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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.
With 324 passenger route-miles, [3] it spans Long Island from Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn to Montauk station at the tip of the southern fork. Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan is the actual westernmost station of the Long Island Rail Road and its busiest station. The system currently has 126 stations on eleven rail lines called "branches".
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
Pages in category "Long Island Rail Road" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The LIRR was operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1928 to 1949. The people from Smucker and Delatour through Wyer were trustees rather than presidents, as the LIRR was in Chapter 77 bankruptcy. David E. Smucker and H.L. Delatour: 1949-1950; William H. Draper: 1950-1951; William Wyer: 1951-1954; Walter S. Franklin: 1954-1955
Long Island Rail Road: Long Island City, New York–Montauk, New York [1938] 1926–1950 Shopper: New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway: New York, New York–Paterson, New Jersey [1952] 1950–1957 Shoppers Special: Pere Marquette: Chicago, Illinois–Grand Rapids, Michigan [1930] 1928–1936 Shore Line: Southern Pacific
[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 ...