K4s #5406 and Sunday-only train #4229 westbound past "B" tower  Bethpage Jct. 5/11/47  (G. E. Votava photo)  
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The Saturday afternoon Patchogue-Babylon “Scoot” consisting of BUDD RDC1 #3101 and RDC2 #3121, coupled, is heading eastbound near River Ave. crossing as it approaches Patchogue on April 6, 1963.  In tow is RPO (Railway Post Office) car #7743.  As an aside, this towing of non-BUDD cars caused the BUDD Co. to void its warranty on these cars with the L.I.R.R.  At the left is Underwood Coal and Coke and in the foreground is the Ringhouse Siding, which extended all the way from west of the Underwood siding eastward to the west side of the Railroad Ave. crossing (after a 1949 track rearrangement) and had a capacity of 35 cars.  One month later, demolition of the old Patchogue terminal and engine repair facilities would begin.

 Leased Precision National GP10 locomotive #980 is coupled to the one-car Greenport Shuttle and is laying up eastbound in front of the crew shanty in Ronkonkoma yard on Friday, November 26, 1976.  This shuttle would run between Ronkonkoma and Greenport as eastbound train #202 and westbound train #211 on weekdays only.  Judging by the lighting, #211 has just made its return trip from Greenport and is laying up in the yard until ready to go back east again on Monday morning.  At times, this one-car shuttle would lay up on the wye tail north of the main yard.  Some years later, this train would have added cars and be run as a push-pull shuttle with an ALCO FA control cab on one end and an MP15ac powered unit on the other.

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March 30, 2007

Dave Keller
Orlando , FL

Dave:

            Per our conversations, you should receive the scanner promised to you by sometime next week. Please consider this important piece of equipment as Island Rail Preservation’s small contribution towards your efforts to preserve the photographic and paper history of the Long Island Rail Road .

            It is plainly evident to most that, over time, the electronic preservation of paper documents and the film record of the LIRR will take a leading role in preserving the RR’s history. Digital imaging holds great power in making these records available to many enthusiasts everywhere for the indefinite future. Hopefully you will make good use of the scanner to this end.  We look forward to seeing more of your collection on the web.

            As you may be aware, Island Rail also maintains an active interest in helping preserve historic pieces of LIRR equipment. During the course of the next few years, Island Rail plans to complete several restorations (to operable condition) of LIRR equipment and save others for future preservation. We look forward to sharing our progress with you.

           Thanks – we look forward to continuing our dialog in the months to come.

Sincerely,

Mike Koehler
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Looking northwest on 7/1/36, we see the depot, high-level concrete platforms and “IS” tower at Hollis , NY . 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.”  Photo from the Archive of Dave Keller  

Many thanks to Len Torney and Thomas Collins for their recent and most generous contributions of photographic negatives to the Dave Keller archive!  

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Conductor Bob Emery discussing business about Train #22, the Thursday “Cannonball” with Brakeman Al Berna at Westhampton station.  Willie Wilson of Special Services looks on at left.   7/25/68  Photo: Richard Makse  (courtesy of Robert Andersen)

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What's New    Exciting Reading!     LIRR Station History Updated 04/15/08 LIRR Uniform Cap Badge Evolution Updated 04/12/2008 LIRR Named Diesel Engines 04/08/2008 LIRR Telegraphic Call Letters Updated 03/20/2008 LIRR Miscellaneous Data Sheet Updated 12/04/07 Photo Listings Main Page Updated 09/15/2007 Skinner-Keller LIST Presentation 1971 10/01/2007 Scenes From the Past: Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay 07/22/07 LIRR Stations Closed/Reopened/Modified/Removed/Replaced 05/24/07 BEDT Listings/Photos Updated 04/25/07 Camp Upton Info Railroad Station Updated 01/16/07 LIRR Wooden Caboose No. 38 by Raymond Robinson, Jr.01/02/07  Camp Upton LIRR Form 36 timetable 12/26/06 Camp Upton Info Soldier Ticket 6/19/1999 Updated 12/02/06 "1970s LIRR Special Services" by Dave Keller 11/22/2006 Wading River Extension 11/15/2006 Hurricane of 09/21/38 LIRR wreck by Raymond Robinson, Jr.10/02/06 John “Tanky” Bell, Jr., LIRR Engineer Anecdote 09/21/06 LIRR Superintendents of Transportation 09/16/06 Philip M. Goldstein’s BEDT website link 07/10/06 “Parlor Car East” by Oscar Brand, a jingle 05/20/06 Engineer “Patsy” Molese and the Budd Car Updated 03/18/06 LIRR Button Evolution Updated 02/06/06 Bob Emery's LIRR Branch Info Updated 09/20/05 "Reminiscences as an Extra Ticket Clerk Part 2" by Dave Keller 06/24/05 The Station Pot-Bellied Stove by George Ayling 06/15/05 "Reminiscences as an Extra Ticket Clerk" by Dave Keller 01/26/05 "LIRR Steam Days at Southampton" by J. P. Krzenski 01/21/05 "LIRR Steam Days at Southampton, Part II" by J. P. Krzenski 01/21/05 "Southampton and James V. Osborne" by J. P. Krzenski 01/21/05 "Long Island Rail Road Reminiscences" by J. P. Krzenski 01/21/05 "Moving Coal by Prayer" by Mark Smith Retired LIRR Engineer       LIRR Caboose Rosters Main Page

      
NEWLY ACQUIRED Jules P. Krzenski PHOTO COLLECTION: 

He had a large family and was kindly tolerant of yet another teenager hanging around on Saturdays, occupying his “personal time.”  He moved to the southwestern U.S. many years ago and I lost touch with him. 

Only recently another friend assisted me, quite by accident, in locating him. Contact was made, reminiscences and family photos and updates exchanged and, I’m happy to say, he offered me his wonderful collection.  It has now been incorporated into my “Photolists.”

He took some great action shots of Fairbanks-Morse units, Budd RDCs and ALCO units in the 1950s, at such places at Babylon (when at grade), Deer Park, Port Jefferson and “B” tower. After a 10+ year hiatus, he again began photographing, this time ALCO units (both action and roster) in 1968.

Thanks, Jules, for patiently helping out a young railfan and playing your part in keeping the archive alive!!    Dave Keller 2003