08.25.2026 News Riverhead Railroad Festival is full steam ahead for 2026 The 22nd annual Riverhead Railroad Festival is pulling back into town, celebrating the Railroad Museum of Long Island’s 30th year in Riverhead. The museum first opened in Greenport in...
08.14.2026 News Deadly LIRR train wreck at Calverton pickle factory remembered 100 years later A century after one of the worst wrecks in the history of the LIRR, the Railroad Museum of Long Island unveiled a historic marker Thursday at the Calverton site...
12.16.2025 Keeping Track of History Keeping track of history: Why Greenport won LIRR race to the East End The Long Island Rail Road’s decision to extend service to Greenport rather than Sag Harbor came down to strategy and economics. In 1834, when the railroad went to the...
09.12.2025 Keeping Track of History Keeping Track of History: Manorville Station The Long Island Rail Road, chartered by New York in 1834, is one of the oldest railroads in the country. Taking the train is a ubiquitous part of life...
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