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{{Short description|Former railway in New York City}}
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| image_caption    = 1873 Map of the Flushing and North Side Railroad.
| locale           = Queens County, N.Y., U.S.
| start_year       = 1868
| end_year         = 1874
| predecessor_line = New York and Flushing Railroad
| successor_line   = [[Long Island Rail Road]]
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| hq_city          = [[College Point, New York]]
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The '''Flushing and North Side Railroad''' was a former railroad on Long Island built by [[Conrad Poppenhusen]] as a replacement for the former [[New York and Flushing Railroad]]. The railroad was established in 1868, was merged with the [[Central Railroad of Long Island]] in 1874 to form the [[Flushing, North Shore and Central Railroad]], and was finally acquired by the Long Island Rail Road in 1876. Today the main line is known as the [[Port Washington Branch]] of the [[Long Island Rail Road]].
== Predecessor railroads==
=== New York and Flushing Railroad ===
Before the Flushing and North Side, most of the line was originally built by the '''New York and Flushing Railroad''' (NY&F)''',''' in 1854 from [[Hunters Point, Queens|Hunters Point]] in [[Long Island City]] to [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]], before the LIRR opened its line to Long Island City.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1835%20June%2004.wd.pdf |title=PRR Chronology, 1854| date=June 2004}}</ref><!--did the LIRR ever use it from Winfield? see above--> Chartered on March 3, 1852, it was the first railroad on Long Island not to be part of the Long Island Rail Road. The company was taken over by [[Oliver Charlick]] and reorganized in 1859 as the [[New York and Flushing Railroad]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1859%20Mar%2005.pdf| title=PRR Chronology 1859| date=March 2005}}</ref> and established a subsidiary known as the "North Shore Railroad" to extend the line from Flushing to [[Great Neck, NY|Great Neck]] in 1866 (see below). Originally intending to run further east to [[Roslyn, New York|Roslyn]], [[Oyster Bay (hamlet), New York|Oyster Bay]], and even [[Huntington (CDP), New York|Huntington]], the NY&F's plans were thwarted by the LIRR who reached those destination first, as well as poor service that the company became known for.<!--ENGINES
NEW YORK & FLUSHING R. R.
#1 Flushing--Rogers, December, 1853.4-4-0. Arrived at Hunter's Point week of May 6-13, 1854. Cylinders: 13" x 20"; Wheels: 60"; Weight: 18 tons; Tender: 2 tons.
#2 New York--Builder uncertain, December, 1853. 4-4-0. Arrived at Hunter's Point week of May 6-13, 1854. Cylinders: 13" x 20" Wheels: 60"; Weight: 18 tons; Tender: 2 tons. Either the New York or the Flushing plunged through an open draw into Jack's Creek on November 29, 1864. It was fished out in January, 1865, repaired and restored to service.
#3 Manhasset--Possibly Danforth, Cooke & Co., 1864. Arrived in Flushing on March 25, 1864. Later sold to the Long Island R.R. about 1871, where it became the Corona #46.
#4 Uncle Tom--Built by the Boston & Providence R.R. in 1851 as the Dedham. Sold to the Fitchburg & Worcester, where it became the Uncle Tom. Came to the Flushing R.R. in April, 1866, by which time it had been modified to a 4-4-2 tank. Fell into Flushing Creek from a dock on May 16, 1868, sustaining damages of $300. Recovered June 3.
