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IN MARCH AND APRIL, 1904 BALDWIN BUILT FIVE 2-6-2 TANK ENGINES FOR USE ON THE NORTH SIDE DIVISION. CLASSIFIED "S51", THEY WERE VIRTUAL DUPLICATES OF TWENTY JERSEY CENTRAL LOCOMOTIVES BUILT IN 1902 AND 1903 BY BALDWIN. IN 1911 OR 1912 THE FIVE LONG ISLAND ENGINES WERE SOLD TO THE JERSEY CENTRAL.
THESE ENGINES WERE REFERRED TO AS
PING - PONG ENGINES
THIS PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF MARK AT oil4kids.com
SHOWS ONE OF TWO AREAS WHERE L.I.M.P RAN ADJACENT TO THE L.I.R.R.
THIS MAY BE LOOKING EAST FROM OLD JERUSALEM ROAD, NOW OLD WESTBURY
ROAD, TOWARDS NEW BRIDGE ROAD WHERE THE L.I.R.R. HAD A PASSING SIDING
THIS ENLARGEMENT OF THE SAME PHOTO SHOWS A TRAIN,
TENDER FIRST OR A TANK ENGINE - POSSIBLY A PING-PONG ENGINE - IN THE DISTANCE
go to ----> LONG ISLAND MOTOR PARKWAY Part 1.
go to ----> LONG ISLAND MOTOR PARKWAY Part 2.
go to ----> LONG ISLAND MOTOR PARKWAY Part 3.
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THESE ENGINES WERE REFERRED TO AS
PING - PONG ENGINES
THIS PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF MARK AT oil4kids.com
SHOWS ONE OF TWO AREAS WHERE L.I.M.P RAN ADJACENT TO THE L.I.R.R.
THIS MAY BE LOOKING EAST FROM OLD JERUSALEM ROAD, NOW OLD WESTBURY
ROAD, TOWARDS NEW BRIDGE ROAD WHERE THE L.I.R.R. HAD A PASSING SIDING
THIS ENLARGEMENT OF THE SAME PHOTO SHOWS A TRAIN,
TENDER FIRST OR A TANK ENGINE - POSSIBLY A PING-PONG ENGINE - IN THE DISTANCE
go to ----> LONG ISLAND MOTOR PARKWAY Part 1.
go to ----> LONG ISLAND MOTOR PARKWAY Part 2.
go to ----> LONG ISLAND MOTOR PARKWAY Part 3.
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