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Predecessors of the Long Island Railroad No. Name Date of incorporation Succession 1 The Long Island Rail Road Company. Apr. 24, 1834 2 New York and Jamaica Railroad Company. Sept. 3, 1859 Acquired by 1 on Apr. 25, 1860. 3 The Hicksville and Cold Spring Branch Railroad Company. Nov. 7, 1853 Acquired by 1 in December, 1870. 4
The Long Island Rail Road (reporting mark LI), or LIRR, is a railroad in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County on Long Island. The railroad currently operates a public commuter rail service, with its freight operations contracted to the New York and Atlantic Railway.
[3] [5] In July 1866, the Post Office changed the old name of the community from Cedar Swamp to Greenvale, but in February 1874 made another change, renaming the hamlet as Glenwood. The Long Island Rail Road has always used the name Glen Head, and the name prevailed. [3] [5] The station around 1930, with soon-to-be developed land to the east ...
Lakeview is a station along the West Hempstead Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is located on the southeast corner of Eagle Avenue & Woodfield Road in West Hempstead, New York – one of three stations located in the community. Hempstead Lake State Park is nearby. The former Southern Hempstead Branch crossed the line north of this ...
Manhasset is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in Manhasset, New York. It is located at Plandome Road and Maple Place, off Park Avenue – five blocks north of Northern Boulevard (NY 25A). It is 17.2 miles (27.7 km) from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.
The station was renamed "Hampton Bays" in June 1922, but the original name can be found along one of the streets on which it is located. The station burned on November 4, 1873. The second station was opened on January 10, 1874 and closed in 1913, but used as an "express house" for the 3rd depot, which opened in summer 1913.
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