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| Title: |
Nostrand Av |
| Description: |
The first time I rode into Brooklyn on the LIRR, the station at Nostrand Av still had a wooden platform. MTA finally put some money into the line, rebuilding the station with a concrete platform that was a vast improvement. While not as busy as the Main Line to Penn Station, the Atlantic Branch still carries almost as many trains, though the intermediate stops, this one and a station at Woodhaven in Queens that had only a few trains stop, were not heavily patronized. |
| Photo Date: |
11/17/1977 Upload Date: 12/13/2016 4:00:52 AM |
| Location: |
Brooklyn, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Station,Signal,Passenger |
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| Title: |
Ex CNJ station |
| Description: |
Actually, the line was run jointly by the CNJ and Pennsy, but the station sign is pure Jersey Central. By the late 70's, it had seen better days. |
| Photo Date: |
6/11/1979 Upload Date: 1/4/2014 3:52:08 AM |
| Location: |
Allenhurst, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Station,Passenger |
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317 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Dutch door view |
| Description: |
One of the great things about riding on all the hand me down long distance cars was that almost all of them had Dutch doors, which the crews did not mind riders using. It was a real boon to photography. It is from that vantage point I took this arriving shot of the Allenhurst station on the New York & Long Branch. |
| Photo Date: |
6/11/1979 Upload Date: 1/4/2014 3:52:10 AM |
| Location: |
Allenhurst, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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375 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Pretty station |
| Description: |
The people of Little Silver, near Middletown, had done some sprucing up on their small station, and it was an attractive little building. There appears still to be work done on the chimney, as the top is wrapped up. |
| Photo Date: |
6/11/1979 Upload Date: 1/4/2014 3:52:12 AM |
| Location: |
Little Silver, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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300 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Standard plan |
| Description: |
The LIRR built many of its stations to a standard plan, and the gambrel roofed stations can be seen all over the Island. One such is Roslyn on the Oyster Bay Branch, seen here from the west on a summer afternoon. |
| Photo Date: |
7/17/1979 Upload Date: 11/30/2016 3:48:50 AM |
| Location: |
Roslyn, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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166 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Gladstone |
| Description: |
The end of the line on the Gladsone Branch was represented by this typical DLW frame building, seen here on a rainy day in November 1979. The EL lines retained their EL flavor long after the others changed. Here, the lettering on the train sitting at the platform only reinforces that image. |
| Photo Date: |
11/13/1979 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 11:13:52 PM |
| Location: |
Gladstone, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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289 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Station and tower |
| Description: |
The station at Denville sits right between the Morristown Line on the right, and the Boonton Line on the left. The Boonton Line, during EL days, hosted the freights that would come off the cut off and head for Croxton. By this time, it was mostly commuter trains, Conrail having shifted its remaining trains on former EL lines to the ex Erie east of Binghamton, and most of the traffic to the ex PRR or NYC generally. The tower in the background controlled the switches and signals here, and was still active at this time. Note the EL speed sign at left on the Boonton Line. |
| Photo Date: |
2/22/1980 Upload Date: 1/4/2014 3:52:11 AM |
| Location: |
Denville, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Station,Passenger |
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366 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
DLW station |
| Description: |
The ex DLW station at Maplewood on the Morristown Line, seen from an eastbound train. |
| Photo Date: |
2/22/1980 Upload Date: 1/4/2014 3:52:14 AM |
| Location: |
Maplewood, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Station,Passenger |
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268 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Raritan River |
| Description: |
The Raritan River RR had been taken over by Conrail at the time of this photo, but the door to the office had not changed. |
| Photo Date: |
8/5/1980 Upload Date: 9/10/2012 1:45:58 AM |
| Location: |
South Amboy, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station |
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448 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Snowy night quietude |
| Description: |
A late season snowfall coats the Little Neck station as the drivers at Ollies Taxi wait for the next train from New York to arrive to break the tranquility. It looks peaceful now, but in the morning the snow will make things chaotic. |
| Photo Date: |
3/14/1981 Upload Date: 11/27/2016 4:55:20 AM |
| Location: |
Little Neck, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Night,Station,Passenger |
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225 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Broad St station |
| Description: |
