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* Green - brakes released
Amber - brakes applied
White - Door Station Energized (Conductor key in panel to operate doors)
Red (flashing) - Parking Brake (Handbrake) applied
Blue - ATC (ASC - Automatic Speed Control) operative  
Info: Nick Kudreyko

Islip Freight Photos and Switching Info
 Mke McDermet 10/10/08

SUFFOLK TRACTION Co.

Battery Car No.3 on S. Ocean Ave View SE Archive: Dave Keller

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 Manhole cover in LIC, corner of
48th Street & Jackson Ave.
Photo: Bruce Carlson 10/23/1998

Note: Part of the "L" above is damaged. See Morris Park Shops for Al Castelli logo complete photo

Manhole cover Oyster Bay
Photo: Al Castelli 12/17/2006

Vintage Police Service #160 L.I.R.R. Co. Star Badge 


Back of badge showing provenance from "American Ry Supply, NY”, c. 1880's- 1890's (?).  Info: Dave Keller

CRR of LI passing Kissena Park 
1872 by A. Stewart
Station opened  6/1873
Research: Dave keller

Rail Road Anecdotes:

OPERATION LIFESAVER:
A Few Pointers from Your Friendly Neighborhood Locomotive Engineer
01/05/10

Book of Rules Joke 01/05/10
Rail Slang Story 06/21/11

2009 US Open Timetable
June 15th-21st
Bethpage, NY
Archive: Dave Keller

MTA-LIRR Police NY State Patch

9/11 "Show of Force" 
Newsday 0912/2011

Amagansett 5/02/10
Amityville 08/28/11
Aquebogue 01/30/09
Atlas Terminal 01/25/10
Babylon 03/07/08
Bay Shore 02/28/08
Bethpage 05/31/10
Bliss Yard 02/20/10
Brentwood 04/26/10
Brookhaven Rail Terminal 10/06/11
Camp Upton Update 12/27/06
Degnon Terminal 02/20/10
Dunton Tower 08/10/2011
Dutch Kills/Kearny - Texas Oil 06/06/08
East New York 06/12/11
Eastport 07/07/09
Farmingdale 8/3/10
Far Rockaway 06/15/11
Fresh Pond Junction 01/25/10
Grade Crossing Eliminations 07/27/09
Great River 01/14/08
Great River E. Islip Hist. Soc. 01/17/05
Greenport 09/20/09
Hicksville  08/10/09
Hillside 01/25/10
Holtsville 03/20/11
Islip 05/31/10
Islip Freight and Switching 01/22/09
Jamaica 03/25/11
Kings Park  11/13/06
Levittown, Central Branch 03/05/09
LI City  4/15/10
LI City Phelps-Dodge 02/06/07
LI City Wheelspur Yard 01/12/07
LI City Yard A 11/04/07
LI City Yard A Update Part II  11/01/06
Lynbrook 11/30/09
Maspeth 12/24/09
Mattituck  09/17/08
Medford 03/25/11
Mineola 01/05/2011
Mineola Nassau Tower 01/05/2011
Montauk 9/20/10
Montauk Cutoff 02/20/10
Morris Park Shops 4/15/10
Oyster Bay 01/20/09
Oyster Bay Turntable 08/01/08
Patchogue 6/12/10
Pinelawn 06/01/08
Riverhead 06/21/09
Riverhead - RMLI 05/14/11
Rockville Centre Project 11/01/06
Ronkonkoma 04/18/09
Sayville  07/23/06
Speonk 03/13/2008
West Side Yard Penn Station 05/07/07
West Hempstead 11/30/09

Branch Info:

Bay Ridge Branch Update 11/30/09
Bushwick Freight Line 11/23/04
Central Branch 8/08/10
Central Extension 8/03/10
Emery LIRR Branch Info 06/07/05
Hempstead Branch 07/01/08
Manorville Branch 07/01/07
Port Washington Branch 02/10/10
Wading River Extension 01/14/07
Whitestone Branch 07/31/10

LIRR Anecdotes:

