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Irving Lewis Halleran, the driver
on an Long Island Express delivery wagon, c.1890's Archive: Scott Halleran,
Grandson.
Long Island Express
Co., created by the LIRR, 1882 - 1913, handled local baggage and
express shipments.
Adams Express Co., a nation-wide concern, 1913- July 1, 1918, took
over L. I. Express and allowed through-express service to the nation.
Research: Dave Keller
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LIRR #55 D53bWhite Hats crew - Long Beach c.1890 Archive:
Art Huneke
The White cap was worn
by all train crew members (conductor, trainman, brakeman, collector, guard)
from c. 1908 to c. 1915. It was the summer issue cap used by both the
LIRR and the parent PRR.
Info: Dave Keller
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Train Inspection Car Jamaica
Station tracks c.1905
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LIRR #195 MOW crane and crew
c.1910
Archive: Charles A. Althof |
LIRR #8 and crew c.1910 |
LIRR #3 Camelback and crew
Patchogue View NE from Depot c.1912
Archive: Dave Keller
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Rotary Snow #193 Patchogue Yard 1921
Archive: Dave Keller |
MU Babylon 1st Electric Train 1925
Archive: Dave Keller |
Hempstead MU Train Crew: Hussey, Rosenow, Anderson, Keating c.1938
Archive: Dave Keller
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LIRR G5s #29 Last train and crew
to Wading River 10/09/1938 Archive: Dave Morrison
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G5s #28 Morris Park Shops
Photo: 4/08/1946 Archive: D. Keller
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DD1 #358 pulling freight
northbound of West Hempstead station headed for Country Life Press where it
joined the Hempstead branch when the line connected between Valley Stream
and Mineola. The freight brakeman had to flag each crossing and he appears
to be ready to hop on the steps for a ride to the next grade
crossing. 9/28/47 Archive: Dave Keller |
Morris Park Shops
Rotary Snow #193 and
snow plow on steam engine - 1948
Photo: LIFE George Silk
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Morris Park Shops - Rotary Snow #193 ready
for action.
1948 Photo: LIFE George Silk |
Clearing the turnouts 1948
Photo: LIFE George Silk |
Clearing the turnouts 1948 Photo:
LIFE - George Silk
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H10s #117 Taking Water Hicksville 07-25-52
Archive: Dave Keller |
FM H16-44 #1506
Crew at Deer Park 1957 View west just east of Deer Park
Ave. Westbound train on main track receiving orders. Eastbound
train on passing siding waiting for the meet to occur. DK block
signals at right on north side of tracks. Info/Archive: Dave Keller
Photo: J. Krzenski Archive: Dave Keller |
8th Avenue Engine House - Bay
Ridge LI Railroader 11/1955 Archive: Mike Boland |
LIRR #35 G5s Engine Wipers
at
Morris Park Shops10/1942+
Archive: Ron Zinn
LIRR #49 G5s Engine Wipers
at
Morris Park Shops 10/1942+ Archive: Ron Zinn
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PRR #5387 leased K4s
4-6-2 Engine Wipers at
Morris Park Shops 1943
Archive: Ron Zinn
Morris Park Shops 10/1942
Photo: Roy Pinney Archive: Ron Zinn
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Track Crew at PD 1968
Archive: Dave Keller
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1975 LIRR booklet " Facts and Figures"
Photo: Joseph C. Farrington
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LIRR SW1001 #100 Fresh
Pond
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LIRR Alco S1 #415
westbound at Hempstead Ave-West Hempstead late 1950's Archive: Jim Gillin |
"Givin' the Highball" Overhead
structure is walkway from Metropolitan Ave. Likely, this is 4:52 from LIC,
that did local stops on lower Montauk. 6/89 Photo: A. J. Daly
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HALL Tower, Jamaica Operator
Arthur Huneke 9/1971
Block Operator Art Huneke works at his
desk at "HALL" tower, Jamaica, on a hot afternoon in September,
1971. Art held the 2nd trick (2nd shift) at "HALL" tower
for many years until his retirement in the mid-1980s. (Dave Keller
photo and archive)
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Watchman lowering gates at
Broadway, Hicksville 1959 Archive: MTA
FM CPA 20-5 #2006 at Montauk
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FM #2403 Hicksville- Engineer Cecil "Crafty" Craft zoom
(Votava-Boland)
Engineer Cecil Craft leaning out the fireman's window chatting up photographer George
Votava on the platform. He's also wearing the same bow-tie that he always wore with his engineer's overalls. Craft was the last of the old-time engineers who took pride in wearing traditional railroad attire, while all the younger engineers around him began wearing T-shirts and jeans and going hatless. Craft entered the roster in 1918.
Info: Dave Keller |
Employee G. DePiazzy at SG 1972
Archive: Dave Keller
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Babylon Station crews 3/05/2015 |
Mr. Met 4/13/2015 |
Gas Car #1134 Crew Sag Harbor 4/1939
Archive: Dave Keller
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Hillside track gang close-up view E 4/30/1931
Archive: Dave Keller
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Penn Station LIRR "Mini
Maids" c.1968
Photo: Hank Boerner |
The LIRR Mini-Maid program
was alive and well for several years. Women in the employ of the railroad
could volunteer to be fitted with a yellow mini-dress and work at public
affair functions from time to time. Hank and Lou (Big Dumb Lou; see photo
above) along with Don Malone of the Public Affairs department, all great
enthusiasts of both trains, women and mini-skirts in general came up with
the idea in 1968. Since most women on the railroad at the time were in the
clerical ranks, most of the Mini-Maids were clerks in their 20's.
In later years, long after the program ended some of the women moved on to
management jobs. One became the Secretary to the President, another a
planner, while yet another became a Trainmaster. At least one supervisor
recalled the Mini-Maid roster and would tease the women from time to time
about that rung in their ladder of success.
From the late 1940's through the early 1970's. the LIRR supported an
award-winning Public Affairs department which was quite the envy of
corporations across the country which would send their publicists to the
Railroad for ideas and training.
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Steve Anglin of Babylon,
dressed as Santa Claus, boards a Babylon-bound LIRR train on Dec. 16, 1965.
Anglin was director of special services for the railroad and welcomed
commuters to a Christmas party aboard the train. (Newsday-Don Jacobsen)
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LIRR
C420 #229 Conrail GE B23-7 #2805 Fresh Pond Interchange c.1985 Archive:
Frank Fiore
South
of Fresh Pond Junction where the NYCRR used to run near the abandoned
Fremont Tower: 12/1970
Junction
of Montauk Branch and Conrail. Previously "FN" Tower. CR makes the
set outs for the LIRR to pick up. View N. The crews are discussing the
upcoming freight moves.
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MOW vegetation control wood
chipping 2016 MTA
MOW vegetation control 2016
MTA
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