| The look of the Ronkonkoma station area is that of a sleepy outpost in the pine barrens. This was the terminus of most trains on the Main Line at the time-the LIRR had just extended a pair of rush hour runs to Yaphank-but was a fairly quiet place, compared to its counterparts on the north(Port Jeff) and south (Babylon and Patchogue) shores. There was a single track main, and a small yard with a wye just east of the station. The station had an agent/op who handled tickets and cleared trains past block station KO, as well as handing up orders to freights. In ten years, this will be a completely different place. We see a westbound preparing to depart with the typical train set, an FA on the west end, three cars(five was more common), and a GP 38 on the east end. |
| Date:
4/10/1978 |
Location:
Ronkonkoma, NY Map  |
Views:
444 |
Collection Of:
 
Tom Beckett |
| Locomotives: |
Author: Tom Beckett
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| Picture Categories: Scenic,Station,Passenger,Action |
This picture is part of album: Long Island RR |