Flushing and North Side Railroad
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The Flushing and North Side Railroad is a former railroad on Long Island built by Conrad Poppenhusen
as a replacement for the former New York and Flushing Railroad. The railroad was established in 1868, was merged with the Central Railroad of Long Island
in 1874 to form the Flushing, North Shore, and Central Railroad, and was finally acquired by the Long Island Rail Road in 1876. Today the main line is known as the Port Washington Branch
of the Long Island Rail Road
.
in Long Island City to Flushing, before the LIRR opened its line to Long Island City. It was the first railroad on Long Island not to be part of the Long Island Rail Road. The company was taken over by Oliver Charlick and reorganized in 1859 as the New York and Flushing Railroad, and established a subsidiary known as the "North Shore Railroad" to extend the line from Flushing to Great Neck in 1866(see below). Originally intending to run further east to Roslyn
, Oyster Bay, and even Huntington
, the NY&F's plans were thwarted by the LIRR who reached those destination first, as well as poor service that the company became known for. Due to the NY&F's reputation, the residents of Flushing convinced the LIRR to incorporate the Flushing and Woodside Railroad on February 24, 1864 to build a competing branch to Flushing.
, to incorporate the Flushing and North Side Railroad in 1868. This company had the right to build a line from Long Island City to Flushing and beyond to Roslyn, with a branch from Flushing to Whitestone. The group gained control of the unfinished Flushing and Woodside Railroad, and opened its line to Flushing, paralleling the LIRR from Long Island City to Woodside, in 1868 and to College Point and Whitestone in 1869. This new line attracted most of the traffic from the older New York and Flushing, and the LIRR wanted to get rid of its Flushing branch. In 1869, the New York State Legislature authorized the Flushing and North Side to buy the New York and Flushing east of the LIRR crossing at Winfield Junction
connections were built by the Flushing and North Side at Woodside/Winfield and Flushing to connect its lines. The New York and Flushing continued to own the line west of Winfield, and soon became the South Side Railroad's access to Long Island City. The segment between what was to become the former Laurel Hill Station
and Winfield Station
, was abandoned for passenger service in 1875, and completely abandoned in 1880. Part of the right-of-way ran through what is today the Mount Zion Jewish Cemetery
in Maspeth
. The Flushing and Woodside was merged into the Flushing and North Side in 1871, and its line was abandoned in favor of the ex-New York and Flushing line.
which ran from Woodside Station
toward Great Neck Junction. When the NY&F collapsed after construction of the Great Neck Extension, the LIRR acquired the railroad and left this branch unfinished. After Poppenhausen created the Flushing and North Side Railroad, he also acquired the Flushing and Woodside, but was able to complete construction of the line, which became the Woodside Branch of the Flushing and North Side. The line only contained one other station at Junction Boulevard and 35th Avenue called Grinnell Station. East of Grinnell Station and the Flushing River
, there was a junction leading either toward the main line of the F&NS railroad or the Whitestone Branch
.
was originally built in 1869 by an affiliate of the F&NS called the Whitestone and Westchester Railroad. It was intended to cross the East River
to Westchester County, but never had the chance to do so. The line had a spur to a freight dock on Flushing Bay which crossed the Woodside Branch and the connecting line between the Woodside and Whitestone Branches. After the Flushing Bay Freight spur, the line itself also crossed the Woodside Branch, and then merged with the Woodside-Whitestone connector before crossing the Flushing River
. From there it contained four stations, one at Bridge Street
, College Point
, and two in Whitestone
, one at 14th Avenue and the other at 155th Street, which has been called "Whitestone Landing Station," and "Beechhurst Yacht Club Station." Malba Station wasn't built until decades after the line was acquired by the LIRR.
. Two years later, it would become part of the Long Island Rail Road. Despite a failed attempt to extend the line from Great Neck to Roslyn
in 1882, wealthy Port Washington residents persuaded the LIRR to bring the terminus to their hometown in 1895. This required the construction of the Manhasset Viaduct over Manhasset Bay, which was completed on June 23, 1898. The Woodside and Whitestone Branches were abandoned.
