Kearney Sidings
as well as Blissville/Laurel Hill (and Maspeth and Fresh Pond).
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Speaking of live steamers, here's the General on the Hell Gate viaduct:
(photo by Walter Zulig on postcard found by B. Ente)
Didja know? - The Nassau County Police Department's Second Precinct Booth D at the Locust Valley station, in an old two-story frame structure for the past few years, is actually the LIRR's old Locust (interlocking) Tower.
Here she is on 16 Feb 99 (there's a Pennsy position light signal and a three-light dwarf ground signal to the right) looking southeast and east and northwest:
(Photos and © 1999 by S. Berliner, III - all rights reserved)
(The material here was moved to LIRR page 6 on 17 Sep 01 to make room for more detail on other stations here
and to allow room for dimensional details which appear on page 6. Larger images are also there.)
Victorian Stations Still Standing on the LIRR
There are a number of old Victorian railroad stations still standing, some still in use, on Long Island and on the Long Island Rail Road.
They, and their vanished predecessors, are well documented in Ron Ziel's book, "Victorian Railroad Stations of L.I.", noted in the LIRR Bibliography.
Of these, in which I have little abiding interest, I used to pass one almost every working day and currently live, as I have for many years, only a few blocks from another, both recently fully restored.
They are, respectively, the East Williston Station in (remarkably) East Williston and the Sea Cliff Station in (doesn't it figure) Glen Cove.
The present East Williston Station was built around 1880 (no exact record remains - per V. Seyfried).
A gentleman, retired to the South, asked where he could obtain photos of the East Williston Station to model it faithfully in HO and, I, Mr.-Nice-Guy, took the new digital SLR and a Stanley Powertape and documented the station for him. It seemed only logical and fair to make all that available to the public.
The light was lowering; rain on the way. Good time to shoot architectural details; no shadows.
So, here it is, in glorious living techni(cal) color (the tracks on the left are running E/B, almost due north here):
First row - 01, 02, 03, and 04
Second row - 05, 06, 07, and 08
Third row - 09, 10, 11, and 12
[Thumbnail images - click on the pictures for the full (150Kb avg.) images.
Info. and photographs (ca. 17 Jun 99) by and © 1999 S. Berliner, III - all rights reserved]
I put my tape from brick to brick. The dimensions are quite exact (the compass directions are based on the line going north-south, not true compass points, where EB runs north and WB runs south):
KEY to
PICTURE LOCATION DIRECTION SUBJECT
First row -
01 EB Platform NNE South Wall
02 Station Plaza NNW South Wall
03 Street W East Wall
04 Across Street W East Wall
Second row -
05 Street SSE North Wall
06 SE Crossing Gate S North Wall
07 SW Crossing Gate SSW North Wall
08 SB Platform E West Wall
Third row -
09 SB Platform NNE South Wall
10 Parking Lot NE SW Corner Detail under Shed
11 Parking Lot NE SE Corner Detail under Roof
12 Parking Lot N SW Corner Detail under Roof
DIMENSIONS (all are from sharp brick edge to sharp brick edge):
PICTURE DIMENSION SPECIFICS
1,2 168¾" West Wall to East Wall on South Wall.
4 106" South Wall to South Edge of Door in East Wall.
42" Door in East Wall.
36" N. Edge of Door in E. Wall to S. Edge of Window.
34" Window in East Wall.
36" N. Edge of Window in E. Wall to North Wall.
---
254" East Wall overall.
5,6,7 68" East Wall to East Edge of Window in North Wall.
33½" Window in North Wall.
68½" West Edge of Window in North Wall to West Wall.
---
170" North Wall overall (so it isn't quite true,
1¼" in 21' isn't bad!)
6 102½" Sidewalk to Top of Brick under Shed Trim above
Door in East Wall (not visible, but
defines height to underside of shed)
6 87" Sidewalk to Underside of Shed Roof at East Edge
(behind gutter)
Here's a valuation drawing of the station from 1916:
(1916 Drawing courtesy of D. Morrison - all rights reserved)
[Thumbnail image - click on the picture for larger image.]
Steve Lynch tied the major dimensions to this drawing - thanks, Steve!
(20 Feb 05)
(1916 Drawing courtesy of D. Morrison, SB,III dims. added by S.
Lynch 17 Feb 05 - all rights reserved)
[Thumbnail image - click on the picture for larger image.]
12 Dec 2004 - Horrible news - the station is
GONE! It was demolished early on the
morning of Saturday, 11 Dec 2004; see more at
LIRR Cont. Page 6.
[There is a small ray of light; parties in the Village want to rebuild it!]
(31 Oct 05)
East Williston done, I documented my beautiful Sea Cliff Avenue Station next. It really shouldn't be called Sea Cliff Station; it's in Glen Cove, one of three!
The present brick Sea Ciff Station was opened in May 1888 and cost a whopping $4,000! The trolley to Sea Cliff village ran from 02 Jul 02 to 31 Dec 24 and was extended to Glen Cove in 1905 (per V. Seyfried).
First row - 01, 02, 03, and 04
Second row - 05, 06, 07, and 08
Third row - 09, 10, 11, and 12
Fourth row - 13, 14, 15, and 16
Fifth row - 17, 18, and 19
Sixth row - 20, 21, and 22
[Thumbnail images - click on the pictures for the full (~150Kb avg.) images.
