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Three Decades of Turmoil and Tumult, The LIRR 1945 to 1975

at Suffolk County Historical Society Education Hall | Sat Mar 21

Location

Suffolk County Historical Society Education Hall

300 West Main Street
Riverhead, NY 11901
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Tel: 631-727-7920

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Date & Time

01:00 PM
Sat, Mar 21, 2015
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Description

The Railroad Museum of Long Island is proud to present its annual Educational slideshow and discussion by Long Island Rail Road Historian and Master Model Builder, Mike Boland.  Mike will present his views of the LIRR from the end of World War II, through the horrors of the 1950’s, the New York World’s Fair years, the sale of the railroad by the Pennsylvania Railroad to the State of New York and the formation of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
 
Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 1:00 PM in the Suffolk County Historical Society Education Hall, 300 West Main Street, (across from the Riverhead Public Library), Riverhead, NY.  Ample municipal parking is available in the Suffolk County Courthouse parking area, located at Osborne and Court Streets in the southwest corner section - behind the Historical Society building. 
 
In case of inclement weather, the revised date is Saturday, March 28th, 2015 at 1:00 PM, same location.