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LYNBROOK   STATION
PEARSALL'S   CORNER   1867 - 1875




LYNBROOK   -   JUNCTION OF THE
LONG BEACH BRANCH AND THE MONTAUK DIVISION



BOB EMERY MAP OF LYNBROOK 1880 - 1909 COURTESY OF DAVE KELLER


THIS POSTCARD MAILED IN 1906 SHOWS A WESTBOUND LONG BEACH TRAIN AT LYNBROOK STATION WITH A D52 CLASS 4-4-0 EQUIPPED FOR "SHUTTLE SERVICE" WITH TENDER MOUNTED HEADLIGHT AND PILOT. THE TOWER - FIRST NUMBER 21 THEN "PT" - CONTROLLED THE JUNCTION WITH THE MONTAUK BRANCH UNTIL 1910 WHEN THE TWO LONG BEACH TRACKS WERE EXTENDED WEST TO VALLEY STREAM.


A BEAUTIFUL POSTCARD VIEW LOOKING SOUTHEAST


ANOTHER POSTCARD VIEW WITH A NEW D16b - THANKS TO DAVE MORRISON


SEPTEMBER 8, 1910 CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF PENN STATION
OPENING AND ELECTRIFICATION TO LONG BEACH
 


THE FIRST ELECTRIC TRAIN - SEPTEMBER 8, 1910


LATER VIEW - TOWER IS GONE - STEAM TRAIN IS HEADED FOR BABYLON OR POINTS EAST THEREOF



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