LIRR Towers, Cabins &
Interlockings Telegraphic Call Letters Research: Dave Keller All-time List of LIRR Interlocking/Block Machines and Local Control and Indication Panels Research: Jeff Erlitz |
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![]() LIRR Track Profile Map MP 1-5 1994 Towers: F, HAROLD, WIN Archive: Steven Lynch |
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TOWER INTERLOCKING TIMERS |
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Interlocking Model Boards display the track
diagram along with the round glass-enclosed timers. When a towerman
has a route lined for a train and the appropriate signal is displayed,
he could stop the train and reroute it. The signal can be restored if
the train is not close. However, the train may be close and moving at
high speed, therefore, the towerman would start a timer. Otherwise,
the switch/s could be changed to a low-speed route, and it may cause a
derailment. The timers (screw release) must be run and varied from 30
seconds to sometimes over 5 minutes. There was a method used
calculated by the MAS (maximum authorized speed) of the route, so if
it was a high speed track then the timer would be longer. They were
often very loud and worked with a buzzing noise, and there was no
hiding it from co-workers or the dispatcher and speaker line. Worst
rundown was in Penn coming off of the Empire, at one time that rundown
was 8 minutes. When locking released the operator could then change
the route and the proper signal indication to assure that the train
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![]() NASSAU Tower - Wartime Operator at Model Board c.1945 Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() PD Tower Model Board Patchogue 7/1971 Note: At the far right, above the timer, you can see the start/end of double track at the spring switch at "Y," east of Sayville. Those signals were handled by "PD" Photo/Archive: Dave Keller
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![]() VAN Tower interlocking machine and model board Vanderbilt Ave. Yard, Brooklyn - 4/1978 Wm. Madden photo, Dave Keller archive |
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![]() LEAD Cabin Model Board, Long Beach 2/05/1978 (Erlitz-Keller) |
![]() B Tower - Model board - 3/18/1979 Jeff Erlitz photo, Dave Keller archive |
![]() HAROLD Tower 1 - Model Board LI City 3/12/1978 (J. Erlitz-D. Keller) |
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A CABIN |
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A CABIN: FARMINGDALE (SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS AND WEST OF MAIN ST. X-ING. FORMERLY “B” CABIN. RENAMED IN ETT #88 EFF: 10/18/1918. BLOCK OFFICE CLOSED: 8/21/25 WITH OPENING OF “B” TOWER. CABIN REMAINED IN SERVICE TO PROTECT CROSSING WITH GATES UNDER SUPERVISION OF POLICE DEPARTMENT PER G.O. #76 SPECIAL NOTE.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() A Cabin west of Farmingdale - View E - c. 1920 Archive: Art Huneke |
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AMOTT INTERLOCKING | ||||||||||||||||
AMOTT INTERLOCKING (R.C.) EAST OF SYOSSET. (CONTROLLED FROM “DIVIDE.” IN SVC: 10/7/61. NAMED IN HONOR OF RETIRED LIRR ENGINEERS JOSEPH H., JR., CHARLES A. AND JAMES A. AMOTT per The Long Island Railroader: 10/11/61) OUT OF SVC: 05/19/1986. Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() Amott Interlocking 6/01/1976 Archive: Chris Ciesla |
![]() An M1 train is eastbound passing AMOTT CTC cabin and block signals at the end of double track east of Syosset in this NW view shot on 10/10/1977 (Wm. Madden photo, Dave Keller archive) |
![]() Amott Interlocking 1/30/1987 Archive: Chris Ciesla |
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BAY BLOCK STATION: EAST OF BAYSIDE - TEMPORARY
BLOCK STATION FOR SINGLE TRACKING DURING TRACK REHABILITATION BETWEEN
BAYSIDE AND SHEA STADIUM AND
BAYSIDE AND GREAT NECK, BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE 1ST
AND 2ND CROSSOVER SWITCHES EAST OF BAYSIDE. IN
SVC: 4/05/78. O.O.S: 5/07/78 |
BAY Cabin westbound M1 Train east of Bayside - View E 4/12/1978 (Madden-Keller) |
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B TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
B TOWER: 1 BETHPAGE (JCT. OF CENTRAL BRANCH EXT. TO MAIN LINE) (WOODEN TOWER OPENED 8/21/1925, SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS. SAXBY & FARMER 24 LEVER MECHANICAL MACHINE. PERMISSIVE BLOCK ASPECT ADDED TO BLOCK SIGNALS: 6/25/1928. ADDITIONAL US&S 5 LEVER STYLE TC TABLE MACHINE TO CONTROL “PW” IN SVC: 7/29/1930. BOTH MACHINES OUT OF SVC: 5/28/36 AND TOWER RAZED ACCOUNT CONSTRUCTION BETHPAGE STATE PKY.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() B Tower: 1 - 1925 Archive: Art Huneke |
![]() B Tower:1 Bethpage View W c.1928 (Osborne-Keller) ![]() B Tower: 1 View E - c.1930's Archive: Art Huneke |
![]() B Tower: 1 Interior levers -Table machine for PW Interlocking View SE c.1931 Archive: Dave Keller |
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This is the first "B" tower constructed in 1925.
Looking west in James V. Osborne's c. 1928 image we see the Long
Island Motor Parkway trestle just visible in the distance beyond the
semaphore block signals. The switch to access the Central branch is in
the immediate foreground and appears to be set for a westbound train.
This tower's site was smack-dab in the way of the planned parkway to
access the new Bethpage state park in 1936. As a result, the 1925
wooden tower was razed and the replacement brick tower constructed
slightly east to allow building of this parkway and railroad girder
trestle overhead. Compare the 1925 blueprint with the 1936 blueprint
for location of tower versus location of parkway. In this image you
can see the tower and tracks were built on an embankment with the
surrounding ground at quite a lower level from the tracks. It was
probably considered an ideal spot for the girder trestle for the
parkway, as special grading of the ROW probably didn't have to take
place and the tracks could stay pretty much undisturbed during the
bridge installation. (Dave Keller data) |
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B TOWER: 2 BETHPAGE (JCT. OF CENTRAL BRANCH EXT. TO MAIN LINE) (REPLACEMENT BRICK TOWER 230’ EAST OF FORMER LOCATION AND SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS. INTERLOCKING RELOCATED 85’ SOUTH OF FORMER LOCATION ACCOUNT COMPLETION OF BRIDGE OVER BETHPAGE STATE PKY. ORNATE BRICKWORK WAS DESIGNED BY ROBT. MOSES TO COMPLIMENT THE PARKWAY OVERPASS STONEWORK. 19-LEVER US&S MODEL 14, STYLE F, ALL ELECTRIC MACHINE IN SVC: 05/28/36. UNATTENDED BLOCK SIGNAL IN SVC: 11/1/37. OUT OF SVC: 4/27/87. HEAVILY VANDALIZED AND GRAFFITI-COVERED, WAS PLACED IN USE BY SIGNAL DEPT. (per Robt. Myers, there's been talk [2019] of possible restoration.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() K4s #5406 and Sunday-only train #4229 westbound past "B" Tower Bethpage Jct. 5/11/47 (G. E. Votava photo) (Note the white-painted smokebox!) Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() Bethpage Junction Blueprint 1925 Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() Bethpage Junction Blueprint 1936 Archive: Dave Keller |
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![]() B Tower - Model board - 3/18/79 Jeff Erlitz photo, Dave Keller archive
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![]() B Tower LIRR MP15 155, 164, Freight entering Central Branch Bethpage Junction 3/18/79 View NW Wm. Madden photo, Dave Keller archive
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BETH INTERLOCKING (R.C.) EAST OF BETHPAGE (CONTROLLED FROM “DIVIDE.” IN SVC: 6/15/87) Research: Dave Keller | ||||||||||||||||
![]() LIRR Track Profile Map MP25-30 1994 BETH Tower Archive: Steven Lynch |
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BABYLON | ||||||||||||||||
BABYLON TOWER: 1 BABYLON (SOUTH OF TRACKS AND EAST OF STATION AND DEER PARK AVE. PREVIOUSLY “BJ” TOWER. US&S 23 LEVER MODEL 14 ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC MACHINE. RENAMED: 4/30/37. OUT OF SVC: 4/6/63 WITH GRADE ELIMINATION.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() RDC 1, 2 westbound past BABYLON Tower View E 1957 (Krzenski-Keller) |
![]() BABYLON tower looking SE from the Deer Park Ave. crossing on 9/2/57 (Will V. Faxon, Jr. photo, Dave Keller archive) |
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BABYLON TOWER: 2 BABYLON (NORTH OF TRACKS AND EAST OF STATION AND DEER PARK AVE. NEW TOWER DUE TO GRADE ELIMINATION IN SVC: 4/6/63. US&S 27 LEVER MODEL 14 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL MACHINE, OUT OF SVC: 9/9/64. US&S STYLE UR CONTROL PANEL IN SVC: 9/9/64. BRISTOL ALL-RELAY PUSH0BUTTON CONTROL PANEL FOR CONTROL OF AMITYVILLE AND WANTAGH INTERLOCKINGS IN SVC: 9/08/07/1973. TOWER REMODELED: 1987. BLOCK OFFICE DIVIDED INTO “BABYLON EAST” AND “BABYLON WEST” UTILIZING TWO BLOCK OPERATORS, EFF: 5/28/2006 WITH CLOSING OF “PD” TOWER. “BABYLON EAST” HAND LED BLOCK FROM BABYLON EASTWARD TO MONTAUK. “BABYLON WEST” HANDLED BLOCK FROM BABYLON WESTWARD) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() BABYLON Tower: 2 - View W Photo/Archive: Joe Gregory
The Bristol Datamaster control panel was added August 7, 1973 to control Wantagh and Amityville Interlockings. Port Tower in Freeport got this same machine. Either tower could control these two interlockings. On 5/16/1983 Port closed so I think the Bristol machine there was moved to Valley Tower. I believe this situation lasted until 9/12/2011. I think that is when Babylon received its computer workstation(s) with ARINC's Advanced Information Management (AIM®) software. Again, I believe that is when Valley lost its “optional” control of Wantagh and Amityville and only Babylon then controlled them. Jeff Erlitz |
![]() BABYLON Tower - View NW 8/01/1974 Photo/Archive: Jeff Erlitz ![]() This is the 1964 version of the current BABYLON Tower, view NE. The tower was "widened" in the late-80's for the eventual inclusion of PD and points east. Since it was built about the same time as the current Divide Tower, it looked like a mini version of it. Although Divide was also expanded in the mid-80's, it kept its "airport control tower" windows, which it still has today. I took this photo while posting at Babylon in 9/1987. Photo/Archive: Jay Bendersky
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![]() US&S UR control panel as built. Archive: US&S Photo/Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
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![]() BABYLON Tower: 2 interior 9/1987 Photo/Archive: Jay Bendersky
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BE CABIN | ||||||||||||||||
BE CABIN: BETHPAGE JCT. TEMPORARY BLOCK STATION BUILT 1925, SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS, JUST WEST OF CONSTRUCTION SITE, FOR USE DURING CONSTRUCTION OF “B” TOWER. CLOSED 8/21/1925 WITH OPENING OF “B” TOWER. Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() B Tower:1 Bethpage and BE Cabin - View NW 7/1925 (Osborne-Keller) The photo was taken by block operator James V. Osborne from the back of a moving train eastbound on the Central branch. Note the smoke from the locomotive that has just passed.! Main line tracks are to the right. Long Island Motor Parkway trestle is visible in the distance. To the right of the tower is "BE" temporary block office cabin that handled the switches and signals while the tower was under construction. It's probably the only view ever taken of that temporary cabin. Info: Dave Keller |
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BEACH TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
BEACH TOWER: HAMILTON BEACH (PREVIOUSLY “WD” TOWER) (EAST SIDE OF TRACKS AND SOUTH [RAILROAD EAST] OF STATION. SAXBY & FARMER 16 LEVER MECHANICAL MACHINE. RENAMED: 5/1/37. US&S 7 LEVER STYLE TC TABLE MACHINE CONTROLLING “HB” [HOWARD BEACH] INTERLOCKING DURING AQUEDUCT GRADE CROSSING ELIMINATION PROJECT IN SVC: 11/13/39. 7 LEVER MACHINE AND “HB” OUT OF SVC: 9/26/40. “BEACH” TOWER OUT OF SVC: 7/16/51.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() BEACH Interlocking 12/15/1942 Archive: Stephen McEvoy |
![]() BEACH Tower, Hamilton Beach -View NE 1950 Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() BEACH Tower, Hamilton Beach severed tracks at Jamaica Bay View S - 5/1954 |
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BH: BRIDGEHAMPTON:
(1878 BOOK OF RULES AND 1903 CR4) JCT. OF MONTAUK AND SAG
HARBOR BRANCHES 1895-1939. (IN TICKET OFFICE. UNATTENDED BLOCK
STATION SIGNAL IN SVC: 1/08/1929. FULL-TIME BLOCK OFFICE IN
DEPOT OUT OF SVC: 1/18/1932. UNATTENDED BLOCK STATION IN SVC.
CONTINUOUSLY: 1/18/1932. MANNED, PARTTIME BLOCK STATION IN SVC.
“SUMMERS ONLY.” PARTIAL DATES AS FOLLOWS: IN SVC: 6/25/1933.