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=== Flushing and Woodside Railroad ===
Dissatisfied with the NY&F's service, residents of Flushing and Newtown convinced the LIRR to incorporate the [[Flushing and Woodside Railroad]] on February 24, 1864 as a competing branch to Flushing.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1864%20June%2004.wd.pdf |title=PRR Chronology, 1864| date=June 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://arrts-arrchives.com/FWSRR.html| title=Flushing and Woodside Railroad| website=Arrt's Arrchives}}</ref> The branch ran from [[Woodside station (F&NS)|Woodside]] toward Great Neck Junction, with a branch to Whitestone. When the NY&F collapsed after construction of the Great Neck Extension, the LIRR acquired the railroad and left this branch unfinished. After Poppenhausen created the Flushing and North Side Railroad, he also acquired the Flushing and Woodside, but was able to complete construction of the line, which became the '''Woodside Branch''' of the Flushing and North Side. The line only contained one other station at Junction Boulevard and 35th Avenue called Grinnell station. This station opened on April 24, 1874 and closed in October 1877. East of Grinnell station and the [[Flushing River]], there was a junction leading either toward the main line of the F&NS railroad or the [[Whitestone Branch]]. [[File:Woodside-1908-map.jpg|thumb|alt=alt text|Map of Woodside showing Flushing & Woodside R.R.]]
===North Shore Railroad===
Despite service complaints, New York and Flushing established a subsidiary called the North Shore Railroad of Long Island on September 25, 1863 to extend the line from Flushing to [[Great Neck, NY|Great Neck]]. The extension opened on October 27, 1866.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1866%20June%2004.wd.pdf |title=PRR Chronology, 1866| date=June 2004}}</ref> Unfortunately, the NY&F realized that they could not survive the competition, and sold their line (and their lease on the North Shore Railroad of Long Island.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1866%20June%2004.wd.pdf |title=PRR Chronology, 1866| date=June 2004}}</ref>) to the LIRR in 1867. The LIRR benefitted by preventing the [[South Side Railroad of Long Island|South Side Railroad]] from using the New York and Flushing access to the LIRR's Long Island City terminal, and by keeping the North Side Railroad from extending east to [[Huntington, NY|Huntington]] in competition with the LIRR.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1867%20June%2004.wd.pdf| title=PRR Chronology 1867| date=June 2004}}</ref> The LIRR also stopped construction on the incomplete Flushing and Woodside.<ref>{{cite book| first1=Ron| last1=Ziel| first2=George H.| last2=Foster| title=Steel Rails to the Sunrise| year=1965}}</ref>{{page needed|date=September 2017}}<ref name="dunton">{{cite book| first=Peter| last=Ross| url=http://www.dunton.org/archive/LongIslandRailroad.htm| title=A History of Long Island From its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, History of the Long Island Railroad| date=1903| page=36}}</ref>
==Formation==
[[File:LIRR 1891 Winfield station.jpg|thumb|1891 map of Winfield Junction]]
Flushing citizens, feeling they had been tricked into building the Flushing and Woodside in order to scare the Flushing and North Side into selling out to the LIRR, convinced wealthy residents of [[College Point, NY|College Point]] and [[Whitestone, NY|Whitestone]], including [[Conrad Poppenhusen]], to incorporate the Flushing and North Side Railroad on April 3, 1868. This company had the right to build a line from [[Long Island City, NY|Long Island City]] to [[Flushing, NY|Flushing]] and beyond to [[Roslyn, NY|Roslyn]], with a branch from Flushing to [[Whitestone, NY|Whitestone]]. The group gained control of the unfinished [[Flushing and Woodside Railroad]], and opened its line to Flushing, paralleling the LIRR from Long Island City to Woodside, in 1868<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1868%20June%2004.wd.pdf| title=PRR Chronology 1868| date=June 2004}}</ref> and to [[College Point, NY|College Point]] and [[Whitestone, NY|Whitestone]] in 1869.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1869%20June%2004.wd.pdf| title=PRR Chronology 1867| date=June 2004}}</ref> This new line attracted most of the traffic from the older New York and Flushing, and the LIRR wanted to get rid of its Flushing branch.
In 1869, an affiliate of the Flushing and North Side, the [[Whitestone and Westchester Railroad]], built the [[Whitestone Branch]]. It was intended to cross the [[East River]] to [[Westchester County]], but never had the chance to do so. The line had a spur to a [[Flushing Bay Freight Spur|freight dock]] on [[Flushing Bay]] which crossed the Woodside Branch and the connecting line between the Woodside and Whitestone Branches. After the Flushing Bay Freight spur, the line itself also crossed the Woodside Branch, and then merged with the Woodside-Whitestone connector before crossing the [[Flushing River]]. From there it contained four stations, one at [[New York State Route 25A|Bridge Street]], [[College Point, Queens|College Point]], and two in [[Whitestone, Queens|Whitestone]], one at 14th Avenue and the other at 155th Street, which has been called [[Whitestone Landing station]], and [[Whitestone Landing station|Beechhurst Yacht Club station]]. [[Malba station]] was not built until decades after the line was acquired by the LIRR.
