Whitestone Landing was the terminal station on the Whitestone Branch from its opening on August 9, 1886, to the Whitestone Branch's abandonment in February 1932. In June 1892 the station was moved back from the shoreline. On February 15, 1932, the Whitestone Branch was abandoned and all stations on the branch closed.[1][2]
Whitestone Landing
The former site of the Whitestone Landing station, currently the Beechurst Yacht Club.
Whitestone Landing consisted of two tracks with a track fence in between them and two lower level platforms. The northern platform was made of wood and was 420 feet long. The southern platform was made of cinder and was 252 feet long.[3] Also at one of the platforms was a one-story frame passenger depot, which had electric lights, a drinking fountain, was heated by stoves and a bathroom, and a Staff cabin, which was open from September 1913 to October 1926.[4][5] North of the station was Whitestone Landing Yard, which had 7 sidings.[6][7]
The station's location is approximately at 154th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue in Whitestone.[8][9]
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^. trainsarefun.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
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^"Robert Emery Track Map from 150th Street (8th Avenue) to 200 feet east of Whitestone Landing".
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^"Robert Emery Track Map Whitestone Landing to Dock". TrainsAreFun.
^"1930 Van Nostrand map showing the Whitestone Branch". Forgotten New York.
External linksedit
Robert Emery Branch Notes Whitestone Branch
Like a Rolling Whitestone Forgotten New York
Long Island Rail Road Whitestone Branch (abandoned) This map depicts the Long Island Rail Road's abandoned Whitestone Branch, in service from 1868 through 1932. The line and stations are georeferenced to within 15' of accuracy, using 1924 aerial survey imagery to match current satellite imagery.
Arrts Archives Whitestone Branch Part Four
Whitestone Branch track map
Images of Whitestone by Jason D. Antos Chapter 3 The Railroad
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whitestone, landing, station, whitestone, landing, terminal, station, whitestone, branch, from, opening, august, 1886, whitestone, branch, abandonment, february, 1932, june, 1892, station, moved, back, from, shoreline, february, 1932, whitestone, branch, aband. Whitestone Landing was the terminal station on the Whitestone Branch from its opening on August 9 1886 to the Whitestone Branch s abandonment in February 1932 In June 1892 the station was moved back from the shoreline On February 15 1932 the Whitestone Branch was abandoned and all stations on the branch closed 1 2 Whitestone LandingThe former site of the Whitestone Landing station currently the Beechurst Yacht Club General informationLocation154th Street between9th and 10th AvenuesWhitestone Queens New YorkCoordinates40 47 38 N 73 48 27 W 40 793866 N 73 807611 W 40 793866 73 807611Line s Whitestone BranchPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2HistoryOpenedAugust 9 1886 1886 08 09 ClosedFebruary 15 1932 1932 02 15 ElectrifiedOctober 12 1912Previous namesBeechhurst Yacht ClubFormer servicesPreceding station Long IslandRail Road Following station Whitestonetoward Corona Whitestone Branch Terminus Whitestone Landing consisted of two tracks with a track fence in between them and two lower level platforms The northern platform was made of wood and was 420 feet long The southern platform was made of cinder and was 252 feet long 3 Also at one of the platforms was a one story frame passenger depot which had electric lights a drinking fountain was heated by stoves and a bathroom and a Staff cabin which was open from September 1913 to October 1926 4 5 North of the station was Whitestone Landing Yard which had 7 sidings 6 7 The station s location is approximately at 154th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue in Whitestone 8 9 References edit LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY trainsarefun com Archived from the original on 2010 04 08 Retrieved 2015 03 19 Whitestone Branch of LIRR lirrhistory com Archived from the original on August 20 2001 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Report by Board of Transportation on Proposal of the Long Island Railroad Company to transfer Whitestone Branch to The City of New York June 1928 p 11 Archived from the original on January 5 2003 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Robert Emery Track Map from 150th Street 8th Avenue to 200 feet east of Whitestone Landing Picture of Whitestone Landing Archived from the original on December 21 2005 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Report by Board of Transportation on Proposal of the Long Island Railroad Company to transfer Whitestone Branch to The City of New York June 1928 p 10 Archived from the original on January 5 2003 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Robert Emery Track Map Whitestone Landing to Dock TrainsAreFun 1931 Queens Hagstrom Map showing Whitestone Branch TrainsAreFun 1930 Van Nostrand map showing the Whitestone Branch Forgotten New York External links editRobert Emery Branch Notes Whitestone Branch Like a Rolling Whitestone Forgotten New York Long Island Rail Road Whitestone Branch abandoned This map depicts the Long Island Rail Road s abandoned Whitestone Branch in service from 1868 through 1932 The line and stations are georeferenced to within 15 of accuracy using 1924 aerial survey imagery to match current satellite imagery Arrts Archives Whitestone Branch Part Four Whitestone Branch track map Images of Whitestone by Jason D Antos Chapter 3 The Railroad nbsp This Queens train station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Whitestone Landing station amp oldid 1182905700, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