Most people, when they think of the train station in Newark, think of Penn Station, which is understandable, as it is the busier of the two by far. DLW also had a station, on Broad St, just off the Passaic River bridge. Here we see it as we approach on a westbound train |
| Photo Date: |
9/7/1981 Upload Date: 6/30/2014 2:26:53 AM |
| Location: |
Newark, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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263 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Passaic River bridge |
| Description: |
A Lackawanna side train to Dover is about to cross the Passaic River and make its stop at Newark Broad St |
| Photo Date: |
9/7/1981 Upload Date: 6/30/2014 2:29:49 AM |
| Location: |
Newark, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge,Passenger |
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225 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
DLW building |
| Description: |
There were a lot of structures around Hoboken terminal that had not changed much since the DLW days. This building is one. Not sure of its purpose. |
| Photo Date: |
9/7/1981 Upload Date: 6/30/2014 2:33:31 AM |
| Location: |
Hoboken, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Station |
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321 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Grand Central |
| Description: |
A view of the concourse from the Vanderbilt Av balcony. Anyone remember Kodak?? They used to make film once. |
| Photo Date: |
8/28/1982 Upload Date: 3/24/2013 4:38:34 AM |
| Location: |
New York Grand Centr, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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337 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Erie station |
| Description: |
In 1984 the Erie station at Mahwah stood largely as it always had, even retaining the Erie station sign. Mahwah was an important location on the EL, as it had a Ford plant that generated a lot of traffic both in and outbound. |
| Photo Date: |
1/31/1984 Upload Date: 5/26/2014 4:54:49 AM |
| Location: |
Mahwah, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Station,Passenger |
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273 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NK Tower |
| Description: |
The trains using the CNJ after 1967 used a route that was cobbled together from Newark Penn Station, reaching the Jersey Central via a&connection from the Pennsy to the Lehigh VYlley at Hunter tower on the PRR, connecting to the LV at NK, then to the CNJ via a new connection at Aldene. Here Im on board a Newark bound train about to take the connection to the ex Pennsy. Straight ahead is Conrails Oak Island yard. |
| Photo Date: |
1/31/1984 Upload Date: 11/28/2013 1:03:52 AM |
| Location: |
Newark, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Signal,Track |
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225 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Erie station |
| Description: |
The Erie had several lines in Orange couny, one of which was the Newburgh Branch that had the distinction of running underneath Moodna Viaduct. The next station south was Washingtonville, which at the time this photo was taken in 1984 was an antique shop. Twenty some years after the line was abandoned, the Erie station sign is still on the building. |
| Photo Date: |
2/7/1984 Upload Date: 11/30/2013 4:11:41 AM |
| Location: |
Washingtonville, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Station,Passenger |
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278 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Long time, no paint |
| Description: |
This overpass in Roselle Park NJ shows its heritage. There were quite a few street overpasses on the LV and CNJ that did not get repainted for many years after those roads vanished into Conrail. It was always good to see them. |
| Photo Date: |
7/17/1984 Upload Date: 6/26/2014 4:08:35 AM |
| Location: |
Roselle Park, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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343 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Ex New Haven station |
| Description: |
The former New Haven RR station at Cannondale on the Danbury Branch. |
| Photo Date: |
7/9/1985 Upload Date: 10/1/2014 12:00:41 AM |
| Location: |
Cannondale, CT |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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272 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Oldest station |
| Description: |
The station at St James is the oldest still in service on Long Island, dating to 1873. In this photo from March 1986, it has just received a new coat of paint. |
| Photo Date: |
3/6/1986 Upload Date: 11/15/2014 4:04:42 AM |
| Location: |
Saint James, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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222 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
D&H station |
| Description: |
The D&H station atÙRouses Point was still serving Amtrak in 1986. |
| Photo Date: |
8/25/1986 Upload Date: 12/9/2014 1:55:40 AM |
| Location: |
Rouses Point, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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306 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
LIRR station |
| Description: |
The LIRR station at Great Neck was a big place. It had a ticket window that was staffed til around 1800, as it served a community of approximately 57000 in the mid 80s, and had always been a major stop, as it was the place where the branch went from double to single track. Thats still true, and the town has grown since. The building on immediate left is a restaurant, the station itself just beyond. The whole complex was grade separated around 1925, putting it below street level, with Middle Neck Rd on the west end, and Barstow Rd on the east, with a walkway about mid platform. A New York bound train is seen arriving from Manhasset. |
