.  Later changed to Springfield Gardens 10/1027 this structure would be demolished in 1935 to make way for the grade crossing elimination of the two LIRR stations along the Springfield branch:  Springfield Gardens and St. Albans, both of which opened as new, elevated structures in 1936.  (Dave Keller archive and data)
Emery-map-Springfield-Station_1920's.jpg (299008 bytes)
Emery map Springfield Station 1920's

Springfield Gardens 4/1993 William Photo/Archive: Bill Mangahas
 

Seq 1 - MU REA Car 1206 and Train E on Springfield Branch-Laurelton -View NE - 08-31-57 (Faxon-Keller).jpg (145479 bytes) Seq 2 - MU Train E on Springfield Branch Approaching Spfd. Jct. -Laurelton-View NE - 08-31-57 (Faxon-Keller).jpg (125104 bytes) Seq 3 - MU Train E on Springfield Branch Approaching Spfd. Jct. -Laurelton-View E - 08-31-57 (Faxon-Keller).jpg (125565 bytes)

Three views showing an MU train eastbound on the Springfield Branch approaching Springfield Jct., Laurelton 8/31/1957.  Views northeast and east from the Laurelton station platform.   (Will V. Faxon, Jr. photos, Dave Keller archive)

RS1 Units Dbl Hdg Frt EB-Spfd Br-Laurelton-View NE from Atlantic Br. Sta-08-31-57 (Faxon-Keller).jpg (61575 bytes) RS1 Units Dbl Hdg Frt EB-Spfd Br-Laurelton-View NE from Atlantic Br. Sta-08-31-57 (Faxon-Keller) ZOOM.jpg (111870 bytes)

RS1 units are double-heading a freight eastbound on the Springfield branch heading towards Springfield Junction where the branch meets the Atlantic branch just west of Rosedale.  This view, taken on August 31, 1957, is looking northeast from the Atlantic branch station platform at Laurelton.  LIRR electric sub-station #10 is at the left. (Will V. Faxon, Jr. photos, Dave Keller archive)

MU Train on Spfd Branch over 225th St-Laurelton-View N from Sta Platform - 06-02-62 (Faxon-Keller).jpg (115256 bytes)
MU electric train on the Springfield branch of the LIRR, crossing 225th Street in Laurelton, looking north from the LIRR's Atlantic branch station at Laurelton - 6/2/62 (Will V. Faxon, Jr. photos, Dave Keller archive)
MU-Central-Ave-Xing-From Station-Laurelton-1950 (Keller).jpg (59145 bytes)
An MU electric train is heading eastbound over the Foster's Meadow Road (later Brookville Blvd.) grade crossing west of Rosedale, NY in this pre-grade-elimination view looking southeast c. 1948.  The ROW at this point consisted of four tracks at grade:  two for the LIRR's Atlantic branch and two for the LIRR's Montauk branch. The grade elimination project through here began in the latter part of 1948.  The photo was taken from the approximate location where today the Belt Parkway dips under the LIRR's ROW.  (Will V. Faxon, Jr. photos, Dave Keller archive)
Laurelton_viewE_08-66_BradPhillips.jpg (73807 bytes)
Laurelton view E 08/1966 
Photo/Archive: Brad Phillips