Talk:Freeport station (LIRR)

Current Station opened 1960 not 1961
Original article text said:
 * Freeport Station was originally built on October 28, 1867, and is among many of the stations along the Babylon Branch that were elevated throughout Nassau and Western Suffolk Counties during the 1960s, in this case 1961.

These two sources give October 8th, 1960 as the opening day.

October. 1960 New Freeport Railroad Station dedicated October 8th by Governor Rockefeller. (with a picture). http://cdm15281.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16373coll47/id/138

and


 * Station Location	In Service Date
 * [...]
 * Freeport	 10/08/60

http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/crossingeliminations/crossingeliminations.htm

Lent (talk) 23:52, 17 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Well, the same source also claimed it was "Early 1961" in another section. DanTD (talk) 00:55, 18 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Perhaps the "Erectors Union strike" of 1960 delaying the escalator made people consider the station "not fully open" until early 1961? See "Escalator issues" following... Lent (talk) 20:46, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

Escalator Issues
http://cdm15281.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16373coll47/id/138
 * October 1960
 * Completion of escalator at Railroad Station being delayed due to strike of Erector's Union since August 1, 1960.

http://cdm15281.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p16373coll47/id/141/rec/1
 * January 1961
 * Elevator Erectors Union returned to work on December 5th, 1960 to install electric escalator "stairway" which should be completed before the end of January [1961].

Note that the term "Escalator" had just ceased be a trademark in 1950.

Lent (talk) 20:46, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

http://cdm15281.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16373coll47/id/147
 * September 1961
 * LET'S BE CAREFUL Carelessness can be expensive. A rubber sneaker, caught in the escalator at the station[,] necessitated [a] $58 repair.

Escalator Pranksters Will Be Punished Now
 * September 21, 1961, p. 16, cols 2-3.
 * Turning off the escalator at Freeport's railroad station won't continue to be a secret prank of children or misguided adults [...] A burgiar alarm is being installed on the escalator to ring loudly whenever anyone pushes the "Stop" button. The villages electricity department will do the necessary work. [...]

Lent (talk) 23:52, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Images of 1960 Station opening
Some images which may be eligible for inclusion in wikipedia follow.
 * Rights	 This digital image may be freely used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this image is permitted without permission of the Freeport Historical Museum, 350 S. Main Street, Freeport, NY 11520 or email: fpthistmus@juno.com

I do not know if this meets wikipedia's criteria.

Elevated Railroad Station

The Caption "Color slide of the ceremony for the opening of the elevated railroad station at Freeport." doesn't match with the catalog date. Probably the date is wrong.

New Station
 * Description	Black and white photograph of the construction of the Long Island Rail Road station in Freeport.

The fellow directing the crane at the right of the picture gives a nice scale and action to the photo :-)

Train at the Freeport Railroad Station
 * Description	Color slide of a diesel train on the elevated tracks at the Freeport Station.

Construction of the Elevated Tracks
 * Description	Black and white photograph of the construction of the elevated tracks of the Long Island Rail Road at Main Street. The old station and freight yard can be seen as well as the bus to Jones Beach.

Demolition of the Freeport R.R. Station constructed in 1898
 * Description	Black and white photograph of the demolition of the Freeport Railroad station on Railroad Avenue. Al B. White's is in the background.

A good search for these and other pictures: Freeport Memorial Library All fields: station (and) All fields: railroad

Lent (talk) 23:52, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Electrification pictures
Waiting for the first electric train
 * Description	Black and white photograph of of the Freeport Long Island Rail Road Station located on Rail Road Avenue. This photograph looking east. There is a large crowd waiting for the train with cars parked at the station. Stores are located on Brooklyn Avenue.

and it arrives! First Electric Train at Freeport (Hey get down from there you guys!)

Lent (talk) 23:52, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

1 October 1911 Grade Crossing Deaths
The Lewiston Daily Sun - Oct 2, 1911, p. 1, col 6

EXPRESS RUNS DOWN AUTOMOBILE: TWO DEAD, THREE INJURED

Lent (talk) 18:31, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

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