In 1869, the [[New York State Legislature]] authorized the Flushing and North Side to buy the New York and Flushing east of the LIRR crossing at {{lirrs|Winfield Junction}}<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1869%20June%2004.wd.pdf| title=PRR Chronology 1869| date=June 2004}}</ref> connections were built by the Flushing and North Side at Woodside/Winfield and Flushing to connect its lines. The New York and Flushing continued to own the line west of Winfield, and soon became the [[South Side Railroad of Long Island|South Side Railroad]]'s access to Long Island City.
The segment between what was to become the former {{lirrs|Laurel Hill}} and {{lirrs|Winfield Junction}} stations was abandoned for passenger service in 1875, and completely abandoned in 1880. Part of the right-of-way ran through what is today the [[Mount Zion Cemetery (New York City)|Mount Zion Jewish Cemetery]] in [[Maspeth, Queens|Maspeth]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.arrts-arrchives.com/images2/nyfrrbp1.jpg| title=1924 Long Island Railroad Corporate Blueprint| website=Arrt's Arrchives}}</ref> The Flushing and Woodside was merged into the Flushing and North Side in 1871, and its line was abandoned in favor of the ex-New York and Flushing line.<ref name="dunton"/><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1871%20Jan%2005.pdf| title=PRR Chronology 1871| date=January 2005| access-date=2010-08-05| archive-date=2013-10-14| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014023302/http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1871%20Jan%2005.pdf| url-status=dead}}</ref><!--In 1869, the [[New York State Legislature]] authorized the Flushing and North Side to buy the New York and Flushing east of the LIRR crossing at Winfield Junction, while the segment between Hunters Point and Winfield was acquired by the [[South Side Railroad of Long Island]] until it was abandoned for passenger service east of what was to become the former Laurel Hill station in 1875, and completley abandoned in 1880. Part of the right-of-way ran through what is today the [[Mount Zion Cemetery (New York City)|Mount Zion Jewish Cemetery]] in [[Maspeth, Queens|Maspeth]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.arrts-arrchives.com/images2/nyfrrbp1.jpg| title=1924 Long Island Railroad Corporate Blueprint| website=Arrt's Arrchives}}</ref>--><!--ENGINES
FLUSHING & NORTH SIDE R. R.
#1 College Point--Rogers 1868, delivered second week of August, 1868; placed in construction service September 15, 1868. Cylinders: 13" x 22". Drivers: 60" ; Type: 4-4-0. Later became the Long Island R.R. Newtown #4. Rebuilt to 4-4-0 tank engine in 1885. Transferred to the Atlantic Avenue Division in November, 1880.
#2 Whitestone--Rogers 1868, delivered second week of August, 1868; cylinders: 13" x 22"; Drivers: 60"; Type: 4-4-0; Weight: 28 tons. Plunged into Flushing Creek through an open drawbridge on December 13, 1870. Fished out on March 18, 1871, and sent to Rogers for overhauling. Re-entered service July 4, 1871. Later became the Long Island R.R. Whitestone #5. Rebuilt as a tank engine in 1885. In the renumbering of 1898 it became #296; gone by 1906.
#3 Flushing--Rogers, March 1869. Cylinders: 13" x 22"; Drivers: 60"; Type: 4-4-0. Later became Long Island R.R. Flushing #2.
#4 Woodside--Rogers 1869, arrived week of August 15, 1869. Cylinders: 13" x 22"; Drivers: 60" ; Type: 4-4-0. On September 10, 1869, at 6 :45 A.M., the boiler blew up at Main Street depot. Later became the Long Island R.R. Woodside #3.