Info. and photographs (11 Aug 99) by and © 1999 S. Berliner, IIII - all rights reserved]
PICTURE LOCATION DIRECTION SUBJECT
First row -
01 S.C.Ave. Sidewalk NE South End and West Wall.
02 WB Parking Lot E West Wall.
03 WB Parking Lot SE North End and West Wall.
04 North Weeds S North Wall.
Second row -
05 North Weeds S (up) North Carpenter Gothic Tracery.
06 WB Upper Platform SSW North Side of Old Ticket Window Bay.
07 WB Upper Platform NNW South Side of Old Ticket Window Bay.
08 South Weeds N South Wall.
Third row -
09 South Weeds N (up) South Carpenter Gothic Tracery.
10 EB Parking Lot NW Overall View from Below.
11 S.C.Ave. Crossing SE Remains of Sea Cliff Coal & Lumber Co.
(coal tipple was to right).
12 S.C.Ave. Crossing NNW Overall View from Below with Full
WB Platform.
Fourth row -
13 EB Platform WNW East Wall.
14 EB Platform W Old Ticket Window Bay and Dormer.
15 EB Platform WNW Bi-Level Control Cab #5002 WB (for contrast),
16 EB Platform WSW DE30AC #408 WB (for contrast, both pix
of train taken ~18:30, 11 Aug 99).
Fifth row -
17 EB Platform SSW Overall View from Below.
18 South Weeds NNW Tracery and Shed Details.
19 Under S Shed NW Shed Underside Details.
Sixth row -
20 Under S Shed NNW Shed Underside Details.
21 Under S Shed, S N Window Detail.
Wall, W Window
22 EB Parking Lot E Sea Cliff Landmark Plaque, National
Register of Historic Places
(between Door and Ticket Machine on Picture 02).
Note that the east side of the first story roof has a longer overhang over the upper WB platform apron and old ticket window bay than over the west wall to accomodate the bay.
HORIZONTAL DIMENSIONS (all are from sharp brick edge to sharp brick edge,
starting at SE corner of South Wall and going around clockwise):
KEY to
PICTURE DIMENSION SPECIFICS
08 East Wall to West Wall on South Wall:
63½" SE Corner to E Window
38" E Window.
61¾" between windows.
38" W Window.
63¾" W Window to SW Corner.
02 South Wall to North Wall on West Wall:
1031/8" SW Corner to S Window.
381/8" S Window.
79¼" S Window to W Door.
39½" Door in West Wall.
77¾" W Door to N Window.
38¼" N Window.
104¼" N Window to NW Corner.
04/5 West Wall to East Wall on North Wall:
64" NW Corner to W Window.
38½" W Window.
59½" between windows.
38½" E Window.
65" E Window to NE Corner.
13 North Wall to South Wall on East Wall
(including old ticket window bay):
37½" NE Corner to N Window.
38" N Window.
33" between windows.
38" S Window.
06 21¼" S Window to NW Corner of Bay.
7¾" NW Corner to N Window.
32" N Window on Bay.
20" N Window to NE Corner of Bay.
32½" NE Corner on Bay to Double Window.
14 80½" Double Window on Bay.
(36¼" N Window on E Wall of Bay.)
( 8" wood pillar between Windows on E Wall of Bay.)
(36¼" S Window on E Wall of Bay.)
32" Double Window to SE Corner of Bay.
07 19¾" SE Corner of Bay to S Window.
32½" S Window.
8" S Window to SW Corner of Bay.
27" SW Corner of Bay to E Door.
40" Door in East Wall.
32" E Door to S Window.
38" S Window.
32" S Window to SE Corner.
08 and back to South Wall.
VERTICAL DIMENSIONS:
21 1. Stone window sills (top) 40½" above terrace on
W Wall and 43" on N Wall. Windows 83" high.
13 2. E Door on 7" high stone stoop.
02 3. Both Doors 84½" high plus 32" to underside of top
07 of transom window above.
SHED ROOF DIMENSIONS:
05 1. W Overhang - 68" from W Wall (estimated).
05 2. E Overhang - 12" from E Wall of Bay (estimated).
05 3. N Pillar Spacing - from NE Corner to C/L of Pillars
122½", 241¾", and 363¼" (outer).
04 4. S Pillar Spacing - from SW Corner to C/L of Pillars
121½", 238½", and 355½" (outer).
5. Pillars flush with E and W walls, 5½" square.
19 6. Height to underside of N-S Lower Timbers - 113½" (appr.).
19 7. Height to underside of E-W Lower Timbers - 125½" (appr.).
STATION SIGNS:
04 20" high by 84" (appr.) wide,
08 hung 6" below underside of E-W Timbers.
GLEN COVE (old NASSAU) and
GLEN STREET STATIONS
Perhaps, if the mood ever strikes me (don't hold your breath!), I might even document the other two stations in Glen Cove, one of which [Glen Cove (formerly Nassau) Station] was the elegant (more Edwardian) one where Sabrina was shot (the movie, NOT the girl!); the other being the Glen Street Station. Here they are as teasers:
[Thumbnail image above left - click on the picture for the full (~150Kb) image.]
(Info. and photograph above l. 11 Aug 99 by and © 1999 S. Berliner, IIII - all rights reserved - and
photographs above r. and below ca. 20 Aug 2000 by and © 2000 S. Berliner, IIII - all rights reserved)
Glen Cove (old Nassau) Station viewed looking south (l., above) and Glen Street Station (now fully renovated), viewed looking SW (r., above) and SE (l., below) and N (r., below).
These images may be all well and good but they soak up far too much storage space on my server for my limited interest in stations.
I only just (Aug 00) realized that the old Glen Head Station, now replaced by a dinky building and a high level shed, was once as ornate and beautiful as the Sea Cliff Station! Ah, progress!
If you are interested in stations, see Charles Woolever's Existing RR Stations in New York State site.
[see also my RAILROAD, LI Rail Road, and LI Railroads pages, etc.;.]
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