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Long Island Rail Road celebrates 100 years of Jamaica Station
I didn’t know about this. I would like to have attened. Too bad that book, “Change at Jamaica” wasn’t reissued. I am lucky to have a copy. It is divided in two sections. One eastbound. The other, west. There is a great story in it. A couple commuted to and from work on the LIRR for forty years. One day, on the train, the man suffered a massive heart attack. Some EMT’s took him off the train. A priest was summoned to give him his last rites. The wife asked the priest where was he going to go. The man opened his eyes and said, " I don’t care where I go as long as I don’t have to Change at Jamaica!". Thank you. I’ll be here all week!
I was part of the Jamaica Station Anniversary celebration and Joe Calisi is correct in what he stated in the article. The L.I.S.T. Chapter of the NRHS presented to the employees of the LIRR/President Helena Williams with a commemorative engraved polished spike, the original painting shown in the article and of course, the 1957 book, “Change at Jamaica.” Twin Forks Chapter and L.I.S.T. also presented the LIRR with a plaque to be mounted on a wall at Jamaica Station. A Lionel train layout was also built for the occasion. A special ribbon cutting ceremony was also held.