Long Island Railroad Lantern Armspear Man'fg Co. New York L.i.r.r. 1886

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Seller: railcarhobbies ✉️ (3,519) 100%, Location: Warsaw, Missouri, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 256037751194 LONG ISLAND RAILROAD LANTERN ARMSPEAR MAN'FG CO. NEW YORK L.I.R.R. 1886.

 

LONG ISLAND RAILROAD 

LIRR

This beautiful railroad lantern is a Vintage piece of Railroad History made by the ARMSPEAR MANUFACTURING Company for the LONG ISLAND RAILROAD. The frame is marked ARMSPEAR MAN'F'G CO. L.I.R.R. PAT'D JUNE 8, 1886, last date OCT. 22, 1889. The Brass burner is marked ARMSPEAR N.Y.  twist off fuel fount PAT'D MAY 31, 1910 and are both in good working condition. The Corning DEEP RED glass globe is embossed L.I.R.R Cnx 6, No cracks some small flea chips around rims. Please view photos and Email with questions. Thanks for looking.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "LIRR" redirects here. For other uses, see Lirr (disambiguation) .
Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road provides electric and diesel rail service east-west throughout Long Island, New York.
Overview
OwnerMetropolitan Transportation Authority  (MTA)
Area servedLong Island
LocaleLong Island , New York
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of lines11
Number of stations126
Daily ridership239,300 (weekdays, Q4 2022)[1]
Annual ridership70,342,700 (2022)[1]
Chief executiveCatherine Rinaldi
HeadquartersJamaica station , Jamaica, New York , United States
Websitemta.info/lirr
Operation
Began operation1834 (189 years ago)
Operator(s)Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Reporting marks LI
Technical
System length319 mi (513 km) (route); 700 mi (1,100 km) (total track length)
Track gauge 4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2  in  (1,435 mm ) standard gauge
Electrification Third rail ,  750 V DC
Top speed80 mph (130 km/h)[2]

The Long Island Rail Road  (reporting mark  LI ), often abbreviated as the LIRR , is a commuter rail  system in the southeastern part of the U.S. state  of New York , stretching from Manhattan  to the eastern tip of Suffolk County  on Long Island . With an average weekday ridership of 354,800 passengers in 2016, it is the busiest commuter railroad  in North America.[3] [4]  It is also one of the world's few commuter systems that runs 24/7 year-round.[5]  It is publicly owned  by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , which refers to it as MTA Long Island Rail Road . In 2022, the system had a ridership of 70,342,700, or about 239,300 per weekday as of the fourth quarter of 2022.

The LIRR logo combines the circular MTA logo with the text Long Island Rail Road , and appears on the sides of trains. The LIRR is one of two commuter rail systems owned by the MTA, the other being the Metro-North Railroad  in the northern suburbs of the New York area. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest railroad in the United States still operating under its original name and charter.[6] [7] [8]

There are 126 stations and more than 700 miles (1,100 km) of track[8]  on its two lines running the full length of the island and eight major branches, with the passenger railroad system totaling 319 miles (513 km) of route .[9]  As of 2018, the LIRR's budget for expenditures was $1.6 billion plus $450 million for debt service, which it supports through the collection of fares (which cover 43% of total expenses) along with dedicated taxes and other MTA revenue.[10] [11]

History [ edit ] Main article: History of the Long Island Rail Road George Bradford Brainerd (American, 1845-1887). Station, Bay Shore, Long Island, September 1879.  Collodion silver glass wet plate negative. Brooklyn Museum LIRR (Montauk & NY) RPO  cover (TR27) for the railroad's 100th anniversary in April 1934

The Long Island Rail Road Company  was chartered in 1834 to provide a daily service between New York and Boston via a ferry connection between its Greenport, New York , terminal on Long Island's North Fork and Stonington, Connecticut . This service was superseded in 1849 by the land route through Connecticut that became part of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad . The LIRR refocused its attentions towards serving Long Island, in competition with other railroads on the island. In the 1870s, railroad president Conrad Poppenhusen  and his successor, Austin Corbin  acquired all the railroads and consolidated them into the LIRR.[12]

The LIRR was unprofitable for much of its history. In 1900, the Pennsylvania Railroad  (PRR) bought a controlling interest as part of its plan for direct access to Manhattan  which began on September 8, 1910. The wealthy PRR subsidized the LIRR during the first half of the new century, allowing expansion and modernization.[6]  Electric operation began in 1905.[13]

After the Second World War , the railroad industry's downturn and dwindling profits caused the PRR to stop subsidizing the LIRR, and the LIRR went into receivership  in 1949. The State of New York , realizing how important the railroad was to Long Island's future, began to subsidize the railroad in the 1950s and 1960s. In June 1965, the state finalized an agreement to buy the LIRR from the PRR for $65 million.[14]  The LIRR was placed under the control of a new Metropolitan Commuter Transit Authority .[15]  The MCTA was rebranded the Metropolitan Transportation Authority  in 1968 when it incorporated several other New York City-area transit agencies.[16] [17]  With MTA subsidies the LIRR modernized further, continuing to be the busiest commuter railroad in the United States.[6]

The LIRR is one of the few railroads that has survived as an intact company from its original charter to the present.[6]

  • Condition: Used
  • Condition: VINTAGE RAILROAD LANTERN IN EXCELLENT CONDITION 1889!
  • Brand: ARMSPEAR
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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