O.O.S: 9/ ? /1933. IN SVC: 6/23/35. O.O.S: 9/15/1935 |
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![]() "BH" block limit signals in their relocated position east of Bridgehampton station. This view is east in April, 1970 Photo/Archive: Dave Keller |
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BK: STONY BROOK
(1903 CR4) (IN TICKET OFFICE. MANUAL BLOCK SIGNALS IN SVC: 9/8/1915
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![]() FM C-liner #2008 at BK Block Signal - Stony Brook 1956 Photo/Archive: John Scala |
![]() Stony Brook - BK Block Signal 1963 Photo/Archive: John Scala |
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BJ TOWER: BABYLON (BELMONT JCT.) (SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS, E. OF BABYLON STATION AND DEER PARK AVE. 23-LEVER US&S MODEL 14 ELECTRO PNEUMATIC MACHINE IN SVC: 8/25/1925. RENAMED “BABYLON”: 4/30/37.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() BJ Tower Babylon - View W 5/1925 (Osborne-Keller) |
![]() BJ Tower Babylon view W - 1925 (Osborne-Keller) |
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BN CABIN | ||||||||||||||||
BN CABIN: BABYLON (FIRST APPEARS ON ETT OF 1918. IN USE THROUGHOUT ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION OF “BJ” TOWER. NORTH SIDE OF TRACKS AT WEST END OF BABYLON STATION PLATFORM. OUT OF SVC: AFTER MAY/1925, WHEN “BJ” TOWER PLACED IN SERVICE.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() BN Cabin - Babylon 5/21/1925 Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() BN temporary cabin and "STOP" signal looking NW toward the Carll Ave. crossing from the high-level station platform at Babylon in May, 1925. (James V. Osborne photo, Dave Keller archive |
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BLISS TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
BLISS TOWER: BLISSVILLE, L.I. CITY - JCT. OF MONTAUK BRANCH AND MONTAUK CUT-OFF. (SEE: “BX” TOWER. STEEL SPIRAL STAIRCASE REPLACED WOODEN STAIRS: ? . OUT OF SVC: 10/12/60. RAZED 11/17/60.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() 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 |
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BLISS CABIN: BLISSVILLE, L.I. CITY – JCT. OF MONTAUK BRANCH AND MONTAUK CUT-OFF. (IN SVC: 10/12/60 ON N. SIDE OF TRACKS, WEST OF GREENPOINT AVE., 112’ WEST OF PREVIOUS LOCATION. US&S 4 LEVER STYLE TC TABLE MACHINE. YEAR AROUND OFFICE CLOSED 1990s. REOPENED DURING SUMMER MONTHS) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() BLISS cabin 12/25/1970 Dave Keller photo and archive |
![]() BLISS cabin model board table machine 12/29/1977 Jeff Erlitz photo, Dave Keller archive |
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BROOK TOWER: 1 | ||||||||||||||||
BROOK TOWER: 1 FLATBUSH AVE., BROOKLYN (UNDERGROUND: E. END OF STATION PLATFORM BETWEEN TRACKS 4 AND 5. FORMERLY “FT”. RENAMED: 4/15/37. OUT OF SVC: 11/07/1999. Research: Dave Keller |
![]() BROOK Tower: 1 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn 10/31/1978 (Madden-Keller) |
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BROOK TOWER: 2 FLATBUSH AVE., BROOKLYN (UNDERGROUND: RELOCATED TO YARDMASTER’S OFFICE AT EAST END OF PLATFORM BETWEEN TRACKS 2 AND 3. IN SVC: 11/07/99. AGAIN RELOCATED TO STATION MASTER’S OFFICE WEST OF THE TRACK BUMPERS: 2021.) (Jeff Erlitz data) Research: Dave Keller |
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CABIN 7: JAMAICA –WEST OF WASHINGTON ST. N. SIDE OF TRACKS. (IN SVC: 1913 WITH JAMAICA GRADE ELIMINATION. THREE 2-LEVER MACHINES. JOBS AT THIS BLOCK OFFICE WERE ABOLISHED EFF. 12/01/1929. PER PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE TAKEN IN 1925, THE BLOCK STATION THAT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SVC: 12/8/1929 PER G.O. 11-15 ACCOUNT JAMAICA EAST IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND OPENING OF CABINS “J1,” “J2,” AND “J3” WAS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT DESIGN SO THE 1913 CABIN WAS REPLACED SOMETIME PRIOR TO 1925. CABIN WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO INSTALLATION OF NEW TRACK #6 ON THE N. SIDE OF THE MAIN, PLACED IN SVC. ON 11/26/1929 PER G.O. #111-11.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() CABIN 7 - Jamaica Grade Elimination Project-View N - 1925 Archive: Art Huneke |
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CABIN #11½: JAMAICA PLANK ROAD (INTERSECTION OF JAMAICA AVE. TROLLEY CROSSING AND LEFFERTS AVE., WHICH CRISS-CROSSED OVER THE TRACKS ON THE E. SIDE OF RICHMOND HILL STATION. CABIN BUILT: 1900 ON S. SIDE OF TRACKS AND W. OF JAMAICA AVE. FOUR-LEVER MACHINE TO OPERATE TROLLEY DERAILS. NOT A SIGNAL STATION; NO TELEGRAPH, NO TELEPHONE (Per Art Huneke). PRE-1907 PHOTO SHOWS 3 LEVERS POSITIONED OUTSIDE THE CABIN. RENAMED “L” CABIN IN 1907. REBUILT: 1909. OUT OF SVC: 1924 WITH JAMAICA AVE. GRADE ELIMINATION PROJECT) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() CABIN 11½ Train at Express House Lefferts Ave crossing Richmond Hill c.1905 Archive: Art Huneke |
![]() CABIN 11½ Lefferts Ave crossing Richmond Hill c.1905 close-up Archive: Art Huneke |
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CANAL: N. SIDE OF PORT WASHINGTON BRANCH TRACKS AND E END OF FLUSHING RIVER BRIDGE - CORONA/FLUSHING MEADOWS. FORMERLY "FLUSHING DRAW BRIDGE" BRIDGE-TENDER'S CABIN. RENAMED ACCOUNT STORM SEWER CONSTRUCTION FROM E. SIDE OF WORLD'S FAIR INTO FLUSHING RIVER. (US&S 6 LEVER STYLE TC TABLE MACHINE IN SVC: 07/13/38. OUT OF SVC: 09/19/38.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() CANAL Cabin - Flushing River View NE 7/17/1938 (W.S. Boerckel-Morrison) |
![]() CANAL Cabin - Flushing River View NW 7/17/1938 (W.S. Boerckel-Morrison) |
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CN TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
CN TOWER: CHESTNUT ST. JCT. (AUTUMN AVE.),
EAST NEW YORK (LOCATED ON SIGNAL BRIDGE ON ATLANTIC BRANCH WEST OF
RAILROAD AVE. AND RAILROAD AVE.
STATION AT HEMLOCK ST. FORMERLY TOWER #65. CONTROLLED
CONNECTION BETWEEN LIRR. AND BRT SYSTEMS DURING PERIOD OF JOINT
OPERATIONS. RENAMED "CN" IN 1907. 11 LEVER US&S ELECTRIC STYLE "F"
MACHINE IN SVC: 1905. |
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![]() CN Tower Chestnut St. Junction blueprint 6/13/1912 Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() CN Tower Chestnut St. Junction 1923 J. V Osborne photo, Dave Keller archive |
![]() CN Tower west of Autumn Ave. Station, Brooklyn view SE 7/27/1930 (Sperr-Keller) ![]() |
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COREY INTERLOCKING: (R.C.)
EAST OF HUNTINGTON (CONTROLLED FROM "DIVIDE" IN SVC: 5/22/62.
OUT OF SVC: 6/26/72. NAMED AFTER RETIRED ENGINEER BENJAMIN C.
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![]() COREY pedestal signal - CLEAR BLOCK indication Fall 1962 view east - Photo/Archive: Richard Makse |
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When CTC was first being
installed on the Port Jefferson Branch, COREY interlocking and block
station represented (until May 15, 1963), the furthest extent of CTC.
The pedestal signal at COREY displays a CLEAR-BLOCK for an imminent
eastbound movement in the fall of 1962. Huntington's passing siding
extended from BURKE (west of Pulaski Road) to COREY. In May 1969, it was Amott, Burke, Corey, Duke, Evans, Fox, Green, Hare, and Post. Ed Wheeler |
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CP CABIN: CENTRAL ISLIP (SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS AND WEST OF STATION. LISTED IN ETT OF 5/14/1916. GONE FROM ETT OF 6/28/1916. CALL LETTERS MOUNTED ON CABIN BUT NEVER PLACED IN SVC. LOADED ON FLATCAR AND RELOCATED TO CAMP UPTON JCT: 1916. RENAMED “WC” CABIN. AGENT AT CENTRAL ISLIP PAID EXTRA TO HANDLE “CI” BLOCK IN TICKET OFFICE. Per George G. Ayling, Block Opr. At “CI”: 1910-1923, Agent/Opr: 1923-1954.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() CP Cabin view E - Central Islip 1916 Photo: George G. Ayling photo Archive: Dave Keller |
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CU CABIN: CAMP UPTON JCT. – JCT. OF CAMP UPTON SPUR WITH MAIN LINE. (IN SVC: 3/14/44 SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS, OPPOSITE JCT. OF WEST LEG OF WYE [EASTWARD FACING POINT SWITCH OF CAMP UPTON BRANCH]. BLOCK STATION, BLOCK LIMIT STATION AND RELATED SIGNALS OUT OF SVC: 10/2/44 PER G.O. #612. STILL ON-SITE IN 1964 IN USE AS “T” BOX. MOVED TO PRIVATE PROPERTY AS TOOL SHED.) Research: Dave Keller |
![]() CU Cabin - Upton Jct. switch - View W 5/03/1964 (Makse-Keller) |
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CY TOWER: CYPRESS AVE., RIDGEWOOD TROLLEY CROSSING –BAY RIDGE/MANHATTAN BEACH BRANCH (8 LEVER MECHANICAL MACHINE. IN SVC: 3/14/1895 O 8/15/1895 (?). FORMERLY TOWER 71. RENAMED: 1907. OUT OF SVC: 1914 ACCOUNT GRADE CROSSING ELIMINATION.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() CY Tower- Cypress Ave. Station, Bay Ridge Branch Grade Elimination Project c.1914 Close-up at right. Archive: Dave Keller |
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D CABIN: 2 DOUGLASTON DRAWBRIDGE (SWING BRIDGE) OVER LITTLE NECK CREEK. BRIDGE REPLACED WITH DOUBLE TRACK SPAN. BRIDGE TENDER'S CABIN AND BLOCK OFFICE RELOCATED TO N. SIDE OF TRACKS, ON E. SIDE OF CREEK. IN SVC: 03/07/1923-1926. 4-LEVER S&F CHANICAL MACHINE. AFTER 1926, BECAME BRIDGE TENDER’S CABIN ONLY. RENAMED “DOUGLASTON DRAWBRIDGE” IN ETT's. PER ROBERT EMERY DATA, CABIN REMOVED: 1950 Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() D Cabin - Douglaston 1925 (Osborne-Keller) |
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DB CABIN | ||||||||||||||||
DB CABIN: DUTCH KILLS DRAW BRIDGE - LI CITY (8-LEVER S&F MECHANICAL MACHINE IN SVC: 10/1915 ON N. SIDE OF MONTAUK BRANCH TRACKS AND E. OF DRAWBRIDGE [SWING BRIDGE] OVER DUTCH KILLS CREEK.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() DB Cabin was just painted May, 1963. The Saxby & Farmer interlocking machine is clearly visible with white levers, i.e. spares. The cabin had been newly painted and since the old telegraph call, DB, was no longer listed in the timetable, the bridgetender told me the sign was scrap. Photo/Archive: Richard F. Makse |
![]() DB Cabin - Swing Bridge at Dutch Kills LI City 12/25/1970 Dave Keller photo and archive |
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DIVIDE TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
DIVIDE TOWER: 1 HICKSVILLE (PREVIOUSLY “HX”, “HN” TOWERS) PORT JEFFERSON BRANCH AND MAIN LINE DIVIDE AT JUNCTION. LOCATED BETWEEN LEGS OF WYE, EAST OF STATION. SAXBY & FARMER 48 LEVER MECHANICAL MACHINE. RENAMED: 4/23/37. US&S 9 STATION TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER CONTROL PANEL IN SVC: 10/7/61. TOWER OUT OF SVC: 11/13/62 WITH GRADE ELIMINATION. Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() DIVIDE Tower - View W c.1955 |
![]() DIVIDE Tower - Hicksville View SE 1962 Section headquarters building at rear left. Dave Keller archive |
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![]() DIVIDE Tower Interior - Block operator Gene Arnold View N 8/30/1959 LI Press collection-Queens Public Library ![]() G.O. 603 Westbury-Hicksville Interlocking Diagram 7/28/1959 Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
The view is looking north through
the tower. The block operator is Gene Arnold and it was taken on August
30, 1959. Most interesting is that we’re looking through the 48-lever
Federal/Saxby & Farmer mechanical machine to Gene sitting at his desk with
the essentially brand-new US&S Style B-30 control panel that only went
into service on July 28, 1959. That panel controlled the newly-configured
freight yard to the west of the station, what eventually became Divide 1
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![]() DIVIDE Tower - Saxby & Farmer 48 Lever Mechanical Machine 3/1962 Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() DIVIDE Interlocking levers - LIRailroader 11/19/1944 Archive: Al Castelli
The original US&S Traffic Control Center machine was
replaced on 4/30/2000. Oddly, the machine was facing southwest in the
tower, not due west towards the station. Jeff Erlitz |
![]() DIVIDE Tower - US&S TCC -Traffic Control Center interlocking machine center panel 4/16/1978 Photo/Archive: Jeff Erlitz ![]() |
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![]() DIVIDE Tower - US&S TCC -Traffic Control Center interlocking machine 4/16/1978 Photo/Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
![]() DIVIDE Tower - US&S TCC -Traffic Control Center interlocking machine left panel 4/16/1978 Photo/Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
![]() DIVIDE Tower - US&S TCC -Traffic Control Center interlocking machine right panel 4/16/1978 Photo/Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
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DIVIDE TOWER: 2 HICKSVILLE (NEW TOWER BUILT DIRECTLY BEHIND OLD TOWER DURING GRADE ELIMINATION. US&S 15 LEVER MODEL 14 ELECTROMECHANICAL MACHINE. IN SVC: 11/13/62. OUT OF SVC: 9/12/64. TRANS-CONTROL 19 LEVER CONTROL PANEL IN SVC: 9/12/64. US&S 14 STATION TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER CONTROL PANEL IN SVC: 9/12/64. Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() DIVIDE Tower, Hicksville - View SE 1953 |
![]() DIVIDE Tower, Hicksville rear view W after Grade Elimination Project - Photo/Archive: Joe Gregory |
![]() DIVIDE Tower view E 1967 Photo/Archive: Dave Keller A little window replacement at ground level and removal of the barbed wire fencing around the electrical circuit boxes and an added brick face, probably done afterward.
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![]() GO-509 DIVIDE 12/09/1958 Archive: Jeff Erlitz
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![]() DIVIDE 4 4-2E Signal - View E 3/31/2004 Photo/Archive: Joe Tischner |
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![]() DIVIDE Tower view west as it heads towards Hicksville station, exactly at milepost 25. The elevated structure with the huts on the right were built in 2000 when Divide Interlocking was rebuilt. Note the hut with door stenciled “Divide 4 Office Hut.” |
![]() DIVIDE Tower view E |
![]() DIVIDE 1-2-3-6 Interlocking panel This is the left indication panel. Note also that Divide 1 and Divide 2 are separate but Divide 3-6 are all together. That’s probably because there are only three local control panels in the Hicksville area to control those three segments. |
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![]() DIVIDE Interlocking panel - AMOTT to HUNT The center-left panel with the Port Jefferson Branch above and the Main Line below. Note that the track occupancies indicate the actual train number on them. |
![]() DIVIDE Interlocking panel center right - DUKE to FOX
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![]() DIVIDE Interlocking panel - POST to STONY
The right section showed the east end of the CTC
operation at Kings Park and Smithtown, Stations 15-18 here but
originally Stations 11-14. Note the Manual Block lever on the right. I
never thought to ask at the time why this was used when you could have
just called up Station18 and cleared either 2L or 2Lc signals. Once
again, if you look at the power off indicators, you’ll see the
original names for these four interlockings, Fox, Green, Hare and
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![]() DIVIDE 3-6 Hut Mauell, Inc. local control panel
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All Photos/Archive/Info: 5/07/2021 Jeff Erlitz As of 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 8, 2021 Divide Tower will be remote from Jamaica Central Control per General Notice No. 6-70
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![]() DIVIDE 3 Hut local control left panel. Note that the panel has been modified for the new “third track” at the top, under “Divide 3." |
![]() DIVIDE 4 Hut local control panel center |
![]() DIVIDE 5-6 Hut local control right panel. Until the 2000 re-signaling of the entire Divide area, there was no Divide 6. That was just part of Divide 4.
