Glen Street Platform

Amtrak7 wrote:Pinelawn is 2 cars. Glen St is 1.5, the same as east of KO and Bellport/Amagansett.

There is a special instruction for the station due to the gap. I don't have the file on hand, and I'm not 100% sure what it is, but I think it's that both open doors need to be manned.

FYI: Amagansett is now a 2 car platform as of the beginning of this year.

Here's 2 older Glen Street photos from 1959 and 1972.

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Glen St MAR 59

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Glen St FEB 72

LB wrote:Here's 2 older Glen Street photos from 1959 and 1972.

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Glen St MAR 59

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Glen St FEB 72

Thanks LB, I always appreciate photos. Plus it shows the others what it was like back then.

[quote]It's been a while LB, but I also know these following stations are on a curve or part of it is on a curve:

You already said Syosset and Island Park.

Freeport, Amityville (Curves Slowly), Lawrence (Next to the Lawrence Ave. crossing), of course Glen St,[u][b] East Rockaway,[/b][/u] Far Rockaway, and Port Jefferson even have a slight curve to it.[/quote]

East Rockaway is straight as an arrow. There is a curve just east of the station starting at the Atlantic Ave crossing

Concur with East Rockaway platforms being straight, see photos.

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East Rockaway MAR 04

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East Rockaway MAR 04

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East Rockaway 1951 (Ron Zeil collection)

Great neck curves too, as does murray hill

Many Port Washington Branch stations curve actually. I did notice Great Neck is on a curve. It's also a fact that many LIRR stations are near a curve in the line.

Many Babylon Branch stations have a curve, along with many Oyster Bay Branch stations, and actually Country Life Press is on a curve. West Hempstead Branch stations, Port Jefferson Diesel stations, and I think some Ronkonkoma-Greenport stations are. There's many so I'm not going into details.