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East Islip Historical Society East Islip - Long Island - New York 'The Birthplace of Islip Town'
Founded 1992
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First Great River Train Station 1897
Burned down 1943
Looking West 1927 - Photographed by James V. Osborne, LIRR block operator.
Westbound at Irish Lane Jan 27th, 1940
#3148 spewing smoke everywhere, obliterating the entire train. The locomotive is
a PRR class E3sd Atlantic (4-4-2).
Eastbound West of Great River Station Dec 1947 #5072 is Pennsylvania Railroad Pacific class K4s. It's pulling a PRR tender and baggage car.
Rounding the curve Westbound at Irish Lane - #3740 is also a PRR K4s Pacific.
Passing under the Parkway Bridge
Great River Station1966 - Photograph courtesy Dave Keller
Buy Dave Kellers New Book;
Visit Dave Keller's and Steve Lynch's LIRR websites. . . . . .
The following Photos are courtesy of Art Huenke, long time East Islip resident. Visit Art's fascinating website http://arrts-arrchives.com/
Also Visit Art's online Ebay store http://stores.ebay.com/aRRts-aRRchives
RARE 1947 PARKINSON COLOR SHOT OF E6s NUMBER 1321 WESTBOUND AT GREAT RIVER
RARE 1947 PARKINSON COLOR SHOT OF E6s NUMBER 1321 WESTBOUND AT GREAT RIVER
THE CANNON BALL with 17 HEAVYWEIGHTS CROSSING CONNETQUOT RIVER (Visit http://stores.ebay.com/aRRts-aRRchives to purchase a High-Res print of this photo!)
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