Long Island Rail Road

Main Line East

By:

David D Morrison

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Images of Rail

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Description

The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), the oldest railroad in the country still operating under its original name, was chartered in 1834 for the purpose of running trains from the Brooklyn waterfront to the eastern terminal at Greenport. The east end of the LIRR main line consists of a 70-mile stretch of track from Hicksville to Greenport. At one time, there were 29 passenger stations along this east end route, 14 of which are active today. A decommissioned signal tower and obsolete turntable are located on this route. Two stations, Riverhead and Greenport, are locations of the Railroad Museum of Long Island. The 23 miles of track between Hicksville and Ronkonkoma is electrified by third rail current, the electrification having been completed in 1987. Single-track territory since 1844, the line is currently being double-tracked as far east as Ronkonkoma.

Author Biography:

David D. Morrison is a retired LIRR branch line manager and railroad historian. The author of five other books in Arcadia's Images of Rail series, he is a charter member and past secretary of the Railroad Museum of Long Island. Morrison has given countless presentations to libraries and historical societies on Long Island, and he still enjoys doing so.

Release date Australia

November 26th, 2018

Author

David D Morrison

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributor

Foreword by Don Fisher

Pages

127

Series

Images of Rail

Dimensions

165x241x13

ISBN-13

9781467102537

Product ID

28517459

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