Long Island Rail Road - Before & After
Prototype photos of the same location taken in differing eras; Hence - Before and After!


"B" Tower  Bethpage  Photo: Joe Tischner 
Animation: Steve Lynch

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Franklin Ave., Garden City - 50 Years Apart 11/27/2023
Jericho Turnpike, Syosset - 110 Years Apart 7/29/2023
M. Remz Bros. Feed, Port Jefferson - 125 Years Apart 7/28/2023
PD Tower Ocean Ave., Patchogue - 80 Years Apart 6/22/2023
Windsor Ave., Brightwaters View N - 110 Years Apart  5/04/2023
Eastport Station - View NE - 50 Years Apart  3/16/2023
Covert Ave., New Hyde Park View W - 40 Years Apart  2/22/2023
Evergreen Tunnel Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn - 100 Years Apart 2/06/2023
Pinelawn Cemetery - 30 Years Apart 11/22/2022

Hiscox Chemical - Knickerbocker Brewery, Patchogue - 120 Years Apart 5/03/2022
Yaphank Station - 60+ Years Apart 4/12/2022
East New York - View E and W - 45 Years Apart 3/28/2022
Brooklyn Queens Transit -  Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills - 80 Years Apart 12/11/2021
Westbury Station View W - 65 Years Apart 12/10/2021
Covert Ave., New Hyde Park View NW - 70 Years Apart 7/16/2021
Long Beach Station - 81 Years Apart 2/19/2021
Pilgrim State Station - 75 Years Apart 1/03/2021
LIRR/PRR Freight Station at Pier 22 South Street, NY - 80 Years Apart 10/18//2020
Medford Station - 30 Years Apart 9/16/2020
Far Rockaway (Nameoke Ave.) Station - 60 Years Apart 8/28/2020
Bay Shore - 2 Years Apart 7/18/2020
Morris Park Loco Shop - 70 Years Apart 12/31/2019
Freeport Station - 90 Years Apart 12/19/2019
Rocky Point Depot - Thurber Lumber Co - 50 Years Apart 11/21/2019
Lakeland Station-Ocean Ave. Crossing - 140 Years Apart 10/31/2019
Carleton Ave., Central Islip - View W - 65 Years Apart 10/30/2019
Covert Ave., New Hyde Park - View N - 2 Years Apart (3rd Track Project) 10/28/2019
College Point Station - View N - 85 Years Apart  10/26/2019
College Point Station - View E - 75 Years Apart  10/26/2019
Malba Station - View SE - 75 Years Apart  10/26/2019
Malba Station - View NE -  85 Years Apart  10/26/2019
Flushing Bridge Street Station - 80 Years Apart  10/26/2019
Whitestone Station - View E - 90 Years Apart  10/26/2019
Whitestone Landing Station - 85 Years Apart  10/26/2019
NY World's Fair/Shea Stadium Station - 35 Years Apart  9/28/2019
Oyster Bay Yard - View NE - 20 Years Apart  9/23/2019
East of Hicksville - View SE - 65 Years Apart  9/08/2019
Patchogue Station - View W - 20 Years Apart  8/31/2019
39th Ave Clearview Expy., Bayside  View S 60 Years Apart 8/29/2019
Merrick Road, Valley Stream View W - 65 Years Apart 8/29/2019
Merrick Ave., Merrick View N - 50 Years Apart 7/12/2019
Far Rockaway Branch overpass at Sunrise Hwy, Valley Stream - 85 Years Apart 7/06/2019
14th Ave, Overpass, Whitestone - 80 Years Apart 6/20/2019
Wyandanch - Single/Double track - 25 Years Apart 5/12/2019
Morris Park Shops at DUNTON Tower - 15 Years Apart 12/13/2018
164th St. and N. Hempstead Tpke (now Booth Memorial Ave) - 80 Years Apart 11/09/2018
Clarenceville - View N  - 80 Years Apart 11/05/2018
Franklin Ave, Garden City, view E - 50 Years Apart 10/25/2018
Locust Valley Station - 110 years Apart 10/17/2018
Locust Valley Station - 15 years Apart 10/17/2018
NY & Queens Transit Co., Northern Blvd., Queens - 80 Years Apart 9/21/2018
164 St. & I-495, Flushing - 80 Years Apart  9/04/2018
Vanderbilt Ave Passenger Yard -  20 Years Apart 8/02/2018

JAY Tower Interlocking - 30 Years Apart 7/04/2018
Bridge Crossing Metropolitan Blvd, Parkside - 70 Years Apart 6/13/2018
Bridge Crossing Junction Blvd, Corona - 70 Years Apart  6/13/2018
Atlantic Branch Tunnel Portals - Morris Park  70 Years Apart  5/13/2018
B Tower, Bethpage - 70 Years Apart 4/11/2018
Knickerbocker Ice Co., Patchogue - 100 Years Apart 3/28/2018
Golding's Feed, Riverhead - 30 Years Apart  3/24/2018
Swezey Fuel, Patchogue - 120 Years Apart 12/18/2017

Original Croton Aqueduct Dept. Reservoir - 20 Years Apart 12/01/2017
Bayside Station - 50 Years Apart  10/10/2017
Riverhead Station - 35 Years Apart   5/20/2017
Massapequa Station - View NW - 90 Years Apart  5/07/2017
Glendale Station - View E - 60 Years Apart  4/27/2017
Locust Valley Tower - View W - 70 Years Apart  4/15/2017
Massapequa - Broadway View NW - 70 Years Apart  4/10/2017

Jamaica Station View East - 100 Years Apart 4/05/2017
Roslyn Rd. - 100 Years Apart 4/04/2017

Pilgrim State Hospital Station - 40 Years Apart  3/19/2017
Mineola Station Plaza - 60+ Years Apart 3/5/2017
Patchogue - Four Corners - 80 Years Apart 2/26/2017
Cathedral Avenue Crossing, Garden City  70 Years Apart 10/21/16
Trestle at Tanners Pond Rd., New Hyde Park  View N  50 Years Apart 10/16/16
Montauk View E   50 Years Apart  8/18/16
LI City, 11th St., Switchman Shed  20 Years Apart 4/29/16
Ellison Ave. Bridge, Westbury  1 Year Apart  4/23/16

Centre Ave., Lynbrook Station  70 Years Apart  2/24/16
Bayside Station View E 80 Years Apart  9/24/15
Ronkonkoma Ave. Bridge -Ronkonkoma Station  75 Years Apart 8/30/15
BQT #8488 at South 4th St and Marcy Ave Williamsburg  65 Years Apart 8/14/15
Jamaica Bay Trestle - Passenger Train - Rockaway Beach Branch 50 Years apart 8/08/15
Sayville: Summer east bounds 45 years apart 7/27/15
Flatbush: VD Yard - Barclay's Center 30 Years apart 7/11/15
Pilgrim State Hospital Station 50 Years apart 6/27/15
LIRR #7737 Baggage/Mail Car 50 Years apart 6/22/15
Sunnyside Duck under 100 Years apart 4/16/15
LIRR Float Docks (Gantry Park) 60 Years apart 4/15/15
MU Train westbound Tulip Ave., Floral Park 25 Years apart 2/06/2015
Malverne Station view N  20 Years apart 1/08/15
Morris Park Shops view E  25 Years apart 3/28/14
Greenport Station  90 Years Apart 12/17/13 
Port Jefferson - east of station 25 Years apart 11/19/13
Wantagh Station 07/04/11
Flatbush Ave. Station 07/03/11
World's Fair - Shea 06/11/11
Douglaston Bridge 06/11/11
LI City 06/07/11
Oyster Bay Yard view W 3/18/11
Oyster Bay Station view E 10/15/10
Polo Grounds at the 155th St. Station  IRT  9th Ave. EL 9/11/10
Fulton Street Tunnels 9/14/10
Bethpage Rd., Hicksville 5/02/10
Patchogue Station View East 02/22/10LI City Yard A View East 11/29/2009
Plandome 06/01/2009
King Park State Hospital 05/25/2009
Pilgrim Station, Brentwood 09/11/08
Islip, Islip Ave South 80 Years Apart 05/13/2008
Kings Park, Bread-and-Cheese-Hollow Road Trestle 05/04/2008
Richmond Hill Yard Office 02/08/2008
Bliss Cabin, LI City 06/28/07
LIRR Diner Morris Park Shops 06/09/07
Smithtown View East 12/07/06
Setauket  Facility - salt/sand/gravel 09/27/06
LIRR SW1001 Unit #100 09/25/06
Islip - Westbound 09/15/03
River Rd Overpass East of Yaphank 09/06/06