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DIVIDE Tower has closed The LIRR's march towards Centralized Train Control (CTC) took another step forward last week with the block operator at DIVIDE Tower being officially relocated to the railroad's Jamaica Central Control (JCC). DIVIDE Tower, located just east of Hicksville at the point where the Main Line and Port Jefferson Branch divide, is the fourth tower to be shuttered since the beginning of last year. The LIRR completed the cutover of DIVIDE Tower to Jamaica in late 2020, but held off on officially shuttering the tower to avoid crowding the JCC operating theater in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. But as of 10:01a on Saturday, May 8, the tower has now officially closed. The closure of DIVIDE Tower represents the largest centralization of the railroad's territory to date. DIVIDE Tower previously handled all of the Main Line and Port Jefferson Branch east of Westbury including twenty different interlockings, over 100 route miles of track, and the last remaining bit of Manual Block territory on the railroad (between Ronkonkoma and Greenport on the North Fork). That corresponded to the portions of the railroad in the pink section on the map below: The closure of DIVIDE Tower leaves only the South Shore Branches still controlled from interlocking towers—VALLEY in Valley Stream, LEAD in Island Park, and BABYLON in Babylon controlling areas in the brown, orange, and green areas (respectively) shown in the figure above. Last year, QUEENS Tower in Queens Village and NASSAU Tower in Mineola were both closed. BROOK Tower at the east end of Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn was also closed, but the block operator was relocated elsewhere in the crew facilities in Atlantic Terminal itself, not to the JCC facility. Along with the other towers that have closed over the last several years, the DIVIDE Tower building itself is still being used by crews in other railroad departments, so it will likely stay with the ranks of other interlocking towers that are no longer used for managing train operations but remain standing and are repurposed for other uses. Only NASSAU Tower is slated for demolition, as it is one of several old buildings being razed to make room for the new third track being built as part of the Main Line Grade Crossing Elimination project. The LIRR has not provided a timeline for when it anticipates accomplishing full Centralized Train Control. VALLEY Interlocking was completely overhauled with microprocessor-based technology about a decade ago, so consolidating that to Jamaica may not be such a heavy lift. BABYLON Interlocking is in need of an overhaul, though the railroad has struggled to actually advance that project forward, funding and then diverting that funding several times over the last several capital plans. First funded in the MTA's 2005-2009 Capital Program, construction is now not anticipated to be done until at least April 2025. That, along with the Babylon to Patchogue signal upgrades currently in the works will likely facilitate the eventual closure of BABYLON Tower. But even the final version of Centralized Train Control won't be all that centralized. While most of the railroad will be dispatched and controlled from JCC, each of the main western terminals will have their own separate facilities for overseeing train movements—including PSCC for NY-Penn Station, a new "terminal operations center" (TOC) down in the cavern for East Side Access, and a separate block operator for Brooklyn located in Atlantic Terminal (the new Midday Storage Yard for East Side Access may also have its own block operator separate from the others, too). John Kilbride |
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DRAW CABIN | ||||||||||||||||
DRAW CABIN: 1 ON SWING BRIDGE - BEACH CHANNEL-HAMMEL (WEST SIDE OF TRACKS AND SOUTH OF CHANNEL. REPLACED "DRAW" TOWER. IN SVC: 1946. US&S 7 LEVER STYLE TC TABLE MACHINE. OUT OF SVC: 5/23/50 AND RELOCATED TO SOUTH OF HAMMEL WYE ON ELEVATED VIADUCT PER G. O. #1728.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() DRAW Cabin at Beach Channel Swing Bridge - View N 10/31/1948 Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() Broad Channel Drawbridge 9/06/1946 Archive: Stephen McEvoy |
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DRAW CABIN: 2 HAMMEL – (RELOCATED INSIDE EAST END OF FAR ROCKAWAY LEG OF WYE ON ELEVATED VIADUCT: 5/23/50. [APPROX. LOCATION OF FORMER “HU” TOWER WHEN AT GRADE] IN SVC: 5/23/50. US&S 4 LEVER STYLE TC TABLE MACHINE. SWITCHES HAND THROWN AND SIGNALS OPERATED FROM RELAY CASES IN THE 5-DAY INTERIM per Art Huneke. OUT OF SVC: 10/3/55 WITH END OF LIRR SERVICE. CABIN STILL STANDING AS LATE AS 9/06/1962 per Dick Makse) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() DRAW Cabin - Hammel Wye - View NE 10/22/1955 (Rugen-Keller) |
![]() DRAW Cabin 9/06/1962 (eBay) |
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DRAW TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
DRAW TOWER: ON SWING BRIDGE (INCORRECTLY REFERRED TO AS “DRAWBRIDGE” - BEACH CHANNEL - HAMMEL. PREVIOUSLY “HJ” TOWER, TOWER 101) WEST SIDE OF TRACKS AND SOUTH OF CHANNEL. 16-LEVER S&F MECHANICAL MACHINE IN SVC: 1894. 4-LEVER US&S MODEL TC TABLE MACHINE IN SVC. TO CONTROL BROAD CHANNEL DRAWBRIDGE [SWINGBRIDGE] AFTER CLOSING OF FORMER “BC” CABIN LOCATED ON THE BROAD CHANNEL SWING BRIDGE: ? . RENAMED: 4/30/37. DESTROYED BY TRAIN DERAILMENT: 01/03/46 AND DEMOLISHED. REPLACED BY “DRAW” CABIN:1.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() DRAW Tower Broad Channel 1917 Archive: William J . Madden |
![]() DRAW Tower Beach Channel Drawbridge 1/03/1946 (Emery-SUNY Stony Brook- Jeff Erlitz) |
![]() DRAW Tower after derailment -View NE 1/03/1946 Archive: Dave Keller |
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DUKE | ||||||||||||||||
DUKE:
INTERLOCKING (R.C.) EAST OF NORTHPORT (REMOTE FROM DIVIDE. IN SVC:
5/15/63. NAMED AFTER RETIRED CONDUCTOR HENRY L.
DUKE
per The Long Island Railroader: 10/11/61. OUT OF SVC: 10/3/77. BECAME
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![]() East Northport DUKE-1 Signal 1E - NYA waiting for locals on the double ended siding between Larkfield Rd, and Old Bridge Rd., East Northport. 10/19/2022 Photo/Archive: Patrick Hines |
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DUNTON | ||||||||||||||||
DUNTON TOWER:
MORRIS PARK SHOPS (MAURE AVE.) (NORTH SIDE OF TRACKS, EAST OF MORRIS
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![]() DUNTON Tower - DD1 #360 1947 (Ziel-Boland) |
![]() The second “MP” tower (later “DUNTON”) looking west towards the shops from the western-most end of Dunton station platform c. 1925. Dunton station was moved further west over the years. The tunnels at the right accessed the Richmond Hill storage yard. J. V. Osborne photo, Dave Keller archive |
![]() DUNTON Tower view NW 1967 Photo/Archive: Dave Keller |
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![]() Dunton Duck under 3/30/2000 Photo: S. Thurmovik |
![]() DUNTON Tower 3/30/2000 Photo: S. Thurmovik |
![]() DUNTON Tower remodeled c.3/ 2005-11/2006 Archive: Dave Morrison |
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F INTERLOCKING | ||||||||||||||||
F INTERLOCKING: (R.C.) L. I. CITY, NY, 3.0 MILES EAST OF PENN STATION (CONTROLLED FROM PSCC. IN SVC: 1995) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() General Notice 7-59 "F" Interlocking - 4/18/2022 Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
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F TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
F TOWER: (PRR) THOMPSON (THOMSON) AVE., L. I. CITY. NORTH SIDE OF TRACKS, WEST OF THOMPSON AVE. 47 LEVER US&S MODEL 14 ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC MACHINE. IN SVC: 9/1910. OUT OF SVC: 1995. RAZED: SPRING/2005. Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() F Interlocking 1947 Archive: Chris Ciesla |
![]() F Tower (PRR) Thompson Ave, LI City - 1925 (Osborne-Keller) |
![]() LIRR #101 at LI City F Tower 1978 Photo: A. J. Daly |
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FAIR CABIN | ||||||||||||||||
FAIR CABIN: FLUSHING MEADOWS (N. SIDE OF TRACKS AND W. OF THE N. Y. WORLD'S FAIR STATION PLATFORM. TEMPORARY BLOCK STATION FOR N.Y. WORLD’S FAIR. US&S 17 LEVER STYLE TC TABLE MACHINE. IN SVC: 4/24/39 TO 11/4/39 AND AGAIN FROM 5/6/40 TO 11/4/40.) |
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FAIR CABIN: FLUSHING MEADOWS (S. SIDE OF
TRACKS. TEMPORARY BLOCK STATION FOR N.Y. WORLD’S FAIR. 10
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![]() FAIR Cabin Interlocking - NY World's Fair 5/16/1965 (Makse-Keller) |
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FAIR INTERLOCKING - 1964-65 WORLD'S FAIR |
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FK TOWER: 1 FLORAL PARK - JCT. OF HEMPSTEAD AND CREEDMOOR BRANCHES WITH MAIN LINE. (WOOD STRUCTURE BUILT 1909, NORTH SIDE OF MAIN LINE TRACKS AND EAST OF TULIP AVENUE. JOHNSON 32 LEVER MECHANICAL MACHINE. OUT OF SVC: 1924.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() FK Tower - Floral Park Station and Tulip Ave. crossing -1909 (View SE) Archive: Art Huneke |
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A signal tower was constructed atop the 1887 depot (see "Tower 43" and "Tower 47" for more detailed information) and is visible in this 1909 view. "FK" tower was constructed that year and is visible here on the west side of the depot. That same year a new depot was opened west of Tulip Ave. and the old depot with integral tower was demolished. "FK" tower had a Johnson 32-lever mechanical machine and remained in service until the Main Line was four-tracked out to here in 1924 when it was replaced with a larger brick structure on the south side of the tracks and slightly east of the 1909 tower location. The second "FK" tower was equipped with a 27-lever US&S model 14 electro-pneumatic machine. It was renamed "PARK" eff. 04/23/37 (see "PARK" tower) (Dave Keller data) |
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FN CABIN | ||||||||||||||||
FN CABIN: FRESH POND JCT. – JCT. OF MONTAUK BRANCH WITH
BAY RIDGE BRANCH. (E. SIDE OF TRACKS AND S. OF FREMONT
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![]() FN Cabin - Fresh Pond Jct., Fresh Pond -View E1921 (Osborne-Keller) Note: FN Cabin was replaced by "FREMONT" Tower in 1927. |
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FOX INTERLOCKING | ||||||||||||||||
FOX INTERLOCKING (R.C.) WEST OF KINGS PARK (REMOTE FROM “DIVIDE.” IN SVC: 12/20/63. NAMED AFTER RETIRED CONDUCTOR WALTER FOX per the Long Island Railroader: 10/11/61. NAMED AFTER RETIRED FREIGHT TRAINMASTER JOE FOX AND CONDUCTOR WALTER FOX per W. S. Boerckel. OUT OF SVC: 10/3/77. “FOX 1” LOCATION) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() FOX Tower CTC - Kings Park 1969 Archive: Dave Keller |
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FREMONT TOWER: FRESH POND JCT., QUEENS– JCT. OF MONTAUK BRANCH WITH N.Y. CONNECTING R.R. (EX-BAY RIDGE BRANCH) (E. SIDE OF TRACKS AND S. OF THEN-EXISTENT FREMONT ST. PREVIOUSLY “FN” TOWER. 23-LEVER US&S MODEL 14 ELECTROPNEUMATIC MACHINE IN SVC: 8/1927. RENAMED: 4/22/37. 2-LEVER US&S STYLE TC TABLE MACHINE TO CONTROL “BAY” AND “BEDFORD” INTERLOCKINGS IN SVC: 4/4/66. “FREMONT”, “BAY” AND “BEDFORD” INTERLOCKINGS OUT OF SVC: 4/15/70. INTERLOCKING AND TRACKS BETWEEN “FREMONT” AND BAY RIDGE UNDER JURISDICTION OF PENN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION CO.: 1/20/71. OUT OF SVC: 10/28/71. TOWER ABANDONED. BURNED AND RAZED: PRIOR TO 1995. [per Jim Minor, LIRR block opr.]) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() FREMONT Tower -Fresh Pond 12/1970 Photo/Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() FREMONT Tower - Model Board and Interlocking Machine -Fresh Pond Jct. 12/1970 Photo/Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() FREMONT Tower Operator Rosario Zambuto Fresh Pond Jct. 12/1970 Photo/Archive: Dave Keller |
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![]() R-46 testing at FREMONT Tower Junction view S 4/22/1975 Collection: Steve Zabel |
![]() FREMONT Tower -Fresh Pond Jct. - View NE 12/1970 Photo/Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() Single-tracking of the Pond Secondary c.1957 Archive: Art Huneke
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FW TOWER: FAR ROCKAWAY (SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS AND EAST OF STATION. 40 LEVER JOHNSON STYLE "A" MACHINE IN SVC: 6/18/1907. REBUILT WITH 32 LEVER GRS/SAXBY & FARMER MACHINE. IN SVC: 11/01/1919. RENAMED “ROCK”: 5/11/37.) Research: Dave Keller |
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When service was ended over Jamaica Bay , and Far Rockaway was turned over to the NYCTA and the tracks severed, this was torn up and end of track relocated east to Nameoke Ave. where the depot and end of track is today. The tower was no longer needed so was demolished along with the very large depot building and trackage which was elevated through there in the early 1940s. Dave Keller |
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FX TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
FX TOWER: FAIRVIEW AVE., HAMMEL(S) (X REPRESENTED A JCT. OR CROSSING OF TRACKS BY TRACKS) (INSIDE WEST END OF WYE, AT WEST STATION PLATFORM. JOHNSON STYLE "A" 16 LEVER MECHANICAL MACHINE. IN SVC: 4/19/1907. OUT OF SVC. FOR THE WINTER: 10/10/1922. PERMANENTLY OUT OF SVC: 4/20/1925 AND RAZED) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() FX Tower - Ocean Electric Trolley Nos. 30, 7 Hammels Wye 8/14/1921 Archive: Dave Keller |
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FY CABIN: FREEPORT (S. SIDE OF TRACKS AND E. OF STATION AND S. MAIN ST. 4 LEVER S&F MECHANICAL MACHINE. IN SVC: 1908 TO PROTECT CROSSING OF LIRR TRACKS BY NY & LI TRACTION CO. OUT OF SVC: 12/12/26 WITH OPENING OF “FY” TOWER. CABIN CONTINUED IN USE TO OPERATE CROSSING GATES. OUT OF SVC. WITH GRADE CROSSING ELIMINATION: 1959.) Research: Dave Keller
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GARDEN CABIN: GARDEN CITY – JCT. OF HEMPSTEAD BRANCH. NORTH SIDE OF TRACKS, WEST SIDE OF FRANKLIN AVE., 650’ WEST OF FORMER LOCATION. US&S 5 LEVER STYLE TC TABLE MACHINE IN SVC: 01/27/39. INCREASED TO 7 LEVERS: 08/17/42. OUT OF SVC: 11/21/93. RAZED: c. 1999-2000.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() GARDEN Cabin with Keystone Sign Garden City c.1947 George Votava photo, Dave Keller archive |
![]() GARDEN Cabin -Jct of Hempstead (R) & Central Branches (Mitchel Field Secondary Track) -View E 5/17/1981 (Madden-Keller) |
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![]() GARDEN Cabin - Model Board, Garden City 1/01/1978 (Erllitz-Keller) |
![]() GARDEN Cabin - Interlocking Machine, Garden City 1/01/1978 (Erllitz-Keller) |
![]() GARDEN Cabin - Control Panel, Garden City 11/21/1993 (Erlitz-Keller) |
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GARDEN TOWER: HEMPSTEAD CROSSING – GARDEN CITY JCT. OF
HEMPSTEAD, CENTRAL AND MINEOLA-HEMPSTEAD BRANCHES. (FORMERLY “HC”
TOWER. NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF CROSSING. SAXBY & FARMER 40 LEVER
MECHANICAL MACHINE. RENAMED: 4/30/37.
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![]() GARDEN Tower - 1937 view N along the Mineola-Hempstead line with the Central Branch running from left to right in front of the tower. At the right a freight is on the NE leg of the wye. Archive: Art Huneke |
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GI CABIN: ON FAR ROCKAWAY BRANCH EAST OF ROOSEVELT AVE, GIBSON.
(US&S 3 LEVER STYLE TC TABLE MACHINE IN SVC: 8/31/32 ACCOUNT VALLEY
STREAM GRADE CROSSING ELIMINATION. RELOCATED ON ELEVATION N. OF FORMER
LOCATION: 2/7/33.
