Penny Bridge (LIRR station)
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Penny Bridge was a station stop along the Montauk Branch
that runs from Long Island City, Queens
to Jamaica, Queens
, in the state of New York
. This station first opened on June 26, 1854 by the New York and Flushing Railroad. It was later acquired by the South Side Railroad of Long Island in 1869, and then the Long Island Railroad in 1878. During its existence, the station served local industry as well as the Calvary Cemetery
. The station was closed on March 16, 1998 along with Haberman
, Glendale
, Fresh Pond
and Richmond Hill
Stations.
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...
that runs from Long Island City, Queens
Long Island City, Queens
Long Island City is the westernmost neighborhood of the borough of Queens in New York City. L.I.C. is notable for its rapid and ongoing gentrification, its waterfront parks, and its thriving arts community. L.I.C. has among the highest concentration of art galleries, art institutions, and studio...
to Jamaica, Queens
Jamaica, Queens
Jamaica is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. It was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp. Under British rule, the Village of Jamaica became the center of the "Town of Jamaica"...
, in the state of 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...
. This station first opened on June 26, 1854 by the New York and Flushing Railroad. It was later acquired by the South Side Railroad of Long Island in 1869, and then the Long Island Railroad in 1878. During its existence, the station served local industry as well as the Calvary Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery, Queens
The Roman Catholic Calvary Cemetery in Queens has the largest number of interments of any cemetery in the United States.The offices of Calvary Cemetery are located at 49-02 Laurel Hill Blvd. in Woodside in the New York City borough of Queens, New York. The cemetery is managed by the Trustees of...
. The station was closed on March 16, 1998 along with Haberman
Haberman (LIRR station)
Haberman was a station stop along the Montauk Branch that runs from Long Island City, Queens to Jamaica, Queens in the state of New York. The station opened around September 1910 and still had manual railroad crossing gates and a guard shack as recently as 1973...
, Glendale
Glendale (LIRR station)
Glendale was a station along the Montauk Branch that runs from Long Island City, Queens to Jamaica, Queens, in the state of New York. The station was located at Edsall Avenue and 73rd Street at the All Faiths Monuments factory for the Queens Lutheran Cemetery in Glendale, Queens...
, Fresh Pond
Fresh Pond (LIRR station)
Fresh Pond was a train station along the Montauk Branch that runs from Long Island City, Queens to Jamaica, Queens, in the state of New York. The station opened around June 1869, however in either 1882 or 1883 it was renamed Bushwick Junction for the connection to the Bushwick Branch...
and Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill (LIRR station)
Richmond Hill Station was a station on the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in the Richmond Hill section of the borough of Queens, in New York City...
Stations.