The Diesel Shop  by R. Craig Rutherford  
The "Home to First and Second Generation Locomotives;" a place in cyberspace where the records of yesterdays' and today's locomotives are stored for tomorrow's research.  

LIRR Research, Publications & Photography Derek Stadler is an Assistant Professor at CUNY’s LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, serving as the Library’s Web Services Librarian. His research focus is the history of Long Island, with attention to the growth of transportation, in particular, the Long Island Rail Road. I am currently in a lifelong project to thoroughly research Long Island and Manhattan Island, in particular the history of the various hamlets, villages, and towns, with an emphasis on infrastructure such as the Long Island Rail Road.  To view both research and photography, go to the Kings, Nassau, Queens, and Suffolk sub-pages.  The Modernization of the Long Island Rail Road The Long Island History Journal, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794  By Derek Stadler

Sunrise Trail Division
The official site of the National Model Railroad Association Northeast Region (NMRA) Division. LIRR clinics, events, Cannonball Newletter, etc. A great resource for the modeler and fan alike.

ARRT'S   ARRCHIVES

Online museum of the Long Island Rail Road and gallery of railroad photos by LIRR historian and archivist Art Huneke, retired LIRR Towerman (Block Operator, later termed Asst. to Train Director). 

Great Decals!TM
Bill Mosteller's company: Great Decals! has produced two very nice LIRR decal sets listed below with more to come. 

Will's Train Art
A fabulous website of LIRR train art images by the author Will Anderson. The index is a must see to view the many other railroads covered. Here's a sample:

 
 LIRR FA2 #605

George L. Wybenga Caboose Art
Well known for his award winning Serigraphs, George Wybenga has created a series of watercolor paintings of cabooses in order to create a visual record of this image of American transportation history. Since fall of 2001 he has completed over 220 images and continues to build the collection with the help of aficionados who supply him with reference material and from photos and sketches obtained from cross country trips. From these paintings he creates affordable limited edition prints for other caboose lovers to enjoy.

Long Island Rail Road Photos & Recollections
Dave Keller's 5000+ pictures, stories, vignettes....Fabulous material, perhaps the only existing intact collection of material stretching back into the 19th century in private hands.
A rail historian and published author on this topic with two books:  

The Long Island Rail Road 1925 to 1975.  Arcadia Publishing, 2004.

Revisiting The Long Island Rail Road 1925 to 1975.   Arcadia Publishing, 2005.

NY Cross Harbor Railroad
A website dedicated to the NY Cross Harbor Railroad's past and present, featuring rosters, photos, maps and history's as well as operations of this once great short line in the heart of the Brooklyn Waterfront. A fabulous site on this industrial rail line.  By Phil Goldstein

LIRR LONG ISLAND CITY FREIGHT YARD & TERMINAL
This page deals with the freight car float operations of the Long Island Rail Road at Long Island City/Hunters Point.  Freight traffic arriving over Hell Gate Bridge after 1916; passenger railroad or passenger ferry operations will not be discussed, nor will modern era of operation under New York & Atlantic Railway.  By Phil Goldstein

 Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal / East River Terminal / Palmer's Docks - A Comprehensive History; 1870- 1983
"Philip M. Goldstein's most comprehensive and authoritative website on the history of the Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal. This website maintains the largest photo archives of  Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal motive power (locomotives & marine equipment) you may ever be likely to see on the web."  By Phil Goldstein

Industrial / Terminal Railroads & Locomotives of Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx
"A a compilation of  steam, diesel, electric, gas or oil mechanical locomotives that operated in the New York City metro area for industrial and terminal concerns, as well
as a history of those firms that operated those locomotives. "  By Phil Goldstein

Military Railroads and Locomotives of the New York Metropolitan Area
A compilation of steam and some primitive electric and gas/mechanical locomotives that operated on Military Installations in the New York City metro area.  By Phil Goldstein

Long Island Rail Road Parlor Cars
The focus of this website is the parlor cars of the LIRR during the last four decades of the 20th century. In addition to the parlor cars, this website also offers some information on the group of lightweight passenger cars, mostly coaches, acquired "secondhand" from several railroads (Bangor and Aroostook, Florida East Coast, Kansas City Southern, New York Central, and Penn Central) to upgrade service.  Great Stuff by Jack Deasy

The West Island Model Railroad Club 
Home of  The Allegheny & Western Railroad; one of the Largest and Most Technically
Advanced HO Scale Model Railroads in the Region.

The club is located in Farmingdale, Long Island, NY, at 188 Merritts Rd. (at the corner of Motor Av.) in the basement of the Merritt Shopping Center--entrance is behind the stores-right side-downstairs--We meet on Tuesday and Friday evenings around 7 p.m. . Our telephone # is: 516-293-0994.

Abandoned LIRR
Abandoned LIRR is a site dedicated to the past, present and future of the vast network of abandoned LIRR stations, spurs, and anything related. While being focused around LIRR, this site will also include NYCity remnants in the future by Paul Strubeck.

Oyster Bay Railroad Museum
Our group will shortly begin exterior refurbishment of the Oyster Bay Train Station to its pre 1964 condition. We have been having a problem finding interior photos of what the station looked like until 1963. Anyone with information please contact us.

Long Island Rail Road History Site
Bob Andersen's LIRR site, a must visit.

The Railroad Museum of Long Island
Photos, maps, restorations, etc. located in Greenport.


Forgotten NY
Forgotten, overlooked and ancient sights of New York City and Long Island.

Existing Railroad Stations in New York State
Charles P. Woolever's extensive site; photos, maps, updated frequently. A favorite.

Long Island Rail Road - Montauk Branch
Nick Kalis' prototype research modeling site.

Useful Railroad Data
Rick Blanchard's fine collection of drawings, charts,  conversions, and other useful stuff.