Flowerfield was a former station along the Port Jefferson Branch

Port Jefferson Branch

The Port Jefferson Branch is a rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch splits from the Main Line just east of Hicksville and runs northeast and east to Port Jefferson...

 of the Long Island Rail Road

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 Saint James, New York. The station opened in 1910 on a 1000 acres (404.7 ha) parcel purchased by John Lewis Childs

John Lewis Childs

John Lewis Childs was a horticultural businessman and politician who founded Floral Park, New York. In addition to a widespread reputation for being a zealous ornithologist, Childs is also credited with founding the first seed catalog business in the United States.-About:Childs was born in...

 to grow plants and seeds, which was later acquired by the Gyrodyne Company of America

Gyrodyne Company of America

The Gyrodyne Company of America was founded in 1946 by Peter J. Papadakos , using the assets he bought from the bankrupt Bendix Helicopter Company that was developing a one-man synchronized co-axial rotor helicopter....

. The station closed in 1958.

Reopening the Flowerfield station, along with a closure of the St. James

St. James (LIRR station)

Saint James is a historic station on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is located on Lake Avenue and Railroad Avenue, just south of New York State Route 25A in St. James, Sufffolk County, New York...

station, was proposed in the mid-1990s as part of a plan to redevelop the Gyrodyne site.