I think Nassau Brick closed around 1981. When I was a kid, all the bricks I ever saw said "Nassau" on them.
Remember Nassau-Suffolk Lumber? They used to have a siding just east of Amityville Station on the north side of the tracks. How about Nassau...
So there were crossing shanties at locations without manual crossing gates? Where in Patchogue were there manual crossing gates besides Ocean...
There are several LIRR Cab ride videos on You Tube with narration. Just use "LIRR Cab Ride" in the search. Here's another one I liked, Queen's...
There's a cab view of 84 Lumber at the tail end of this You Tube video showing a Central Branch train travelling from Babylon to Islip in the...
From reviewing period photos, it appears Hicksville and Babylon were the last locations to have groups of several shanties before they were phased...
Thanks NYANDW. I thought I read somewhere that Ronkonkoma was built in 1963, but when I checked the reference (Morrison, David D LIRR Stations....
1963 was the year big changes occurred for the trackside buildings in Patchogue. That is when the depot that is currently in operation opened....
In multi-track territory, if the operator was out cranking down the gates and a second train came on the circuit, how would he know this besides...
Some of the last locations to have manual crossing gates were Ocean Avenue, Patchogue (1970), Franklin Avenue, Garden City (late 1960's); Birch...
