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The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History

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The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History
by Vincent Francis Seyfried
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Chapters (not listed in original)
  • Part One: South Side R.R. of L.I. (1961)
  • Part Two: The Flushing, North Shore & Central Railroad (1963)
  • Part Three: The Age of Expansion 1863–1880 (1966)
  • Part Four: The Bay Ridge & Manhattan Beach Divisions; L.I.R.R. Operation on the Brighton and Culver Lines (1966)
  • Part Five: The New York, Woodhaven & Rockaway R.R.; The New York & Rockaway Beach Railway; The New York & Long Beach R.R.; New York & Rockaway Railroad (1966)
  • Part Six: The Golden Age, 1881–1900 (1975)
  • Part Seven: The Age of Electrification, 1901–1916 (1984)

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