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GREAT NECK: GREAT NECK (IN TICKET OFFICE. 7-LEVER
US&S 7 STYLE TC TABLE MACHINE IN SVC: 2/11/35. REDUCED TO 5 LEVER:
?. OUT OF SVC: 2/21/63. TRANSCONTROL MINI-LEVER CONTROL PANEL
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The other interlocking machine was at GREAT NECK until the 1950's, the 3rd trick operator was an operator-clerk since Great Neck was a 24 hour ticket office. A block operator was assigned to the office during the first two tricks since ticket sales were usually brisk enough to have two windows open during the busiest parts of the day (the morning rush hour and the afternoon reverse peak for domestics returning to the city). Here's a photo I took in 1963 of its US&S Model 14 during the last months of local control. The LIRR assigned the control of Great Neck Interlocking to HAROLD since WIN was closed on the third trick. (see HAROLD Tower sction) In the 1990's the Port Washington Branch would be the first segment of the LIRR controlled from "204", the LIRR's dispatching center. Richard Maske Note: Great Neck used to be operated by "G" tower, which was removed once the grade elimination project was completed in 1934. Dave Keller
GREAT NECK Interlocking 1963 Photo/Archive: Richard Maske
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HALL TOWER: JAMAICA (PREVIOUSLY “JE” TOWER) (SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS, EAST OF STATION. ORIGINAL US&S 71 LEVER MACHINE REPLACED BY 83 LEVER MODEL 14 ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC MACHINE IN SVC: 2/26/1931 AS A RESULT OF THE JAMAICA EAST IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THAT ELIMINATED ROCKAWAY JCT., WHICH HAD BEEN CONTROLLED BY “JE.” RENAMED: 4/16/37 ACCOUNT PROXIMITY TO UNION HALL STREET. TRANSCONTROL ALL-RELAY PUSH-BUTTON CONTROL PANEL FOR CONTROL OF "HALL EAST" IN SVC: 02/26/1989. SIGNAL SYSTEM UPGRADED: 11/6-7/2010. TOWER OUT OF SVC: 11/7/2010. REMOTE CONTROLLED FROM “JCC”. BLDG. USED BY M of E AND M of W PERSONNEL) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() HALL Tower 1940 Photo: Harold Fagerberg Archive: Mike Boland |
![]() HALL Tower - Christmas 1963 (Ziel-Boland) |
![]() Hall Tower to Jay Tower Interlocking 1970 HALL Tower Operator Art Huneke 9/1971 Photo/Archive: Dave Keller |
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![]() HALL Tower - View SE 5/06/1979 (Erlitz-Keller) |
![]() HALL Tower - View E post renovation |
![]() HALL Interlocking 6/01/1993 Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
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![]() View SE (above) SW (below) of the 83-lever US&S Model 14 machine. This machine replaced the original 71-lever Model 14 machine on 2/26/1931, part of the Jamaica East grade separation project. 9/20/2010 Photo/Archive: Jeff Erlitz ![]() |
![]() This little push-button control panel was installed to control the Hall East Interlocking on 2/26/1989. It was made by Transcontrol. 9/20/2010 Photo/Archive: Jeff Erlitz
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![]() This little panel is for the traffic control on the Atlantic Branch from Hall to Valley. Also the two eastward home signals controlling entrance therein, 95E & 96E. 9/20/2010 Photo/Archive: Jeff Erlitz ![]() Montauk Branch panel between Hall & Valley. The two home signals here are 104E & 105E. 9/20/2010 Photo/Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
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HARE INTERLOCKING (R.C.) WEST OF SMITHTOWN (REMOTE FROM “DIVIDE.” NAMED AFTER RETIRED CONDUCTOR JAMES HARE per the Long Island Railroader: 10/11/61. IN SVC: 12/20/63 TO 8/26/71; 9/14/71 TO 10/3/77. BECAME “POST 1” LOCATION.) Research: Dave Keller |
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HAROLD TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
HAROLD TOWER: 1
HAROLD
AVE., L. I. CITY (PREVIOUSLY “H” TOWER) (S. SIDE OF TRACKS AND W. OF
HAROLD AVE. 47-LEVER U.S. & S. MODEL 14 ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC
MACHINE IN SVC: 9/01/1910. RENAMED: 4/16/37. 5 LEVER TRANSCONTROL MINI-LEVER CONTROL PANEL IN SVC: 2/21/63 FOR
CONTROL OF GREAT NECK INTERLOCKING. OUT OF SVC: 7/01/1990.
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![]() HAROLD Tower 1 - Pneumatic Levers LI City 3/12/1978 (J. Erlitz-D. Keller) |
![]() HAROLD Tower 1 - Model Board LI City 3/12/1978 (J. Erlitz-D. Keller) |
![]() GREAT NECK Control Machine at HAROLD Tower 1 3/12/1978 (Madden-Keller) |
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![]() HAROLD Interlocking 5/01/1976 Archive: Chris Ciesla
Original tower, in service from 9/1/1910 to 7/1/1990 |
![]() HAROLD Tower -LI City view SE 3/12/1978 (Madden-Keller) See LIRR Track Profile Map MP 1-5 at page top for location. |
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![]() HAROLD Tower - GP38 #267 View E 4/25/1988 Photo/Archive: Edward Hand |
![]() HAROLD Interlocking 8/01/1996 Archive: Chris Ciesla |
![]() General Notice 7-59 "F" Interlocking - 4/18/2022 Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
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HAROLD TOWER: 2 HAROLD AVE., L. I. CITY - OPENED: 7/1990, OUT OF SVC: 07/03/99 WHEN CONTROL TRANSFERRED TO "PSCC." |
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HAVEN TOWER: 1 WOODHAVEN JCT. – JCT. OF ATLANTIC AND ROCKAWAY BEACH BRANCHES. (PREVIOUSLY “WT”, “WOODHAVEN” TOWERS ON ATLANTIC BRANCH. SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS WEST OF STATION, EAST OF JCT. 32-LEVER S&F MECHANICAL MACHINE IN SVC: 11/01/1922. RENAMED: 4/15/37. OUT OF SVC: 2/29/40 DURING GRADE ELIMINATION PROJECT.) Research: Dave Keller |
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Super view looking west from the
upper level Rockaway Beach Branch platform at Woodhaven Junction in
April 1938, just a year and a half before the shoo-fly tracks were
placed in service for the Atlantic Avenue grade crossing elimination
project. Haven Tower and Interlocking are front and foremost but you
can see Woodhaven station in the distance and a bunch of automatic
block signals that are still lower quadrant semaphores on bracket
masts. Most of the signals in this interlocking had been converted
from lower quadrant semaphore to position light between 1930 and 1935.
Haven was formerly known by its telegraph call letters, WT, and was
renamed HAVEN on 4/15/1937. |
![]() HAVEN Tower - Woodhaven Junction view NW from Rockaway Beach connection 1939 |
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HC TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
HC TOWER: HEMPSTEAD CROSSING, GARDEN CITY – JCT OF HEMPSTEAD BRANCH AND N.Y. BAY EXTENSION (PER 1903 CR4.) (NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF CROSSING. ORIGINALLY TOWER #44, 36-LEVER SAXBY & FARMER MECHANICAL MACHINE IN SVC: 1/1890. WAS RENUMBERED TOWER #105 IN 1894 WHEN BLOCK SYSTEM WAS EXTENDED EAST. TOWER #44 ASSIGNED BRUSHVILLE. RENAMED “HC” IN 1907. BECAME TRAIN ORDER OFFICE ON 10/1/1907 WHEN GARDEN CITY STATION CEASED BEING A TRAIN ORDER OFFICE. INTERLOCKING PLANT INCREASED TO 40 LEVERS: 1/28/1919. RENAMED “GARDEN”: 4/30/37. OUT OF SVC: 1/27/39.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() HC Tower blueprint 36 lever - 1907 Archive: Art Huneke |
![]() HC Tower blueprint 40 lever - 10/07/1926 Archive: Art Huneke |
![]() HC Tower - View NE (Boercel-Huneke) |
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HM TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
HM TOWER: HEMPSTEAD - EAST SIDE OF TRACKS AND NORTH OF JACKSON ST. 4 LEVER DWARF MACHINE IN SVC: 09/01/1912. OUT OF SVC: 4/3/1933 |
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![]() HM Tower - Jackson Street crossing, Hempstead - View NE - 2/1932 Archive: Art Huneke |
![]() This Clearance Message form was addressed to the C&M (conductor and motorman) of westbound Hempstead train #725. issued at "HM" Tower, Hempstead on Feb. 7, 1929. In 1933, the tower was removed and the block office relocated to the ticket office of the terminal station. Dave Keller |
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HOLLIS TOWER: HOLLIS (PREVIOUSLY “IS” TOWER) NORTH SIDE OF
TRACKS AT EAST END OF STATION PLATFORM. 32-LEVER JOHNSON MECHANICAL
MACHINE |
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![]() HOLLIS Station diagram c.1950 LIST Semaphore 9/1974 Win S. Boerckel |
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HQ CABIN | ||||||||||||||||
HQ CABIN: WEST OF ROCKAWAY JUNCTION – HILLSIDE (GONE BY
1920s)
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HU TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
HU TOWER: HAMMEL WYE (HAMMEL JUNCTION?) (INSIDE EAST END OF WYE. REPLACED TOWER #102. JOHNSON 44 LEVER STYLE A MECHANICAL MACHINE IN SVC: 8/2/1907. OUT OF SVC: 2/19/32.) Research: Dave Keller |
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This is the east end of the Hammel's wye at the grade crossing of Pleasant Avenue as seen on July 21, 1911. The view is looking northwest and in the distance is "HU" tower. Compare this view with the color image of "DRAW" cabin atop the viaduct looking in the same direction in 1955! The tracks at the right head north towards Jamaica Bay. The tracks at the left head towards the Hammel's station and on to Rockaway Park. The tracks in the foreground connect with Far Rockaway and are considered part of the "Far Rockaway branch" per employee timetables. (Dave Keller data and archive) |
![]() HU Tower Hammel's Wye view NE c. pre-1932 Archive: Mike Boland |
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IS TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
IS TOWER: HOLLIS (NORTH SIDE OF TRACKS AND EAST OF
HOLLIS STATION. JOHNSON 32 LEVER MECHANICAL MACHINE. IN SVC: 1905 AS
TOWER # 43: 3 (?). RENAMED “IS” IN 1907. WHEN STATION WAS ELEVATED,
IT WAS RELOCATED ADJACENT TO WEST SIDE OF TOWER. |
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![]() Looking northwest on 7/1/36, we see the depot, high-level concrete platforms and “IS” tower at Hollis. The building at the right is the section shanty. Visible in the center of the tracks are the crossover switches to allow trains to enter and leave Holban Yard which is located just west of the station and to the left out of the range of the photo. A year later the tower would be renamed “HOLLIS.” Archive: Dave Keller |
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JA TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
JA TOWER: VAN WYCK AVE., JAMAICA (“JAMAICA BLOCK”) (ORIGINALLY TOWER #40: 1. RENUMBERED TOWER #36: 1 IN 1903. RENAMED “JA” IN 1907. RENAMED “V” (VAN WYCK AVE.): 6/1911. OUT OF SVC: 1913 WITH RELOCATION AND ELEVATION OF JAMAICA TERMINAL.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() JA Tower west of Jamaica -View SE 3/1909 Archive: Dave Keller |
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JAY TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
JAY TOWER: JAMAICA (PREVIOUSLY “J” TOWER) (NORTH SIDE OF TRACKS AND WEST OF STATION. RENAMED: 4/16/37 AS PHONETIC SPELLING OF “J” [JAY]. INTERLOCKING REBUILT WITH US&S 123 LEVER, MODEL 14 ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC MACHINE, IN SVC: 2/21/43. SIGNAL SYSTEM UPGRADED: 10/23-24/2010. TOWER OUT OF SVC: 10/24/2010. REMOTE CONTROLLED FROM “JCC”. BLDG. USED BY M of E AND M of W PERSONNEL) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() LIRR track profile map MP8-10 - Jamaica JAY HALL Towers 1982 Archive: John Fusto |
![]() JAY Interlocking 6/01/1993 Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
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![]() JAY Tower operator at Interlocking Machine Model Board, Jamaica c.1937Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() LIRR valuation photo “J” (later “JAY”) Tower west of new Jamaica station. View looking west. Appears windows are being washed . . . perhaps for the first and last time! 4/2/1921 Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() JAY Tower interior 6/1951 (Ziel-Boland) |
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![]() JAY Tower New Car and Car Modernization Sign view NE 02/12/57 W. V. Faxon, Jr. photo, Dave Keller archive ![]() |
![]() JAY Tower view E towards Hall Tower c. 1963
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![]() JAY Tower - 5/26/1971 (Milone-Boland) |
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![]() JAY Tower - Jamaica 1974 - Dave Keller photo and archive |
![]() JAY Tower 3/30/2000 Photo: S. Thurmovik |
![]() JAY Tower Model board and Interlocking Archive: Lamont Ward ![]() |
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![]() JAY Tower - LIRR Extra #163 East 8/09/2020 Photo/Archive: Greg Grice |
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JC TOWER: 2 | ||||||||||||||||
JC TOWER: 2 WHITESTONE JUNCTION - EAST OF
CORONA. (CORONA JCT.?) JUNCTION OF
PORT WASHINGTON AND WHITESTONE BRANCHES. (OPENED 6/30/1914, NORTH SIDE
OF PORT WASHINGTON BRANCH TRACKS, EAST OF THE JUNCTION AND WEST OF
FLUSHING CREEK. GRS/S&F 24 LEVER MECHANICAL MACHINE WITH US&S 5 LEVER
STYLE TC TABLE MACHINE TO OPERATE DRAWBRIDGE (SWING BRIDGE) OVER
FLUSHING RIVER. OUT OF SVC: 2/19/32 "ALONG WITH ALL SIGNALS OPERATED
THERE FROM," PER G.O. #115-18. BRANCH ABANDONED. TOWER RAZED SHORTLY
THEREAFTER. BRIDGE TENDER'S CABIN INSTALLED AT EAST END OF BRIDGE TO
OPERATE SWING BRIDGE) |
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![]() JC Tower: 2 - Whitestone Jct., Flushing- 4/1921 Archive: Dave Keller |
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K: MATTITUCK (IN TICKET OFFICE) (ETT #11 EFF. 11/08/1874, 07/15/1878 BOOK OF RULES AND 1903 CR4). BLOCK OFFICE IN SVC: 5/28/1918 PER ETT #87. 2-LEVER GRS WALL TYPE MECHANICAL MACHINE IN SVC: ? UNATTENDED BLOCK STATION SIGNAL IN SVC: 5/23/1928. PERMISSIVE BLOCK ASPECT ADDED TO BLOCK SIGNALS: 6/25/1928. BLOCK OFFICE IN STATION OUT OF SERVICE: 9/2/58. BLOCK LIMIT STATION SIGNALS IN SVC: 9/2/58. CONTROLLED FROM JCC PER G.O. #702, APPENDIX A-2 EFF: 09/06/2021 Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() Mattituck Station valuation photo "K" Block Signal c.1921 Archive: Art Huneke |
![]() Mattituck Station and "K" Block Limit Signal - Railfan Extra View E 6/05/1955 Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() Mattituck "K" Block Limit Signal c.1955 Archive: Art Huneke |
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KN CABIN | ||||||||||||||||
KN CABIN: 1 PITKIN
AVE., EAST NEW YORK ON BAY RIDGE BRANCH (W. SIDE OF TRACKS
AND S. OF PITKIN AVE. IN SVC: 1/17/1918. OUT OF SVC: 1925)
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![]() KN Cabin Overpass is Pitkin Ave., East New York. View N 1925 The BRT Canarsie EL is running parallel to the LIRR tracks at the right. (Osborne-Keller) |
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KO CABIN | ||||||||||||||||
KO CABIN; RONKONKOMA (S. SIDE OF
TRACKS AND E. OF STATION. IN SERVICE: 1916. PERMISSIVE BLOCK ASPECT
ADDED TO BLOCK SIGNAL: 6/25/1928. BLOCK STATION OUT OF SVC:
10/26/1931. UNATTENDED BLOCK STATION IN SVC. CONTINUOUSLY: 10/26/31.
