Maspeth (LIRR station)
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Maspeth was a station stop along the Montauk Branch
of the Long Island Rail Road
, although it was originally opened by the New York and Flushing Railroad between 1855 and 1858. The LIRR reopened the station around February, 1895 and closed around October, 1903. It was reopened and closed again afterwards, dates between these years is uncomfirmed, around 1924 the building was removed and around 1925 the station stop itself was discontinued. Currently the area is the site of freight activity by the New York and Atlantic Railway
.
Montauk Branch
The Montauk Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. The branch runs the length of Long Island, 115 miles from Long Island City on the west to Montauk on the east...
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...
, although it was originally opened by the New York and Flushing Railroad between 1855 and 1858. The LIRR reopened the station around February, 1895 and closed around October, 1903. It was reopened and closed again afterwards, dates between these years is uncomfirmed, around 1924 the building was removed and around 1925 the station stop itself was discontinued. Currently the area is the site of freight activity by the New York and Atlantic Railway
New York and Atlantic Railway
The New York and Atlantic Railway is a short line railroad formed in 1997 to provide freight service over the tracks of the Long Island Rail Road, a public commuter rail agency which had decided to privatize its freight operations...
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