A Uniform, A Ticket, A $20 Bill, And The Last Cab Paul Kennedy 01/13/09
LIRR Recollections Harry Glueck 11/06/08
The Sunnyside of Yesterday R. Glueck 12/24/10
Floundering About the LIRR R. Glueck 12/24/10 
Drop of a Tank Car Ed Schleyer 11/06/08
FM vs ALCO Locos? Ed Schleyer 11/06/08
Unverified Stories Ed Schleyer 11/11/08
Waves of White Ed Schleyer 11/06/08
Crossing Guard, the Oil truck, and the Coffee Ed Schleyer 11/06/08
Mexican Labor Camp & the Remittance Train Ed Schleyer 12/19/08
LIRR - First Days Ed Schleyer 09/04/08
Track Gang 1953 Ed Schleyer 09/04/08
Snow Train from Hell Schleyer 09/04/08
Hiring On the LIRR  Ed Schleyer 08/31/08
NE Blackout 1965 Ed Schleyer 08/31/08
Dog Day Commute Ed Schleyer 08/31/08
B'hampton Wreck Ed Schleyer 08/31/08
Gould's Feed "Pay Up" G. Ayling 08/12/08
J.J. Earl Anecdotes by J.J. Earl 08/01/08
The Engineer and the Kid: Two Cab Rides, 44 Years Apart by Mark Smith & Art Single 08/01/08
1st Recollections of the LIRR 11/15/07
Skinner-Keller LIST Anecdote 10/2007
Ernie Murphy Anecdotes 09/12/2007
Jakobson Shipyard, OBay 08/05/07 
Belmont Race Track Trains  M. Smith 
The Last Steam Trip  by Mark Smith
On the "Scoot"  by Mark Smith
In the Hole by Mark Smith
Joe Hagan Anecdotes 03/31/07
History of Ardsley Truetrack: 12/10/06 
LI Reminiscences  Krzenski 07/23/06
Climbing Mt. Olivet 07/08/05 M. Smith 
Island Park Switching  11/23/04 
The Cannonball 11/10/04 V. Seyfried
Picking up Your Engine by M. Smith
Engineer to Fireman by Mark Smith
Nearing Promotion by Mark Smith
Freight Donkeys by Mark Smith
Engineer-for-a-Day Program M. Smith
Moving Coal by Prayer  M. Smith
Port Jeff Freight Memories P. Boylan
Recollections of PD Tower D. Keller
Woodside Memories Jack Murphy 01/05/10

Howard Fogg: "The New York Express" at Fort Pond, NY heading for Penn Station, NY, c.1962
Commissioned by John Scala

Jamaica to Belmont Park token - Dashing Dan 60s-70s 
Collection: Dave Keller

Woodbury Station changed to Cold Spring 
General Order 90 10/15/1880

LIRR Brass Pay Check Tag 

To the best of my knowledge, it was used to pay employees out on the line (perhaps as a "chit" to be cashed in somewhere where cash was available)...maybe a a major station where the ticket agent had copious amount of the green stuff and could pay you out of his "cash drawer" from selling tickets, etc, or maybe a major  terminal like Jamaica, where cash was disbursed to outlying terminals for different purposes.
Info: Robert Myers

Rosters:

Alco C420 Roster/Photos 11/30/09
Bobber Caboose Roster 11/30/10
Caboose Rosters 11/30/10
Diesel Era GP38-2s 11/30/09
Diesel, Pass & MU Roster 1963
Doubledecker Roster 01/12/09
Engine Roster 1949 11/25/04
Engine Roster 1978 12/04/07
Entire Diesel Roster Update 2009 05/30/09
FA Units 04/15/09
FM C-Liners Roster 10/29/11
GP-38 Engine Roster 11/30/0
History of LIRR N52 Cabin Cars 11/06
Modernization Numbers 10/11/09
MOW Roster 10/20/08
MOW Sandite Alcohol Cars 10/07/06
MP15AC Roster 11/01/07
Ore Cars 07/01/07
P72 & P75 Roster 8/22/10
Remembrances of N52 Cabin Cars 11/06/10 
RS1-3 Engine Roster 07/07/09
S1 & S2 Engine Roster c.1952  07/07/09
Scrapped Loco #1-323 Roster 12/05/10
Steam Roster 1901-1955 12/13/04
SW1001 Roster 11/01/07