Central Islip Station Eastbound Trains 09/04/06
Yard A  Sunshine Biscuits 08/12/06 
Greenport Turntable 08/13/06
LI City Passenger Yard 08/07/06
Patchogue Turntable Area 08/05/06
Yard A Sunnyside LIRR Engine Facility 08/03/06
Patchogue at PD 07/30/06
Islip, NY 06/13/06
Yard A, LI City - 20 Years Apart - 06/06/06
Irish Lane,  E. Islip 06/02/06
Locust Tower 06/01/06
Patchogue River 06/01/06
Patchogue West Ave 06/01/06
Patchogue View Westbound - 50 Years Apart - 06/01/06
Tunnel Rd Holtsville - 20 Years Apart - 06/01/06

PD Tower Patchogue - 50 Years Apart- 5/13/05
Nassau Tower - 80 Years Apart - 12/20/04
"B" Tower - 60 Years Apart - 12/13/2004

 

Franklin Ave., Garden City
View E - 50 Years Apart

Franklin Ave., Garden City Central Branch - View E c.1930
Archive: Art Huneke

MP15ac #172 pulls a 3-car freight with caboose westbound on the Garden City Secondary at Franklin Ave., Garden City on 11/27/1982. The Hempstead branch curves to the right. (Wm. Madden photo, Dave Keller archive)
Jericho Turnpike, Syosset
View E - 110
Years Apart

Jericho Turnpike, Syosset - view E 1908  Archive: Eddie Mirabito

Jericho Turnpike, Syosset - view E 2018  Google maps
M. Remz Bros. Feed, Port Jefferson
View E - 1
25 Years Apart

E. H. Rogers - Port Jefferson view E 1897
After 1931 M. Remz Feed - Archive: Tom Farrell

ex-M. Remz Bros. Feed - Port Jefferson view E 2022
Office Building - Archive: Tom Farrell
PD Tower, Patchogue
View N - 80 Years Apart

PD Tower - Ocean Ave view N
5/1943 Photo: Fred Weber Archive: Dave Keller

ex-PD Tower location - Ocean Ave view N
6/21/2023 Photo/Archive: Dave Morrison
Windsor Ave., Brightwaters
View N - 110 Years Apart

Railroad-Crossing_Windsor-Ave_Union-Blvd_1910s_PatrickValdini_small.jpg

Railroad-Crossing_Windsor-Ave_Union-Blvd_viewN_2023_PatrickValdini_small.jpg
Eastport Station
View NE - 50 Years Apart

Eastport Station view NE
1906 cancellation postcard eBay

Eastport Station view NE 1958
Photo: Irving Solomon for the PSC   Archive: Dave Keller
Covert Ave., New Hyde Park
View W - 40 Years Apart

LIRR #150 eastbound at MP16 New Hyde Park, Covert Ave Spring 1993 Photo/Archive: James Mardiguian

New Hyde Park, Covert Ave Spring 2023
Photo/Archive: James Mardiguian
Evergreen Tunnel Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn - 100 Years Apart
Atlantic Ave 1914 Grade Crossing Elimination Project
Photo: 1924  James V. Osborne  Archive: Dave Keller

LIRR return after M7s scrap move - View N Atlantic Ave
1/20/2023 Photo/Archive: Marc Glucksman
Pinelawn Cemetery
 View southwest - 30 Years Apart

Pinelawn Cemetery station/admin. bldg. (View NE toward Wellwood Ave.) - c. 1910 Archive: Dave Keller

Pinelawn Cemetery station/admin. bldg. view NE after
the April, 1928 devastating fire.  Archive: Dave Keller
Hiscox Chemical - Knickerbocker Brewery, Patchogue
 View west - 120 Years Apart

Hiscox Chemical Works - View SW Patchogue c.1902

Knickerbocker Brewery - View W Rider Ave 2001
Photo/Archive: Steven Lynch
 
Rider Ave view W 5/03 2022 Photo/Archive: Joe Vila
 
Yaphank Station
60+ Years Apart

 


Yaphank Station - 1900 View SE
(Thos. R. Bayles collection/Dave Keller archive)

Yaphank Station Caboose #51 on eastbound freight
View SE 4/24/1959 Source: eBay

Yaphank Station 1879 Photo: George Brainerd
Archive: Brooklyn Museum

LIRR valuation photo 1921 Yaphank depot
View E Archive: Dave Keller

Yaphank Station view E at night 10/1952
Archive: Simcha Hellinger
A classic Victorian Era station built in 1875 with gingerbread trim, sawn balusters, roof trees, and end finials. The single-wide bay window was expanded to a double-wide bay by 1921.
The Dietz platform lamp, water hand pump, and trim were relics of the past absent in the 1952 photo: Info: Dave Keller
East New York - View W
45 Years Apart

East New York view W 5/06/1940 (Votava-Keller)

East New York view W 1986 Photo: Noah Caplin
East New York - View E
45 Years Apart

 


East New York view E 5/1939 (Votava-Keller)

East New York view E 1986 Photo: Noah Caplin
Brooklyn Queens Transit Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills
View E - 80 Years Apart

Brooklyn Queens Transit trolley #8440 westbound on Metropolitan Ave, Interboro Parkway, Forest Hills - View E c.1940 Archive: Dave Keller

Metropolitan Ave Jackie Robinson Parkway - View E
6/2021 Google maps
Westbury Station
View W - 65 Years Apart
 

Westbury Station - View W  6/24/1955 (Faxon-Keller)

Westbury Station - View W 12/10/2021
Photo/Archive: Jeff Erlitz
Covert Ave., New Hyde Park
View NW - 70 Years Apart

ALCO S2 #452 with freight - PRR 2 Door Horsecar eastbound at Covert Ave., New Hyde Park  c.1952  (Winslow-Keller)

Covert Ave - View NW 7/14/2019
Photo/Archive: Dave Morrison


Covert Ave - View NW 7/14/2019
Source: Google maps

Long Beach Station
81 Years Apart

Long Beach Station newly opened - View N 1909
Archive: Dave Keller

Long Beach Station restored to original design - View N 10/24/1990 Photo/Archive: Dave Keller
Pilgrim State Station
75 Years Apart

Pilgrim State Hospital Station 1/29/1946
(Weber-Morrison-Keller)

