Long Island Rail Road

Thomas T. Chaloner asks Theodore Roosevelt why rich corporations do not give the public a square deal and gives the example of his attempts to sell his train stop device to railroad companies. Chaloner knows his device could save lives, yet the railroad companies do not want to pay to install the device and therefore turn Chaloner away. Chaloner believes railroad companies are selling all the stock and bonds to foreign nobles, catering to them rather than making railroads safer for Americans.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-18

Creator(s)

Chaloner, Thomas T.

William Loeb sends A. E. Paterson a money order to cover the cost of a transfer of a box of books from the Long Island Railroad’s pier to the Panama Railroad’s dock.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-04

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Theodore Roosevelt raises concern to management of the Long Island Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad about the numerous accidents occurring at a busy “grade crossing” of a highroad and the railroad located before the entrance of the 59th Street Bridge. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt was aboard a train from Oyster Bay involved in an accident which the train hit two automobiles and one man was killed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary tells A. S. Livingston that he is unable to provide the desired information, but he suggests contacting the Passenger Agent of the Long Island Railroad for information on the pamphlet.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-24

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

After a delay, Thomas H. Netherland is settling his account with the Long Island Railroad. His October bill references a bill he has never seen. He asks F. Morgenweck to resend it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-07

Creator(s)

Netherland, Thomas H. (Thomas Henry), 1863-1909

Ernest F. Distler asks Theodore Roosevelt for help obtaining better services on Long Island from the Long Island Railroad.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-27

Creator(s)

Distler, Ernest F., 1855-1934

Ralph Peters, President of the Long Island Rail Road Company, received the letter from President Roosevelt’s secretary, William Loeb, about the undelivered shipment. Peters will give his immediate attention to the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-20

Creator(s)

Peters, Ralph, 1853-1923

The Long Island Railroad Company will provide a special car for Governor Odell on his trip to Oyster Bay, New York and would like to know if a special car will be necessary for a return trip.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-09

Creator(s)

Potter, William F. (William Farwell), 1856-1905