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Oakdale (LIRR station)
Encyclopedia
Oakdale is a picturesque railroad station on the Montauk Branch
of the Long Island Rail Road
, on the corner of Oakdale-Bohemia Road and Montauk Boulevard in view of Montauk Highway
across Norman DeMott Park, in Oakdale, New York
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Oakdale Station was originally built as a depot by the South Side Railroad of Long Island in 1868. It was razed in 1890 and a second station built in December of that year. Legend has it that the station was rebuilt in order to be suitable for guests arriving at the wedding of Consuelo Vanderbilt
. As a result, the station is often referred to as "the wedding station." On December 10, 1994, the station lived up to its given nickname by hosting an actual wedding in front of the fireplace in the waiting room. Oakdale station also included a freight house that was active until the 1970s. Today this freight house is a storage facility for the LIRR.
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...
, on the corner of Oakdale-Bohemia Road and Montauk Boulevard in view of Montauk Highway
Montauk Highway
Montauk Highway is one of the original through highways of Long Island, New York, extending from Jamaica, in the New York City borough of Queens to Montauk Point in Suffolk County, a distance of approximately 100 miles ....
across Norman DeMott Park, in Oakdale, New York
Oakdale, New York
Oakdale is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 8,075 at the 2000 census. Oakdale is in the Town of Islip.- History :...
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Oakdale Station was originally built as a depot by the South Side Railroad of Long Island in 1868. It was razed in 1890 and a second station built in December of that year. Legend has it that the station was rebuilt in order to be suitable for guests arriving at the wedding of Consuelo Vanderbilt
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Consuelo Balsan , was a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family...
. As a result, the station is often referred to as "the wedding station." On December 10, 1994, the station lived up to its given nickname by hosting an actual wedding in front of the fireplace in the waiting room. Oakdale station also included a freight house that was active until the 1970s. Today this freight house is a storage facility for the LIRR.
Platforms and tracks
The station has two high-level side platforms each four cars long. The north platform next to Track 1 is generally used by westbound trains; the south platform next to Track 2 is generally used by eastbound trains. The Montauk Branch has two tracks here.Notable Places Nearby
- Connetquot River State Park
- Dowling CollegeDowling CollegeDowling College is a private co-educational liberal arts college with three campuses spread across Long Island, New York. The college's main campus in Oakdale, NY sits on the site of William K. Vanderbilt's former Idle Hour estate, which is now known as Fortunoff Hall. The Brookhaven Campus in...
- Former La Salle Military AcademyLa Salle Military AcademyLa Salle Military Academy was a Catholic school with middle school/junior high school and high school divisions located in Oakdale, New York. It closed in 2001, and the school's extensive campus is now owned by St...
External links
- Original Oakdale Station (Arrt's Arrchives)
- Train #272 @ Oakdale Station (TrainsAreFun.com)
- Oakdale Freight House (1971 Photo) (Unofficial LIRR Website)
- YouTube Videos
- Unofficial LIRR Photography Site (lirrpics.com)
- Station from Oakdale-Bohemia Road from Google Maps Street View