LIRR Data Info:

1916 LIRR ICC Report 12/5/10
1954 Goodfellow Pamphlet 09/17/08
75th Anniversary Pamphlet - 1910
100th Anniversary Pamphlet -1934
125th Anniversary Pamphlet -1959
1845 Stockholder's Report
175th Anniversary Tour - 2009
1965 Parking Study Part 1 06/01/09
1965 Parking Study Part 2 06/01/09
Bibliography 07/16/2008
Celebrating 75 Years  04/22/1910
Crew Assignments 1991 5/18/07
CR4 1913 Sidings Western Suffolk
CR4 1919 Stations & Sidings Suffolk
CR4 1924 Stations & Sidings Suffolk
CR4 Freight Info 1944
Diagrams 10/25/06
Early Diesels of the Sunrise Trail 11/8/11
Expansion Maps 07/07/06
"EXTRA" List  4/30/10
Hack #12 Diagram/Photos 09/13/09
Hack #14 Diagram/Photos 08/28/10
Hack # 14 Restoration 07/07/08
Hack #60 Diagram/Photos 08/23/09
Historical Data References 07/12/07
LI City Freight Articles 4/05/10
LIST Semaphore Articles 04/01/09
Marine Operations 06/17/07
Misc. Data and Dates 03/26/11
Montauk Division Road Crossings 1908
N52A Caboose Info 10/15/09
RS1-3 Spotting Features 12/01/07
Sayville END CP Sign 01/04/08
Station History 9/21/10 
Station Name Changes 02/07/09
Patchogue Crew Messages 02/06/05
Track Maps  03/15/08
Track Names  12/14/061

Additional LIRR and Other Railroad Info:

Baggage Tags 01/25/08
Commuter's Handbook 1971
LI Historical Journal 01/12/08
NY Cross Harbor RR 06/06/08
Passes 03/20/08
PRR Station Eagle Booklet 08/21/07
RR Mergers List 2010 7/31/10
Slang Usage 04/15/08
South Side RR of LI  V. Seyfried 02/05/08
Stations Closed/Removed/ Replaced 05/24/07
Station Colors 005/26/07
The Term: Caboose 11/07/09  
Vanity Auto Plates 12/02/07

LIRR Photo History: 

1970's LIRR 04/24/11
Amer. Ry Exp-REA Badge Styles 08/08/11
Budd RDC Updates 12/07/06
Cannonball 05/04/07
Equipment Development 01/22/07
Fan Trips 01/25/10
Hooping Orders 12/18/08
Leased Units 11/16/08
Morris Park Tour 2009 12/04/09
Patchogue Signals 6/03/10
PD Tower Gone Patchogue 6/03/10
Ronk. Electrification 04/18/09
Scoots and Shuttles 03/29/11
Shelters 08/04/09
Signal History 07/24/11
Towers 11/25/07
Trestles/ Bridges/ Viaducts 07/30/08
Trolley Memories 02/01/08
Turntables  08/10/09
Water Tanks 05/03/07
Winter Shots 3/20/11
Wrecks 10/20/08
Wyes  10/10/08

LIRR Photo Topic Collections:

