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LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD

continued

(and related Long Island railroad information) LIRR Keystone

IMAGE-INTENSIVE PAGE!

[this page was separated out from my RAILROAD, LI Rail Road, and LI Railroads pages;
you might wish to see them also.]

This site has now been visited times since the counter was installed.

NOTE: Page size is limited by HTML to some 30kB; thus, I've been forced to add this continuation page to fit the LIRR and related information, as well as several other continuation pages.
You may wish to visit my RR page, as well.

Also, LILS - the Long Island Live Steamers courtesy page had to be moved to a separate page.

There are two related topics here on these pages:
(1) The Long Island Rail Road and (2) Long Island railroad information.

There IS a difference!

The Long Island Rail Road is the official name of the oldest Class 1 railroad still operating under its original name and charter (the B&O was older but has been subsumed into CSX). Although there remain some offical documents with the two words combined, the correct name of the LIRR has the two words separately, "Long Island Rail Road"!

There were and are other railroads on Long Island - these also are (or will be) covered on the LI Railroads page.

INDEX:

If these links don't work, click "back" and scroll down!

NOTE: To conserve space, I have severely truncated the index on this page; see the LIRR index page.

ALCO-GE-IR BOXCABS
including LIRR boxcabs #401, the world's first production diesel road switcher,
#402 (first and second), #403, and many others.

Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal Railroad,
and its successor roads, the New York Cross Harbor Railroad and New York Regional Rail.

Degnon Terminal Railroad, etc.

MODEL RAILROADING

On the (first) LIRR page:
Long Island Sunrise-Trail Chapter (National Railway Historical Society)
Sunrise Trail Division (Northeastern Region, National Model Railroad Association)
Steam Locomotive #35 Restoration Committee

(Friends of Locomotive #35 Incorporated)

Restoration of Pennsy Class G5 Long Island Rail Road 4-6-0 #35
Steam Locomotive #39 Restoration

(Railroad Museum of Long island)

Restoration of Pennsy Class G5 Long Island Rail Road 4-6-0 #39

On LIRR Continuation Page 1a:
LIRR FIRSTS
LIRR BIBLIOGRAPHY

On the LIRR Continuation Page 2:

Odd Incident at Wreck Lead (on the LIRR)
LIRR and LI Railroad Miscellany
Converted LIRR HEP/Cab Control Units
Central RR of LI - moved to this page 5 on 17 Dec 00

and now to a separate CRR of LI page on 17 Feb 2002.
Dashing Dan and Dottie.

On the LIRR Continuation Page 3:
Nassau County Police 2nd Pct. Booth D/Locust Tower
Victorian Stations Still Standing on the LIRR

On the LIRR Continuation Page 4:
Blissville and Laurel Hill Sidings, Maspeth Yard, and Fresh Pond Yard

and NY&AR/NYCRR Interchange info.
LIRR MISCELLANY - continued
LIRR HELP

On the LIRR Continuation Page 5:
Central RR of LI - moved to separate CRR page on 17 Feb 02.
LIRR DE30AC and DM30AC Locomotives
Victorian LIRR Stations (continued)

Locust Valley Station

Glen Street Station (update)

Oyster Bay Station (moved to LIRR page 7 on 23 Sep 02) new

On the LIRR Continuation Page 6:
Nassau County Police 2nd Pct. Booth D/Locust Tower (cont'd)

On this LIRR Continuation Page 7:
<#victcont>Victorian LIRR Stations (continued from LIRR pages 2 and 5)

Oyster Bay Station (moved from LIRR page 5 on 23 Sep 02)

Oyster Bay Station Photos

Oyster Bay Station Dimensions

On the LIRR Continuation Page 8:
Victorian LIRR Stations (continued from LIRR pages 2, 5, and 7)

More on Oyster Bay Station (continued from LIRR page 7 on 23 Sep 02)

More Oyster Bay Station Photos

More Oyster Bay Station Dimensions

On the Central RR of LI Page:
Central RR of LI - moved 17 Dec 00,

and again on 17 Feb 02 to a separate CRR of LI page.

