Whitestone Branch
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The Whitestone Branch was a branch of the Long Island Rail Road, running north and east from the Port Washington Branch near Flushing, running north along Flushing Bay and east along the East River to Whitestone. Originally conceived as a branch of the Flushing and North Side Railroad that was intended to lead into Westchester County(a connection that never materialized) in 1869, it was consolidated into the Long Island Rail Road in 1876.
Stations consisted of Flushing - Bridge Street, College Point, Malba, Whitestone - 14th Street, and Whitestone Landing. The line was abandoned on February 15, 1932.
[edit] External links
- Whitestone Branch (Unofficial LIRR History Website)
- Like a Rolling Whitestone (ForgottenNY.com)
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| Routes | Main Line • Atlantic • Montauk • (Central) |
| Branch services | Babylon • Belmont Park • City Terminal Zone • Far Rockaway • Hempstead • Long Beach • Montauk • Oyster Bay • Port Jefferson • Port Washington • Ronkonkoma • West Hempstead |
| Former and freight lines | Atlantic Avenue rapid transit • Bay Ridge • Bethpage • Bushwick • Central Extension • Creedmoor • Evergreen • Manhattan Beach • Manorville • Rockaway Beach • Sag Harbor • West Brighton Beach • Whitestone |
| Other | East Side Access • Fleet • Former lines • History • Stations |