Pilgrim State Hospital Station 1/01/2021
 
LIRR/PRR Freight Station at Pier 22 South Street, NY - 80 Years Apart


South Street Piers and Freight station -View NE from the Brooklyn Bridge on June 5, 1932 (Percy Loomis Sperr photo, Dave Keller archive)


South Street Piers and Freight station are all gone. Brooklyn Bridge view NE Two-level roadway in its place along with a group of apartment buildings. 8/10/2014 Google image
Medford Station
30 Years Apart

Medford Station - View E towards the 1940 Route 112 trestle and depot 6/1959 Photo: Richard Viken  Archive: Dave Keller

Medford Station - View E 8/1988.  The 1940 depot was razed in 1964 and the passing siding torn out sometime between July and November, 1963 Archive: Dave Keller
Far Rockaway (Nameoke Ave.) Station - 60 Years Apart 
Far Rockaway (Nameoke Ave) newly relocated station
 ROCK Tower:2 abandoned 5/10/1958 Archive: Mike Boland

Far Rockaway (Nameoke Ave) Station - View NE 9/07/2014
Bay Shore Station
2 Years Apart 

Bay Shore Station postcard c.1910 Archive: Dave Morrison

Bay Shore Station 1912 Archive: Dave Morrison
Morris Park Loco Shop
70 Years Apart

Morris Park loco shop 1905

Morris Park loco shop 9/1978 Archive: Art Huneke
Freeport Station - 90 Years Apart
Freeport Station - Meadowbrook Bank building - View NE
c.1930 Collection: Freeport Library

Freeport Station ex-Meadowbrook Bank building site - View NE
12/16/2019 Photo/Archive: Dave Morrison
Rocky Point Depot - Thurber Lumber Co - 50 Years Apart
Rocky Point depot 1928 View NE. Archive: Dave Keller

 


View NE - September, 1976 (Dave Keller photo and archive)

The depot was moved c.1940 a short distance south of the tracks and slightly east of the original location, 200' and used by Thurber Lumber Co.
Lakeland Station - Ocean Ave. Crossing - 140 Years Apart
Lakeland station at Ocean Avenue crossing
Lakeland - View NE c.1880 (George Brainerd photo)
Wheel tracks curving to right access unpaved Easton Street.
Archive: Dave Keller

Former site of Lakeland station - Ocean Avenue crossing
View NE - c.2017 (Google Maps)
Paved Easton Street at right
 

On timetable of 1852.  Station discontinued (photo left) and razed with opening of new station called "Ronkonkoma" a short distance further east, per "Babylon Signal" newspaper article of August 4, 1883.  Research: Dave keller

Carleton Ave., Central Islip
View W - 65 Years Apa
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Central Islip Station - Carleton Ave - View W  1953

Central Islip Station - Carleton Ave - View W 2018 Google maps
Covert Ave., New Hyde Park - View N - 2 Years Apart (3rd Track Project)
Covert Avenue view N prior to 2018 Photo/Archive: Steve Pfost

Covert Avenue view N 10/2019 Photo/Archive: Edward Hand
College Point Station
View N - 85 Years Apart

College Point Station - View N  along 127th St. towards 18th Ave 3/03/1932 (Sperr-Keller)

Ex-College Point Station site - View N along 127th St. towards 18th Ave
11/2017 Google Maps
College Point Station
View E - 75 Years Apart

College Point Station - View E from 18th Ave - 3/03/1932
(Sperr-Keller)

Ex-College Point Station site - View E. along 18th Ave.
towards 127th St. - 11/2007 (Google Maps) 
Malba Station - View SE
75 Years Apart

Malba Station - View SE from 11th Ave between 143rd St. and 143rd Place 3/03/1932 (Sperr-Keller)

Ex-Malba Station site - View SE 11th Ave towards 143rd Place
 (143rd St. no longer exists) 12/2007 Google maps
Malba Station - View NE
85 Years Apart

Malba Station -View NE 3/03/1932 (Sperr-Keller)

Ex-Malba Station site 11/2017 Google Maps
  Malba station was located between 11th and 13th Avenues and between 143rd St. and 143rd Place in Whitestone, NY.  11th Ave. is just visible above the station platform at left beyond depot with 13th Ave. behind the photographer. 3/03/1932. 143rd St. no longer exists.  This modern day view is looking NE from 13th Ave. towards 11th Ave. and 143rd Place.  The old depot would be behind this brick mansion. Research: Dave Keller
Flushing Bridge Street Station
80 Years Apart

Flushing Bridge Street Station - View N
from Bridge Street (Northern Blvd.).  
(Percy Loomis Sperr photo, Dave Keller archive)

Ex-Flushing Bridge Street Station site - View N from Northern Blvd. Note: Blackman Plumbing Supply occupies the same building that once housed Swift & Company
8/2013 Google Maps   Research: Dave Keller
Whitestone Station - View E
90 Years Apart

Whitestone Station - View E c.1925 (Osborne-Huneke) 

Ex-Whitestone Station area - Cross Island Parkway 
10/2016 Source: Google Maps
  Both images above are looking east towards the older and "newer" 150th St. overpass from about the same location, only approximately 90 years apart.  Ever since its construction which began in 1934, the Cross Island Parkway occupies the LIRR's former ROW through the Whitestone area. Dave Keller data.
Whitestone Landing Station
85 Years Apart

Whitestone Landing Station 3/3/1932 (Percy Loomis Sperr photo, Dave Keller archive)

Ex-Whitestone Landing Station site
8/2018 Google Maps
  Whitestone Landing station was located north of 10th Ave. between 153rd and 154th Streets.  153rd Street no longer exists and would be approximately where the strip mall stores are in the current image  with the depot located in the parking lot.  Both views are looking NE from 10th Ave.  Research: Dave Keller
NY World's Fair/Shea Stadium Station - 35 Years Apart
New York World's Fair station -View  E  2/1939
Archive: Dave Keller

Former NY World's Fair station in use as Shea Stadium station
View E 9/23/73 Archive: Dave Keller
Oyster Bay Yard - View NE
20 Years Apart

Oyster Bay yard  LIRR #1553, RDC, #1552 - View NE
11/01/1964 (Smith-Morrison)

Oyster Bay yard - View NE 5/1985
Photo/Archive: Jay Bendersky
East of Hicksville - View SE
65 Years Apart

FM CPA20-5 #2004 eastbound to Syosset - View SE
7/10/1953 (Votava-Keller)

LIRR Northern Parkway View SE 2019
Patchogue Station - View W
20 Years Apart

Patchogue Depot - View W 1947 (Weber-Morrison)

Patchogue Depot 4/1960 Photo/Archive: Brad Phillips
39th Ave Clearview Expy.
Bayside  View S
60 Years Apart

Bayside 39th Ave, Clearview Expy. - View S  3/17/1962
Photo: Frank Pfuhler

Bayside 39th Ave, Clearview Expy. - View S 2019

 

Merrick Road, Valley Stream
View W
- 65 Years Apart

Merrick Road, Valley Stream  - View W
West Hempstead Branch 1952

Merrick Road, Valley Stream  - View W
West Hempstead Branch 2017
Merrick Ave., Merrick View N
50+ Years Apart

Merrick Ave., Merrick  View N  1912
Archive: Thomas Valentino

Merrick Ave., Merrick  View N  c.1965
Archive: Eric Sands


Merrick Ave., Merrick  View N  2019 Google maps

Far Rockaway Branch at Sunrise Hwy., Valley Stream - 85 Years Apart
Sunrise Hwy., Valley Stream - Far Rockaway Branch View E 1933

Valley Stream grade elimination in service: 02/07/33. This bridge was constructed in 1933, as was Sunrise Highway.