1964 NY World's Fair 08/04/09
Baggage Cars 11/30/09
Before & After 03/18/11
Bernie Ente Photos 04/08/11
Christmas 12/17/2010
Customers Logos/Signs 03/12/08
Dashing Dan 07/04/09
Diesel Horns 06/26/09
Drumheads 08/01/09
Express/Baggage Houses 08/08/11
Fall Foliage 10/27/09
Featured Photos 12/12/07
Freight Stations 04/15/09
Heritage Cars  04/17/07
Horses & Mule Power 10/05/10
LIST Calendars Collection 11/30/09
Loco Cab Photos  11/30/09
Logos 05/28/08
Milepost Photos 05/28/08
Named Diesels 04/15/09
Odds & Ends  01/01/2010
Paperwork 3/22/11
Pass Car Interiors 11/01/09
Pass Car Paint Schemes 08/03/07
Pass Train Photos 03/25/11
PD Tower Gone 05/04/07
Ping Pong Cars 06/21/09
RMLI Calendar Collection 12/21/2010
Signals Photos 11/30/09
Signs 05/01/08
Stations 08/31/10
Three Engines Photos 09/16/08
Trackside Business'  06/22/09
Tugs 06/26/09
Tuscarora Club Parlor Car 11/30/09
Workers 01/09/2010

Agent's Keys, Speonk, NY LIRR
Keys and I.D.  tag courtesy of Tom Collins, 
Dave Keller archive

The two long keys ^(1,2) are somewhat different versions of the old "coach key" used to (literally) lock up the end storm doors of the Pullman-Standard Coaches (2700, 2800 & 2900's)...all used the same ones.

The flat key is an old locker key⁽⁶⁾ from the Agents Office to keep "his" stuff, and two of the shorter hollow barrel keys are signal keys. ^(4,7)

The other flat key, (not the old Ford ignition key ⁽³⁾ , with less "teeth" to it is for an old Miller (Mfgr) 6 or 8 lever lock⁽⁵⁾ with a "push" key⁽⁸⁾, used for signal or other general purpose locks...possibly with baggage use (as in literally lock up the baggage or freight packages...in a shed or room for that specific purpose).  The tag⁽⁹⁾ is great.   Info: Robert Myers

Brass Baggage Tag 
Great River 01/2008
Collection: Brendan Manley
Info: Dave Keller

Brass Baggage Tag 
Collection: Brendan Manley

Garden City Baggage Tag 
Collection: Brendan Manley

Brass Baggage Tag 
Collection: John Fusto

Affixed to a rider’s luggage in the old days. The express agent would put it on the bags with a leather strap. Upon receipt of your bag(s) at your destination, the express agent would remove the tag for reuse for another customer on another train.

American Railway Supply Co., was in business from 1891 to the 1920s. Info: Brendan Manley

With the years of operation you provided, that would confirm my dating and conveniently place it about mid-way during the 1891-1920s era, yet closer to the earlier end, since by the time the 1920s rolled along, the Pennsylvania Railroad, the parent road of the LIRR since 1900, was in full-swing bringing their systems on board.  1928 was a big year for institution of the block signal system and clearance cards, and Pennsy-style employee timetables.   

Pennsy-style uniforms began in the early 1920s.  

Disposable card stock baggage checks were used at that time, punched by the express agent.

Before you mentioned the American Railway Supply Co. (who made all sorts of stuff back then) and their dates of existence, I would have dated the tag c.1910.

So your brass tag would have been used in the teens and earlier.  Again . . . c. 1910 would be a safe bet to date it.  Research: Dave Keller

Ronkonkoma to 34th St. and reverse side #22673 
Brass Baggage Tag 
Collection: Brendan Manley

Baggage Tag South Side Railroad 
of Long Island 

"Irving Trust Company, Agent Owner"
Trust plate LIRR P72 #2921 07/28/1962
Dave Keller Archive


"METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO., OWNER AS ASSIGNEE OF PULLMAN-STANDARD CAR MF'G CO.
MANUFACTURER AND PRIOR OWNER"
Photo: George E. Votava, Archive: Dave Keller 


"LONG ISLAND EQUIPMENT TRUST SERIES K FIDELITY PHILADELPHIA TRUST CO AND M.S. ALTEMOSE TRUSTEES OWNERS AND LESSORS"     3' x 8" Trust Plate LIRR 

2-8-0 Class H10s ALCO Builder Plate

PRR #9742 Built: 6/1916, The LIRR acquired this engine from the PRR 1928-30