Calverton (LIRR station)
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Calverton was a station stop along the Greenport Branch of the Long Island Rail Road
in Calverton, New York
. It was originally built around 1880 as Baiting Hollow. The depot closed and moved to undisclosed location around 1922 and second depot built further east around same year, which was located on Railroad Avenue between North River Road and Edwards Avenue. Calverton was the site of the deadly Golden’s Pickle Works wreck on Friday, August 13, 1926. The station closed in 1958, and despite being closed, the shelter for the station has remained standing as recently as 2010.
West of the station, a spur to the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant
used by Grumman closed in the early 1990s. In February 2010 plans were announced to reactivate the spur in a $3.5 million rehabilitation for freight trains of the New York & Atlantic Railway to serve an industrial park
at the airport. Funds come from the federal stimulus funding
. The spur parallels Connecticut Avenue to the airport.
Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
in Calverton, New York
Calverton, New York
Calverton is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 5,704 at the 2000 census.The community is on the border of the Town of Riverhead and the Town of Brookhaven.-History:...
. It was originally built around 1880 as Baiting Hollow. The depot closed and moved to undisclosed location around 1922 and second depot built further east around same year, which was located on Railroad Avenue between North River Road and Edwards Avenue. Calverton was the site of the deadly Golden’s Pickle Works wreck on Friday, August 13, 1926. The station closed in 1958, and despite being closed, the shelter for the station has remained standing as recently as 2010.
West of the station, a spur to the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant
Calverton Executive Airpark
Calverton Executive Airpark is a public-owned private-use airport located three miles west of the central business district of the Calverton hamlet, in the Town of Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York, United States...
used by Grumman closed in the early 1990s. In February 2010 plans were announced to reactivate the spur in a $3.5 million rehabilitation for freight trains of the New York & Atlantic Railway to serve an industrial park
Industrial park
An industrial park is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development...
at the airport. Funds come from the federal stimulus funding
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, abbreviated ARRA and commonly referred to as the Stimulus or The Recovery Act, is an economic stimulus package enacted by the 111th United States Congress in February 2009 and signed into law on February 17, 2009, by President Barack Obama.To...
. The spur parallels Connecticut Avenue to the airport.