Peter Dougherty softcover
What's New for 2026: The Long Island Rail Road! After
many years of requests, the LIRR trackage is now depicted from the West
Side yard, through Penn Station and Grand Central Madison, Long Island
City, Sunnyside, central Queens, Jay, and Hall Interlockings through
Jamaica, and the Jamaica station complex itself. The Port Washington
Branch is illustrated from the junction with the Mail Line until the
Shea Interlocking, the Atlantic Branch from its Brooklyn terminal as far
as Hall Interlocking, the eastern portion of the NYAR Secondary (Former
Lower Montauk Branch), the Bay Ridge Branch and parts of the abandoned
Rockaway Beach Branch. There are also closeup details of the NYAR Fresh
Pond Yard and Junction, the CSX Secondary Line (ex NY Connecting
Railroad), Morris Park Yard, Sheridan shops, the Advance and Receiving
Yards, the Hillside complex, and Holban Yard.
All the latest updates to the subway system itself have been included,
the fleet assignments have been updated, and numerous smaller
corrections and additions were made throughout.
As always, the book depicts every track (with track numbers), every yard, every station, every chaining line and zero point, and and most (if not all) mainline diverging route home signals and their indications. The book also encompasses the latest capital plan items, signal changes and track/signal renewal projects. As with past editions, Grand Central, the Park Avenue tunnels, Penn Station, PATH, and the Staten Island Railway track maps are also included. Current fleet data and train service requirements have also been updated.
