BLISSVILLE - LONG ISLAND CITY

Emery map "M" Cabin 6/03/1912 at the Montauk
cutoff over the Dutch Kills Archive: Dave Keller

Emery map "BX" Interlocking Greenpoint Yard appeared to be the forerunner of Blissville yard, only a whole lot smaller - Archive: Dave Keller
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"DB" Tower/Cabin controlled the drawbridge
(swing bridge) over the Dutch Kills.
Emery map Archive: Dave Keller

Emery map - Dutch Kills to Greenpoint Ave 9/1958
Archive: Dave Keller

Arch St. Team Yard  
Degnon Terminal
Montauk Branch Cut-off
Wheelspur Yard
Dutch Kills Creek
Newtown Creek  - 1946


Kearney Siding and Blissville yard with pickle cars on the Block and Guggenheimer siding
Source: New York State Archives  Creator: Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc. New York office. 

Jones and Laughlin Steel, N.Y. Aerial view of part of Long Island City 6/29/1947 

 


Emery map Dutch Kills to Greenpoint Ave
11/14/1960  Archive: Dave Keller

Note: Emery indicates later Blissville Freight station
as Car Inspector's Office on this map


Blissville Freight Station View NW 1963

 

DB Cabin- View E Freight Station at far right
5/1963 Photo/Archive: Richard Makse

BLISS Yard  5/1963 zoom
 Photo/Archive: Richard Makse

Blissville Freight Station 1965
Archive: John Scala
 

Blissville Yard - GP38-2 lashup #253, 255, 252, 261, 270, 265 WB - 12/30/1988 Archive: Dave Keller
 

Blissville Yard - Google Earth 2023

Blissville Yard - Google map 2023

Tracks between Bliss and Dutch Kills drawbridge originally known as the Montauk branch, were classed as "Secondary Track C" per G.O. #503 dated 8/12/1958   Research: Jeff Erlitz

C Secondary was the track that went from Bliss to LI City on the Lower Montauk. Just west of where Bliss stands is where the Montauk Cut-off secondary (MCS) trails into Bliss, and farther down is the Dutch Kills drawbridge. From Bliss you could use the C Secondary to get to LI City or HAROLD and/or old Yard A via the Montauk Cut-off secondary. After Bliss closed, JAY would block with the Section B dispatcher use of the secondary's and they would give authority to a train by use of a "S Card". After the decision to give the Lower Montauk to the NYAR, the use of the S Card was discontinued, the MCS was abandoned after Cabin M Drawbridge and it became NYAR Secondary track 1 and 2 east of Bliss. Not sure what they call C Secondary (just NYAR Secondary?) now but it does get used for the NYA to access their new Wheelspur yard.  Info: Krispy 12/2023
 

Blissville Yard 1978 - Physical Characteristic Map R. M. Todaro Archive: Joe Vila

Form S used for clearance to either C secondary track between the former Bliss Interlocking, and LI City, or using the Montauk Cutoff Secondary track which connects to the back end of Sunnyside Yard from the Lower Montauk Branch. Archive: Paul Strubeck

Left: G.O. no.107 - Montauk Cut-off
Form S Clearance Card  Archive: Jeff Erlitz

 

 


 


Form S usage 11/04/1994
Archive: Neil Feldman
 

Dutch Kills during construction

"DB" cabin and Dutch Kills draw (swing) bridge
(View NW) - 12/25/70 (Dave Keller photo
and archive)

Dutch Kills leading into Newtown Creek
View SW 2001

M Cabin, Newtown Creek 12/1970 
Archive: Dave Keller

DB Cabin 08/10/1963 was just painted. There was a wooden walkway to Cabin M. The bridge tender (a B&B employee) stayed at Cabin M when the bridges were opened since Cabin M had creature comforts. Depending on the trick, the bridge tender usually drove down to BLISS and played cards with the operator until there was an imminent movement or a boat whistled for the bridge. Cabin M had 24 hour coverage.  Photo: Richard F. Makse

 


DB Cabin 5/16/1976 
Archive: Henry Wagner

LIRR Block operator Rosario Zambuto stands on the landing outside the old “BLISS” tower at Blissville, L. I. City, NY as G5s #35, seen at the right, makes it last run as a railfan extra on October 16, 1955.  Note the spiral staircase to access the upper portion of the tower!  View is looking east.  Art Huneke photo, Dave Keller archive  
 
 Union Switch & Signal model TC interlocking machine and model board at "Bliss" tower, LI City 12/29/1977

M Cabin with lift bridge in open position over Dutch Kills along Montauk cut-off – west of Blissville yard – Long Island City , NY – 5/16/1976 
Photo: Jeff Erlitz Archive: Dave Keller
 

LIRR FA #602 Newtown Creek west 6/1981 
Phil Goldstein photo, Dave Keller archive

LIRR FA #612 Newtown Creek east 6/1981 
Phil Goldstein photo, Dave Keller archive

Signal S14 end of secondary on Track 2 just east of Greenpoint Ave., Bliss.  Metro North RR has an agreement with LIRR to service MNRR M7's at Arch Street. LIRR MP15's pick up the train at New Rochelle, NY 7/02/2008 Photo/Info: Bernard Ente

BLISS TOWER:  BLISSVILLE, L.I. CITY  - JCT. OF MONTAUK BRANCH AND MONTAUK CUT-FF.  OUT OF SVC: 10/12/60. RAZED 11/17/60.)

BLISS CABIN: BLISSVILLE, L.I. CITY – JCT. OF MONTAUK BRANCH AND MONTAUK CUT-OFF. (IN SVC: 10/12/60 ON N. SIDE OF TRACKS, W. OF GREENPOINT AVE., 
112’ WEST OF PREVIOUS LOCATION.  US&S 4 LEVER STYLE TC TABLE MACHINE.  YEAR ROUND OFFICE CLOSED 1990s. RE-OPENED DURING SUMMER MONTHS)


LIRR RS3 #1557 & S-2 #444 at BLISS Tower  12/1970 Photo/Archive: Dave Keller


Reading RS3 #469-470 Greenpoint Ave., Blissville 5/01/1968 Archive: Henry Wagner


Crossing Shanty, Greenpoint Ave, Blissville
View NW 12/25/1970  Dave Keller photo and archive

BLISS Cabin -  Blissville, LI City View NW 12/25/1970  Dave Keller photo and archive

BLISS Safety sign
9/1991 Photo: Joe Gregory

LIRR D5060 at BLISS 01/24/2008
Photo: Bernard Ente

BLISS Cabin 11/24/2008 View W

BLISS Cabin Railroad Ave.  and
Greenpoint Ave.  4/2012  View N
 

Brakeman throwing the switch west of BLISS
Photo: Bernard Ente 

BLISS Yard construction 9/13/2008
Photo: Bernard Ente

BLISS Yard construction 9/13/2008
Photo: Bernard Ente
 

LIRR map 1966 east of Greenpoint Ave. Blissville-Laurel Hill

Three engine freight at Van Iderstine 1/30/1971

Van Iderstine Co. Tallow tank car

Van Iderstine Co. Tallow tank car