Conrad Poppenhusen
Conrad Poppenhusen was a German American philanthropist, entrepreneur, founder of College Point, Queens, and founder of the first free kindergarten in the United States....
as a replacement for the former New York and Flushing Railroad. The railroad was established in 1868, was merged with the Central Railroad of Long Island
Central Railroad of Long Island
Central Railroad of Long Island is a former railroad on Long Island built by Alexander Turney Stewart, who was also the founder of Garden City. The railroad was established in 1871, was merged with the Flushing and North Side Railroad in 1874 to form the Flushing, North Shore, and Central Railroad,...
in 1874 to form the Flushing, North Shore, and Central Railroad, and was finally acquired by the Long Island Rail Road in 1876. Today the main line is known as the Port Washington Branch
Port Washington Branch
The Port Washington Branch is an electrified two-track rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York...
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...
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Pre-History: New York and Flushing Railroad
Before the Flushing and North Side, most of the line was originally built by the Flushing Railroad, in 1854 from Hunters PointHunters Point, Queens
Hunters Point is a neighborhood on the south side of Long Island City, in the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 2.- History :...
in Long Island City to Flushing, before the LIRR opened its line to Long Island City. It was the first railroad on Long Island not to be part of the Long Island Rail Road. The company was taken over by Oliver Charlick and reorganized in 1859 as the New York and Flushing Railroad, and established a subsidiary known as the "North Shore Railroad" to extend the line from Flushing to Great Neck in 1866(see below). Originally intending to run further east to Roslyn
Roslyn, New York
Roslyn is a village in Nassau County, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the village population was 2,770...
, Oyster Bay, and even Huntington
Huntington (CDP), New York
Huntington is a hamlet located in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The Census Bureau has also defined a census-designated place with the same name that corresponds to the most densely populated area, however local understanding of the hamlet may differ somewhat...
, the NY&F's plans were thwarted by the LIRR who reached those destination first, as well as poor service that the company became known for. Due to the NY&F's reputation, the residents of Flushing convinced the LIRR to incorporate the Flushing and Woodside Railroad on February 24, 1864 to build a competing branch to Flushing.
North Shore Branch (Long Island)
Despite service complaints, New York and Flushing established a subsidiary called the North Shore Railroad of Long Island in 1866 which extended the line from Flushing to Great Neck Unfortunately, the NY&F realized that they could not survive the competition, and sold their line (and their lease on the North Shore Railroad of Long Island.) to the LIRR in 1867. The LIRR benefitted by preventing the South Side Railroad from using the New York and Flushing access to the LIRR's Long Island City terminal, and by keeping the North Side Railroad from extending east to Huntington in competition with the LIRR. The LIRR also stopped construction on the incomplete Flushing and Woodside.Flushing and North Side
Flushing citizens, feeling they had been tricked into building the Flushing and Woodside in order to scare the Flushing and North Side into selling out to the LIRR, convinced wealthy residents of College Point and Whitestone, including Conrad PoppenhusenConrad Poppenhusen
Conrad Poppenhusen was a German American philanthropist, entrepreneur, founder of College Point, Queens, and founder of the first free kindergarten in the United States....
, to incorporate the Flushing and North Side Railroad in 1868. This company had the right to build a line from Long Island City to Flushing and beyond to Roslyn, with a branch from Flushing to Whitestone. The group gained control of the unfinished Flushing and Woodside Railroad, and opened its line to Flushing, paralleling the LIRR from Long Island City to Woodside, in 1868 and to College Point and Whitestone in 1869. This new line attracted most of the traffic from the older New York and Flushing, and the LIRR wanted to get rid of its Flushing branch. In 1869, the New York State Legislature authorized the Flushing and North Side to buy the New York and Flushing east of the LIRR crossing at Winfield Junction
Winfield Junction (LIRR station)
Winfield Junction was a junction between the Main Line and Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in the Woodside, Queens section of Queens, New York City. It also had a railroad station known as Winfield.-History:...
connections were built by the Flushing and North Side at Woodside/Winfield and Flushing to connect its lines. The New York and Flushing continued to own the line west of Winfield, and soon became the South Side Railroad's access to Long Island City. The segment between what was to become the former Laurel Hill Station
Laurel Hill (LIRR station)
Laurel Hill was a railroad station on the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Long Island City, New York. It was located on Clifton Street south of Clinton Place, neither of which exist today...
and Winfield Station
Winfield Junction (LIRR station)
Winfield Junction was a junction between the Main Line and Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in the Woodside, Queens section of Queens, New York City. It also had a railroad station known as Winfield.-History:...