CABIN OUT OF SVC: 10/30/34 WHEN BLOCK OFFICE MOVED TO TEMPORARY DEPOT
TICKET |
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![]() A close-up view of the temporary Ronkonkoma depot and former "KO" Block office. New depot is at the left. T. Sommer photo, Dave Keller Archive |
![]() "KO" semaphore block signals controlled at this time by the block office in the station ticket office- 1940 - T. Sommer photo, Dave Keller archive |
![]() "KO" call letters in PRR keystone on Ronkonkoma station ticket office bay window. Block office at that time was relocated from a cabin at the east end of the platform to the ticket office - View c. 1940s Archive: Art Huneke
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![]() KO 11E BLS - Yard Limit sign7/01/2022 Photo/Archive: Jason Baxter |
![]() KO 11W BLS 7/01/2022 Photo/Archive: Jason Baxter |
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KO INTERLOCKING (R.C.)
RONKONKOMA (EAST OF RONKONKOMA STATION OPPOSITE TRAIN WASH BLDG.
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![]() KO-1 & KO-2 Interlocking - 3/01/1988 Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
![]() KO-1 & KO-2 Interlocking - 11/08/2002 Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
![]() KO Yard 1/16/2003 Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
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BLOCK LIMIT SIGNAL - RIVERHEAD - SOUTH OF MAIN TRACK, 100’ E. OF GRIFFING AVE. NAMED IN HONOR OF FORMER SUPT. OF TRANSPORTATION LARRY DIXON. IN SVC: 7/1/81. CONTROLLED FROM JCC PER G.O. #702, APPENDIX A-2 EFFECTIVE: 09/06/2021 Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() LD Block Limit signal - Riverhead Photo/Archive: Steve Torborg |
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LEAD CABIN | ||||||||||||||||
LEAD CABIN: EAST SIDE OF SWING BRIDGE AT REYNOLD’S CHANNEL - LONG BEACH (PREVIOUSLY “WL” [WRECK LEAD] CABIN AND ORIGINALLY THE BRIDGE TENDER'S CABIN. RENAMED: 5/1/37. US&S 7 LEVER MODEL TC TABLE MACHINE OUT OF SVC: 4/29/88. SWING BRIDGE OUT OF SVC: 5/2/88. REPLACED BY "LEAD" TOWER AND BASCULE DRAWBRIDGE.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() LEAD Cabin swing bridge Reynold's Channel, Long Beach View N - 1964 (Schneider-Keller)
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![]() LEAD Cabin and swing bridge - Reynold's Channel - View N 2/05/1978 (Madden-Keller)
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![]() LEAD Cabin Reynold's Channel, Long Beach open swing bridge view S - 2/05/1978 (Madden-Keller)
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![]() LEAD Interlocking diagram 9/06//1946 Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
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Here, an eastbound train of M1s (Budd, 1968-71) is seen entering the single track at Lead, east of Island Park Station on 12/27/1975 and is passing home signal 02L. It and signal 02R were THE last two original color light signals left on the branch. I'm pretty sure they were US&S Style R-2 signal heads. What looks like a train order signal on the left side of the lower "arm" is the additional lens to provide the "stop and proceed" aspect (staggered red-over-red). This signal displayed "restricting" for moves to Track 2. Photo/Archive/Info: Jeff Erlitz |
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![]() Island Park elevated signal equipment 4/2019 Source: thelirrtoday.com |
![]() Island Park new signals 4/2021 Source: thelirrtoday.com |
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The new signal system brings
full, bi-directional 261/410 speed control and cab signaling to the Long
Beach Branch between LEAD Interlocking in Island Park and VALLEY
Interlocking in Valley Stream. This will offer additional flexibility and
brings this branch into line with what LIRR has in most other places on the
railroad. Previously, the Long Beach Branch had cab signaling and speed
control only in the 'normal' direction (meaning for westbound trains on
track 1, eastbound trains on track 2). When trains operated in the 'reverse'
direction, they did so under "Controlled Manual Block" and without speed
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LEAD TOWER: DRAWBRIDGE – LONG BEACH AT REYNOLD’S CHANNEL
(DRAWBRIDGE LOCATED 400’ EAST OF FORMER LOCATION IN SVC: 5/2/88.
INTERLOCKING STATION RELOCATED 450’ EAST OF FORMER LOCATION ON S. SIDE
OF TRESTLE ADJACENT TO DRAWBRIDGE |
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![]() LEAD Tower and drawbridge, Long Beach after Hurricane Sandy DE30ac Shuttle 11/2012 (Povall-Keller) |
![]() LEAD Tower and drawbridge 1/05/2022 Photo/Archive: Thomas Farmer |
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LOCUST TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
LOCUST TOWER: LOCUST VALLEY BUILT: 1912 ON N. SIDE OF
TRACKS AT EAST END OF STATION PLATFORM. FORMERLY “OY”. RENAMED:
4/30/37. 8 LEVER STD. SIGNAL CO. STYLE A MECHANICAL MACHINE.
REPLACED WITH US&S 3 LEVER STYLE B-30 CONTROL PANEL: 11/11/65. |
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![]() LOCUST Tower 1966 - Dave Keller photo and archive |
![]() LOCUST Tower Levers - 1/1962 ![]() LOCUST Tower Model Board - 1/1962 |
![]() LOCUST Tower Model Board c.1966 - Photo/Archive: John Scala |
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LR TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
LR TOWER: LIBERTY AVE. (ROCKAWAY BEACH BR.) (ON SIGNAL BRIDGE SOUTH OF LIBERTY AVE. IN SVC: 1904. FORMERLY TOWER #92. JOHNSON STYLE "A" 12 LEVER MECHANICAL MACHINE IN SVC: 1904. OUT OF SVC: 1/30/1925.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() Tower 92, later LR Tower south of Liberty Ave - Rockaway Beach Branch Archive: Art Huneke |
![]() LR Tower Liberty Ave 1904 blueprint Archive: Art Huneke |
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M CABIN | ||||||||||||||||
M CABIN: FREIGHT DRAWBRIDGE (LIFT BRIDGE) OVER DUTCH KILLS CREEK, L. I. CITY (CONTROLLED MONTAUK CUT-OFF, BLISS – YARD A SECONDARY TRACKS. S. SIDE OF TRACKS AND EAST END OF BRIDGE. IN SVC: 8/1910. SAXBY & FARMER 10 LEVER MECHANICAL MACHINE. OUT OF SVC: ? ) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() Cabin "M" Drawbridge LI City - blueprint 12/15/1944 Archive: Art Huneke
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![]() M Cabin - Montauk Cutoff - Dutch Kills Bridge open 5/16/1976 (Erlitz-Keller) |
![]() M Cabin - ROW Signal #8 - Yard A Secondary Track View W 6/17/1979 (Madden-Keller) |
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MI CABIN: MURRAY HILL (N. SIDE OF TRACKS IN CUT AND E. OF 147TH ST. OVERPASS. IN SVC: 1919 - OCT/1926) Research: Dave Keller |
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MJ TOWER: MANHATTAN BEACH JCT. EAST (RAILROAD WEST) OF STATION - OCEAN AVE., BKLYN. (JCT. OF BAY RIDGE AND MANHATTAN BEACH BRANCHES. (BRICK TOWER ON BAY RIDGE BRANCH. BUILT INTO EMBANKMENT ON N. SIDE OF TRACKS. 24 LEVER GRS TYPE B ELECTRO-MECHANICAL MACHINE: 16 ELECTRIC LEVERS, 8 MECHANICAL LEVERS IN SVC: 1917-1918. INTERLOCKING GREATLY REBUILT: 1927. RENAMED “BEDFORD”: 4/22/37.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() MJ Tower - Manhattan Beach Jct.- Model Board & Machine - c. 1910 Archive: Art Huneke |
![]() MJ Tower - Manhattan Beach Jct. - c. 1918 Archive: Art Huneke |
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MP TOWER: 1 MORRIS PARK SHOPS (MAURE AVE.) (SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS AND EAST OF MORRIS PARK SHOPS AND MONTAUK BRANCH CONNECTION. FORMERLY TOWER #67. RENAMED IN 1907. DOES NOT APPEAR ON ETT #59, EFF: 11/1910. APPEARS ON ETT #69, EFF: 05/25/1913. REPLACED BY NEW TOWER: 01/20/1914 Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() The 1st “MP” tower – Morris Park Shops - View east. 12/29/1908 Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
![]() The 1st “MP” tower – Morris Park Shops - looking west towards the shops. The original Dunton station was a distance behind the photographer. Date is 11/9/1911 Dave Keller archive |
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MR CABIN: MANORVILLE – JCT. OF MANORVILLE BR. WITH MAIN
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MS: 1 MASTIC (PREVIOUSLY “F”. RENAMED: 6/25/39. BLOCK
STA. IN DEPOT OUT OF SVC: 7/15/60. DEPOT RAZED: 8/60) MS: 2 MASTIC-SHIRLEY (MASTIC STATION RELOCATION: 7,010’ WEST OF PREVIOUS LOCATION. S. SIDE OF TRACKS AND E. OF WILLIAM FLOYD PKY. IN SERVICE: 7/15/60. BLOCK LIMIT STATION OUT OF SVC: 2/5/80.) |
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![]() MS block signal 4/1970 Mastic-Shirley View W Mastic-Shirley station in distance Dave Keller photo and archive |
![]() #4002 L-1 216 doubleheaded with BAR 69 sits at the MS block signal on July 26, 1975. Photo/Archive: Richard Makse |
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MS INTERLOCKING (R.C.) EAST OF MASTIC
SHIRLEY (BLOCK STATION CONTROLLED FROM “PD.” IN SVC: 2/5/80. OUT OF
SVC: 5/6/2006 |
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MT TOWER: 1 MINEOLA (MINEOLA TOWER: BRICK TOWER IN SVC: 1890, SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN LINE TRACKS AT EAST END OF WOODEN STATION PLATFORM, EAST OF MINEOLA BLVD. TO CONTROL JCT. OF MINEOLA-HEMPSTEAD AND OYSTER BAY BRANCHES WITH MAIN LINE. SAXBY & FARMER 52 LEVER MECHANICAL MACHINE. FORMERLY TOWER #45: 1. AN “L”-SHAPED BRIDGE CONNECTED THE 2ND STOREY OF THE TOWER AT THE REAR WITH THE 2ND STOREY OF THE 1910 SUB STATION AT THE FRONT WITH STAIRS AT THE SUBSTATION SIDE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE DIFFERENCE IN 2ND STOREY ELEVATIONS. TOWER DESTROYED IN FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILMENT: 12/31/1922.) (Robt. Emery data: SUNY @ Stony Brook map) |
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MT TOWER: 2 MINEOLA (WOODEN TOWER IN SERVICE:
4/25/1923 AT SAME LOCATION AS “MT (1ST). NEW TOWER
BUILT AROUND THE ORIGINAL 1890 52 LEVER MECHANICAL MACHINE. REAMED
“FAIR”: 4/23/37. RENAMED “NASSAU”: 9/18/38) |
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![]() MT Tower: 1 - Substation 8 bridge, Mineola View SE c.1915 Archive: Art Huneke |
![]() MT Tower: 2 - View E c.1935 Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
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TOWER: FLUSHING AVE., MASPETH (MT. OLIVET) (SOUTH
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NA TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
NA TOWER: CEDAR MANOR (N. SIDE OF TRACKS AND E. OF NEW YORK AVENUE. SAXBY & FARMER 8 LEVER MECHANICAL MACHINE IN SERVICE: 1918. CROSSING OF L. I. ELECTRIC RY AND JAMAICA CENTRAL RY. STREETCARS OUT OF SVC: 11/15/33) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() NA Tower - NY Ave. crossing east of Cedar Manor View W 1923 (Osborne-Keller) |
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NASSAU TOWER:
MINEOLA – JCT. OF MINEOLA- HEMPSTEAD AND OYSTER BAY BRANCHES WITH MAIN
LINE. (PREVIOUSLY “MT” & “FAIR” TOWERS. RENAMED: 9/18/38.
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![]() NASSAU Tower LIRR FA #601 eastbound to Port Jefferson view SW First day of service for push-pull trains 05/25/1971 Photo: Richard Glueck |
![]() NASSAU Tower 5/17/1979 Photo: Steve Rothaug Note: Two windows have been boarded over. |
![]() NASSAU Tower partial Interlocking Diagram 2/26/1939 Archive: Dave Keller |
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![]() NASSAU Tower Operator Raymond B. Hubbs - 1930 Mineola Historical Society |
![]() NASSAU Tower - Wartime Operator at Model Board c.1945 Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() Nassau Tower Model Board - c.1965 Archive: Joe Spinella |
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![]() Nassau Tower levers c.1972 Photo/Archive: James Mardiguian |
![]() NASSAU Tower Model Board 12/1975 Wm. Madden photo, Dave Keller archive |
![]() Brian Doohan NASSAU Tower 7/21/2020 Photo/Archive: Dave Morrison ![]() NASSAU Interlocking control panel 5/08/2020 Photo/Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
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![]() NASSAU Tower interior - Jay Bendersky extra-list Block operator - Winter 1987 Photo/Archive: Jay Bendersky |
![]() NASSAU Tower interlocking levers 5/17/1979 Photo: Steve Rothaug |
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![]() NASSAU Tower interlocking rods Baldwin with freight on Hempstead Spur 3/20/54 Archive: Dave Keller |
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NASSAU 2: INTERLOCKING (R.C.) JUNCTION OF OYSTER BAY BRANCH AND MAIN LINE. (CONTROLLED FROM “NASSAU” TOWER. IN SERVICE: 2/10/98) Dave Keller | ||||||||||||||||
![]() NASSAU 2 Position Light Signal 1E masthead all that remains of NASSAU Tower post-raze |
![]() NASSAU 2 Interlocking - RULE 294 Train Order signal RULE: 294 TRAIN ORDER signal means to pick up orders when flashing red. 3/26/2022 Photo/Archive: Benjamin Lederer |
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Switch 31 turnout goes from Track 3 to Track 1. Switch 32 also starts on Track 3 and goes to Track 2 Starting Monday morning, August 8th, 2022, every eastbound train to Oyster Bay will have to single-track from Nassau 1 Interlocking, through Mineola station (stopping only at the north platform), to Nassau 2 Interlocking. The May timetable already accommodated this single-tracking for the Oyster Bay service, therefore no timetable change will be necessary. This is the reconfigured Nassau 2 Interlocking. The only plus is that switch 31 (formerly switch 24) is now a #15 turnout rather than a #10. Trains can now proceed at 30 mph instead of 15 mph on moves to and from Oyster Bay Track 1. Jeff Erlitz |
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NASSAU
3:
INTERLOCKING
(RC) WEST OF CARLE PLACE STATION (SOUTH SIDE OF
TRACKS, EAST OF MEADOWBROOK PKY. UNDERGRADE CROSSING. |
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Consist:
9033-9034+9003-9004+9009-9010+9007-9008+9057-9058+9019-9020
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HAMPTON BAYS: (GOOD GROUND) (1903 CR4) IN TICKET OFFICE.
2-LEVER US&S MODEL 6 ELECTRICAL LOCKED SEMAPHORE INDICATOR AND CIRCUIT
CONTROLLER IN SVC: 1920. |
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NECK | ||||||||||||||||
NECK: INTERLOCKING (R.C.) EAST OF GREAT NECK (CONTROLLED
FROM "HAROLD." IN SVC: 03/21/88. OUT OF SVC: 07/03/99 WHEN "HAROLD"
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"Soon to be Gone" LIRR M3 9927 passes by a restricted and restricting aspect at NECK Interlocking. These 2 PRR 1E and 2E signals will soon be removed in favor of Reduced Aspect Signals (RAS) bagged behind the current signals.
