Long Island Rail Road: Babylon Branch
Download or Read eBook Long Island Rail Road: Babylon Branch PDF written by David D. Morrison and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : David D. Morrison |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2021 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781467105613 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1467105619 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Long Island Rail Road: Babylon Branch by : David D. Morrison
Book excerpt: The Long Island Rail Road is the oldest railroad in the country still operating under its original name. It is the busiest railroad in North America, with 90 million annual riders on 735 trains covering 11 different branches. The Babylon Branch, which serves 15 stations from Valley Stream to Babylon, carries 18 million annual riders over its 20-mile right-of-way. The branch has been totally electrified since 1925 and has not had any street crossings at grade since 1979. There are three signal towers and four junctions for other branches on this line. Two railroad museums are housed in former branch station buildings, those being Wantagh and Lindenhurst.
