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Current branches. A map of diesel territory on the Long Island Rail Road. The Main Line runs from Long Island City east to Greenport. It is electrified west of the Ronkonkoma station; limited diesel train service runs from this point to the Yaphank, Riverhead, or Greenport stations.
An 1882 map of the Long Island Rail Road. Hoping to build a line from Bay Ridge through East New York to Valley Stream, in 1870, the New York and Hempstead Railroad was incorporated. The line was leased by the South Side Railroad after two years of grading and excavating, but because of the financial panic of 1873 the project was drawn to a halt.
List of Long Island Rail Road stations. Schematic diagram of Long Island Rail Road services and stations. The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is a commuter railway system serving all four counties of Long Island, with two stations in the Manhattan borough of New York City in the U.S. state of New York.
Brooklyn, New York City: Coordinates: Owned by: Long Island Rail Road: Line(s) Atlantic Branch: Platforms: 3 island platforms: Tracks: 6: Connections: New York City Subway: at Atlantic Avenue–Barclays Center NYCT Bus: B41, B45, B63, B65, B67, B103
Atlantic Terminal (AT) – Trains that travel along the Atlantic Branch to Brooklyn. Long Island City (LIC) – Trains that serve Hunterspoint Avenue and Long Island City in Queens. These trains also use the Main Line west of Jamaica, but typically skip Woodside, Forest Hills, and Kew Gardens.
The BCRR was incorporated on December 17, 1853, with capital of $2,500,000, a large sum in those days. Its first line, the Myrtle Avenue Line, was the first horsecar line in Brooklyn, and opened on July 3, 1854. The line operated from Fulton Ferry via Fulton Street and Myrtle Avenue to the former stagecoach stables at Marcy Avenue.
East New York, Brooklyn, New York 11207: Coordinates: Owned by: Long Island Rail Road: Line(s) Atlantic Branch: Distance: 4.0 mi (6.4 km) from Atlantic Terminal: Platforms: 2 side platforms: Tracks: 2: Connections: New York City Subway: at Atlantic Avenue at Broadway Junction
The Main Line near Jamaica, which is visible in the foreground. The Main Line is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York. It begins as a two-track line at Long Island City station in Long Island City, Queens, and runs along the middle of Long Island about 95 miles (153 km) to Greenport station ...
Long Island Rail Road system map. The Long Island Rail Road is the second busiest commuter railroad system in North America, carrying in 2012 an average of 282,400 customers each weekday on 728 daily trains.
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York 11216: Coordinates: Owned by: Long Island Rail Road: Line(s) Atlantic Branch: Distance: 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Atlantic Terminal: Platforms: 2 side platforms: Tracks: 2: Connections: New York City Subway: at Nostrand Avenue (two blocks north)