The unpaved ground and the fence across the highway, indicate this was photographed before the road was opened for vehicular use.

The Far Rockaway branch tracks, which were formerly at grade, had no crossing here as the Sunrise Hwy wasn't yet built at that time. The PRR style position-light east/westbound signals are still in place at grade and the reason for the fence along what will soon become Sunrise Highway. Info: Dave Keller


Sunrise Hwy., Valley Stream - Far Rockaway Branch
View E 2010

Sunrise Hwy., Valley Stream - Far Rockaway Branch
View E  Google maps 2019
14th Ave, Overpass, Whitestone
80 Years Apart

This view is looking NE from the Cross Island Blvd. (later Clintonville St.) overpass towards the old 14th Ave. overpass in Whitestone, NY on March 5, 1932, a mere two weeks after the branch was abandoned.  Archive: Dave Keller

Former LIRR ROW East from Clintonville St. toward
14th Ave., Whitestone - 8/2014 (Bing Maps)
Wyandanch - Single/Double track
25 Years Apart
Wyandanch-SW1001_104-102_viewE_10-04-1992_BillMangahas.jpg (142930 bytes)
Wyandanch SW1001 #104-102 - View E 10/04/1992 
W. 13th St./Long Island Ave. foot bridge Photo/Archive: Bill Mangahas
Wyandanch-M7-7645_viewE_9-26-2018_BillMangahas.jpg (143552 bytes)
Wyandanch M7 #7645 - View E 9/26/2018 
Photo/Archive: Bill Mangahas
Morris Park Shops at DUNTON Tower 15 Years Apart Tower-Dunton-Morris Park Shops - View W - c. 1938 (Keller).jpg (100041 bytes)
Dunton Tower - Morris Park Shops View W c.1938 
Archive: Dave Keller
MP Shops (View W from Signal Bridge) - 05-1951 (Rugen-Huneke).jpg (104600 bytes)
Morris Park Shops View W from Signal Bridge 5/1951 (Rugen-Huneke)
We're looking west from the signal bridge just west of Dunton station c. 1938 along the Atlantic branch towards Morris Park Shops. The grade elimination project has not yet begun and the tracks are still at grade in the distance. After the elimination was complete, the tracks entered tunnels about in line with the Maintenance-of-Equipment building at the shops. At the center are locomotives laying up at the Shops and the diagonal coaling elevator accessing the old wooden coaling tower. At the right is "DUNTON' tower, formerly "MP" but renamed on April 23, 1937. At the far right, behind the tower, is the elevated Montauk branch atop the embankment and the track under the branch, entering the tunnel, accesses the Richmond Hill Storage Yard, located on the other side of the embankment. Info: Dave Keller
164th St. and N. Hempstead Tpke 
(now Booth Memorial Ave)
80 Years Apart
NYQT Car 24-NB from Jamaica on PROW Crossing N. Hempstead Tpke at St. Mary's Cemetery-Flushing, NY - 1937 (Keller).jpg (130413 bytes)
NYQT Car #24 northbound from Jamaica on private ROW crossing North Hempstead Tpke at St. Mary's Cemetery, Flushing 1937 Archive: Dave Keller
164 St & Booth Memorial Ave (North Hempstead Tpke) at St. Mary's Cemetery-Flushing, NY (View SE) (Google Maps).JPG (77685 bytes)
164th St. and Booth Memorial Ave. (was North Hempstead Tpke) at St. Mary's Cemetery Flushing - View SE Google Maps
Note: After the line shut down to trolley service late in 1937, the private right-of-way became 164th St. Info: Dave Keller
Clarenceville - 
view N 80 Years Apart
Pedestrian Xing-Gates-Shanty-109th St. & Atlantic Ave.-Clarenceville, NY (View N) - 05-07-34 (Sperr-Keller).jpg (105446 bytes)
Pedestrian crossing gates and shanty 109th Street-Atlantic Ave., Clarenceville  View N 5/07/1934 (Sperr-Keller)
109th St. & Atlantic Ave. - (View N) - 07-27-2014 (Bing Maps).jpg (79339 bytes)
109th Street-Atlantic Ave., Clarenceville  View N  
7/27/2014 Bing maps
Franklin Ave, Garden City - 
view E 50 Years Apart
Franklin-Ave-Garden-City_Central-Extension_viewE_c.1930_Huneke.jpg (103544 bytes)
Franklin Ave, Garden City - Central Extension View E c.1930 
Archive: Art Huneke
Franklin-Ave-Garden-City_Central-Extension_viewE_c.1980_Huneke.jpg (60175 bytes)
Franklin Ave, Garden City - Central Extension View E c.1980 
Archive: Art Huneke
Locust Valley Station - 
view NW 110 Years Apart
Locust-Valley-Station_viewNW_1908_Morrison.jpg (95222 bytes)
Locust Valley Station View NW 1908 Archive: Dave Morrison
Locust-Valley-Station_viewNW_4-12-17_Morrison.jpg (81348 bytes)
Locust Valley Station View NW 4/12/2017 Photo/Archive: Dave Morrison
Locust Valley Station - 
view E 15 Years Apart
Locust-Valley-MP29_viewE_c.late1940s_FredWeber Weber.jpg (102095 bytes)
Locust Valley MP29 view E c. late 1940s (Weber-Morrison)
LocustValleyStation-MP29viewE10-1963.jpg (128328 bytes)
Locust Valley Station MP29 view E 10/1963
NY & Queens Transit Co., Northern Blvd., Queens - 80 Years Apart

NYQT Car - WB on Northern Blvd Approaching Lawrence St. - Flushing, NY (View E) - 07-10-36 (Sperr-Keller).jpg (91626 bytes)
NYQT Car - WB on Northern Blvd Approaching Lawrence St., 
Flushing, NY View E 7/10/1936  (Sperr-Keller)

 NY & Queens Transit Co. streetcar westbound along Northern Blvd. At that time, the cross street was called Lawrence Street and headed north into College Point. Today's it's called College Point Blvd. The Flushing River (Creek) is just behind the photographer. You can see Northern Blvd. beginning a slight incline at the far right, to be carried over the river by the older lift bridge.