| Photo Date: |
9/30/1986 Upload Date: 12/14/2014 3:44:13 AM |
| Location: |
Great Neck, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Station,Passenger |
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223 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
LIRR station |
| Description: |
The Long Island RR station at Greenlawn was a simple affair, with a ticket office and waiting room. The new high level platforms have taken some of the appeal away. |
| Photo Date: |
12/23/1986 Upload Date: 12/29/2014 2:36:06 AM |
| Location: |
Greenlawn, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Station,Passenger |
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242 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Central Centerpiece |
| Description: |
Almost literally, since Buffalo was just about mid way through the New York-Chicago journey. The classic art deco station served for 50 years, just a little too far east of downtown Buffalo. When passenger loadings tailed off in the 60s, there was nothing else to bring people out to that part of town, and the station area languished. Eventually closed by Amtrak in 1979, it sits today largely returning to nature, as there is no practical maintenance. In 1986, it still looked rather stately from the driveway. |
| Photo Date: |
12/28/1986 Upload Date: 12/24/2014 3:37:58 AM |
| Location: |
Buffalo, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Station,Passenger |
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268 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Erie station |
| Description: |
Looking like Santa will drop by any minute, the Erie station on the Main Line at Allendale looks like a Christmas card in this night shot. |
| Photo Date: |
1/27/1987 Upload Date: 12/31/2014 2:20:57 AM |
| Location: |
Allendale, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Station,Passenger |
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235 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Speonk |
| Description: |
One of the more obscure terminals on the Island is Speonk, which is the turn point for several rush hour trains, as well as one during the day. Here we see freight RF 65 ready to head back to Hicksville behind an MP 15 |
| Photo Date: |
2/10/1987 Upload Date: 11/28/2012 1:25:58 AM |
| Location: |
Speonk, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Winter,Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 157(MP15AC) |
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458 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Sea Cliff |
| Description: |
The Sea Cliff station was a rather ornate Victorian building that looked good any time of day or night. Here we see it at night with an eastbound |
| Photo Date: |
2/16/1987 Upload Date: 11/28/2012 1:22:41 AM |
| Location: |
Sea Cliff, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 606(Power Car) |
| Views: |
524 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Sea Cliff |
| Description: |
The station at Sea Cliff was a wonderful Victorian station that was well kept. It was attractive any time, but looked good at night. |
| Photo Date: |
2/17/1987 Upload Date: 4/18/2015 4:26:20 AM |
| Location: |
Sea Cliff, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Passenger |
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217 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
E Williston |
| Description: |
One of the more pictuesque stations on the Long Island is at East Williston. It has the distinction of being the only station on the Oyster Bay branch with electric MU service even if only one train per day, a westbound in the morning. |
| Photo Date: |
3/7/1987 Upload Date: 11/28/2012 1:15:16 AM |
| Location: |
East Williston, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 608(Power Car) |
| Views: |
700 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Locust Valley |
| Description: |
Locust Valley was the last station with double track on the Oyster Bay branch. Here we see it at night as an eastbound stops with an FA trailing. |
| Photo Date: |
3/7/1987 Upload Date: 11/28/2012 1:18:16 AM |
| Location: |
Locust Valley, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
LI 609(Power Car) |
| Views: |
508 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
St James |
| Description: |
The oldest station on Long Island, built in 1873, is St James. Here we see it in a night shot. A few years after this was taken, a high level platform was built, obscuring the view. |
| Photo Date: |
12/12/1987 Upload Date: 11/28/2012 1:29:10 AM |
| Location: |
Saint James, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Passenger |
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230 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Long history at Brooks Av |
| Description: |
While it now has a large RS herald adorning the tower, this station goes back a long way. CSX had it last, but only for a couple of years before selling the lines that were once predecessor Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh to the Gensee & Wyoming. Prior to CSX, it was Chessie, the station being part of their B&O, who acquired it along with the lines from Butler PA to Buffalo & Rochester from the BR&P in 1917. R&S is now using it as their offices in Rochester. |
| Photo Date: |
1/3/1988 Upload Date: 6/20/2015 4:00:14 AM |
| Location: |
Rochester, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Yard,Station |
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186 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Tower and an oops |
| Description: |