, was abandoned for passenger service in 1875, and completely abandoned in 1880. Part of the right-of-way ran through what is today the Mount Zion Jewish Cemetery
Mount Zion Cemetery (New York City)
Mount Zion Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located in the Maspeth neighborhood of New York City. It was founded in 1893 and has more than 210,000 burials. It is noted for its memorial to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.-Notable burials:...
in Maspeth
Maspeth, Queens
Maspeth is a small community in the borough of Queens in New York City. Neighborhoods sharing borders with Maspeth are Woodside and Sunnyside to the north, Long Island City to the northwest, Greenpoint to the west, East Williamsburg to the southwest, Fresh Pond and Ridgewood to the south, and...
. The Flushing and Woodside was merged into the Flushing and North Side in 1871, and its line was abandoned in favor of the ex-New York and Flushing line.
Woodside Branch
Dissatisfied with NY&F's service, Residents of Flushing and Newtown convinced the LIRR to build the Flushing and Woodside Railroad, on February 24, 1864 as a competing branch to Flushing,which ran from Woodside Station
Woodside (LIRR station)
Woodside is a railroad station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens. It is the first station passed by eastward trains from Pennsylvania Station, and it is the only Queens station that serves both the Port Washington Branch and the other LIRR branches that...
toward Great Neck Junction. When the NY&F collapsed after construction of the Great Neck Extension, the LIRR acquired the railroad and left this branch unfinished. After Poppenhausen created the Flushing and North Side Railroad, he also acquired the Flushing and Woodside, but was able to complete construction of the line, which became the Woodside Branch of the Flushing and North Side. The line only contained one other station at Junction Boulevard and 35th Avenue called Grinnell Station. East of Grinnell Station and the Flushing River
Flushing River
The Flushing River, more properly and historically known as Flushing Creek, is a waterway that flows through the northern part of central Queens in New York City, emptying into the East River...
, there was a junction leading either toward the main line of the F&NS railroad or the Whitestone Branch
Whitestone Branch
The Whitestone Branch was a branch of the Long Island Rail Road, running north and east along the left bank of the Flushing River from the Port Washington Branch near the modern Willets Point, Flushing. It crossed the river on one of the three bridges later torn down for the Van Wyck Expressway,...
.
Whitestone Branch
The Whitestone BranchWhitestone Branch
The Whitestone Branch was a branch of the Long Island Rail Road, running north and east along the left bank of the Flushing River from the Port Washington Branch near the modern Willets Point, Flushing. It crossed the river on one of the three bridges later torn down for the Van Wyck Expressway,...
was originally built in 1869 by an affiliate of the F&NS called the Whitestone and Westchester Railroad. It was intended to cross the East River
East River
The East River is a tidal strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates Long Island from the island of Manhattan and the Bronx on the North American mainland...
to Westchester County, but never had the chance to do so. The line had a spur to a freight dock on Flushing Bay which crossed the Woodside Branch and the connecting line between the Woodside and Whitestone Branches. After the Flushing Bay Freight spur, the line itself also crossed the Woodside Branch, and then merged with the Woodside-Whitestone connector before crossing the Flushing River
Flushing River
The Flushing River, more properly and historically known as Flushing Creek, is a waterway that flows through the northern part of central Queens in New York City, emptying into the East River...
. From there it contained four stations, one at Bridge Street
New York State Route 25A
New York State Route 25A is a state highway on Long Island in New York in the United States. It serves as the main east–west route for most of the North Shore of Long Island, running from the Queens Midtown Tunnel in the New York City borough of Queens at its western terminus to...
, College Point
College Point, Queens
College Point is a working-middle class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is located north of Flushing on Flushing Bay and the East River and is part of the Queens Community Board 7. Willets Point Boulevard and the Whitestone Expressway are often the neighborhood's...