Northern Blvd. through here was called Bridge Street back when the LIRR's Whitestone branch was in service and the Flushing, Bridge Street station was located 2 blocks east of here. The railroad trestle over the Flushing River (Creek) was to the right, outside the 1936 image.  Info: Dave Keller
Emery-Map-Whitestone_prior-2-19-1932.jpg (291282 bytes)
Emery Map Flushing Bridge St. prior to 2/19/1932
Northern Blvd & College Point Blvd-Flushing, NY_View E-2018_Google-maps.jpg (100579 bytes)
Northern Blvd & College Point Blvd, Flushing View E 2018 Google maps

A bird's-eye view of the location today as per Google Maps. You can see the proximity of the river to where the photographer was standing in 1936. Northern Blvd. has been elevated through here, probably when the more recent bridge was constructed over the river (creek). Info: Dave Keller

Emery's map of the Whitestone branch through here. The map is looking west. The north arrow is to the right. Rotate 90 degrees counter-clockwise and the map will be situated correctly. The red arrow at the old lift bridge is the direction of the photographer in 1936 and approximately a similar angle in the Google Maps images. Lawrence Street I've identified as now being College Point Blvd. The red star is the location of the westbound trolley car of the NY & Queens Transit Co. in the 1936 image. The green star is the location of a 2-track storage facility for the trolley company. (See image   above right looking south into that storage facility.) Info: Dave Keller
NYQT Cars Laying up- Northern Blvd E of Lawrence St. - Flushing, NY (View S) - 1937 (Keller).jpg (82109 bytes)
NYQT Cars laying up- Northern Blvd east of Lawrence St., 
Flushing, NY View S 1937 Archive: Dave Keller

This photo shows the storage facility known then as "Flushing Bridge Yard." The view is looking south. The clock tower in the far right background is atop the multi-storied  W & J Sloane building  which is notably visible in photos along the east side of the Flushing River (Creek). Formerly a well-known furniture builder, it's still standing today, complete with clock tower and is a U-Haul storage facility. Info: Dave Keller

164 St. & I-495, Flushing
80 Years Apart
NYQT Car 33-on PROW at Trolley Sta-Hempstead Tpke-Flushing, NY - 07-04-37 (Keller).jpg (188319 bytes)
NYQT Car #33 on private ROW at trolley station - Hempstead Tpke. 
Flushing, NY  7/04/1937
Archive: Dave Keller
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164th St and I-495 - Flushing View N 2018

The NY & Queens Transit streetcar #33 on the Flushing-Jamaica line bound for Jamaica, a north-south private ROW,  making a stop at the trolley station at Hempstead Tpke. in Flushing.  This "middle-of-nowhere" rustic view is NE. The line would soon shut down.

When the trolley line closed in 1937, the private ROW was built into what is now 164th St.  Hempstead Turnpike (also known as Horace Harding Blvd. and World's Fair Blvd.) was obliterated at this location by the construction of the LIE (I-495).  The route of the trolley line became bus route Q65. Research: Dave Keller

Vanderbilt Ave Passenger Yard 
 20 Years Apart
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Vanderbilt Ave Passenger Yard - MP54 Electrics at left along Pacific St. view E from the 6th Ave. overpass.  Beyond that overpass is the VD Team Yard.  06/1959 Photo/Archive: Art Huneke
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Vanderbilt Ave Passenger Yard - View E in the far distance can be seen the overpass for Carleton Avenue.  9/1980 Photo/Archive: Bill Mangahas
JAY Tower Interlocking 
 30 Years Apart
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JAY Tower, Jamaica View W 1969 
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JAY Tower view W in 1998. LIRR M1 #9754 westbound on its journey to LI City.
Bridge Crossing Junction Blvd, Corona 70 Years Apart Junction Blvd._ c.1940's._BillMangahas.jpg (71375 bytes)
Junction Blvd., Corona View W c.1940's Archive: Bill Mangahas
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Junction Blvd, Corona  View W 2018 Google maps
Bridge Crossing Metropolitan Blvd, Parkside 70 Years Apart Parkside_Metropolitan-Ave_ViewNE_c.1940's.jpg (343270 bytes)
Parkside (Forest Hills) - Metropolitan Ave View NE c.1940's
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Metropolitan Ave., Parkside  View E 2018 Google maps
Atlantic Branch Tunnel Portals  Morris Park  70 Years Apart ROW-New-Portals-for-tracks-MPark_ViewW_c1939-Keller.jpg (87697 bytes)
Atlantic Branch new portals at Morris Park View W c.1939
Archive: Dave Keller
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Boland's Landing at Morris-Park  View  W 6/05/2011
B Tower, Bethpage
 70 Years Apart
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B Tower, Bethpage 5/11/1947 (G. E. Votava-Keller)
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B Tower, Bethpage 4/08/2018 Photo: Dave Morrison
Knickerbocker Ice Co., 
Patchogue - 100 Years Apart
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Hiscox Chemical Works - View SW 1902
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Knickerbocker Ice Co. View SW 2001 Photo: Steve Lynch
Golding's Feed, Riverhead 
 30 Years Apart  
Crossing-Shanty-Osborne Ave-Frt Cars Spotted-Riverhead, NY (view NW) - 06-1933 (Keller).jpg (78688 bytes)
Crossing Shanty - Freight cars spotted at B. S. Golding's Feed, 
Osborne Ave., Riverhead View NW 6/1933 Archive: Dave Keller
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Riverhead view W at Osborne Ave. crossing - B. S. Golding's Feed and Lumber Yard siding c.1962 Photo: Brad Phillips
Swezey Fuel, Patchogue - 120 Years Apart Dayton-Hedges-Coal-Feed_Rider-Ave_viewNE_ c.1910_John-Jett.jpg (70842 bytes)
Dayton Hedges Coal & Feed,  Rider Ave 
View NE c.1910 Archive: John Jett
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Swezey Fuel Oil,  Rider Ave -View NE 9/2017
Original Croton Aqueduct Dept. Reservoir - 20 Years Apart Horsecar from LIRR Ferries on 42nd St. at Orig. Croton Reservoir- 5th Ave., NY, NY (View SW) - c. 1875 (Keller).jpg (90295 bytes)
Westbound horse car from the LIRR Ferries plodding along 42nd St. in Manhattan with a horse-drawn bus (stage?) clopping along southbound along 5th Ave., both in front of the original Croton Aqueduct Dept. Reservoir c. 1875 located on the west side of 5th Ave., between 40th and 42nd Streets. This structure was demolished in the 1890's when the new Croton Dam and reservoir were created upstate. Research/Archive: Dave Keller
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This became the site of the N. Y. Public Library building.  
Some of the original structure is part of the foundation of the library building. This image is from 1908 while the library is still under construction. Note the famous landmark lions have not yet been placed at the steps which have temporary wood steps in place over the finished ones.
Info: Shorpy Archive
Bayside Station - 50 Years Apart  Freight House-Tracks-Temp Cabin B2-Bayside -View W - Summer, 1929 (Keller).jpg (126600 bytes)
Bayside freight house, temporary block cabin B2 and track workers view W. during the grade elimination - Summer, 1929 Archive: Dave Keller

Temporary block cabin B2 controlled the temporary single track in place during the grade elimination project from June 18 to December 5, 1929 when it was placed out of service.    

 

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Same direction view W with track workers:  4/12/1978  Amazing what almost 50 years can do to an area!  Note that the two houses at the far right are still there. The old freight house was torched by vandals and, as a result, demolished shortly after this photo was taken. What appears to be a bridge in the distance over the tracks (causing the shadow) is the road bridge and beyond, the covered pedestrian crossover at the Bayside station. The westbound concrete platform is visible to the right of the tracks. (Madden-Keller)
Riverhead Station - 35 Years Apart Station-Riverhead_Rear-View_Valuation-Photo_10-1917_DaveKeller.jpg (112205 bytes)
Riverhead Station  - rear view 10/1917 View SW
Archive: Dave Keller
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Riverhead Station  - Block Signals - View NE 
1953 Archive: Dave Keller
Massapequa Station - View NW - 90 Years Apart  Massapequa-Station_c.1900Summer_Massapequa-Historical-Society.jpg (66044 bytes)
Massapequa Station c.1900 Summer  View NW
Archive: Massapequa Historical Society
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Massapequa station view NW - 1966 
(Dave Keller photo and archive)

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Massapequa station view NW - Baggage/express elevator at far right - 07/1987 (Dave Keller photo and archive)

