The Long Island Railroad

The Long Island Railroad

The original LIRR station and freight house located just west of Main Street (25a) in Cumsewogue.  The name was changed to Echo a few years later and eventually Port Jefferson Station.  Note the fence behind the engine denoting the end of the tracks at Main Street.  The line was later extended to Wading River.  The railroad arrived in 1873 and was a boon to the local economy.

Photograph courtesy of the Kenneth Brady Collection

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