David Morrison knows his railroads, from his six books on LIRR history to his extensive research collection to his years overseeing thirty-nine stations.  With his seventh book due out from Arcadia Press on July 15th, we could think of no better time to sit down with David and get a crash course on the history of the Long Island Rail Road. 

Books

• Grand Central Terminal and Penn Station: Statuary and Sculputres by David Morrison
• Books by David Morrison
• The Late, Great Pennsylvania Station by Lorraine B. Diehl
• Miles of Smiles: The Story of Roxey, the Long Island Rail Road Dog by Heather H. Worthington and Bill Farnsworth

Websites

• Trains are Fun
• Oyster Bay Railroad Museum
• Railroad Museum of Long Island
• Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
• Wantagh Preservation Society and Wantagh Museum

Episode Footnotes

• Episode 26: My Kind of Conservationist
• Episode 31: Writing the Rails