, and two in Whitestone
Whitestone, Queens
Whitestone is a residential neighborhood in the northernmost part of the City of New York borough of Queens. Located between the East River to the north and 25th Avenue to the south. Whitestone is surrounded by College Point, Flushing, Bayside, Auburndale, Linden Hill, and Murray Hill...
, one at 14th Avenue and the other at 155th Street, which has been called "Whitestone Landing Station," and "Beechhurst Yacht Club Station." Malba Station wasn't built until decades after the line was acquired by the LIRR.
Mergers
By 1874, all branches of the Flushing and North Side Railroad, including the Main Line to Great Neck were incorporated into the Flushing, North Shore and Central Railroad, which included the Central Railroad of Long IslandCentral Railroad of Long Island
Central Railroad of Long Island is a former railroad on Long Island built by Alexander Turney Stewart, who was also the founder of Garden City. The railroad was established in 1871, was merged with the Flushing and North Side Railroad in 1874 to form the Flushing, North Shore, and Central Railroad,...
. Two years later, it would become part of the Long Island Rail Road. Despite a failed attempt to extend the line from Great Neck to Roslyn
Roslyn (LIRR station)
Roslyn is a station along the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located at Lincoln Avenue and Railroad Avenue, west of Roslyn Road in Roslyn, New York.-History:...
in 1882, wealthy Port Washington residents persuaded the LIRR to bring the terminus to their hometown in 1895. This required the construction of the Manhasset Viaduct over Manhasset Bay, which was completed on June 23, 1898. The Woodside and Whitestone Branches were abandoned.
Main Line
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Miles (kilometers) to Penn Station Pennsylvania Station (New York City) Pennsylvania Station—commonly known as Penn Station—is the major intercity train station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. It is one of the busiest rail stations in the world, and a hub for inbound and outbound railroad traffic in New York City. The New York City Subway system also... |
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| Woodside Woodside (LIRR station) Woodside is a railroad station on the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens. It is the first station passed by eastward trains from Pennsylvania Station, and it is the only Queens station that serves both the Port Washington Branch and the other LIRR branches that... 61st Street and Roosevelt Avenue, Woodside Woodside, Queens Woodside is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered on the south by Maspeth, on the north by Astoria, on the west by Sunnyside and on the east by Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. Some areas are widely residential and very quiet, while others are... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=009 | 5.1 (8.2) | Subway: Bus (New York City Bus): Q18, Q32, Q53 |
Opened November 15, 1869 on north side of tracks west of 58th Street; closed 1914 and demolished 1916 (replaced with current structure during grade crossing elimination) |
| Winfield Woodside Woodside, Queens Woodside is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered on the south by Maspeth, on the north by Astoria, on the west by Sunnyside and on the east by Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. Some areas are widely residential and very quiet, while others are... |
Opened July 1854 on southeast corner of 50th Avenue and 69th Street; moved to the junction in August 1876 to also serve the Main Line; closed 1929 | |||
| Elmhurst Elmhurst (LIRR station) Elmhurst was a station stop along the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It was located on Broadway between Cornish and Whitney Avenues in the Elmhurst section of Queens, New York City. The first depot opened as Newtown around 1855 by the Flushing Railroad, later renamed Elmhurst... Elmhurst Elmhurst, Queens Elmhurst is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded by Roosevelt Avenue on the north; Corona to the northeast; Junction Boulevard on the east; Rego Park to the southeast; the Long Island Expressway on the south; Middle Village to the south and southwest; and Maspeth... |
Opened 1855 as Newtown; name changed to Elmhurst June 1897; closed 1985 | |||
| Corona Corona (LIRR station) Corona was a station stop along the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in the Corona section of Queens, New York City. It was one of two station built by the Flushing Railroad in Corona, this one having been at National Street and 45th Avenue... Corona Corona, Queens Corona is a densely-populated neighborhood in the former Township of Newtown in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States... |
Service began June 26, 1854; station opened April 2, 1855 on west side of National Avenue as Fashion Race Course; renamed West Flushing when 108th Street was abandoned, and Corona in June 1872; closed 1963 | |||
| West Flushing Corona Corona, Queens Corona is a densely-populated neighborhood in the former Township of Newtown in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States... |
