In Queens, the Long Island Rail Road has certainly left remnants of its golden era of passenger trains. The Rockaway Branch is still there, waiting to be reactivated or converted into something worthwhile, and Kissena Corridor Park in Flushing traces the ancient LIRR connection from the main line through Creedmoor to the Port Washington branch (at about [...]
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LITTLE-KNOWN QUEENS RAILROAD SPURS
January 11, 2002Categorized in: Subways & Trains Tagged with: abandoned rail routes Hunters Point Queens Sunnyside
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LIKE A ROLLING WHITESTONE
October 14, 2001Imagine boarding the Long Island Railroad at Penn Station or Woodside and traveling east on the Port Washington Branch. After leaving the Shea Stadium platform, the train does notgo east past Main Street, Murray Hill, Broadway and the other stations of the branch, but rather veers northeast along the Flushing River; northwest near the old Flushing Airport; [...]
Categorized in: Subways & Trains Tagged with: abandoned rail routes College Point Flushing Long Island RR Queens Whitestone