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The Long Island Rail Road is a railroad owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the U.S. state of New York. It is the oldest United States railroad still operating under its original name and charter. [1] It consolidated several other companies in the late 19th century.
The trains collided between Kew Gardens and Jamaica stations in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York City, killing 78 people and injuring 363. The crash is the worst railway accident in LIRR history, and one of the worst in the history of New York State. [1]
The Long Island Rail Road ( reporting mark LI ), often abbreviated as the LIRR, is a railroad in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County on Long Island. The railroad currently operates a public commuter rail service, with its freight operations contracted to the New ...
Today the station contains a restored 1927 LIRR wooden caboose, a 40' Pacific Car & Foundry boxcar, and a snowplow,"W-83 JAWS," built by the LIRR shop forces as well as artifacts and photographs and other items of LIRR history.
Garden City – LIRR; Garden City LIRR timetable; Garden City Station History (Arrt's Arrchives) Unofficial Long Island Railroad History Website 1999 Photos of Westbound and Eastbound station houses; 2006 Post-restoration of both station houses; Station House from Google Maps Street View; GARDEN Interlocking (The LIRR Today)
History; Opened: November 15, 1869; 154 years ago () (F&NS) Closed: 1914; 110 years ago () Rebuilt: 1915; 109 years ago (), 1999; 25 years ago () Electrified: June 16, 1910; 113 years ago () 750 V third rail: Passengers; 2012—2014: 7,172: Rank: 15 of 126: Services
History. Far Rockaway station was originally built by the South Side Railroad of Long Island on July 29, 1869. From 1872 to 1877, the station was located in close proximity to the southern terminus of the LIRR's Cedarhurst Cut-off.
Long Island Rail Road: Line(s) Port Washington Branch: Platforms: 2 side platforms: Tracks: 2: Other information; Station code: ELM: Fare zone: 1: History; Opened: 1855 (NY&F) Closed: January 22, 1985: Rebuilt: 1888, 1927: Electrified: Yes: Previous names: Newtown (1855–1897) Former services
Bethpage – LIRR; Bethpage LIRR timetable; Unofficial LIRR History Website Central Branch History; Bethpage Station (1990s) B-Tower; 1986 and July 1993; 1873 map showing railways on Long Island; Bethpage Junction History (Arrt's Arrchives) Trains Are Fun. May 11, 1947 and 1952 Photos; NYCSubways.org
History. When the LIRR began operations in 1836, it leased the newly opened Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad, including its two duplicate steam locomotives, Ariel and Post Boy, both built by Matthias W. Baldwin. ( Ariel was Baldwin's 19th engine, built in 1835.)
