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History: Workers Complete LIRR Line in 1973

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By Published: April 25 2023

LongIsland.com

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Photo: Long Island Daily Press. August 7, 1973. Railroad Line Completion. Gelatin silver prints.

Workmen make some of the final adjustments to rails at a ceremony marking the completion of a new LIRR elevated line between Amityville and Lindenhurst. Date: August 7, 1973.

 

Photo: Long Island Daily Press. August 7, 1973. Railroad Line Completion. Gelatin silver prints. Copyright holder unknown.

 

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