End of the Line

Make that the dead end of the line

On summer weekends, the LIRR ramps up the number of trains and the AC. There's a Cannonball express from Hunter's Point on Fridays and the yard is filled with passenger trains that terminate - of necessity - at Montauk. It is the end of the line, or, as the sign at the terminus aptly points out, the dead end of the line. Needless to say, it's not quite the same scene in January, but it does make for some interesting shots.

While not a railroad aficionado, I was curious to know when the LIRR arrived in Montauk. That would be 1895. Then it was demolished in 1907, rebuilt in 1927 and relocated by the US Navy during WW II, along with a lot of Montauk. The platform from the old station, which is now the Depot Art Gallery, leads to the current station.

Film buffs: Montauk Station was one of the settings for the 2004 movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. 

I had no idea so many people take videos of train footage. For those of you longing for that summer ride to the end of the line, enjoy...