by nyandw
I've been researching the LIRR turntables: http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/turnta ... ntable.htm NEW material
http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/riverh ... erhead.htm New Material Riverhead
http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/oyster ... btable.htm OYSTER BAY
A 1924 LIRR document from the collection of retired LIRR Maintenance of Equipment Supervisor Carl Dimino indicates that the railroad categorized turntables by number. The numbers ranged from 1 to 17 with six blanks, to wit:
Turntable # Location
1 Bay Ridge
2 ________
3 Greenport
4 Jamaica Yard
5 ________
6 Long Island City
7 Dutchkills
8 ________
9 Morris Park Shops
10 Oyster Bay
11 Patchogue
12 ________
13 Port Washington
14 Riverhead
15 ________
16 ________
17 Whitestone Landing
The locations on the list that are blank are a mystery, however both Art Huneke and Dave Keller advise that at one time there were turntables at these locations: Flatbush Avenue Terminal, Islip, Port Jefferson, Rockaway Beach, Brighton Beach, Sag Harbor and Hempstead. One turntable was located by the remains of the brick turntable pit wall in Old Bethpage State Park.
Anyone with insight as to LIRR turntable numbers, etc?
http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/riverh ... erhead.htm New Material Riverhead
http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/oyster ... btable.htm OYSTER BAY
A 1924 LIRR document from the collection of retired LIRR Maintenance of Equipment Supervisor Carl Dimino indicates that the railroad categorized turntables by number. The numbers ranged from 1 to 17 with six blanks, to wit:
Turntable # Location
1 Bay Ridge
2 ________
3 Greenport
4 Jamaica Yard
5 ________
6 Long Island City
7 Dutchkills
8 ________
9 Morris Park Shops
10 Oyster Bay
11 Patchogue
12 ________
13 Port Washington
14 Riverhead
15 ________
16 ________
17 Whitestone Landing
The locations on the list that are blank are a mystery, however both Art Huneke and Dave Keller advise that at one time there were turntables at these locations: Flatbush Avenue Terminal, Islip, Port Jefferson, Rockaway Beach, Brighton Beach, Sag Harbor and Hempstead. One turntable was located by the remains of the brick turntable pit wall in Old Bethpage State Park.
Anyone with insight as to LIRR turntable numbers, etc?