Hi Glen, "...What was the major classification for the Long Island Railroad? Was it Fresh Pond or Long Island City?..." Both. Yard A blocked cars arriving from...
I lived across the street from Holban Yard, 1959-1964. I can still here the sound of diesel switchers pushing freight cars onto the classification tracks, and...
AFAIK, Yard A was the only "hump" yard on the LIRR. The hump was quite pronounced and had a hand operated color lights signal to aid the hump crews.I think...
Holban Hump was just before MP 12 at Liberty Ave. Article in last Semaphore on this topic which I believe JJ Earle wrote! Robert Emery's map shows this detail...
You used to be able to see the hump signal as you passed Holborn on the main line Bob ... -- Bob The information contained in this email message and any...
My memory is really fading, guys. When I revisited Bob Emery's maps, I was then refreshed about the Holban hump. There was a "main track" signal on 6 secondary...
Hi Folks: Two new LIRR pages to check out. First is LIRR Freight Stations: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/lirrfreightstationsleft/lirrfreightstationsleft.htm...
On that note, I would really like to purchase photographs of L I R R RPOs. Also, if anybody has an L I RPO postmarker for sale, pls let me know. Cordially, ...
... Com'n Dick -- you've been away too long. If a PL started flashing like that, the repair would cost more than the 1955 rehab program, take six weekends of...
... BTW -- not to go too O.T. but I've tangled elsewhere on the subject of PL aspects. About 30 years ago, there was a rear-ender on the CR-operated SEPTA West...
Jim: At least us old timers still have a sense of humor. Years back in my PR days, one of the staff who didn't know better mentioned to a Newsday reporter that...
Hi Folks, As always, Dick and Jim a pleasure to have you chime in! Yup, the PL signal flashing may not be correct, but it was fun to create an animation...
