Talk:Ronkonkoma station

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Seeking more images for the gallery

I know I've finally added two images to this article, but the awkward positioning of the second one has forced me to send it strictly to a gallery, making it the only image. Therefore I'm calling for more images of Ronkonkoma Station to be added. ----DanTD 16:00, 11 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Airport Rail link

Is this station the nearest to JFK Airport? Fila934 (talk) 11:27, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's actually closest to Islip MacArthur Airport, but it's really not close enough to be a true airport-rail link. Plus, it really wasn't made for the airport, so that alone disqualifies adding the category. ----DanTD (talk) 15:18, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Streets in the area

The article says that the street along the north side of the station is called either Lakeland Street or Railroad Avenue. Does it really have two names? I thought it was Johnson Avenue. So does it really have three names? Also, what is the name of the street on the south side of the station? I've seen both of them labeled as Railroad Avenue, but of course both can't be correct. 24.184.64.197 (talk) 00:32, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunatley, it's true. The Towns of Brookhaven and Islip don't have very cooperative or coherent street naming patterns(hence two Waverly Avenues with no connection to each other. The one in Eagle Estates used to be part of the one along the L.I.E., believe it or not.). The Railroad Avenue on the south side is owned by the Town of Islip, and the one on the north side changes it's name to Lakeland Street, and eventually to Johnson Avenue once it crosses the Islip-Brookhaven Town Line. ----DanTD (talk) 00:53, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Just out of curiosity, how is mail differentiated between the two Railroad Avenues? Even though they are in different Towns, both of them are in the 11779 zip code. Also, just out of curiosity, where does the name change from Railroad Ave to Lakeland Street, and where does it change from Lakeland Street to Johnson Ave? It's interesting that all 3 of those street names are duplicated nearby; there is a nearby Lakeland Avenue, and there is another nearby Johnson Aveune. 24.184.64.197 (talk) 03:48, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're going to have to ask the Ronkonkoma Post Office about sorting mail for the two Railroad Avenues, although there isn't much along the RR Ave on the south side. ----DanTD (talk) 12:12, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Do you know where the name changes from Johson Avenue to Lakeland Street, and where it changes from Lakeland Street to Railroad Avenue? The online maps are no help. You said the change from Johnson to Lakeland is at the Islip / Brookhaven line. That is just east of Pond Road, right? What about the change from Lakeland Street to Railroad Avenue? Is that maybe at the Smithtown Ave / Ronkonkoma Ave overpass? Also, do you have an answer to the question about the platforms? That should probably be added to the article. 24.184.64.197 (talk) 00:56, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Platforms

The article should probably mention which platform typically serves westbound trains (toward Manhattan) and which platform typically serves eastbound trains (away from Manhattan). 24.184.64.197 (talk) 00:33, 13 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]