(Salisbury Plains Station on the LIRR Central Branch ca. 1974.)
[Photograph courtesy of A. Huneke - all rights reserved.]

Bethpage Branch.

On the LI Railroads Continuation Page:
Long Island Railroads [with a link to the NYCRR (Hell Gate)]

On separate pages:

The New York & Atlantic Railway, lessor of LIRR freight operations.

Railroad Eagles - Penn Station, Grand Central Terminal, etc.

Long Island Rail Road Historical Society.

Victorian LIRR Stations
(continued from LIRR Continuation Page 3 and LIRR Continuation Page 5)

[Any reference to "Friends of Locomotive #35, Inc." is NOT an official statement by that group.]

Oyster Bay Station

(moved from LIRR page 5 on 23 Sep 2002)

{The Oyster Bay station is actually "Edwardian"!}

Since Friends of Locomotive #35 which will set up and staff the rairoad museum planned for the old Oyster Bay train station, has no plans (drawings, that is, not ideas) for the 1902 structure, I think I'll document it* the way I did Sea Cliff and East Williston. Until I do, suffice it that the building is 100 years old, it was Teddy Roosevelt's home station, and we (#35 and the Oyster Bay Historical Society had a grand celebration on Saturday, 07 Sep 2002, replete with the "Colonel", himself!

TR liked to ride trains (not that he had much choice) and would talk with the crew and give them silver dollars:

This is supposedly the original 1889 frame station at Oyster Bay (I'm not convinced - it's too grand and the layout somehow just doesn't look right to me, especially the shed and the chimneys):

There's a great shot of TR, as V.P. in 1901, sitting on a bench, looking up from his paper, at the southwest corner of that building, waiting for a train, on page 245 of NEWSDAY's "LONG ISLAND - OUR STORY" (1998).

Here's how the Colonel arrived, and was picked up, at the station in Oyster Bay; driven in great style and with great dignity by Joe Washington, his driver (shown):

Now, we see el Presidente about to leave the station and on his way:

Here are a bunch of photos by Dave Morrison (who was the Oyster Bay Branch Manager until his recent retirement) of the 100^th Anniversary celebration. We start with Teddy (portrayed by Jim Foote of neighboring Sea Cliff) timing the almost-punctual arrival of the early afternoon train, greeting the crew (no silver dollars, but he DID give out seegars).

The train is No. 6506, the 12:14 pm from Penn Station scheduled in to Oyster Bay at 1:36 pm (it ALMOST made it!) with DE30AC #420 on the point; Teddy/Jim is shaking hands with Engineer Richard J. Bianchi while Conductor Steven S. Stochla (left, red buckle) and Assistant Conductor (a.k.a. Brakie) Donald G. Maltby (center, gold buckle) look on: rev and re- rev (22 Sep 02 - thanks to Dave M.!)

Shaking Steve Stochla's hand and hamming it up in the cab:

[Thumbnail images - click on the pictures for larger images.]

Next, we have the celebration itself, inside the waiting room (looking at the west wall), with TR declaiming, with TR doing the obligatory photo-op with Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto (who spoke very nicely, indeed), and with Vince Seyfried, noted LIRR historian, telling the story of the Branch and the station (clutching an excellent reference work - his compendious History of the LIRR, Part Six, with his finger in Chapter VI, "The Oyster Bay Extension"!

(Wonder how he ever found out about that invaluable book?)

(cropped from 07 Sep 02 photos by D. Morrison - all rights reserved)
[Thumbnail images - click on the pictures for larger images.]
{that's I in the red #35 tee-shirt on the left, #35's founder Steve Torborg in one on the right,
with Cathy (Mrs.) Torborg facing at left}

That hideous green tile will come down, as will the drop ceiling; the original soaring arches are still there above that and the original woodwork under the falsework. Dave dug through the east wall and found the original fireplace (no mantel, though - but it will be recreated).

Dave sent around this image of the fireplace from an old postcard (plus a closeup he sent with it): new and already new (22 Sep 02)

Sucker trick! It's from the D&H station in Cooperstown, New York, NOT Oyster Bay; I got so excited I posted it before I finished reading Dave's message! I'm leaving it up as a guide to what we may find when we dig into the building or find a view of our own station somewhere. new

Now, we still have to square away the discrepancies about whether or not that old structure is really the 1889 structure, renovated in 1902, and the two chimneys on the earlier building with the porte cochère! The track layout had to have changed to accomodate the different shed arrangements, also.