#5 Bayside--Builder uncertain, November, 1869. Placed in service January, 1870. Cylinders: 13" x 22"; Drivers: 60"; Type: 4-4-0. Later became the Long Island R.R. New York #1. Rebuilt at some unknown date as 4-4-0 tank engine.
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==Proposed expansion==
Since both the NY&F and F&NS planned to expand service east of Great Neck, subsidiaries of the railroad were created for this purpose. In the case of the F&NS, two proposed railroads included the North Shore and Port Washington Railroad and the Roslyn and Huntington Railroad. Neither of these proposals were carried out. In fact, they were eliminated during the merger with the [[Central Railroad of Long Island]] in 1874 (''see below''), although the LIRR did try to extend the line to Roslyn until 1882 due to the difficulty of construction around the Manhasset Valley.
==Mergers==
On June 19, 1874, all branches of the Flushing and North Side Railroad, including the Main Line to Great Neck were incorporated into the '''Flushing, North Shore and Central Railroad''', which included the [[Central Railroad of Long Island]]. Two years later, it would become part of the Long Island Rail Road. Despite the failed attempt to extend the line from Great Neck to {{lirrs|Roslyn}} in 1882, wealthy [[Port Washington, NY|Port Washington]] residents persuaded the LIRR to bring the terminus to their hometown in 1895. This required the construction of the [[Manhasset Viaduct]] over Manhasset Bay, which was completed on June 23, 1898. The Woodside and Whitestone Branches were abandoned.
==Station listing==
===Main Line===
{| class="wikitable"
!Location
!Station
!Miles (kilometers)<br>to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Penn Station]]
!Current Connections/notes
!History
|-
|58th Street (formerly Betts Avenue/Fifth Street) & 39th Avenue (formerly Riker Avenue), [[Woodside, Queens|Woodside]]
|[[Woodside station (F&NS)|Woodside]]<br>
|
|Subway: ({{NYCS Flushing}})<br>Bus (New York City Bus): Q18, Q32, Q53
|Opened November 15, 1869 on north side of tracks west of 58th Street; closed 1914 and demolished 1916 (replaced with current structure during grade crossing elimination)
|-
|[[Woodside, Queens|Woodside]]
|{{lirrs|Winfield}}
|
|
|Opened July 1854 on southeast corner of 50th Avenue and 69th Street; moved to the junction in August 1876 to also serve the [[Main Line (LIRR)|Main Line]]<!--but the F&NS main line was moved before then!-->; closed 1929
|-
|[[Elmhurst, Queens|Elmhurst]]
|{{lirrs|Elmhurst}}
|
|
|Opened 1855 as [[Newtown station (NY&F)|Newtown]]; name changed to Elmhurst June 1897; closed 1985
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Corona, Queens|Corona]]
|{{lirrs|Corona}}
|
|
|Service began June 26, 1854; station opened April 2, 1855 on west side of National Avenue as [[Fashion Race Course (NY&F station)|Fashion Race Course]]; renamed West Flushing when 108th Street was abandoned, and Corona in June 1872; closed 1963
|-
|{{lirrs|West Flushing}}
|
|
|Opened September 1854 on north side of line and east side of 108th Street; later abandoned and name assigned to later Corona station
|-
|
|[[Whitestone Junction station (F&NS)|Whitestone Junction]]
|
|
|For the [[Whitestone Branch]]. Located east of the current {{lirrs|Mets–Willets Point}} station.
|-
|
|[[Great Neck Junction station (CRRLI)|Great Neck Junction]]
|
|
|For the [[Woodside Branch]], [[Creedmoor Branch]], and short-lived [[Flushing Branch]]. Located on the east bank of the [[Flushing River]]
|-
|Main Street and 41st Avenue, [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]]
|[[Flushing–Main Street station (LIRR)|Flushing-Main Street]]
|9.5 (15.3)
|Subway: ({{NYCS Flushing}}) <br>Bus (New York City Bus): Q12, Q17, Q20, Q25, Q26, Q28, Q34, Q44, Q48, Q58<br>Bus ([[Nassau Inter-County Express]]): n20, n20L, n21
|Service began June 26, 1854
|-
|150th Street and 41st Avenue, [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]]
|{{lirrs|Murray Hill}}
|10.3 (16.6)
|Bus (New York City Bus): Q15
|Not built until either 1889 or 1890 by the LIRR.
