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Pleasant Plains (Staten Island Railway station)
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Pleasant Plains is an elevated Staten Island Railway
station in the neighborhood of Pleasant Plains, Staten Island
, New York
. Located at Penton Street and Amboy Road on the main line, it has two side platform
s and orange canopies. The north exit leads to Amboy Road via a 75 feet (22.9 m) long passage and steps. Parts of the old northbound platforms are visible and can be viewed from either side at the north end of this station; wooden boards and concrete are evidence of this. North of the station is another set of crossovers and the right-of-way of a spur that formerly served the Mount Loretto orphanage
. The B&O
served the Mt. Loretto non-electrified branch until 1950, which had some industry and a passenger station. The Mt. Loretto branch track was removed in the 1960s and 1970s but some tie
s were visible until the 1980s. A coal dump trestle
is all that remains, located behind the powerhouse
.
Staten Island Railway
The Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority, publicly known as MTA Staten Island Railway or SIR, is the operator of the lone rapid transit line in the borough of Staten Island, New York City, USA...
station in the neighborhood of Pleasant Plains, Staten Island
Pleasant Plains, Staten Island
Pleasant Plains is a neighborhood located on Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, New York, the most populous city in the United States....
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Located at Penton Street and Amboy Road on the main line, it has two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s and orange canopies. The north exit leads to Amboy Road via a 75 feet (22.9 m) long passage and steps. Parts of the old northbound platforms are visible and can be viewed from either side at the north end of this station; wooden boards and concrete are evidence of this. North of the station is another set of crossovers and the right-of-way of a spur that formerly served the Mount Loretto orphanage
Orphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them...
. The B&O
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
served the Mt. Loretto non-electrified branch until 1950, which had some industry and a passenger station. The Mt. Loretto branch track was removed in the 1960s and 1970s but some tie
Railroad tie
A railroad tie/railway tie , or railway sleeper is a rectangular item used to support the rails in railroad tracks...
s were visible until the 1980s. A coal dump trestle
Trestle
A trestle is a rigid frame used as a support, especially referring to a bridge composed of a number of short spans supported by such frames. In the context of trestle bridges, each supporting frame is generally referred to as a bent...
is all that remains, located behind the powerhouse
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
.