* - I photographed and measured the station on 21 Sep 02 and had to put this coverage up on this new page to accomodate the photos, dimensions, and other new information. rev

Photos first, primarily in a walk-around counter-clockwise from south to east to north to west:

N = North, S = South, E = East, and W = West.

First, the only angle I could get to show the whole front (south) side; there are buildings opposite that prevent a full frontal shot {Image 1}:

Well, that's not exactly right; there is, after all, a NW corner to the structures opposite and, looking NE from thence, here is what you see {Image 40}:

The SE corner, showing the E end (a construction fence precludes an end-on view) {Image 2}:

Next, a slightly closer shot of the E end of the S front lined up with the chimney {Image 3}:

Similarly, the W end of the S front from across from the dormer/bay {Image 4}:

Another shot of the E end of the S front from across from the dormer/bay {Image 5}:

The dormer on the roof over the S front (that "black hole" just to the right of the bottom of the dormer is just that! There is a bad hole through the roof at that point; that will be one of the very highest priorities when #35 gets access {Image 6}:

Actually, the roof requires a total tear-off; there are far too many layers of old shingles for safety.

A close-up of the bay (under that thick and peeling white paint, the brickwork is in excellent condition) {Image 7}:

The W end, almost unobstructed {Image 8}:

The W end of the N side, showing the W side of the old ticket window {Image 9}:

Another view of the N side, limited by the rail-side construction fence {Image 10}:

The opposite end of the N side, the E end, again restricted by the fence {Image 13}:

View of the N side gable (that bracket is relatively modern; don't even ask what it was for) {Image 14}:

[Of course, if anyone out there REALLY knows what purpose the bracket served, please let me know.]

The savaged stub of the SE shed {Image 12}:

East end view of the second floor with the valley between the stub shed roofs, the windows, and the chimney (it is actually the same size as the lower portion but necks down just above the roofline, out of sight in this high-angle view - you can see that on the second picture above) {Image 11}:

And, finally, the west end view of the second floor {Image 15}:

OYSTER BAY STATION DIMENSIONS

- All dimensions are from sharp brick edge to sharp brick edge (unless otherwise noted).

KEY:                    North Wall
		     "Ticket Window"
			  ______
	     NW  ________|R QP O|__  ________  NE
		|T    S	          N M   L  K |
	West   U                             |  East
	Wall	|                            |  Wall
		|______  _      ____  _______|
	     SW  A  B  C D\___/F G  H  I   J   SE
			    E
			  "Bay"
			South Wall

		  C, H, M, and U are doors.

			C/D and F/G appear to be 60° angles
			D/E and E/F appear to be 30° angles


SOUTH WALL

 45	SW corner to A
 36	A
 52	A to B
 36	B
 50½	B to door C (steel)
 39	C
 36½	C to W edge of Bay
(295" = 24' 6" - SW corner to Bay)
  8	NW edge of Bay to D (on angle)  
 26	D (on angle)
  8	D to SW edge of Bay (on angle)
  8	SW edge of Bay to E
 42	E
  8	E to SE edge of Bay
(58" = 4' 10" - front of Bay)
  8	SE edge of Bay to F (on angle)
 26	F (on angle)
  8	F to NE edge of Bay (on angle)
 39½	NE edge of Bay to G
 36	G
 49½	G to door H (aluminum)
 34¾	H
 49	H to I
 36	I
 80	I to J
 48	J
 39 	J to SE corner
(411.75" = 34' 3¾" - Bay to SE corner)
( 58"    =  4' 10" - front of Bay)
(728.75" = 60'  8¾" w/o Bay)

Calculated and extrapolated Bay projections and widths:

    __          __ ____
      \        /    |
       \42  42/    ~36" deep
        \____/  ____|__
      |-|    |-|
      23  58  23

