The Railroad Museum of Long Island is pleased to announce its 2013 Educational Forum:
“THE CENTRAL RAILROAD of LONG ISLAND”
A slideshow and discussion by Mr. JOHN LEITA.
historian and editor of
“Long Island Ruins and Remnants”
Saturday, March 9, 2013 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 courthouse parking area, Osborne and Court Streets – behind the Historical Society building. (Snow date Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 1:00 PM)
You are invited – Mr. Leita will present a talk and slide show focused on the Central Railroad of Long Island. Mr. Leita’s program will encompass the history of department store mogul, Mr. Alexander T. Stewart and his railroad, the Central of Long Island, and its importance, along with Stewart’s “planned community” of Garden City, to eastward development and expansion on Long Island.
Mark your calendar now and plan to attend this fascinating retrospective of railroading history on Long Island. Admission is FREE and open to the public. Visit us on the web at www.rmli.org