Interlocking Walkthrough: LOCUST

It's actually been quite a while since I've done an interlocking walkthrough, so today, I decided to come back and finish 

Photo: Edward Hand

LOCUST interlocking is one of those very straightforward interlockings, as it's simply where the Oyster Bay Branch becomes single track for the culminating stretch to Oyster Bay.

LOCUST interlocking was originally put into service in 1912 as OY, but later got changed to it's current name. There was formally an in service control tower that controlled the interlocking, but on November 17, 1975, control of the interlocking got moved over to NASSAU tower. However, LOCUST tower still stands to this day and is actually used as a police booth for the NCPD. 

LOCUST interlocking consists of the old "pensy-style" position-light signals. Eventually, these will be replaced with the more modern signals as the LIRR looks to move control of everything to Jamaica.

The speed limit through the eastern end of the interlocking onto the final curvy stretch to Oyster Bay is 40 m.p.h.

And that shall conclude the simple but important LOCUST interlocking.