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PD Tower Gone 1912-2006

PD Signal History
PD Crew Messages 1929-42


1873 South Side
Railroad


Pre 1888 South Side Railroad


Pre 1888 Schematic
MP 53

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SSRR turntable and enginehouse
Collection: SUNY, Stony Brook
Thanks to: Dave Morrision 


1910 Schematic MP 53 

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Loco Curve Restriction: c.1912-1913 PD "Tower" was placed in service May, 1912.  CR4 March 1, 1913 does not list this siding.
Archive: Art Huneke, Info: Dave Keller

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1917 Hyde Map - Yard Area

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1917 Hyde Map - MP53-54 

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1918 Yard area valuation map

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1926 Composite Sanborn Map - West of  Ocean Ave. Archive: Steven Lynch

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LIRR June 29-1905 Timetable
Collection: Dave Morrison

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Al Bunker, block operator, at levers – PD Tower, Patchogue , NY
March, 1930 
(J.V. Osborne photo, original image at Queensboro
 Public Library)

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Hyde Map - Patchogue Mfg. Co  c.1900

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Hyde Map - Yard Area c.1900


1906 drawing station area


View SE 1906 drawing Rail Yard

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View SE 1906 drawing Academy Street
 

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Patchogue Academy with Civil War Monument  (view looking east)  LIRR “Schoolhouse track” to the right
Academy Street on the left

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View west of 4 stall enginehouse from the roof of the brick freight house 
 c. 1886-1905 W. J. Rugen
Collection: SUNY, Stony Brook, NY
Thanks to: Dave Morrision 

The freight platform on the west side of the building was open. The freight platform on the east side of the building was covered and extended all the way up to the Railroad Ave. crossing. The street in this view is the West Avenue crossing.

Ackerly's was the predecessor of Patchogue Music. They obviously sold a lot of pianos in the early years of the 20th century! Info: Dave Keller


SUFFOLK TRACTION Co.

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Battery car #1 on flatcar on arrival at Patchogue yard – June, 1911.  Notice Week's coaling ramp in background.
Photo: Howard S. Conklin Archive: Queensboro Public Library

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Close-up of Suffolk Traction Co. Battery car #1 with track close to curb Sayville, NY on opening day – July, 1911.
Info/Archive: Dave Keller

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Patchogue view SE
Pen and Ink c. 1888


Old Grist Mill 1908


Aerial drawing Four  Corner's view SE 1906

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Patchogue Station view NW 1905


Patchogue Station view NW 

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1st train from Penn Station out to Patchogue: 9/8/1910. Photo by Howard S. Conklin Collection: Dave Keller

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Patchogue post card view east c. 1925
Thanks to: Art Huneke

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Patchogue view east 1955
Photo: Art Huneke

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 Patchogue view west Supervisor's office water tower, gas tank, brick freight house, express house 1962
Photo: Art Huneke

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PD Tower MTA rendering
c. 1980's

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Form 19 train order written and signed by Al Bunker;  the same month and year that the photo was taken of him leaning against the levers.

You can see from the time that this order was issued and made complete that he was the 2nd trick operator there at the time; AND it was a weekend as the trains are numbered with the prefix “4”.
Research/Collection: Dave Keller

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South Side RR Train Shed c. 1870+
Painting: Edward Lang 
Collection: Queensborough Public Library

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South Side RR Train Shed c. 1870

“Regarding the SSRR’s train shed pictured at left by L.I. artist Edward Lange . . . .”

I thought the artist may have taken “artist’s license”, however, everything else in the painting is realistic which leads me to believe that perhaps he’s correct.  The 3 roof vents are spaced farther apart because this is almost a broadside view.  The photo in Ziel’s book shows them closer together and that’s probably because that shot is almost head-on.  Also, the shed is cut off by the edge of the photo and some trees (?).

Went to Seyfried’s “Volume I:  The South Side Rail Road” and the description for Patchogue station in the back of the book said a “substantial shed” was constructed in July/August, 1869 and it was 220 feet long, definitely a “substantial” shed.

220 feet is the equivalent of four (4) P54 steam cars coupled with the left over 4 feet being taken up by the couplers.  You can’t go by the cars depicted in the painting because they’re not only, most probably, out of scale, but the cars back then weren’t 54 feet long, either!  A 220 feet long shed could have held a 5-car train of 40 feet long varnish coaches plus engine and tender!
Info: Dave Keller

 


Circa 1950 LIRR
P-54 Car Capacities


1958 MP 52 to 53


1958 Mile Post 53 to 54


1958 Schematic MP 53


1999 Schematic MP 53 East


Topographic Link

Bailey's Lumber Mill
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View SW 1906 postal card


View SW c. 1921


View S

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Bailey's Lumber Mill view SW 03/1946
 Photo: F. Weber, Archive: Dave Keller


4 Corners view N c. 1923


Ocean Ave view N

 
4 Corners view W c. 1923


Suffolk Traction - Main St. view W c. 1915


4 Corners view W c. 1930

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 Photo: Milt Price c. 1930

Patchogue Four Corners: view is looking east.  McBride’s Drug Store at the far left, wooden framed building at right burned c. mid-late 1950s.  It was replaced with one-story storefronts.  Havil’s Jewelers was on that corner for years.  The church spire in the left background is the red/brown stone  Congregational Church that used to be across the street from the Patchogue Stationery store. 
Info: Dave Keller

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Patchogue c. 1950's 

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Armstrong  Turntable view SE 1955 
Photo: Bill Slade

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View N 1909 Pat. Mfg. Co.