Glendale Station - View E 
60 Years Apart 
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Glendale Station Tower 9 (GW) View E 1906  Archive: Dave Keller
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Glendale Station View E  at 73rd St. crossing 2/20/76 Independent Chemical siding at left (Madden-Keller)
Locust Valley Tower - View W 70 Years Apart LOCUST-Tower_viewW_c.1948_(Weber-Keller).jpg (64228 bytes)
LOCUST Tower View W c.1948 (Weber-Keller)
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LOCUST Tower View W4/12/2017
Massapequa - Broadway View NW  70 Years Apart Massapequa_Broadway_viewNW_2-03-1949_(Weber-Morrison).jpg (92279 bytes)
Massapequa - Broadway  View NW ( "Massapequa Beauty Shop") 
2/03/1949  (Weber-Morrison) 

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Massapequa - Broadway  View NW ("Studio 27 Wedding Photography") 4/08/2017  Photo: Dave Morrison
Note: The LIRR is elevated above the photographer position.
Jamaica Station - View East  100 Years Apart Jamaica-Station-from-roof_ViewE_9-1913_DaveMorrison.jpg (95682 bytes)
  Grade elimination in progress at Jamaica, NY.  View E from upper level of 
the new Jamaica station general offices towards old Jamaica station.  
9/1913 Archive: Dave Morrison
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View E from upper level of Jamaica Station. 
3/30/2017 Photo/Archive: Dave Morrison
Roslyn Rd. - View NW
100 Years Apart
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Roslyn Rd. Bridge View NW 1915
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Roslyn Rd. Bridge View NW 2016
Pilgrim State Hospital Station 40 Years Apart Station-Pilgrim-State-Hospital-View E - 01-29-46 (Weber-Keller).jpg (136244 bytes)
Pilgrim State Hospital Station - View E 1/29/1946 (Weber-Keller)
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Pilgrim State Hospital Station - View E 10/19/1987 
Photo/Archive: Edward Hand
Mineola Station Plaza
60+ Years Apart
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Mineola Station Plaza  View NW c.1950
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Mineola Station Plaza view NW 3/04/2017 Photo: John F. Ciesla
Patchogue - Four Corners 
80 Years Apart
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Four Corners view W c. 1923
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Patchogue Four Corners view NW c.2002. 
The store closed 2003 razed 2012.
Cathedral Avenue Crossing, Garden City View S
70 Years Apart
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Cathedral Avenue crossing 1940's (Weber-Morrison)
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Cathedral Avenue crossing 10/16/16 Photo: Dave Morrison
Trestle at Tanners Pond Rd. New Hyde Park - 50 Years Apart
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Trestle at Tanners Pond Rd. New Hyde Park view N 1966 (Keller-Keller)
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Trestle at Tanners Pond Rd. New Hyde Park view N 2016
Montauk View E
50 Years Apart
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Montauk view E c.1930 Archive: Dave Keller
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Montauk view E 9/05/83 Archive: Art Huneke
LI City 11th St.
Switchman Shed,  20 Years Apart
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LIRR GP38-2  #258 at Switchman Shed view W 3/1994 
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LI City 11th St. and 53rd Ave 
S
witchman Shed view W 2013
Ellison Ave. Bridge, Westbury
 1 Year Apart
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View N 4/13/2015
Ellison-Ave-Bridge_viewN_4-21-2016.jpg (55981 bytes)
View N 4/21/2016
Centre Ave., Lynbrook Station
View N - 70 Years Apart
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Centre Ave. Station, Lynbrook Depot-Platform View N 
c.1940s
Archive: Art Huneke
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Centre Ave., Lynbrook View N 2016
Bayside Station at Bell Blvd.
View E - 80 Years Apart
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Bayside 1929 View E 1929
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Bayside Station - Bell Blvd. overpass view E 2008
Ronkonkoma Ave. Bridge
Ronkonkoma Station view W
75 Years Apart
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Ronkonkoma Station view W c.1940 (Weber-Morrison)
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Ronkonkoma Ave.  Station overpass view W 1/17/2015
BQT #8488 at South 4th St and Marcy Ave Williamsburg 
65 Years Apart
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BQT #8488 Metropolitan Ave. Line turning at Marcy Ave. onto South 4th St  Bound for Williamsburg Bridge Plaza  c. 1948 web Archive: Dave Keller
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South 4th St at Marcy Ave, Williamsburg view E 2014
This has to be at South 4th St and Marcy Ave in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn (zip 11211). In a few blocks the car will arrive at the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza. Metropolitan cars left Metropolitan Ave. at the English Kills drawbridge, then ran on Grand St, Marcy Ave, South 4th., and Havemeyer St. to the Plaza. The view is looking east on  South 4th St. None of the buildings in the old picture survive, as an expressway (The BQE- Brooklyn Queens Expressway -  I-295) slashes through the area now. The Carlo truck is where the streetcar had been.
 

Note the two signs in the overhead; standard feature of B&QT lines. One says "Section Break - Shut off Power". This is to avoid arcing and burning the insulator. The other says "Cars Will not Pass on This Curve".  A lot of trackwork at intersections had been laid out when cars were shorter and narrower at the corners; cars like the 8000's would not clear at curves like at this.   In some cases (like this?) the streets were too narrow to permit realigning the tracks.    

The silver and green paint scheme which came in about 1947, and the abandonment of the Metropolitan Ave line on Jun 12, 1949 bracket the date. 
Research/Comments:  Henry Raudenbush 

 

Jamaica Bay Trestle - Passenger Train
50 Years Apart
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American type loco (4-4-0) and train on Jamaica Bay Trestle
 c. 1900 Archive: Dave Keller
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MU train on Jamaica Bay Trestle c. 1948 view SE 
Sayville:  Eastbounds 
45 Years Apart
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LIRR #207 three engine train #4012 of parlors, bar and coaches at Sayville 1970 Summer only Montauk eastbound -  Return train #4011 “the Sundowner” Sunday 15 car all parlor west to Hunters Point Avenue, arriving there around 10:00 p.m., using parlor equipment from one of the Friday all-parlors (Cannonball or Weekender). Photo/Archive: Bob Bender
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LIRR #418 DE30 Sayville  eastbound 
to Patchogue 7/11/15
Photo/Archive: Bob Bender 
Flatbush: VD Yard - Barclay's Center 
30 Years Apart
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Yard View - VD - Brooklyn  view SE 5/11/1979 (William Madden-Dave Keller)
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Barclay's Center Brooklyn view SE c.6/2011
Pilgrim State Hospital Station 
50 Years Apart
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Pilgrim Station c.1947
Photo: Fred Weber, Archive: Dave Keller
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Pilgrim Station 03/25/06
Photo: Pat Masterson
LIRR #7737 Baggage/Mail Car
50 Years Apart
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RPO Baggage Car #7737 Port Jefferson 09/1963 Archive: Dave Keller
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Baggage-Mail, LIRR BM-62 #7737   Photo taken 2012 after the car was freshly painted in PRR Tuscan Red with black roof.  Currently the car is being used as a storage space.  Long term plans are to open the car for partial viewing. Photo: Don Fisher Archive: RMLI
Sunnyside Duckunder
100 Years Apart
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DD1 mixed consist train past the new 
Sunnyside Yard LI City 1910
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Duckunder west of Sunnyside Amtrak train #91 view E from Mt. Vernon Parlor 9/21/2012  Photo: Jack Deasy