Opened September 1854 on north side of line and east side of 108th Street; later abandoned and name assigned to later Corona station | |||
| Whitestone Junction | For the Whitestone Branch Whitestone Branch The Whitestone Branch was a branch of the Long Island Rail Road, running north and east along the left bank of the Flushing River from the Port Washington Branch near the modern Willets Point, Flushing. It crossed the river on one of the three bridges later torn down for the Van Wyck Expressway,... . Located east of the current Mets-Willets Point station |
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| Great Neck Junction | For the Woodside Branch, Creedmoor Branch Creedmoor Branch The Creedmoor Branch was the name of a short branch that the Long Island Rail Road gave to the right of way of tracks between its Floral Park station and Creedmoor State Hospital in Queens, New York... , and short-lived Flushing Branch. Located on the east bank of the Flushing River Flushing River The Flushing River, more properly and historically known as Flushing Creek, is a waterway that flows through the northern part of central Queens in New York City, emptying into the East River... |
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| Flushing Main Street Main Street and 41st Avenue, Flushing Flushing, Queens Flushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, east of Manhattan.Flushing was one of the first Dutch settlements on Long Island. Today, it is one of the largest and most diverse neighborhoods in New York City... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=018 | 9.5 (15.3) | Subway: Bus (New York City Bus): Q12, Q17, Q20, Q25, Q26, Q28, Q34, Q44, Q48, Q58 Bus (MTA Long Island Bus MTA Long Island Bus MTA Long Island Bus is the name used by MTA Regional Bus for its bus network serving primarily Nassau County. It also serves parts of western Suffolk County as well as parts of Queens. Long Island Bus is the trading name of Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority, a name which has not been used... ): N20, N21 |
Service began June 26, 1854 |
| Murray Hill Murray Hill (LIRR station) Murray Hill is a station in the Murray Hill neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is part of CityTicket... 150th Street and 41st Avenue, Flushing Flushing, Queens Flushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, east of Manhattan.Flushing was one of the first Dutch settlements on Long Island. Today, it is one of the largest and most diverse neighborhoods in New York City... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=019 | 10.3 (16.6) | Bus (New York City Bus): Q15 | Not built until either 1889 or 1890 by the LIRR. |
| Broadway Broadway (LIRR station) Broadway is a station in the Flushing neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is part of CityTicket. The station is east of an overpass at the intersection of 162nd Street and Northern Boulevard and is 11.1 miles ... 162nd Street and Northern Boulevard, Flushing Flushing, Queens Flushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, east of Manhattan.Flushing was one of the first Dutch settlements on Long Island. Today, it is one of the largest and most diverse neighborhoods in New York City... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=020 | 11.1 (17.9) | Bus (New York City Bus): Q12, Q13, Q28 | Service began October 27, 1866, as Flushing - Broadway station. Elevated between 1912 and 1913. |
| Auburndale Auburndale (LIRR station) Auburndale is a station in the Auburndale neighborhood of Queens in New York City on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is part of CityTicket... 192nd Street and Station Road, Auburndale Auburndale, Queens Auburndale is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City borough of Queens, between Bayside and Murray Hill. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 11.The name comes from Auburndale, Massachusetts, the home of L. H... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=021 | 11.7 (18.8) | Bus (New York City Bus): Q12, Q13, Q28, Q76 | Not built until 1901 by the LIRR. |
| Bayside Bayside (LIRR station) Bayside is a station in the Bayside section of Queens in New York City on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is located at 213th Street and 41st Avenue, off Bell Boulevard and just north of Northern Boulevard, and is 12.6 miles from Penn Station in Midtown... 213th Street and 41st Avenue, Bayside Bayside, Queens Bayside is a suburban neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York, New York in the United States. Bayside is known as one of the most expensive areas to live in Queens, with well kept homes and landscaping... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=022 | 12.6 (20.3) | Bus (New York City Bus): Q13, Q31 | |