The tower is the former New Haven Fremont tower, which controlled the connection from the LIRR to the New Haven line to Bay Ridge. The line was electrified, and several trains per day came and went to the ferry dock there behind New Havens freight motors. By the time Conrail took it over, it was down to a single track for most of its length, the Penn Central merger having rerouted most New England traffic via Selkirk. The tower was closed and boarded up, as we see it this day. Conrail eventually sold the line to the LIRR; at the end, it was common to see SELI come down with a trio of road units, usually GEs, and an SW 1500, which would work any freight on the line during the interchange move. |
| Photo Date: |
2/5/1988 Upload Date: 6/27/2015 3:39:15 AM |
| Location: |
Fresh Pond, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Yard,Station |
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243 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Small building for a lot of college kids |
| Description: |
The station at Stony Brook belies its significance as an important stop on the Port Jefferson branch. It sits immediately adjacent to the SUNY Stony Brook campus, one of the major centers of the state university system. |
| Photo Date: |
3/31/1988 Upload Date: 7/7/2015 4:52:36 AM |
| Location: |
Stony Brook, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Night,Station,Passenger |
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231 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NYSW restored |
| Description: |
WS 1 passes the nicely redone station at Hawthorne. |
| Photo Date: |
4/17/1988 Upload Date: 10/8/2016 4:52:07 AM |
| Location: |
Hawthorne, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Station,Action |
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406 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Hawthorne |
| Description: |
One of the nicer looking stations on the NYSW Southern Division. Here we see a pair of SD45s passing with a local. |
| Photo Date: |
4/17/1988 Upload Date: 11/28/2012 1:35:45 AM |
| Location: |
Hawthorne, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
NYSW 6515(SD45) |
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766 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Heritage |
| Description: |
The LIRR was owned by the Pennsy from 1900 to 1965, when it was taken over by NYs MTA. During the PRR years, the influence of the parent was far reaching, even to this station doorway in Lynbrook on the south shore. |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/1988 Upload Date: 7/30/2015 2:15:30 AM |
| Location: |
Lynbrook, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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202 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
High brow |
| Description: |
The station at Mill Neck was in an area where there was real money, and the elegant station reflected that. We see it on a Sunday, when no trains stopped; even on weekdays, service was limited here, though it was close enough to Locust Valley that it was not much of an inconvenience. |
| Photo Date: |
6/12/1988 Upload Date: 7/16/2015 1:55:51 AM |
| Location: |
Mill Neck, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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217 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
DLW freight house |
| Description: |
The Lackawanna freight house on Henry St in Binghamton. As you can see from the billboard, a new baseball stadium was set to be built there, once the old structure was torn down. That was easier said than done. Like many DLW buildings, this one was built for the ages. After several "modern" demolition procedures were tried, a few WW2 vets with demoltion experience were located. They were able to get the building torn down, and a new stadium hosting the Binghamton Mets opened in 1992. The first base side has a great view of the yard and Southern Tier main line. |
| Photo Date: |
11/20/1988 Upload Date: 11/28/2012 1:12:34 AM |
| Location: |
Binghamton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station |
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314 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
LV bridge |
| Description: |
The Lehigh Valley Auburn Branch left the main at Sayre PA, running east through Owego, then turning north to head to its namesake town of Auburn, at the north end of Owasco Lake. At Conrail start up, it was abandoned north of Dryden, with CR operating it under contract for NYDOT. That lasted only a few years, and the D&H ran the branch, now only as far as Harford Mills to a gas storage facility, before the Tioga Central took over operation. For much of the distance from Owego north, it followed NY 38, often within sight. Though the track had long been removed by this time, some structures remained, such as this through truss just south of a crossing near Groton. |
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4/21/1989 Upload Date: 10/8/2015 2:40:57 AM |
| Location: |
Groton, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Bridge |
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211 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Not a big deal til you need it |
| Description: |
This odd structure was rarely used during the time I lived in Endicott, which was a good thing. We are looking at the mounting for the flood gate that would be put across the tracks in the event the Susquehanna flooded. The gate would be dropped into the slot, and sandbags placed on either side. There was seepage-they were not water tight-but it kept floodwaters from getting through and inundating west Endicott. I saw the river come up over the tracks only twice in 18 years, but not here. That event was along the George F Highway in Endwell, near MP 219. |
| Photo Date: |
6/20/1990 Upload Date: 1/10/2016 2:34:27 AM |
| Location: |
Endicott, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Track |