Lace Mill view SW


Lace Mill view S


Lace Mill view SE


Lace Mill view NW


Lace Mill view NW c. 1985


Lace Mill view E  c. 1985


Lace Mill view NE  c. 1985


LIRR #193 Rotary Snowplow across from Bailey's Lumber Mill, south yard 1921
Archive: Dave  Keller 


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Underwood Coal and Coke 10/1943 view West of  River Ave. 
Photo: F. Weber, Archive: Dave Keller
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PELCO Plant in background view East of River Ave.  05/1943
Photo: F. Weber, Archive: Dave Keller
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Loco Coal Facilities and local dealer coal dock.  PELCO Plant in background view West  05/1943
Photo: F. Weber, Archive: Dave Keller
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Loco Coal Facilities and local dealer coal dock on West Ave.   View North  05/1943
Photo: F. Weber, Archive: Dave Keller
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Freight Warehouse Westside Platform view East  09/1944
Photo: F. Weber, Archive: Dave Keller
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Loco Coal Facilities and local dealer coal dock on West Ave.   View West  03/1946
Photo: F. Weber, Archive: Dave Keller
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Open Westside Freight Platform
view North  03/1946
Photo: F. Weber, Archive: Dave Keller
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Railroad Ave view North  05/1943
Photo: F. Weber, Archive: Dave Keller

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Railroad Ave view North c.1956

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Railroad Ave view South  05/1943
Photo: F. Weber, Archive: Dave Keller

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Railroad Ave view West  05/1943
Photo: F. Weber, Archive: Dave Keller
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Freight Warehouse photo composite 
view SW 03/1946
Photo: F. Weber, Archive: Dave Keller
 Composite: Steve Lynch
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Freight Warehouse view SW 03/1946
Photo: F. Weber, Archive: Dave Keller
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Freight Warehouse Eastside Platform view South  03/1946
Photo: F. Weber, Archive: Dave Keller

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Ocean Ave View South  1947 
Photo: F. Weber, Archive: Dave Keller

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PD and Baggage House 1947 
Photo: F. Weber, Archive: Dave Keller

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View west "North siding" 1947
Photo: F. Weber, Archive: Dave Keller
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Engine 110  built 1916 ex-PRR 8610
c. 1928+

E7s Atlantic (4-4-2) 1940
on the turntable
Photo: Fagerberg

Train Orders pickup c. 1955
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FM 2006 Patchogue Express House 1956
Collection: Dave Keller

RDCs at Baggage House 4/6/63
Photo: Dave Keller 
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Budd RDCs 1 & 2 heading eastbound past Underwood Fuel with RPO car in tow, approaching River Avenue crossing, Patchogue, NY. - 4/6/63  Wm. Lichtenstern photo, Dave Keller archive  
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Army Sherman M4  View NE 1960
Photo/Archive: Art Huneke

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LIRR Rotary Plow #193 westbound 1968
Photo: Ron Ziel
Collection: SUNY, Stony Brook
Thanks to: Dave Morrision 


Rider Ave View SE  2001


Bay Ave crossing view NW 2001
Photo: Steve Lynch


View E c. 1985


V
View E  2001


 
Knickerbocker Brewery


Rider Ave W view


Ocean Ave E view


Shand's  Feed & Hardware Main St. 
c. 1970

Reid Ice Cream

Abandoned view W 2000
Atlantic Ave, Bluepoint

Week's Coal & Wood

View SE


View SW

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PELCO Plant 08-31-41
Collection: Stony Brook University, NY
Thanks to: Dave Morrision 


Week's Coal Ramp 1954
Collection: Dave Keller

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LIRR Train 56 Eng #1554
Photo: 1964

Queensboro Ice Co.

Destroyed in fire c.1986


West Ave crossing view W 2001



Rider Ave crossing view W 2001
"Fence Track" siding

 
North side of  Fence track factory
Photo: Steve Lynch

Patchogue Electric Light Co.


Gas Co. c. 1906


PELCO Plant 1954
Collection: Dave Keller

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LIRR Parlor Eastbound 1975 at PD Tower

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Alco FA #617 c. late 1980's

PD Tower
PD Tower view W c. 10/1966 - early '67, 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

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PD Tower  Eastbound GP38-2 #273 09/18/1983
 

View W 2001 Photo: Steve Lynch


View E  2001 Photo: Steve Lynch

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LIRR #262 PD hooping orders  09/18/98 Photo: Joe Saullo

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Block Operator Chris Soundy hooping some of the last orders from “PD” tower to the Conductor of eastbound 
DE-30ac #420    
Photo: by Pat Masterson 5/4/06
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PD Sign 0/04/06


Patchogue Station view N 2000


Current view c. 2001 LIRR MOW
 facility - LILCO in background View NW
Photo: Steven Lynch

From 1939 it appears that "PD" Tower controlled the tracks extending from an unmeasured point west of Atlantic Ave., and west of Reid's ice cream siding (unnumbered signal indicated) to a point 5,113 feet east of South Country Road, or 2,023 feet east of Signal S551. (Signal S551 is indicated at 3,090 feet east of South Country Road.)

Another interlocking diagram I have from the same year identifies the westernmost signal as S484, but also does not provide the number of feet west of Atlantic Avenue for the location of this signal. Quite a stretch of track!  Author: Dave Keller