To symbolize the romance and excitement of train travel's rich history, all under watchful eye of the train conductor, David Saunders immortalized the conductor's watch and key chain. Made of aluminum tubing to echo the handrails and silver pipes that run along the walls of the station platform, the sculpture blends into the overall design of the site. "The chain mimics the movement of the Long Island Rail Road's long silver trains that take commuters to and from their destinations," says Saunders, "those speedy back and forth movements are echoed in the long swooping gestures of the sculpture's silver lines."

“Conductor’s Watch and Key Chain” was originally installed at Westbury Station, and was relocated to Great Neck Station in 2001.

David Saunders was born in New York City, graduated Kansas City Art Institute and works as a painter and a sculptor, exhibiting throughout the United States. Saunders is represented in numerous collections including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, and the New Museum of Contemporary Art. He has executed a number of public sculpture commissions, most recently at La Guardia Airport, NY and at the Sumido Triphony Hall in Tokyo, Japan.