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Seaman Birchell Was First to Have His Name Painted on LIRR Steam Train
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According to Port Jefferson village historian Kenneth Brady, the picture depicts Seaman Birchell, a man who lived in Port Jefferson Station and was the first engineer to have his name painted on the side of a Long Island Railroad steam locomotive.
"Birchell is shown in the cab of engine #212 in this photo taken at the ," Brady wrote in the archive of the photo. "He retired from the LIRR in December 1924."
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Click here to see the original photo on the village's website. This image can be found on the Port Jefferson village website in the historical section along with over 2,400 others. It is from the Kenneth Brady Collection.
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