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South Side Railroad - Islip 1868   
2nd depot built: 1881

Islip c. early 1870's

Islip 1905 post card 
Collection: John Fusto

Sanborn Islip 1909 Freight  House Area
1909

  Emery drawing from 1902 Hyde Map
Collection: Stony Brook, NY

Islip Hyde Map 1915
Collection: Stony Brook, NY

The above are parts of the LIRR Land Plan. The ROW was about 66 feet wide, but on the north side the property runs diagonally to a width of about 125 feet. Room for a turntable, but not a wye.

Forty years ago. I met a Mrs. Foley who lived on Commack Road or Wingan-Hauppaugue Road near the station. She remembered the turntable.

In the early sixties, I met Tom Riley (Rahilly) who was a retired engineer who had qualified in 1892. He, if I remember correctly, used the turntable. Same with Sylvester Doxsey.  Info: Art Huneke

Sylvester P. Doxsey  was one of the oldest and most highly thought of LIRR engineers. Top of the seniority roster at one time. If, I recall correctly, Jeff Skinner told me that Sylvester Doxsey was in the cab of the first train out to Montauk in 1895.

Eyewitness accounts are more trustworthy, especially when one of them was Sylvester P. Doxsey himself! The property line on the north side of the tracks in your map shows it curving northeastward a bit then stopping and then paralleling the track. That would seem like it allowed for a lead track to also curve northeastwards, following that slight arc and connecting with the turntable sitting in that enlarged area. No additional property shown north for a wye. 
Info: Dave Keller

MP 41-42 1958

 MP 42-43 1958

Islip Schematic 1958

MP 43-44 1958

1966

Monzet's Hotel built c. 1890s view NE 3/1980 Photo: Steven Lynch


RS-3  #1554  Scoot
1969 Photo: J. P. Krzenski
Collection: Dave Keller

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


Colorized photo view

Islip Coal & Feed c. 1968 view SE
Photo: Steve Lynch
Islip Coal & Feed c. 1968 view W
Photo: Steve Lynch

Islip Coal & Feed c. 1968  view S
Photo: Steve Lynch


04/30/2008 Photo: Mike McDermet

MP 43 Just west of  Irish Lane 10-12-2001
Photo: Steve Lynch

Irish Lane view east 
Photo: Steve Lynch 10-12-2001

NOTES: For many years, NY 111 was the designation for Carleton Avenue between East Islip and Hauppauge, while CR 17 was assigned to Islip Avenue. The alignments for NY 111 and CR 17 were switched in 1972. Further north, NY 111 is multiplexed with CR 76 for one block along the Town Line Road segment in Hauppauge (near Hauppauge High School). In the mid-1960's, the NYSDPW proposed a four-lane divided arterial highway, partially on new alignment, for NY 111. Rights-of-way for this plan were obtained near the northern terminus in Smithtown, where the route was straightened (but never widened).

Source: State Roads on Long Island

Speedometer test section sign, as per Special instructions 1038-A1 all STS are 1/2 mile in length and are located where speeds are 30 mph or greater; most are located near terminals. 

Industries Along Moffitt Blvd, Islip Manor, NY  

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