ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION    

Title
Setauket Station, Long Island Rail Road Collection

Collection Number
SC 496

OCLC Number
1516231553

Creator 
Long Island Rail Road

Provenance 
Gift of Frederick R. Rohs, March 2025.

Extent, Scope, and Content Note
The collection comprises 2.5 linear inches of material related to the Setauket Station of the Long Island Rail Road, a former station stop on the Port Jefferson Branch. Items include receipts, reports of ticket sales, telegraph messages recorded at the station, a photograph of the station house (photocopy), and a booklet titled For 125 years...Main Line to the Mainland (1959). The materials date from 1884 to 1959.

Arrangement and Processing Note
Finding aid by Kristen J. Nyitray, April 2025.

Language
English 

Restrictions on Access
The collection is open to researchers without restriction.

Rights and Permissions 
Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission where needed prior to publication.  

Citation 
Box 1, Item [number], Setauket Station, Long Island Rail Road Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Stony Brook University Libraries.

Historical Note

Setauket Station was a stop on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road, located in Setauket, New York. It opened in the 1870s, originally serving the small but growing community with both passenger and freight services. Like many stations on the LIRR during this period, it played a vital role in connecting rural Long Island towns to New York City and beyond. The station was relatively modest, with a small station house and limited facilities. It was particularly active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, during the LIRR’s expansion across Long Island. Telegraph messages and ticket sales records from the era show it was a hub for local communication and travel. As automobile travel became more common and transportation patterns shifted, ridership declined. The LIRR eventually discontinued service to Setauket Station, and the stop was closed in 1980. The station house was subsequently demolished.

Subjects
Setauket Station (Setauket, N.Y.)
Setauket Station (Setauket, N.Y.) -- Accounting.
Long Island Rail Road.
Railroad stations -- New York (State) -- Setauket.
Railroad stations -- New York (State) -- Long Island.
Railroads -- Finance.
Telegraph -- New York (State) -- Setauket.

INVENTORY

Folder 1
Cashier account of the Long Island R. R. Co., Setauket Station: December 20, 1884 
Cashier account of the Long Island R. R. Co., Setauket Station: December 22, 1884 

Folder 2
Cashier account of the Long Island R. R. Co., Setauket Station: December 23, 1884 
Cashier account of the Long Island R. R. Co., Setauket Station: December 25, 1884 

Folder 3
The Long Island Railroad Co., Report of ticket sales, Setauket Station: December 20, 1884
The Long Island Railroad Co., Report of ticket sales, Setauket Station: December 27, 1884

Folder 4
Long Island Railroad, Report of unpaid express freight bill: December 6, 1884

Folder 5
Western Union telegram: May 4, 1888

Folder 6
Western Union telegram: May 7, 1888

Folder 7
Western Union telegram: May 17, 1888

Folder 8
Western Union telegram: May 21, 1888

Folder 9
Receipt, The Long Island R.R. Co.'s Express: 188- (blank)

Folder 10
Photograph of the Setauket Station house, Setauket, New York: July 16, 1953 (photocopy)

Folder 11
Booklet titled For 125 years...Main Line to the Mainland (1959)