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273 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Where K 5s once roamed |
| Description: |
The station at Thendara on the Lake Placid Branch. Once a stepping off point for vacationers to the Adirondacks, now it is quiet, its last riders having come off the Adirondack Scenic. It will see a resurgence in future years, but for now, only the ghosts of Pacifics and Beeliners are calling. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1990 Upload Date: 1/17/2016 3:47:05 AM |
| Location: |
Thendara, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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281 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Nicely done |
| Description: |
The station at Silver Springs had not seen a passenger train since the 1960s, but was used by MOW forces for EL, then Conrail, which is still using it during this visit in 1990. It was well kept, and attractively painted, showing the pride of the workers there in their humble home. This is a view from the west end of the building. |
| Photo Date: |
7/7/1990 Upload Date: 1/14/2016 4:23:31 AM |
| Location: |
Silver Springs, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station |
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214 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
D&H station |
| Description: |
The Delaware & Hudson station at Lake Placid looks good in this June 1991 photo. |
| Photo Date: |
6/8/1991 Upload Date: 3/7/2015 3:05:22 AM |
| Location: |
Lake Placid, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Station,Passenger |
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277 Comments: 1 |
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CNJ station |
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The Jersey Central had some beautiful Victorian stations, such as this one at Fanwood. Its nicely kept and still serving commuters in this August 1991 scene with a Raritan train making it stop. Note the red CNJ station sign, a nice touch 15 years after the CNJ vanished. Gone from the scene are the outer two tracks of this one time four track, high density railroad. |
| Photo Date: |
8/18/1991 Upload Date: 2/27/2015 3:01:35 PM |
| Location: |
Fanwood, NJ |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
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NJT 4121(F40PH-2) |
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559 Comments: 1 |
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Erie station |
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The Erie station at Canisteo lasted into the early 90s. It was an Agway dealership in its last incarnation. When that closed, it was demolished by Conrail. Here we see D&H train 255 passing. |
| Photo Date: |
8/24/1991 Upload Date: 11/17/2012 11:46:25 PM |
| Location: |
Canisteo, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Station,Action |
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CP 5697(SD40-2) PLM 3052(SD40-2) |
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837 Comments: 1 |
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An eastbound view |
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The CR ex Erie station at Silver Springs, now used by MOW forces, in a view of TV 26, passing with 45 cars. |
| Photo Date: |
9/2/1992 Upload Date: 11/17/2012 11:54:35 PM |
| Location: |
Silver Springs, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
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CR 6098(C40-8W) CR 6440(SD40-2) |
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545 Comments: 1 |
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New York Central station |
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Rome was never a major station on the NYC, and still isnt for Amtrak, only a few trains stopping here daily. The station is in need of a paint job in this 1993 photo. |
| Photo Date: |
11/26/1993 Upload Date: 1/8/2015 4:54:50 AM |
| Location: |
Rome, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
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Station,Passenger |
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300 Comments: 2 |
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Water tank |
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Erie had water tanks at various points along the line which became unnecessary once steam power was retired. The tanks themselves were dismantled, but the concrete bases remained in many locations, such as this on next to the Main Line near Andover, in the teeth of"the climb to Tip Top. |
| Photo Date: |
1/22/1994 Upload Date: 1/4/2015 5:08:22 AM |
| Location: |
Andover, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic |
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248 Comments: 1 |
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Buffalo Central Terminal |
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In 1929, NYC opened a grand station at Buffalo, one of the largest on its system. Trouble was, it was about two miles too far east. By the late 70s, it was a shadow of its former self, and Amtrak quit using it in favor of a new station out at Depew, with a downtown stop at Exchange St. The building itself has remained mostly intact, though the ravages if time, weather, and vandals have taken their toll. Several renewal plans have started, sputtered and died in the intervening years. Its unlikely to ever again see its glory as a major passenger station. Here we see it as it looked, still impressive from a distance, in May of 1994. |
| Photo Date: |
5/27/1994 Upload Date: 9/17/2014 11:30:50 AM |
| Location: |
Buffalo, NY |
| Author: |
Tom Beckett |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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156 Comments: 1 |
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