{"product_id":"long-island-rail-road-morris-park-shops-paperback","title":"Long Island Rail Road: Morris Park Shops - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid D. Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Keller\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid D. Morrison, retired Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) branch line manager and railroad historian, has compiled rare photographs to showcase the shops that power the\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e LIRR, the busiest railroad in North America.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe LIRR provides passenger rail service from Midtown Manhattan to to the far ends of Long Island at Greenport and Montauk. A vast operation such as this requires a huge fleet of locomotives and cars. The reliability of the fleet rests mainly upon the shop maintenance facility. The Morris Park Shops, opened in 1889 and closed in the early 2000s, provided over a century of maintenance and repair service, allowing the LIRR to develop and expand through the years. The complexity of the shop facility, from the days of steam locomotives to multiple-unit electric cars and diesel locomotives, is a fascinating chapter in LIRR history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid D. Morrison is a retired LIRR branch line manager and railroad historian. Author of 10 other books in Arcadia's Images of Rail series, he is a major contributor to the website trainsarefun.com. He is on the board of directors of the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum, and he is an advisor on the LIRR 190th Anniversary Committee. He has given countless presentations to libraries and historical societies on Long Island, and he still enjoys doing so. He is frequently called upon by \u003cem\u003eNewsday\u003c\/em\u003e with questions pertaining to LIRR history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9.24 x 6.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50400474693869,"sku":"9781467161800","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/long-island-rail-road-morris-park-shops-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}