EAST WALL


301¾"	SE corner to NE corner
	10	N wall to O 
	32	O
	18	O to N edge of Ticket Window Wall
 60"    	Ticket Window East Wall


NORTH WALL

 40	NE corner to K
 48	K
 79	K to L
 36	L
 39½	L to door M
 39½	M  (aluminum)
 48½	M to N
 36	N
 33	N to Ticket Window E wall (O)
 32¾	Ticket Window E wall (O) to P-Q
 78½	P-Q (behind grille, equal halves)
 33	P-Q to Ticket Window W wall (R)

114	Ticket Window W wall (R) to S
 31	S
 68	S to T
 31	T
 45 	T to NW corner

 45 	T to NW corner
832¾" = 69' 4¾" NE corner to NW corner

	  832¾" = 69' 4-3/4"    North Wall
	- 728¾" = 60' 8¾" South Wall w/o Bay
	  104"  =  8' 8" Bay (front elev. view)
	-  58"  = flat Bay front
	   46"  = Bay sides laterally
	     divided in two extrapolates to:

	   23" each Bay side  (front elev. view)

	{I would guess these were actually even dimensions of 2' each*.}

WEST WALL

 44	
 34½	

223  
301½" (= 25' 1½") NW corner to SW corner


LATTICE WINDOWS - moved to LIRR page 8 on 23 Sep 02.


HEIGHT APPROXIMATIONS and EXTRAPOLATIONS:

South Overhang = ~82" plus 7½" corner post = ~90"

Triangles are 4:5 (H:W) -> ~72" (6') High to Shed peak

  [Nominal numbers (not allowing for trim thicknesses)]

           ___________     312½" = 26' ½" platform to roof peak
         /\
        /  \
       /    \
      /      \  3:2 high -> 108" high
     /        \
    /__________\            180" high = 15' - underhang to roof peak
   /\          /\
  /||\        /||\ ~72" high
 / ||~\      /~|| \
/  ||90\121 /91||82\ __
   | WEST WALL ||  /  |
   |   301½"   || /  57"
   |           ||/ ___|     132½" = 11' ½" - platform to underside of overhang
   |           |7½    |
   |           |     75½"
   |           |    __|
|                      |________ Street

* - the rectangular dimensions of the diagonal sides of the south bay are indeed nominally 24" wide by by 36" deep.

The door sills are 7½" high. The window sills are 5" high.

The "standard" window (A, B, G, I, L, N) heights are NOMINALLY as follows: 78" overall from underside of top to top of sill, 19" upper latticed panel height, 29"upper sash, 26" lower sash, and 2½" wood sill plate. The bay windows (D, E, and F) and the ticket windows (O, P-Q, and R) are also these same heights.

The "standard" window sill widths are 40".

The bay window sill widths are: D and F = 30" and E = 42". The ticket window sill widths are: O and R 36" and the P-Q (one sill) sill width is 82".

Window J is 37¾" high, with an 18" upper sash and a 19" lower sash over a 60¼" wiide sill. Windows S and T are 26½" high on 36" wide sills.

The major brackets under the north and south eaves are 6" wide and are on vertical plates 7½" wide, with a 4½" high scroll at the bottom (except on the end ones, which are only 3½" high - go figure). The main brackets spring 75½" off the platform, 4½" above the scroll. The roundels are 5" above the bottom of the brackets.

There is a 3¾" diameter Coast and Geodetic Survey elevation marker (monument) set into the N wall of the ticket window, centered 16" from the E end of the ticket window bay and 37¾" above the platform {Image 16}:

The wording reads:
{curved around the central index mark and T 39 / 1932}

U. S. COAST & GEODETIC
SURVEY BENCHMARK
ELEV 14.961 FEET
ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL
$250 FINE OR IMPRISONMENT
FOR DISTURBING THIS MARK
T 39
--+--
1932

A number of other dimensional details follow on LIRR page 8. It is not my intention to document the station for historical record; only for modeling and general reference.

Among these are sill heights and more door heights and photos of the detail under the eaves and of the interwoven bricks at the outer corners of the S bay.

[this page was separated out from my RAILROAD, LI Rail Road, and LI Railroads pages;
you might wish to see them also.]

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