| Douglaston Douglaston (LIRR station) Douglaston is a station in the Douglaston section of Queens in New York City on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is at 235th Street and 41st Avenue, off Douglaston Parkway and Wainscott Avenue, and is 13.9 miles from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan... 235th Street and 41st Avenue, Douglaston Douglaston, Queens Douglaston, population 14,168 , is a community in the New York City borough of Queens. Douglaston comprises six distinct neighborhoods: Doug Bay, Douglas Manor, and Douglaston Hill, all located north of Northern Boulevard on the peninsula abutting Little Neck Bay; Douglaston Park, located between... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=023 | 13.9 (22.4) | Originally Little Neck Station between 1866 and June 1870. | |
| Little Neck Little Neck (LIRR station) Little Neck is a station in the Little Neck section of Queens, the last station in the branch in New York City on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station is at Little Neck Parkway and 39th Road, about half a mile north of Northern Boulevard, and is 14.5 miles from... Little Neck Parkway and 39th Road, Little Neck Little Neck, Queens Little Neck is a community in the northeast corner of Queens County, bordered on the north by Little Neck Bay and on the east by Great Neck in Nassau County. Due to this proximity to Nassau, Little Neck remains one of the most suburban-looking areas in New York City. The southern border is the... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=024 | 14.5 (23.3) | Bus (New York City Bus): Q12, Q79 Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N20, N21 |
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| Great Neck Great Neck (LIRR station) Great Neck is a station in the village of Great Neck Plaza, on the Port Washington Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is the first station on the branch in Nassau County. The station is at Middle Neck Road and Station Plaza at Great Neck Road, 1/4 mile north of Northern Boulevard, and is ... Middle Neck Road and Station Plaza at Great Neck Road, Great Neck Plaza Great Neck Plaza, New York Great Neck Plaza is a village in the town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 6,707 at the 2010 census.... |
http://lirr42.mta.info/stationinfo.asp?station=025 | 15.7 (25.3) | Bus (MTA Long Island Bus): N20, N21, N25, N57, N58 | Service began on October 27, 1866, and served as the terminus of the line until 1898. |
| All stations beyond this point were built by 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... as the Port Washington Branch Port Washington Branch The Port Washington Branch is an electrified two-track rail line and service owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York... which was completed on June 23, 1898 |
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Woodside Branch
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Miles (kilometers) to Penn Station Pennsylvania Station (New York City) Pennsylvania Station—commonly known as Penn Station—is the major intercity train station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. It is one of the busiest rail stations in the world, and a hub for inbound and outbound railroad traffic in New York City. The New York City Subway system also... |
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| Grinnell | 1874-1877. Only station on the entire Woodside Branch. Was located at Junction Boulevard and 35th Avenue. | |||
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Whitestone Branch
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Miles (kilometers) to Penn Station Pennsylvania Station (New York City) Pennsylvania Station—commonly known as Penn Station—is the major intercity train station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City. It is one of the busiest rail stations in the world, and a hub for inbound and outbound railroad traffic in New York City. The New York City Subway system also... |
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| Flushing–Bridge Street | Named in order to distignuish itself from Flushing-Main Street Station. 1870-1932. | |||
| College Point College Point, Queens College Point is a working-middle class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is located north of Flushing on Flushing Bay and the East River and is part of the Queens Community Board 7. Willets Point Boulevard and the Whitestone Expressway are often the neighborhood's... |
1869-1932. | |||
| Malba Malba, Queens Malba is an upper middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. A small area on the waterfront home to some of the largest and most expensive private houses in New York City, Malba is bounded to the north by the East River, to the east by the Whitestone Expressway, to the south... |
Only station on the line to have been built by the Long Island Railroad; 1909-1932. | |||
| Whitestone–14th Avenue | Whitestone Line (NY&NST Trolley) | 1869-1932. | ||
| Whitestone Landing (at 155th Street). | Also known as "Beechhurst Yacht Club Station". 1886-1932. | |||
| The entire line was abandoned on February 15, 1932. | ||||
External links
- MTA Long Island Rail Road
- Bob Andersen's Unofficial LIRR History Website:
- NYCSubway.org: Port Washington Branch
- Forgotten New York:
- Whitestone Branch Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, and Part Five (Arrt's Arrchives)
- The Third Rail; LIRR History Part 1(Page 10)