Check out these old pictures from the archives of the East Hampton Library that show LIRR trains from around the turn of the 20th century. 

 

This image shows a passenger train operated by the Long Island Railroad. A note on the back of the image reads "the Sag Harbor Shuttle." Four men stand in front of the train. There is also a man operating the train and a man standing on it. This photograph was either taken or collected by Amagansett historian and librarian Carleton Kelsey.

This photograph is part of the collection of the Carleton Kelsey Collection of the Amagansett Historical Association. Kelsey was a local historian and librarian who collected photographs from others to add  to the many photographs he took of the community himself. East Hampton Library, Long Island Collection.

 

This image shows Clement Eichhorn (left) and James Eichhorn Sr. (2nd from left) at the Amagansett Railroad Station Water Tower. The other two men in the photo are not identified.

This photograph is part of the collection of the Carleton Kelsey Collection of the Amagansett Historical Association. Kelsey was a local historian and librarian who collected photographs from others to add  to the many photographs he took of the community himself. East Hampton Library, Long Island Collection.

 

Three women appear next to a locomotive train engine on tracks, in attire from roughly 1890-1910. They stand next to three men who are also on track level. Another man appears in the cab of the train engine. The men all appear to be railroad employees. The Eichhorn family did have multiple family members who wored with the Long Island Railroad. This photograph was either taken or collected by Amagansett historian and librarian Carleton Kelsey.

This photograph is part of the collection of the Carleton Kelsey Collection of the Amagansett Historical Association. Kelsey was a local historian and librarian who collected photographs from others to add  to the many photographs he took of the community himself. East Hampton Library, Long Island Collection.

 

This image shows a train operated by the Long Island Railroad. The engine is labeled 84, and has the name James Eichhorn on it as well. The man standing inside the train is Amato "Little Mike" Dellapolla. The man standing on the ground is Clement Eichhorn. This photograph was either taken or collected by Amagansett historian and librarian Carleton Kelsey.

This photograph is part of the collection of the Carleton Kelsey Collection of the Amagansett Historical Association. Kelsey was a local historian and librarian who collected photographs from others to add  to the many photographs he took of the community himself. East Hampton Library, Long Island Collection.