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![]() NECK Interlocking 8/29/2000 Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
![]() NECK Interlocking 11/13/2022 Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
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NO CABIN | ||||||||||||||||
NO CABIN: 1 NEW LOTS AVE., EAST “NECK”
INTERLOCKING (R.C.) EAST OF GREAT NECK (CONTROLLED |
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NO TOWER: 1 EAST NEW YORK ON ATLANTIC BRANCH CONTROLLING THE
AT-GRADE CROSSING OF THE LIRR BY THE NY & MANHATTAN BEACH RY. TRACKS
(LATER THE LIRR'S MANHATTAN BEACH/BAY RIDGE BRANCH). (BUILT ON SIGNAL
BRIDGE ON WEST SIDE OF THE CROSSING. |
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![]() Manhattan Crossing, East New York Manhattan Beach Branch crossed the Atlantic Branch - Tower 63, later "NO" Archive: Art Huneke |
![]() NO Tower - LIRR Atlantic Branch, East New York -BRT EL 1913 view E Archive: Dave Keller |
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NP | ||||||||||||||||
NP: NEW
NORTHPORT”
(IN TICKET OFFICE)
(07/15/1878 BOOK OF RULES) NORTHPORT
(PER 1903 CR4) MANUAL BLOCK
SIGNALS IN SVC:
9/8/1915 PER ETT
#79
(Art Huneke data).
UNATTENDED
BLOCK STATION SIGNAL IN SVC:
5/23/1928.
PERMISSIVE BLOCK ASPECT
ADDED TO BLOCK SIGNALS:
6/25/1928. |
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NU CABIN | ||||||||||||||||
NU CABIN: NEW UTRECHT AVE., BAY RIDGE ON BAY RIDGE BRANCH (S. SIDE OF TRACKS AND W. OF NEW UTRECHT AVE. IN SVC: 1/17/1918. OUT OF SVC: 9/30/1927 DUE TO OPENING OF 14TH AVE. BRIDGE ND ELECTRIFICATION OF BRANCH AND OPENING OF “NU” TOWER.) Research: Dave Keller |
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OLIVET TOWER: FLUSHING AVE., MASPETH (MT.
OLIVET) (S. SIDE OF MONTAUK BRANCH TRACKS AND W. OF FLUSHING AVE.
8-LEVER JOHNSON STYLE A MECHANICAL MACHINE. FORMERLY TOWER #6 AND “MV” IN
1907. RENAMED: 4/22/37. OUT OF SVC: 6/24/49.) |
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![]() OLIVET Interlocking 1/23/1941 Archive: Stephen McEvoy |
![]() OLIVET Tower 8/01/1944 zoom Archive: Art Huneke |
![]() H10s (2-8-0) #113 pulling eastbound freight upgrade past OLIVET Tower Flushing Ave, Maspeth, NY 8/30/1946 Archive: Dave Keller |
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![]() OLIVET Tower Interior 1948 Archive: Dave Keller |
The OLIVET Tower interior (left) shows what appears to be the signal maintainer sitting at the block operator's desk and the photo shot by the block operator. I was told by a former signal maintainer that this was a nasty, drafty tower and was full of rats. The interior condition certainly looks conducive to both. Dave Keller |
![]() OLIVET Tower - Flushing Ave., Maspeth - Smith St. Trolley #4573 1948 - Archive: Dave Keller |
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OZONE TOWER: WOODHAVEN JCT. ON ROCKAWAY BEACH BRANCH – JCT.
OF ATLANTIC AND ROCKAWAY BEACH BRANCHES (W. SIDE OF |
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![]() OZONE Tower - View N 1948 Archive: Mike Boland
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![]() OZONE Tower view N c.1961 Photo: Dick Makse Archive: Brad Phillips |
![]() OZONE TOWER: The tower was located at the southernmost end of the Woodhaven Jct. station platform on the west side of the tracks (same side as the electric sub-station) where Emery's map is indicated by the red star. Info: Dave Keller
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PARK TOWER: FLORAL PARK – JCT. OF HEMPSTEAD AND CREEDMOOR BRANCHES WITH MAIN LINE. (PREVIOUSLY 2nd “FK” TOWER. SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN LINE TRACKS AND EAST OF TULIP AVE. AND THE JUNCTION WITH THE HEMPSTEAD BRANCH, WHEN MAIN LINE WAS WIDENED TO 4 TRACKS AS FAR AS FLORAL PARK. 27-LEVER US&S MODEL 14 ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC MACHINE IN SVC: 1924. RENAMED: 4/23/37. OUT OF SVC: 12/15/60 DUE TO GRADE ELIMINATION.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() PARK Tower Floral Park - View SE 1939 (Arnoux-Keller) |
![]() PARK Tower Interlocking Machine - Model Board Floral Park 1939 (Arnoux-Keller) ![]() PARK Tower Interlocking Diagram 3/16/1942 |
![]() PARK Tower 1947 (Ziel-Boland) |
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![]() PARK Tower - Floral-Park Archive: John Peters |
![]() PARK Tower at Floral Park Semaphore and Position Light signals View SW 10/12/51 W. V. Faxon, Jr. photo, Dave Keller archive |
![]() PARK Tower Interlocking blueprint - Floral-Park 12/01/1957 Archive: Art Huneke |
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PARK 1: INTERLOCKING (R.C.)
FLORAL
PARK
– AT JCT. OF MAIN LINE
AND HEMPSTEAD BRANCH. RC FROM
JCC PER GN #1-8 EFF: 7/17/2022 PARK 2: INTERLOCKING (R.C.) FLORAL PARK – ½ MILE EAST OF FLORAL PARK ON HEMPSTEAD BRANCH. RC FROM JCC PER GN #1-8 EFF: 7/17/22 Dave Keller |
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PARK-1: Close-up of the RAS signal 1-2E. These are replacing position lights along the mainline and set up so most information is received via cab signals instead of an actual signal aspect. Lights top to bottom are red, green, white. 10/07 2022 Photo/Archive: Thomas Farmer |
![]() PARK-1 Central Instrument Location (CIL) local control panel Entech Controls 7/22/2022 Photo/Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
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PD TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
![]() PD Tower PRR Position light signals 01/1972 Photo: Dave Keller |
PD TOWER: Located on the south side of the tracks at the east end of the station platform and west side of South Ocean Ave. crossing for protection of LIRR tracks crossed by the Suffolk Traction Co., bound for Patchogue Dock. Saxby & Farmer 20 lever mechanical machine in service: 5/29/12. 2-lever US&S model 6 electrical locked semaphore indicator and circuit controller in service: 1913 Interlocking rebuilt and two TC style 1-lever table machines added designated “l” and “R” to control train movements over hand operated switches installed in raised locations in SE and SW corners of the tower, in service: 9/28/17. Suffolk Traction Co. out of service: 1919. Tower retained for LIRR use. TC machines out of service: c. mid-1930s (?) Saxby & Farmer 20 lever machine replaced by electronic control panel: 1991. Out of service: 5/8/2006. Razed: 8/22/06 (Data, per photos and interlocking blueprints, kindly provided by Art Huneke. Date of removal of interlocking plant courtesy of LIRR Block Operator: Chris Soundy) Research: Dave Keller
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![]() Al Bunker, block operator, at PD Tower levers March, 1930 view E (J.V. Osborne photo, original image at Queensboro Public Library)
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![]() PD Tower Camelback Westbound 3/18/1930 J. V. Osborne photo, Dave Keller archive
Note (left): PD Tower footprint with a dot and a horizontal line. This is standard notation on ALL interlocking diagrams. The dot represents the block operator and the horizontal line indicates the model board. Info: Dave Keller
Note (right): In general, model boards are always oriented to match the actual railroad outside. In the case of PD, since the machine faced away from the tracks, east was on the left and west was on the right. Info: Jeff Erlitz |
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The PD Tower Model
Board when the strong-arms were in service (above right). It was followed up
by a small unit lever machine, I believe crafted on the property, which fit
on the desk on the opposite wall (facing the tracks). Later, they
interlocked MS (now JJD) and that machine was placed next to the unit lever
machine. And for a long time, that was it, the PD machine (Y switch was
interlocked then and added to the PD control panel), BO block limit, MS, and
then the rest of the block limits. Also, not seen with
many strong-arm machines, buttons on the floor which had to be stepped on to
release the upper lock and operate the lever. The crossover switches lever
at PD was one such instance. This had something to do with the "detector",
which checked for wheel flanges before permitting a throw. Some strong arms
did it with the squeeze lever, and that had a midpoint that could be touchy
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![]() PD Tower floor plan 1968 indicating Armstrong Lever location Research/Design/Archive: Dave Keller
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![]() PD Tower - Operators desk 1971 interior and the overall tower was completely restored and freshly painted shortly after. Photo/Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() "PD" block Operator H. Edward ("Ed") Sorensen pulls the lever moving the crossover switches east of the tower at Patchogue, NY in 1971 (Dave Keller photo and archive) ![]() PD Interlocking 12/01/1968 |
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![]() PD Tower view W c. 10/1966 - early '67, from the back of the #2038 "Setauket" on a LIST-NRHS excursion, the car was tacked onto the back of the morning Montauk run one Saturday Photo: Steve Hoskins |
![]() PD View E 2001 Photo: Steven Lynch |
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PD 1 INTERLOCKING (R.C.) PATCHOGUE (NORTH OF TRACKS AND EAST OF
WEST AVENUE. CONTROLLED FROM “PD 2.” IN SVC: 05/06/2006.) |
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![]() PD 1 R.C. Interlocking Cabin -West Ave. crossing -Patchogue View W 4/29/2006 (Masterson-Keller) (Zoom) |
![]() PD 1 R.C. interlocking cabin looking west towards West Ave. crossing from station platform - Patchogue, NY - 04/29/2006 (Pat Masterson photo, Dave Keller archive) |
![]() PD 2 R.C. interlocking cabin and new color dwarf signal looking east at S. Ocean Ave. crossing - Patchogue, NY on 05/06/2006 (last day of PD tower control). PD 3 R.C. interlocking cabin is visible in the center background at Rider Ave. crossing. (Chris Soundy photo, Dave Keller archive) |
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![]() POND Tower May, 1968 The tower had been newly renovated, removing most of the upper windows and adding a new roof and new siding. Dave Keller photo and archive. |
FRESH POND JUNCTION - EAST OF STATION, FRESH POND (PREVIOUSLY “DF” TOWER) (NORTH SIDE OF TRACKS AND WEST OF N.Y. INTERCONNECTING R.R. TRESTLE. RENAMED: 4/22/37. 36 LEVER GRS/S& F IMPROVED MECHANICAL MACHINE. TOWER REMODELED: 1967. INTERLOCKING AND INTERLOCKING PLANT TAKEN OUT OF SVC: 10/14/85 PER G.O. #409 AND **UPPER LEVEL BECAME CAR CONTROL AND TRAINMASTER'S OFFICE. LOWER LEVEL AND/OR ATTACHED ADJACENT FORMER CREW LOCKER ROOM HOUSED CAR INSPECTORS.** TOWER ABANDONED BY JUNE, 1986 AND VANDALIZED (photographic provenance). **TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION TO NY & ATLANTIC RAILWAY: MAY 11, 1997 WHEN THAT RAILROAD TOOK OVER LIRR FREIGHT OPERATIONS** WITH A 20-YEAR LEASE. (Data between asterisks (**) courtesy of retired LIRR conductor Ben Jankowski) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() Fresh Pond - POND Tower blueprint 1946-56 Archive: Art Huneke |
![]() POND Tower levers 3/05/1978 |
![]() POND Tower model board 3/05/1978 |
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![]() POND Tower c. June, 1968+ After the tower renovation of 05/1968, this photo was perhaps taken sometime between Summer/1968 and Spring/1970 or 1971, judging by the jackets worn and the trees appearing to begin showing leaves. All the RS3 units were repainted by 1971, though. Historical Info: Dave Keller |
![]() POND Tower interlocking levers c.1981 |
![]() POND Tower levers 1987 Archive: Roger Edington |
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PORT TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
PORT TOWER: 1 FREEPORT (S. SIDE OF TRACKS, .3 MILES E. OF
STATION. FORMERLY “FY”. SAXBY & FARMER 24 LEVER MECHANICAL |
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![]() Freeport "PORT" Tower in 1959 View SE. Original tracks in foreground. Temporary tracks beyond the tower and temporary station facilities to the left of the old tower, between the two sets of tracks. Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() PORT Interlocking Freeport 12/12/1941
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![]() PORT Interlocking Freeport 7/171961 Archive: Jeff Erlitz Freeport was grade separated between 1958 and 1961. In general, interlocking diagrams were issued only once per year, in December, unless something major occurred. In the case of Freeport, the new elevation and interlocking configuration was completed 6/27/1961, hence the new drawing dated 7/17/1961 |
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PORT TOWER: 2 FREEPORT (RELOCATED 2,765’ WEST OF
PREVIOUS TOWER, N. SIDE OF TRACKS AND EAST OF STATION. US&S STYLE UR |
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![]() Port Tower Freeport - View SE 1968 (Keller-Keller) |
![]() PORT Tower - Wantagh-Amityville Panel 7/08/1978 (Madden-Erlitz) |
![]() John Scala's "Diesels of the Sunrise Trail", page 81: "...PORT Tower to the left, was brand new with fresh dirt at the right and freshly-ballasted track in this 10/08/1960 photo and LIRR #2008, brings the first train past it to inaugurate the Freeport grade crossing elimination project.." Photo: Arthur L. Mirick Collection: Harold Fagerberg "PORT" Tower in service per G.O. #709. 10/11/1960 Dave Keller |
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POST INTERLOCKING | ||||||||||||||||
POST INTERLOCKING (R.C.) EAST OF SMITHTOWN (REMOTE FROM
“DIVIDE”. IN SVC: 12/20/63. NAMED AFTER RETIRED SIGNAL DEPARTMENT
CIRCUIT |
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PT CABIN | ||||||||||||||||
PT CABIN: WEST OF EASTPORT – JCT. OF MONTAUK
BRANCH AND MANORVILLE-EASTPORT CONNECTION (IN SVC: 06/28/1916 PER
ETT #82. SOUTH SIDE OF MONTAUK BRANCH TRACKS, EAST OF EAST LEG OF
JUNCTION WYE AND WEST OF STATION. 4-LEVER DWARF MACHINE AND 1-LEVER
US&S MODEL 6 ELECTRICAL LOCKED SEMAPHORE INDICATOR & CIRCUIT |
![]() PT Cabin Eastport - View NW 1923 close-up (Osborne-Keller)
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PT TOWER: LYNBROOK - (PEARSALL’S TOWER: JCT. OF LONG BEACH AND MONTAUK BRANCHES. (WOODEN TOWER LOCATED ON MONTAUK BRANCH S. SIDE OF TRACKS AND E. OF ATLANTIC AVE. AT STATION PLATFORM. 14 LEVER S&F MECHANICAL MACHINE IN SVC: BY 1884. FORMERLY TOWER 21. RENAMED IN 1907. OUT OF SVC: 1910 Research: Dave Keller |
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PW CABIN: WEST OF PINELAWN (END OF DOUBLE TRACK) (NORTH SIDE OF TRACKS. IN SERVICE: 8/1918. APPEARS IN ETT #88 EFF: 10/18/1918. MOVED TO S. SIDE OF TRACKS. UNATTENDED BLOCK STATION SIGNAL IN SVC: 5/23/1928 [?]. PERMISSIVE BLOCK ASPECT ADDED TO BLOCK SIGNALS: 6/25/1928. BLOCK AND UNATTENDED BLOCK STATION OUT OF SVC: 7/29/1930. AUTOMATIC BLOCK CONTROLLED BY “B” INTERLOCKING STATION IN SVC: 7/29/1930. UNATTENDED BLOCK SIGNAL AGAIN IN SVC: 11/1/37. AGAIN MANNED 1943 – 1946 TO HANDLE TROOP TRAIN MOVEMENTS DURING WW II.) AFTER TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE, IT WAS REPLACED BY A SWITCHTENDER'S SHANTY AND AN IDENTIFYING SIGN ON A POST WITH THE CALLS "PW." Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() PW Cabin west of Pinelawn -View E 1970 (Keller-Keller) |
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Q TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
Q TOWER (PRR): LONG ISLAND CITY (N. SIDE OF TRACKS AND E. OF
QUEENS BLVD. 83 LEVER US&S MODEL 14 ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC MACHINE.
