Manorville Branch

 Manorville Jct Station view East 9/27/1906
Archive: Dave Keller

Bob Emery Maps of the Manorville Branch - 1949

Eastport  Junction
 
PT Tower Eastport 1923
Photo: James V. Osborne 
Collection: Dave Keller

Elevated exterior view from semaphore block signal showing connecting Manorville Branch.

PT  cabin viewed from signal mast looking west up the Manorville Branch (straight ahead) with Montauk Branch curving off to the left. 
Info: Dave Keller 

Manorville Junction 

Tower MR  Manorville 1921
Photo: James V. Osborne 
Collection: Dave Keller

   Manorville demolished 6-1941 
Collection: Robert Emery Collection:  SUNY @ Stony Brook, NY

Photo: James V. Osborne 
Collection: Dave Keller

These shots are of the Manorville-Eastport branch. The only signal on the branch was installed on the north side of the Bauer St. crossing at MP66, one mile south of MP65 where MR cabin was located.

View NW towards MR and Manorville. The signal cable running along the side of the tracks connected with MR cabin one mile away and was controlled from there. Way in the distance you can just about make out the white crossbuck post for the crossing diamond for the Eastport-Manor Road crossing. 

The signal was installed in 1927 and block operator James V. Osborne climbed to the top right after installation to get some nice elevated views of the branch.

He wound up getting the only known views of the branch and, by being elevated, some of the best views of the ROW and rural LI in the process.

The 2nd shot posted is looking SE  into the early morning sun. ROW and tracks straight as an arrow in each direction.  Info: Dave Keller