 

LI City Float Docks - 
Gantry Park 60 Years Apart
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Float Docks LI City c.1955+ view NE
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LIRR Gantry Park 4/2015 view NE  Photo: Tone Rivera
MU Train westbound off Hemp. Branch over Tulip Ave. - Floral Park - 25 Years Apart MU Train WB off Hemp. Branch over Tulip Ave.-Floral Park - c. 1950 (Keller).jpg (117863 bytes)
MU Train westbound off Hemp. Branch
 over Tulip Ave., Floral Park  c. 1950 (Keller)
M1-9341-Tr 751-WB off Hemp. Branch over Tulip Ave.- Floral Park-09-10-73 (Votava-Keller).jpg (122767 bytes)
M1 #9341 Train #751 westbound over Tulip Ave., Floral Park 9/10/73 (Votava-Keller)
Malverne Station - 
view N - 20 Years Apart
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Malverne Station 1954 
Archive: Dave Keller
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West Hempstead Ave. -  Malverne 10/1973 Photo: Brad Phillips
Morris Park Shops - View East - 25 Years Apart Morris-Park_viewE_1976  V1.jpg (77986 bytes)
Morris Park view E 1976
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Morris Park view E 4/05/99 
Photo: Mario Craig

Greenport, Long Island - 90 Years Apart

Camelback is c. 1915, courtesy of Art Huneke's.jpg (40136 bytes)
Camelback c. 1915
Collection: Art Huneke

1921 photo by J. V. Osborne  Dave Keller archive.jpg (27150 bytes)
1921 Photo: J. V. Osborne 
Collection: Dave Keller 
Greenport 1978 Arts arrachvies.jpg (27856 bytes)
Greenport 1978 view NW
Photo: Art Huneke

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Train 200 with Engine 419
Greenport 07/24/06 view NW
Photo: Nick Kudreyko

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Greenport 1968 view NE
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Greenport 7/31/08 View NE Photo: Don Fisher 
Port Jefferson - East of Station
25 Years Apart
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Port Jefferson Station - FA2 #602, Loper Bros Lumber at left  view W 12/1971
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Port Jefferson Station - GP38 #251 view W 8/09/1998
Wantagh Station
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Wantagh Station - view NE c.1900
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Wantagh Station - view NEE c.1920
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Wantagh Station View NE 11/12/1963
Wm. Lichtenstern photo, Dave Keller archive
Flatbush Ave. Station FlatbushAve.jpg (49782 bytes)
Opened 4/1/1907 - 1988 Razed c. 1990's
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Opened 1/5/2010 renamed Atlantic Terminal
World's Fair - Shea lirrWorldsFair1939.jpg (40692 bytes)
World's Fair 1939
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LIRR Shea 2011
Douglaston Swing Bridge

Douglaston bridge was a swing bridge originally allowing ships into Alley Creek to access the mill. It was rebuilt in 1990's to help revive tidal flow into Alley Creek.

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1965 Collection: nycsubway.org
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View 2006
LI City Station
Station-Long Island City-Yard-Express Hse-Platforms-c. 1910.jpg (285176 bytes)
LI City Express House Platforms c.1910
Archive: Dave Keller
227,259,228,267,Trains-PassengerYard-LIC-2-9-78.jpg (186915 bytes)
LIRR #227, 259, 228, 267 02/09/1978
Archive: Dave Keller
Chris&AmyCateLIC_Yard-9-21-04.jpg (164449 bytes)
LI City Yard09/21/2004
Photo:
Chris&Amy Cate
Polo Grounds  PoloGroundsStation155thSt._ IRT9thAveELc.1920.jpg (129779 bytes)
Old Polo Grounds 1916; check out the outfield bleacher seating to the left of the old train! 
Research/Archive: Dave Keller  
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Renovated Polo Grounds at the 155th St.  station of the IRT’s 9th Ave. EL
Taken on April 27, 1940.  
Note the sand lot ball game in progress.
Research/Archive: Dave Keller
Fulton Street Tunnels
Station-Fulton St.-Tunnels Under Constr.-ENY - 1913.jpg (245953 bytes)
Fulton St. Tunnels Under Construction. 
East New York, NY 1913 Archive: Dave Keller
Station-Fulton St-Tunnels-Manhattan Bch Br-East NY-1924.jpg (80658 bytes)
Fulton St. Tunnels Manhattan Beach Branch
East New York, NY 1924
Archive: Dave Keller
Station-Fulton St-Tunnels-Bay Ridge Br-East NY-1980s.jpg (83422 bytes)
Fulton St.Tunnels Bay Ridge Branch
East New York, NY c. 1980s
Photo: Art Huneke
Archive: Dave Keller
Smithtown View East SmithtownEastboundsnow.jpg (51009 bytes)
Smithtown looking east c. 1984
going over Main St. as it was entering Smithtown Station 
Photo: Mike Koehler
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Smithtown looking east 12/06/2006
Photo: John Volpe
Bethpage Rd., Hicksville bethpagerdviewsoutheast_8-64.jpg (56956 bytes)
View SE 8/1964 Photo: William Rosenberg Archive: John Dziobko
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4/07/2010 Photo: Al Castelli
Fresh Pond Junction Tower

DF Tower- Fresh Pond 1925

H10s c.late 1940's at DF Tower
Collection: Art Huneke

POND after 1968 remodel

LIRR RS-3 #1556 at Pond c.196
8+

NYA GP-38 #271 Stone Train 10/04/04
Photo: Joe Tischner

Photo: Steve Lynch 6/2000 NW view
Cooke Rotary Snow Blower #193
Cooke rotary #193 Morris Park 1898

In death throes at Steamtown c. 2000+
 
Oyster Bay Yard
Looking East

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8/01/10 Photo: Al Castelli


Oyster Bay 03/01/36
Covered platforms out c.1940
Photo: G. Votava  Collection: D. Keller


Oyster Bay 02/29/48
Photo: E. Hermanns
Collection: D. Keller
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Oyster Bay 4/1953




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Oyster Bay  c. 1997
Photo: Oyster Bay Historical Society
Oyster Bay Yard
Looking West
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Yard view – freight house, REA trucks at express house, trains laying up, water spout, water tower and crew shanty – Oyster Bay, NY – 1951  (Joel Shanus collection, Dave Keller archive)
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Yard view – trains laying up, crew shanty – Oyster Bay , NY – 6-14-70  (Wm. Lichtenstern photo, Dave Keller archive)

Patchogue Station
Eastbound View

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1939 Photo: Thomas Bayles 

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1955 Photo: Art Huneke

Patchogue NW near Patchogue River

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PELCO Plant 1954
Collection: D. Keller

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MOW Storage
c.  2002 Photo Steve Lynch

Patchogue West Ave

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Snedecor Coal Ramp 1954
Collection: D. Keller

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West Ave Crossing 1968
Collection: D. Keller

Locust Tower, Locust Valley

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Locust Tower, Locust Valley 1966

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Locust Tower, Locust Valley 2005

Irish Lane, East Islip

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Westbound #3740 PRR K4s c. 1940

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Westbound  10-12-01

Yard A, LI City

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Yard A 03-29-46
Yard A looking nw c.1980.jpg (60564 bytes)
Yard A c. 1980  Photo: Steve Lynch
Yard A 06-03 Steve Kay.jpg (96253 bytes)
Yard A 06-03  Photo: Steve Kay
Yard A Bernie Ente 11-23-03.jpg (68176 bytes)
Yard A 11-23-03  Photo; Bernie Ente