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![]() Q Tower - PRR Sunnyside Pullman Coach Yard View NE c.1910 Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() PRR Sunnyside Yard - Q Tower - View E c.1920 Archive: Bill Mangahas |
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Floral Park station. This is looking west
at Queens 4 Interlocking, a single trailing point crossover with four
signals. I believe next month this crossover will be replaced with a
facing point one. That will enable (after completion of the section of
Main Line third track from Floral Park to Mineola) eastbound Main Line
trains that stop at Elmont to proceed east. M7 7696 (Bombardier Transportation, 7/2006) heads one of the MLX extras as train #9750 from Penn Station to Hempstead through Queens 4 Interlocking. The skies were getting darker by the minute at this point, around 1 PM. Makes for better signal images, though! 10/24/2021 Photos/Archive/Info: Jeff Erlitz |
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QU TOWER: 1 QUEENS VILLAGE (N. SIDE OF TRACKS AND EAST OF SPRINGFIELD BLVD. AND STATION. JOHNSON 16 LEVER MECHANICAL MACHINE. PREVIOUSLY TOWER #45. RENAMED “QU” IN 1907. OUT OF SVC: 1924.) |
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QU Tower: 1 (Tower 45) - Queens Village - View W - c. 1912 Archive: Art Huneke |
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QU TOWER: 2 QUEENS VILLAGE (BRICK TOWER N. SIDE OF TRACKS AND EAST OF QUEENS VILLAGE STATION AND WEST OF BELMONT PARK JUNCTION. 15-LEVER US&S MODEL 14 ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC MACHINE IN SVC: 1924. RENAMED “QUEENS”: 4/23/37.) Research: Dave Keller |
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QUEENS TOWER: QUEENS VILLAGE (FORMERLY “QU” TOWER:2. RENAMED: 4/23/37. 15-LEVER US&S MODEL 14 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL MACHINE IN SVC: 1924. OUT OF SVC: 10/17/57. REPLACED BY 35-LEVER US&S MODEL 14 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL MACHINE IN SVC: 10/17/57. INTERLOCKING THROUGH BELLEROSE AND FLORAL PARK REWORKED WITH ELEVATION OF TRACKS. "PARK" AND "HOLLIS" TOWERS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND INTERLOCKING CONTROLLED BY "QUEENS." 8 LEVERS ADDED ONTO THE "QUEENS" INTERLOCKING MACHINE FOR THIS PURPOSE: 12/12/60. QUINDAR ELECTRONICS ALL-RELAY CONTROL PANEL IN SVC: 11/5/76 TO CONTROL SIGNALS AND SWITCHES AT BELLEROSE.) OUT OF SVC: 01/11/2020 AND R.C. FROM "JCC-QUEENS" PER G.N. 5-42. Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() QUEENS Tower - View E Photo: Joe Gregory |
![]() QUEENS Tower 5/09/2003 Photo: S. Thurmovik |
![]() Queens Interlocking 12/01/1954 Archive: Jeff Erlitz ![]() Queens Interlocking 12/01/1957 Archive: Jeff Erlitz |
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LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD’S
QUEENS TOWER CLOSES
At of 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2020, the Long Island Rail Road’s Queens Tower, located just east of the Queens Village station, was no longer staffed. It’s controls and indications were transferred to the dispatcher’s office in Jamaica, known as Jamaica Central Control. Queens had also controlled the entire Hempstead branch since November 21, 1993. Built during the Main Line grade crossing elimination and four-tracking project from Hollis to Queens Village, it put into service around March of 1924. Originally named QU for its telegraph call letters, the tower had a 15-lever Union Switch & Signal Company Model 14 interlocking machine. Four levers controlled four upper-quadrant semaphore home signals mounted up on two signal bridges and six color-light dwarf signals. Six levers controlled ten electro-pneumatic switch machines and there were five spare levers. In those days, most of the train movements were for Queens Village local electric trains that relayed into and out of the Belmont Park spur. QU Tower was renamed Queens on April 23, 1937. On October 17, 1957 the interlocking machine was increased from 15 to 35 levers. Whether this was done by installing a whole new machine or adding levers to the existing machine is not known for certain. This was done for a few reasons. On that date, a “controlled manual block” signal system was installed on the middle tracks, 1 and 2, between Queens Tower and Park Tower, two stations to the east in Floral Park. With this in place, trains could be run east on the westbound express track or west on the eastbound express track. In addition, three new single crossovers were added to the interlocking, increasing flexibility. Two months later, on December 19, 1957, the tower two stations to the west at Hollis closed. This tower controlled the crossovers that provided a route from any of the four Main Line tracks into Holban Yard, mostly used by freight trains. Hollis controlled five single crossovers and a single switch for the lead track into Holban Yard. When it closed, all of the then-extant switches were removed and one new switch, at the east end of the Holban Yard lead track, well east of Hollis station, was installed, connecting the yard lead with eastbound local Track 4. This one switch, the three home signals protecting it and two additional signals governing moves on the Holban Yard Lead track, were added to Queens Tower’s control. In addition, one traffic lever was added so that freights bound for Holban Yard from the east could operate west on eastbound local track 4. Lastly, one lever was added for two electrically-locked hand-operated switches on eastbound Track 4 at the Queens Village team yard, just west of the station, and the Anchor Fuel siding in Bellaire. These two freight sidings had trailing-point switches for the usual eastbound trains on that track but with westbound trains now able to operate on it, the electric locks added further signal protection.
On December 12-15, 1960, Park Tower in Floral Park closed in conjunction with the grade crossing elimination project in that village. This was the junction of the Main Line and Hempstead Branch. A new set of crossover switches were built west of Bellerose station to essentially replace the interlocking that had been east of Floral Park station for that junction. Eight levers were added to Queens Tower’s Model 14 machine to handle the extra signals and switches. On November 5, 1976, all those crossover switches west of Bellerose that were only 16 years old were reconfigured and replaced with a set of equilateral, relatively high-speed crossovers. These new crossovers enabled trains to operate at 60 miles per hour through the interlocking. For whatever reason, rather than reassign existing levers to control the new switches, an all-relay push-button control panel made by Quindar Electronics Inc. was placed into service. This control panel was built with the provision to take over all of Queens Tower’s functions, but I do not believe this ever happened.
On
November 21, 1993, Garden Tower (actually a cabin rather than a
full-sized tower) closed and its controls and indications were
transferred to Queens. Garden controlled the end of double track on
the Hempstead Branch east of Garden City station. With that, all of
the wayside automatic block signals on the Hempstead Branch between
Floral Park and Garden City were removed from service with trains
Sometime around 2008, the venerable US&S Model 14 interlocking machine
and the Quindar control panel were removed from service and replaced
with computer consoles using Alstom’s PTM Office Control System.
Queens and the Hempstead Branch are now controlled from the Jamaica
Central Control office using Railware, Incorporated’s Dispatch X
office control system. |
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QUEENS Tower
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QY CABIN: JCT. OF BELMONT PARK RACE TRACK WITH MAIN LINE EAST OF QUEENS VILLAGE. (BUILT 1905 S. SIDE OF TRACKS AND EAST OF MADISON AVE. USED ONLY DURING RACING EVENTS AT BELMONT PARK. POSSIBLY NAMED FOR QUEENS WYE? CLOSED 1924) Research: Dave Keller |
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R TOWER (PRR) |
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R TOWER (PRR): SUNNYSIDE, LONG ISLAND CITY (WEST OF HAROLD
AVE., NORTH OF THE MAIN IN THE CLASSIFICATION YARD. 71 LEVER, US&S
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R TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
R TOWER: RICHMOND HILL STORAGE YARD - EAST OF RICHMOND
HILL STATION AND MORRIS PARK SHOPS (SOUTH SIDE OF MONTAUK BRANCH
TRACKS, NORTH OF MORRIS PARK SHOPS. US&S 23 LEVER MODEL 14
ELECTRO-MECHANICAL MACHINE IN SVC: 1913. |
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RACE CABIN | ||||||||||||||||
RACE CABIN: AQUEDUCT RACEWAY (TEMPORARY BLOCK STATION
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RK TOWER | ||||||||||||||||
RK TOWER: 1 OZONE PARK - JCT. OF ATLANTIC AND
ROCKAWAY BEACH BRANCHES. (FORMERLY TOWER #91. ABOVE
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In this LIRR valuation image from May, 1914, we see the old Ozone Park station at grade. What was unusual about this depot building is that RK interlocking tower was built as part of the structure, affording a good view down the tracks towards nearby Woodhaven Junction. This view is looking southwest. The depot was razed when the tracks were elevated through here in 1931. (Dave Keller archive) | ||||||||||||||||
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RO CABIN: NORTH OF ROOSEVELT AVE., VALLEY STREAM, ON FAR
ROCKAWAY BRANCH (US&S 3 LEVER STYLE TC TABLE MACHINE IN SVC: 8/31/32
ACCOUNT VALLEY STREAM GRADE CROSSING ELIMINATION. RELOCATED ON
ELEVATION N. OF FORMER LOCATION: 2/7/33.
OUT OF SVC: 4/30/33.)
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ROCK TOWER: 1 FAR ROCKAWAY (PREVIOUSLY “FW” TOWER) SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS AND EAST OF STATION. IN SVC: 1907. RENAMED: 5/11/37. OUT OF SVC: 7/8/41. |
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ROCK Tower, Far Rockaway c.1939 Archive: Art Huneke |
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ROCK TOWER: 2 FAR
ROCKAWAY (LOCATED EAST OF NAMEOKE AVENUE, 576’ EAST OF FORMER
LOCATION, ON SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS. US&S19 LEVER |
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![]() ROCK Tower: 2 View W c.1948 Archive: Mike Boland |
The track curving to the right
in front of the camera is the yard lead. Tracks at the left head
towards the old Far Rockaway station area. MP19 is visible between the
tower and the cars. Nameoke Ave. crosses under the tracks just beyond
the crossover in front of the tower.
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![]() Far Rockaway (Nameoke Ave.) Station - Abandoned ROCK Tower: 2 View NE - 05/10/58 Archive: Mike Boland |
The photo left is historically interesting. It shows the geographical relationship between the right-of-way after the old Far Rockaway branch tracks have been removed and the "new" Far Rockaway (Nameoke Ave.) station terminal. Although taken out of service in 1950, the old ROCK tower was still standing, albeit abandoned and boarded-up, as late as May, 1958! Mike Boland states that, while not used as an interlocking tower after 11/20/1950, the tower continued to be used for storage and other stuff for LIRR employees. This new, substantial, brick-construction tower had a relatively short life span (1941-1950) after being placed in service when the Far Rockaway / Rockaway Beach branch was elevated on a concrete viaduct between Far Rockaway station and just east of Rockaway Park (Beach 116th St.) terminal yard. This second "ROCK" tower replaced the first old wooden "ROCK" tower (formerly "FW") located geographically east of the old Far Rockaway station when tracks were at-grade. (Dave Keller data) |
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ROCKY INTERLOCKING | ||||||||||||||||
ROCKY INTERLOCKING (R.C.) 2,750’ EAST OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE (REMOTE FROM “VALLEY” OR “BABYLON.” IN SVC: 4/30/83.) Research: Dave Keller |
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S CABIN: 2 | ||||||||||||||||
S CABIN: 2 SYOSSET (N. SIDE OF TRACKS AT END OF DBL. TRACK. 2 LEVER DWARF GROUND FRAME IN SVC: 1914. MANUAL BLOCK SIGNALS IN SVC: 9/8/1915 PER ETT #79 (Art Huneke data), OUT OF SVC: 4/1/38. UNATTENDED BLOCK STATION IN SVC: 4/1/38 WHEN SPRING SWITCH INSTALLED. US&S STYLE TC TABLE MACHINE IN SVC. PART-TIME: 6/12/49. BLOCK STATION OUT OF SVC. PER G.O. #811 EFF: 10/07/61 AND CABIN LATER REMOVED. Research: Dave Keller |
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SG CABIN | ||||||||||||||||
SG CABIN: 1 THOMPSON’S SIDING: W. OF
BRENTWOOD
(N. SIDE OF TRACKS AND W. OF 2ND ST.
BLOCK OFFICE WITH US&S 4 LEVER STYLE TC TABLE MACHINE IN SERVICE:
6/28/1916 PER ETT #82. PERMISSIVE BLOCK ASPECT ADDED TO BLOCK
SIGNALS: 6/25/1928. OUT OF SVC: 10/26/1931. UNATTENDED BLOCK
STATION IN SVC. CONTINUOUSLY: 10/26/31. BLOCK
STATION MANNED “SUMMERS ONLY.” PARTIAL DATES AVAILABLE AS FOLLOWS: IN SVC: 6/23/35, O.O.S: 9/15/35 IN SVC: 6/21/36, O.O.S: 9/ ?/36 IN SVC: 6/20/37, O.O.S: 9/ ?/37 CABIN CLOSED: 9/37 – 1943. PER G.O. #601, BLOCK AND BLOCK LIMIT STATION RELOCATED TO E. END OF PINEAIRE SIDING, N. OF MAIN TRACK. IN SVC: 6/11/44. OUT OF SVC: 10/4/66. PER G.O. #112.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() SG Cabin signal west of Brentwood - View E 1925 (Osborne-Keller) ![]() "SG" Interlocking - 1959 Archive: Dave Keller The double-ended passing siding is indicated in its entirety (west switch and east switch) as meets were held here. In later years, when "SG" cabin and signal were relocated west of Fifth Ave. crossing, the passing siding was reconfigured and meets were held between Fifth Ave. where the east end of the siding was located and just short of Pine Aire where the west end of the siding was located. |
![]() "SG" Cabin - Thompson's Siding west of Brentwood - View W This October, 1966 view shows the cabin as relocated further east, back on June 11, 1944. Photo/Archive: Dave Keller Note: The train order board displayed on the trackside wall of the cabin. It has the black side with white stripe facing the photographer, meaning the yellow side is facing the other way, to advise an eastbound train engineer there are orders for him to pick up here. You can see the jog in the
passing siding to accommodate the distant (and very tall) position
light signal as indicated on Emery's map (below. Very distant is the
Sagtikos Parkway overpass west of Pine Aire! Dave Keller
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SG CABIN: 2 W. OF BRENTWOOD (EARLY SITE OF THOMPSON'S STATION,
2,292’ WEST OF FORMER CABIN LOCATION, N. SIDE OF TRACKS AND W. OF
FIFTH
AVENUE. 2 LEVER TABLE MACHINE. IN SVC: 10/4/66.
BLOCK AND BLOCK LIMIT STATION OUT OF SVC: 9/14/87 WITH
ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT)
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![]() Relocated “SG” cabin on the west side of 5th Avenue and north of the tracks. This cabin is just east of MP 40, view west in 1969. Photo/Archive: Dave Keller |
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![]() SG Cabin west of Brentwood - View NE 7/07/1979 (Madden-Keller) |
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SK | ||||||||||||||||
SK: SPEONK (1903 CR4) (IN TICKET OFFICE. 2-LEVER US&S MODEL 6 ELECTRICAL LOCKED SEMAPHORE INDICATOR AND CIRCUIT CONTROLLER IN SVC: 7/18/1923. UNATTENDED BLOCK STATION SIGNAL IN SVC: 5/23/1928. BLOCK AND BLOCK LIMIT SIGNALS RELOCATED NORTH OF TRACKS AND 114’ EAST OF FORMER LOCATION. BLOCK OFFICE IN STATION OUT OF SVC: 9/2/58. BLOCK LIMIT STATION SIGNALS IN SVC: 9/2/58. OUT OF SVC: 5/6/2006) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() "SK" block limit signal - View NW c.1970 |
![]() Emery map Speonk MP70-71 "SK" signal location 6/1958 Archive: Dave Keller |
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SK 1: INTERLOCKING (R.C.) SPEONK (NORTH OF TRACKS AND EAST OF PHILLIPS AVE. MANUAL ALL-RELAY PUSH-BUTTON CONTROL PANEL CONTROLLED FROM “BABYLON.” IN SVC: 5/6/2006. WITH CLOSING OF “BABYLON” TOWER, R.C. FROM “SK 1 R-JCC” PER G.N. #7-54 EFF: 03/26/2022) |
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SK 2: INTERLOCKING (R.C.)