|-
|162nd Street and [[Northern Boulevard]], [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]]
|{{lirrs|Broadway}}
|11.1 (17.9)
|Bus (New York City Bus): Q12, Q13, Q28
|Service began October 27, 1866, as '''East Flushing''' station until 1872. Sometimes called '''Flushing - Broadway''' station. Elevated between 1912 and 1913.
|-
|192nd Street and Station Road, [[Auburndale, Queens|Auburndale]]
|{{lirrs|Auburndale}}
|11.7 (18.8)
|Bus (New York City Bus): Q12, Q13, Q28, Q76
|Not built until 1901 by the LIRR.
|-
|213th Street and 41st Avenue, [[Bayside, Queens|Bayside]]
|{{lirrs|Bayside}}
|12.6 (20.3)
|Bus (New York City Bus): Q13, Q31
|
|-
|235th Street and 41st Avenue, [[Douglaston, Queens|Douglaston]]
|{{lirrs|Douglaston}}
|13.9 (22.4)
|Bus (New York City Bus): Q12, QM3<br>Bus (Nassau Inter-County Express): n20G
|Originally [[Little Neck (New York and Flushing Railroad station)|Little Neck Station]] between 1866 and June 1870.
|-
|Little Neck Parkway and 39th Road, [[Little Neck, Queens|Little Neck]]
|{{lirrs|Little Neck}}
|14.5 (23.3)
|Bus (New York City Bus): Q12, Q36<br>Bus (Nassau Inter-County Express): n20G
|
|-
|Middle Neck Road and Station Plaza at Great Neck Road, [[Great Neck Plaza, New York|Great Neck Plaza]]
|{{lirrs|Great Neck}}
|15.7 (25.3)
|Bus (Nassau Inter-County Express):  n20G, n20H, n21, n25, n57, n58
|Service began on October 27, 1866, and served as the terminus of the line until 1898.
|-
|colspan="5" align="center"|''All stations beyond this point were built by the [[Long Island Rail Road]] as the [[Port Washington Branch]] which was completed on June 23, 1898''
|-
|}
===Original New York & Flushing section===
{| class="wikitable"
!Location
!Station
!Miles (kilometers)<br>to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Penn Station]]
!Connections/notes
!History
|-
|[[Hunter's Point, Queens|Hunter's Point, Long Island City]]
|Hunter's Point
|
|
|1854. Later became [[Long Island City (LIRR station)]]
|-
|[[Long Island City, Queens|Long Island City]]
|{{lirrs|Penny Bridge}}
|
|
|Opened in 1854. Acquired by the [[South Side Railroad of Long Island]], before becoming an LIRR station. Decommissioned in 1998.
|-
|colspan="5" align="center"|''Junction with [[South Side Railroad of Long Island]] (now LIRR [[Montauk Branch]]) at Laurel Hill. Segment abandoned in 1880. LIRR installed small station from 1890-1900.''
|-
|[[Maspeth, Queens|Maspeth]]
|[[Maspeth station (Flushing Railroad)|Maspeth]]
|
|
|1855 to 1858. Revived along Montauk Branch from 1895 and 1924.
|-
|[[Woodside, Queens|Woodside]]
|{{lirrs|Winfield Junction}}
|
|
|Junction between LIRR and NY&F Main Lines. The former NY&F between Laurel Hill and Winfield was abandoned in 1880.
|-
|colspan="5" align="center"|''Continues as F&NS Main Line to Great Neck.''
