Travel back to 20th century New York along the historic tracks of the
Long Island Railroad through this stunning image collection.
Chartered on April 24, 1834, as a route from Brooklyn to Boston, the
Long Island Rail Road commenced in 1836 with service between Brooklyn
and Jamaica, New York. The railroad has linked Long Island and New York
City through several periods of increasing immigration and population
beginning in the 1880s. Farmers and fishermen have depended on the
railroad for their livelihood, and every summer thousands of tourists
flock to Long Island beaches on the Long Island Rail Road. It is still
the nation's largest commuter railroad, transporting an average of over
two hundred fifty thousand commuters daily. The Long Island Rail Road:
1925-1975 offers a behind-the-scenes look at freight and passenger
activities and the people who worked on the railroad. These
one-of-a-kind photographs depict structures no longer in use, such as
towers, water tanks, and crossing shanties, as well as electric motive
power and other facets of a working railroad.