Islip, NY

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1966 Station view looking NW
Photo: Dave Keller LIRR Photos

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2006 Station view looking NW
 

 

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Islip Ave (Route 111) view southeast 
Just  east of station c. 1925 

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Islip Ave (Route 111) view southeast 
Just  east of station 05/08/08 
Photo: Steven Lynch

Patchogue at PD

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RDC  at Baggage House 04/07/63
Collection: D. Keller

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FA 617 c. late 1980's

LI City Passenger Yard

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DD-1 #352 1950
Collection: Dave Keller

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CPA20-5 2001 1952 
Collection: Dave Keller

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LIRR 227 LI City
Photo: Steve Hoskins c. early 1970's 

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LIRR 228 LI City
Photo: 01/31/1979

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Long island City 1992  
L.I.S.T NRHS Fantrip

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Circus Train 03-24-2005 
Photo: J. Tunnel

LI City Yard A - Sunshine Biscuit Area
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PRR B8 0-6-0 #1109 LI City 1946
Collection: Dave Keller

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Alco S2 #441 Yard A L.I. City
Photo: Steve Hoskins c. 1960's

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Alco S2 #447 Yard A L.I. City
Photo: Tim Darnell  c. 1970's

LIRR Sunnyside Engine Facility Yard A



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Yard A 03/29/1946

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01/1971 Photo: Bill Myers

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LIRR #1554 05-01-75
Photo: Tim Darnell

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c. 1980 Photo: Bob Redden

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 1997 Photo: Bernard Ente

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AE 2006 NJT #4420  2006
Photo: Bernie Ente

Patchogue, Turntable Area

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LIRR #110 Built 1916
 ex-PRR 8610 Photo: c. 1928+
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E7s Atlantic (4-4-2) 1940

Patchogue Station, 
View West

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1st train from Penn Station out to Patchogue: 9/8/1910 
Photo: Howard S. Conklin 
Collection: Dave Keller
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LIRR Train 56 Eng #1554
Photo: 1964

Greenport Turntable - 10 Years Apart

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Greenport Fan Trip c.1950's 
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LIRR RS-3 #1560 c. 1960's
Photo: Steve Hoskins
Patchogue Interlocking pd1resized2xi.jpg (47071 bytes) pd13resized4vc.jpg (49750 bytes)
Central Islip Station Eastbound Trains Sta-CI-1stTrain-PennSta-1910.jpg (42626 bytes)
First Train from Penn Station 1910
Collection: Dave Keller
FM-CPA20-5-2008-At Station-Central_Islip-1957.jpg (40172 bytes)
FM CPA20-5 #2008 1957
Photo: George G. Ayling
Collection: Dave Keller
River Rd Overpass
East of Yaphank
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C420 #226 reclassed L-2's by MTA in 1968
Painted in the Blue and White scheme to match the GP38-2 units around October, 1977 or a little earlier. c. 1974
Info: Dave Keller
Photo at RMLI Museum
River Road Overpass - East of Yaphank 06-01-06.jpg (85331 bytes)
06-01-2006
Photo:
Nick Kudreyko
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Alco FA HEP  #619  1990
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LIRR #516 Summer 2005
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LIRR SW1001 #100 Morris Park
Photo: Joe Tischner 03-2005
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09-21-2006
Photo: Bobby J. Kasza
Setauket  Facility - salt/sand/gravel  LIRR RS1 Triple header008b1.jpg (46711 bytes)
LIRR RS1 #468 Tripleheader
1970 Photo: Richard Glueck
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C420 #220  FA #603 
Photo:  Mike Koehler
LIRR Diner -
Morris Park Shops

LIRR Diner Photo: Bob Anderson 1963
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LIRR #L397 at Diner 8/12/89
Photo: Al Castelli
LIRR Bliss Cabin -
Blissville, LI City
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Bliss Cabin, Blissville, LI City 12/1970 Photo: Dave Keller
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Bliss Cabin 06-20-2007
Photo: Joe Gregory
Richmond Hill
Yard Office

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Trainman’s Building and Yardmaster’s Office (tower)  Storage Yard, view NE  Richmond Hill , NY 09/74
 Dave Keller photo

(Yardmaster’s office was added as a tower to roof of building in 1945) Info: D. Keller

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Trainman’s Building and Yardmaster’s Office (tower)  Storage Yard, view NW Richmond Hill ,  NY prior to demolition

ARetired LIRR Condr. Howie Austin found this photo of the demolition of the Yardmaster's office and the Richmond Hill crew welfare facility.

Kings Park - Trestle Bread & Cheese Hollow Road KingsParkwestofStationlirr113_1955NormanEKohl.jpg (67470 bytes)
Kings Park west of  Station LIRR 2-8-0 Class H10s #113
1955 Photo: Norman E. Kohl
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Kings Park west of Station LIRR C420 #214 1966 Photo: J. Guthure
Kings Park State
       Hospital
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G5s #50 and train is departing westbound from the State Hospital station in Kings Park, NY on this cold March 29th in 1936.
Richard J. Harrison photo, Dave Keller archive

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RS-3 #1551 is laying up in the late afternoon sun with a 5-car train of "ping-pong" coaches at the Kings Park State Hospital station in this 1964 view looking east.  Rolf Schneider photo, Dave Keller archive


Fast forward 13 years and we see a rather unusual view taken at the same venue:  the experimental GTE cars as a 4-car train laying up at the same hospital station on a raw November's evening in 1977.  The cars are all lit up, headlights are on, door markers are lit and the cars appear ready to depart this locale. Note the Department of Transportation logo on the front door of the lead car. Photographer unidentified, Dave Keller+ archive

Plandome

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Eastbound MU train leaving station - Plandome, NY - 9/15/48 (view looking east)   Dave Keller+ archive

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Close-up view above:  9/15/48 (view looking east)   Dave Keller archive

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Station building and branch Post Office, Plandome, NY 12/11/76 (view looking east) Photo: Wm. Madden  Archive: Dave Keller

 Patchogue - View Westbound
50 Years Apart

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Orders Pickup  c. 1955

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c. 2002 Photo Steve Lynch

Tunnel Rd., Holtsville
20 Years Apart
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Tunnel Rd Holtsville 1940
Collection: Dave Keller
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Ocean Ave., Holtsville 1961
Collection: Dave Keller

LI City  Yard A - View East
20 Years Apart

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LI City Yard A c.1946 view east
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LI City Yard A  8/17/1971
PD Tower - Patchogue
50 Years Apart

ROW c.1963 view W
Photo: Steve Hoskins
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ex-PD Tower location view W 7/06/13 Photo: Dave Morrison

PD Tower C. 2001 view E
Photo: Steve Lynch
Nassau Tower  - View East
80 Years Apart

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Nassau Tower 1920
Photo: J.P. Sommer    Collection: D. Keller

 

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Nassau Tower 1937
Collection: Dave Keller+


Nassau Tower 1966
Photo: Dave Keller


Nassau Tower 04/12/01
Photo: Brian Weinberg
"B" Tower - Bethpage
60 Years Apart

H10s #113 at B Tower 1946
Photo: Rod Dirkes  Collection: Art Huenke
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FM CPA24-5 #2401 1952
Photo: J. P. Krzenski Collection: Dave Keller


Stone Train 8/30/2003
Photo: Joe Tischner