|-
|}
===Woodside Branch===
{| class="wikitable"
!Location
!Station
!Miles (kilometers)<br>to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Penn Station]]
!Connections/notes
!History
|-
|61st Street and Roosevelt Avenue, [[Woodside, Queens|Woodside]]
|{{lirrs|Woodside}}
|5.1 (8.2)
|Subway: ({{NYCS Flushing}})<br>Bus (New York City Bus): Q18, Q32, Q53
|Western terminus of Woodside Branch
|-
|Grinnell
|
|
|
|1874–1877. Only station on the entire Woodside Branch. Was located at Junction Boulevard and 35th Avenue.
|-
|colspan="5" align="center"|''Junction with [[Central Railroad of Long Island]].''
|-
|colspan="5" align="center"|''Junction with Flushing Bay Freight Spur.''
|-
|colspan="5" align="center"|''Eastern terminus at Junction with [[Whitestone Branch]].''
|-
|colspan="5" align="center"|''The entire line was abandoned<!--in the late-1870's. --> ''
|-
|}
===Whitestone Branch===
{| class="wikitable"
!Location
!Station
!Miles (kilometers)<br>to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Penn Station]]
!Connections/notes
!History
|-
|
|[[Whitestone Junction station (F&NS)|Whitestone Junction]]
|
|
|''Begin at [[Port Washington Branch]] near [[Corona Yard]] east of the<br>current {{lirrs|Mets–Willets Point}} station.''
|-
|colspan="5" align="center"|''Junction with Flushing Bay Freight Spur.''
|-
|colspan="5" align="center"|''Connection to [[Woodside Branch]].''
|-
|[[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]]
|Flushing–Bridge Street
|
|
|Named in order to distinguish itself from {{lirrs|Flushing–Main Street}}. 1870–1932.
|-
|[[College Point, Queens|College Point]]
|
|
|
|1869-1932.
|-
|[[Malba, Queens|Malba]]
|
|
|
|Only station on the line to have been built by the Long Island Railroad; 1909-1932.
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Whitestone, Queens|Whitestone]]
|Whitestone–14th Avenue
|
|[[Whitestone Line (NY&NST surface)|Whitestone Line]] (NY&NST Trolley)
|1869-1932.
|-
|Whitestone Landing (at 155th Street).
|
|
|Also known as "Beechhurst Yacht Club Station". 1886-1932.
|-
|colspan="5" align="center"|''The entire line was abandoned on February 15, 1932.''
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{wikisource|The Long Island Rail Road: A Comprehensive History, Part Two: The Flushing, North Shore & Central Railroad}}
==External links==
{{Portal|Railways}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060215202627/http://www.lirr.org/lirr/ MTA Long Island Rail Road]
*Bob Andersen's Unofficial LIRR History Website:
**{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000417065426/http://www.lirrhistory.com/pwstas.html Port Washington Branch Stations]}}
**{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010820004022/http://lirrhistory.com/whistone.html Whitestone Branch]}}
*[http://world.nycsubway.org/us/lirr/lirr-portwash.html NYCSubway.org: Port Washington Branch]
*Forgotten New York:
**[http://forgotten-ny.com/2002/05/port-washington-branch-part-1-winfield-elmhurst-to-broadway/ Pride in Port (The Jekyll & Hyde Branch of the Long Island Railroad: Part One)]
**[http://forgotten-ny.com/2002/05/port-washington-branch-part-2-auburndale-to-port-washington/ Pride in Port (The Jekyll & Hyde Branch of the Long Island Railroad: Part Two)]
**[http://forgotten-ny.com/2001/10/like-a-rolling-whitestone/ Like a Rolling Whitestone]
*[http://arrts-arrchives.com/wstone1.html Whitestone Branch Part One], [http://arrts-arrchives.com/cmfrt.html Part Two], [http://arrts-arrchives.com/wstbrp3.html Part Three], [http://arrts-arrchives.com/wstone2r.html Part Four], and [http://arrts-arrchives.com/wstone3.html Part Five (Arrt's Arrchives)]
*[http://www.thethirdrail.net/0103/reif10.html The Third Rail; LIRR History Part 1(Page 10)]
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