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Long Island Rail Road in Early Photographs by Ron Ziel Soft Cover
The Long Island Rail Road in Early Photographs by Ron Ziel (225 Photographs)
Soft Cover
152 pages indexed
Copyright 1990
CONTENTS
Introduction / vii
CHAPTER ONE
Nineteenth-Century Steam / 1-20
CHAPTER TWO
Historical Events and the Long Island Rail Road / 21-31
CHAPTER THREE
Snow-Fighting Operations / 32-41
CHAPTER FOUR
Early-Twentieth-Century Trains / 42-51
CHAPTER FIVE
The Demonstration Farms / 52-57
CHAPTER SIX
Stations and Structures / 58-80
CHAPTER SEVEN
Nautical Operations / 81-89
CHAPTER EIGHT
Modern Long Island Steam Trains / 90-103
CHAPTER NINE
People and the Long Island Rail Road / 104-111
CHAPTER TEN
Yards and Maintenance Equipment / 112-119
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Electric Operations / 120-131
CHAPTER TWELVE
Leased Pennsylvania Railroad Locomotives / 132-139
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Internal-Combustion Power / 140-149
Index / 150-152
In the early 1840's a stagecoach made the 85 mile trip from Brooklyn to Greenport, Long Island, in two and a half days, After the Long Island Rail Road began service in 1844, that trip took just three and a half hours.
In this fascinating text and photo documentray, the author details the economic and social upheaval that followed as rapid, inexpensive railroad service ended the isoltion of people, products, etc
Spanning over a century 1865-1965, over 220 rare phoros capture not only significantmilestones in the history of the LIRR, but also offers a ostalgic glimpse of people and times long gone.
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