SPEONK (SOUTH OF TRACKS AND ADJACENT TO SOUTH SIDING.
MANUAL ALLRELAY PUSH-BUTTON CONTROL PANEL |
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![]() Speonk - Signal SK2 3EA view SE - 2007 Photo/Archive: Tom Collins |
![]() Speonk MP15AC #171, #161 - Signal SK2 YE (at left) 2007 Photo/Archive: Tom Collins |
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SN: SOUTHAMPTON
(IN TICKET OFFICE) (ETT #11 EFF. 11/08/1874, 7/15/1878 BOOK OF RULES
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![]() Looking east at the Southampton station, c.1925, we see the freight house at the far left, with passing siding and house track and, in the right foreground, the westbound express house built integrally into the west end of the long, covered station platform. A similar construction appeared at the east end of the covered platform for eastbound express handling. Also visible is the "SN" semaphore block signals. Photo: James V. Osborne Archive: Dave Keller |
![]() This image, 6/20/1955, shows the location of the "SN" block signal as a position light. It also has the unattended block limit station signal lower on the mast, as the block office had been re-opened at that time and a block operator handled the position light signal from the ticket office. Said block office closed 2 years later. (Faxon-Keller) |
![]() This April, 1970 view looking due east, but time has made some changes. The express houses have been removed sometime between 1955 and 1963 from the ends of the station covered platforms and the semaphore block signals have been replaced by "SN" block limit signal. (Dave Keller photo and archive) |
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Note: "SH" was the more appropriate call sign for Southampton (opened in 1871), but couldn't be used as "SH" was already assigned to Old Northport station (opened in 1868). Sag Harbor (opened in 1870) was originally named "SB", but after the calls for Old Northport were no longer in use, Sag Harbor was assigned "SH," sometime after 1918. Research: Dave Keller |
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SP TOWER: 2 SPRINGFIELD JCT. – JCT. WITH OLD SOUTHERN ROAD (S.S.R.R. OF L.I.) - ROSEDALE (IN SVC: 5/12/1906 ON SIGNAL BRIDGE WEST OF FOSTER’S MEADOW RD. AND APPROX 1,000’ EAST OF EARLIER TOWER #19 PER G.O. #12: 5/10/1906. 16 LEVER JOHNSON STYLE "A" MECHANICAL MACHINE. OUT OF SVC: 9/10/1923) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() 1923 shot of SP interlocking tower, built on a signal bridge, controlling Springfield Junction, the start of the Springfield branch just west of Rosedale J. V. Osborne photo, Dave Keller archive |
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SR CABIN: W. OF LAURELTON (S. SIDE OF TRACKS AND E. OF SPRINGFIELD BLVD. IN SERVICE: 1912 – 1923) Research: Dave Keller |
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SW CABIN | ||||||||||||||||
SW CABIN: NEW HYDE PARK ROAD, STEWART MANOR (SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS AT E. END OF STATION PLATFORM AND W. SIDE OF NEW HYDE PARK RD. BLOCK STATION IN SVC: 7/30/32. OUT OF SVC: 10/8/34 WHEN BLOCK STATION RELOCATED TO STATION TICKET OFFICE.) Research: Dave Keller |
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TOWER #9: GLENDALE (c. 1903: S. SIDE OF TRACKS AND E. OF COOPER AVE. RENAMED “GW”: 1907 DUE TO PROXIMITY OF GLENDALE WELLS. SEE: "GW" TOWER) Research: Dave Keller |
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TOWER #15: “JAMAICA AIR TOWER” ON THE ATLANTIC BRANCH AT EAST END OF JAMAICA YARD (SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS, WEST OF DEPOT AND WEST OF ROCKAWAY ROAD. IN SERVICE: 1899. RENAMED “JT” IN 1907. 1ST COMPLETELY PNEUMATIC 47 LEVER INTERLOCKING ON THE LIRR) Research: Dave Keller |
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TOWER #41: 2 “OLD” JAMAICA / “EAST END OF JAMAICA” (SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS AND EAST SIDE OF JAMAICA STATION. ALL ELECTRIC. IN SVC: JUNE 29, 1906 PER G.O. 53. RENAMED “JE” IN 1907.) Research: Dave Keller |
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TOWER #43: 1 E. HINSDALE – JCT.OF EX-CRR OF L.I. CREEDMOOR AND CENTRAL BRANCHES WITH L.I.R.R. MAIN LINE (OPENED OCT/1887 NORTH SIDE OF TRACKS AND EAST OF TULIP AVE., ABOVE 1878 EX-STEWART JUNCTION. DEPOT. 24 LEVER MECHANICAL MACHINE. STATION RENAMED FLORAL PARK IN 1890. SHARED CALLS OF “JN” WITH 1ST FLOOR DEPOT. TOWER RE-NUMBERED #47 WITH INSTALLATION OF BLOCK SYSTEM BETWEEN ROCKAWAY JCT. AND FLORAL PARK: 1894. #43 REASSIGNED TO HOLLIS UPON OPENING.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() Stewart Jct., Hinsdale - Floral Park integral interlocking TOWER #43: 1 Archive: Art Huneke |
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TOWER #43: 2 HOLLIS (N. SIDE OF TRACKS AND E. OF FARMER’S AVE.
AND W. OF HOLLIS DEPOT. IN SVC: 1894 WITH INSTALLATION OF BLOCK
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TOWER #45: 1 MINEOLA (BRICK TOWER IN SVC: 1890 SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN LINE TRACKS AT EAST END OF WOODEN STATION PLATFORM, EAST OF MINEOLA BLVD. TO CONTROL JCT. OF MINEOLA-HEMPSTEAD AND OYSTER BAY BRANCHES WITH MAIN LINE. SAXBY & FARMER 52 LEVER MECHANICAL MACHINE. TOWER RENUMBERED #48 WHEN BLOCK SYSTEM INSTALLED FURTHER EAST AND MORE TOWERS PLACED IN SERVICE: 1894. #45 REASSIGNED TO QUEENS UPON OPENING. RENAMED “MT”: 1907.) Research: Dave Keller |
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TOWER
#47: FLORAL PARK (EX-STEWART JUNCTION. PREVIOUSLY
TOWER #43: 1. RENUMBERED IN 1894 WITH INSTALLATION OF BLOCK SYSTEM
FROM THE WEST AND MORE TOWERS PLACED IN SERVICE. ORIGINALLY SHARED
CALLS OF “JN” WITH 1ST FLOOR DEPOT. RENAMED “FP”: 1907.
THESE CALLS ARE
INDICATED IN THE LIRR JOB POSTINGS LIST OF 9/20/1907. TOWER RAZED WITH
OLD STATION BLDG. WHEN NEW, RELOCATED STATION [JULY, 1909] AND NEW,
FREE-STANDING “FK” TOWER:1 [1909] PLACED IN SVC.)
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TOWER #50: EAST END OF WINFIELD STATION PLATFORM. IN SVC: c. 1880s. Research: Dave Keller |
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TOWER #74½ OCEAN AVENUE TROLLEY CROSSING – OCEAN AVE.,BKLYN. ON BAY RIDGE BRANCH. (WOODEN TOWER BUILT SOUTH OF TRACKS JUST BEYOND EAST END OF MANHATTAN BEACH JCT. STATION PLATFORM. TOWER WAS CLOSED FOR WINTER AND SWITCHES WERE CONTROLLED FROM TOWER 75 AT THE JUNCTION WEST OF TOWER 74 ½ AND JUST WEST OF THE MANHATTAN BEACH JCT. STATION. CLOSED: 1907 WITH GRADE ELIMINATION PROJECT.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() Tower 74.5 - Ocean Ave. Trolley crossing - Brooklyn - c. 1906 Archive: Art Huneke |
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TOWER #75: 1 MANHATTAN BEACH JCT. (WEST OF OCEAN AVE.,
BROOKLYN, RAILROAD EAST) JCT. OF BAY RIDGE AND MANHATTAN BEACH
BRANCHES (BRICK TOWER ON BAY RIDGE BRANCH NORTH OF TRACKS AND DIRECTLY
OPPOSITE THE JCT. WYE. IN SVC: c. 1885. LAST LISTED IN ETT AND
CR4 OF 1903 AS INTERLOCKING. CONTINUED AS A TRAIN ORDER AND TRAIN
REPORTING OFFICE AND BLOCK STATION WHEN RACES RUN AT CONEY ISLAND
JOCKEY CLUB. REMAINED IN SITU AT GRADE WHEN TRACKS DEPRESSED FOR GRADE
ELIMINATION PROJECT: 1909. OUT OF SVC: c. 1910 WITH |
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TOWER #79: SHEEPSHEAD BAY, BKLYN. ON MANHATTAN BEACH BRANCH (TOWER LOCATED AT EAST SIDE OF TRACKS AND SOUTH OF SHEEPSHEAD BAY RD. PROBABLY GONE BY 1909 WITH GRADE ELIMINATION AND TRACK RELOCATION.) Research: Dave Keller |
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TOWER #79½: SHEEPSHEAD BAY JCT. - EMMONS AVE. (LATER
NEPTUNE AVE.) TROLLEY CROSSING - NORTH OF MANHATTAN BEACH STATION ON
W. SIDE OF MANHATTAN BEACH BRANCH TRACKS AND NORTH SIDE OF EMMONS
(NEPTUNE) AVE. (16 LEVER MACHINE IN SVC: 10/1898 OR 12/1898. REBUILT
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TOWER #93: WEST END TRESTLE
(HAMILTON BEACH)
(E. SIDE OF TRACKS AND S. OF STATION. NORTH OF JAMAICA BAY TRESTLE ON
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TOWER A: LONG
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VALLEY TOWER: VALLEY STREAM – JCT. OF FAR ROCKAWAY AND WEST HEMPSTEAD BRANCHES WITH MONTAUK BRANCH. (FORMER LY “VA”. US&S 35 LEVER MODEL 14 ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC MACHINE. RENAMED: 4/30/37. QUINDAR ELECTRONICS ALL RELAY CONTROL PANEL CONTROLLING SIGNALS AND SWITCHES AT “ROCKY” AND “PORT” IN SVC: 4/30/83. ALSTOM PTM OFFICE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF W. HEMPSTEAD INTERLOCKING IN SVC: 12/31/2004. Research: Dave Keller |
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VAN TOWER: VANDERBILT AVE., BROOKLYN (“VD” YARD) (PREVIOUSLY “VD” TOWER. 11-LEVER US&S MODEL 14 ELECTRO-MECHANICAL MACHINE IN SVC: 8/3/1906. MACHINE INCREASED TO 19 LEVERS: ? RENAMED: 4/15/37. UNDERGROUND LOCATION. CLOSED: SUMMER/1999) Research: Dave Keller |
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WA CABIN: EAST WILLISTON (S. SIDE OF TRACKS AND 1,270 W. OF STATION. TEMPORARY BLOCK STATION IN SVC: 3/25/36 ACCOUNT JERICHO TPKE. (ROUTE 25) GRADE CROSSING ELIMINATION. USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH “NI” CABIN. OUT OF SVC: 8/31/36 WITH COMPLETION OF GRADE CROSSING ELIMINATION. Research: Dave Keller |
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WIN TOWER: WINFIELD, QUEENS – JCT. OF MAIN LINE AND PORT
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WJ TOWER |
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WJ TOWER: 2 WINFIELD JUNCTION., QUEENS - JCT. OF
MAIN LINE AND PORT WASHINGTON BRANCH (NORTH SIDE DIVISION). NORTH SIDE
OF PORT WASHINGTON BRANCH [NORTH SIDE DIVISION) E. OF JUNCTION AND
SOUTHEAST OF INTERSECTION OF THOMPSON AND GREENPOINT AVES., S. SIDE OF
TRACKS. FORMERLY TOWER #35. S&F MECHANICAL MACHINE IN SVC:
1884. REBUILT: 3/1/1898. MOVED: 12/1915, SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS,
.7 MILES EAST OF WOODSIDE. 40-LEVER GRS MODEL 2 UNIT LEVER TYPE
ELECTRO-MECHANICAL MACHINE IN SVC: 1908. RENAMED “WIN”: 4/16/37.)
Research:
Dave Keller
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WM |
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WM: - WEST HEMPSTEAD (RELOCATED 900’ WEST OF FORMER
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WT TOWER |
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WT TOWER: WOODHAVEN JCT (1903 CR4). – JCT. OF ATLANTIC AND ROCKAWAY BEACH BRANCHES. (ON ATLANTIC BRANCH, SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS, WEST OF STATION AND EAST OF JCT. FORMERLY TOWER #66. 12 LEVER SAXBY & FARMER MECHANICAL MACHINE INSTALLED BY 1884. RENAMED “WT” IN 1907 POSSIBLY FOR WOODHAVEN TOWER? SAXBY & FARMER 32 LEVER MECHANICAL MACHINE IN SVC: 11/01/1922. RENAMED “HAVEN” TOWER 1: 4/15/37.) Research: Dave Keller |
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![]() WT Tower - Woodhaven Jct. blueprint 8/05/1924 Archive: Art Huneke |
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Y CABIN |
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Y CABIN: EAST OF SAYVILLE (SAXBY & FARMER 4 LEVER MECHANICAL MACHINE. IN SERVICE: 11/27/1917 ON N. SIDE OF TRACKS AT END OF DBL. TRACK. TEMPORARILY OUT OF SERVICE: 1/8/1930. NEW, TEMPORARY CABIN LOCATED ON N. SIDE OF TRACKS AND WEST SIDE OF LINCOLN AVE., 3,000’ WEST OF FORMER LOCATION, IN SVC: 1/8/1930 ALONG WITH CUTBACK OF END OF DOUBLE TRACK WEST OF CROSSING, ACCOUNT MONTAUK HWY (ROUTE 27) GRADE CROSSING ELIMINATION. TEMPORARY CABIN OUT OF SVC: 6/30/1930. END OF DOUBLE TRACK MOVED BACK TO ORIGINAL LOCATION AFTER COMPLETION OF PROJECT, FORMER CABIN RELOCATED TO SOUTH SIDE OF TRACKS, PLACED BACK IN SERVICE: 6/30/1930. PERMANENTLY OUT OF SVC: 6/7/39. SPRING SWITCH INSTALLED. PROTECTED BY “PD” SIGNAL #16 CONTROLLED FROM “PD” TOWER: 6/7/39.) Research: Dave Keller | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() Blueprint of Y Cabin after Montauk Hwy. grade elimination project completed and former end of double track reinstated – 1930 Cabin moved to south side of tracks. Archive: Art Huneke |
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Y INTERLOCKING |
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Y INTERLOCKING: (R.C.) EAST OF SAYVILLE (BLOCK STATION CONTROLLED FROM “PD.” IN SVC: 06/07/39. OUT OF SVC: 05/06/2006 WITH CLOSING OF "PD" TOWER.) Research: Dave Keller | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() Y Interlocking east of Sayville - View W 5/2021 Signal 1W Photo/Archive: Craig Lignelli |
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ACTIVE TOWERS 2008
(not counting PSCC and West Side Yard): |
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ACTIVE TOWERS - 2020 BABYLON, BROOK: 2, DIVIDE, LEAD, VALLEY |
ACTIVE TOWERS - 3/26/2022 - Brook: 2, JCC, Lead, PSCC, Valley, WSY (yard job) | |||||||||||||||
ACTIVE TOWERS - 12/31/2024 - Penn Station, Atlantic Terminal, Grand Central Madison, LEAD |
01/12/2025