The Central Railroad of Long Island
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- Опубліковано 5 бер 2022
- It's about time I get back on the grind and start uploading videos once again. School work has really caught up to me so I had very little time to work on my channel. However, I did come up with an actual upload schedule so videos should (hopefully) come out every two weeks or so. If not, then I will try my best to notify you through a community post. Anyways, please enjoy this video about the Central Railroad of Long Island.
I work in an architecture firm and I have to look at maps all day and I get so intrigued by all the R.O.W’s that existed in Long Island and it’s sad that so many stations were removed on Long Island but I definitely learned more about the central railroad line that I didn’t know before, especially where the old Babylon and lindenhurst stations used to be, definitely love seeing this content 👍
I've known about the parts in Queens for many years and always thought about doing a video and bike tour of the right of way and where it went. There is one piece of physical evidence where Underhill turns into a bike path between 170th and Utopia, there's a square concrete stump with a round cover that resembles what used to hold some sort of equipment. Also the property right next to that location seems to have been built in line with the railroad. Your video was very informative on the entire thing, I just learned a lot more despite this being a part of my childhood through now and really appreciate your efforts! I even tried to submit the tribute plaque spot at Rose / Kissena on Google Maps several times but no luck so far.
👍👍👍 That is amazing. I only wish all those kids who teased me way back in the 1960's as at that time I was a little young kid on a bike with friends exploring far from our homes in Hollis, yes right by that station. I was a rail road nut, and they put up with me and my crazy imagination. But in Cunningham Park I keep seeing what I thought was Rail Road tracks all rusted, and some of them even went across a trestle, and then disappear. My imagination rain wild for the next 5 years of exploring Queens on my bike. I have walked the Coal Track spear to the Creedmoor hospital at the power plant. And the Coal spear that went inside to the power station of the veterans hospital in St Albans Queens, back when that entire campus was under Military Marine Guards, and had Barracks on the back half near the power station tracks, by the way they came off the Montauk branch just by St Albans station. So yes most of what you found was still visible back in the early 1960's. I just did not know what the heck some of them was. Like the rusted tracks with 3rd Rail running south off the Main line near the old AC to DC converter station which was so awesome they used large Glase 3 phase rectifiers to change 14,000 volts AC to 600 volts DC for 3rd rail power. parts of it can still be seen today but now it's fed by Con ED AC power to a transformer that has equipment to do the conversion in a little space. Great finds. Most all the areas out on Long Island that was serviced by Branch lines owind by someone else are all gone. Now covered over by Malls, the branch into what is now roseaveltt field and the Collage. It served the Military Airfield that used to be there. and Had a Loop track for turning locos. Steam locos. Go to long island Archives to view old Airship Photos of that area, all connections to the main line intact.
Great Job, there is one well hidden piece of The Central Railroad at the location of the Meadowbrook Station, A railroad bridge is almost exactly where you have the arrow in the trees. it easier to see in the winter, but if you ever enter the Meadowbrook from steward Ave heading north you can make it out in the tree line, before the onramp curves and merges onto Meadowbrook parkway.
A most excellent work. Please do many more in this genre. Please also cover the history of the freight line to the Brooklyn docks that is now considered for passenger train service to Queens. Also, the one that ran past E180 St station in the Bronx past Dyre Ave towards Westchester county. And the Rockaway Branch of the LIRR ?
Thanks much. I used to also track old railway RofWs, and got many burdocks stuck to my legs while walking through weeds. On the south side of the CPR North Toronto Subdivision just east of Avenue Road, I found an old siding with 85 lb rail ! It probably has been swept away by now; that was in the 1980's, I believe.
Aarre Peltomaa of Mississauga, Ontario
A lot of information to process... Great video
Great video. Yes, I'd love to see the story of the Vanderbilt Parkway, it's a fascinating history.
BTW, I grew up in Queens, and we always pronounced Kissena Park as "kis-SEE-nuh".
The LIMP.
Goodmorning sir. That was a awsome video of the Long Island Railroad Central Branch. And thank's for infor and thanks for history lessob as well . That was well said and done. And besafe. That would've be cool if the branch would've still running in part of Flushing Queens .
Nicely done - I wish you could have added info about the turntable in Bethpage Park where you can see remnents of the pit.
The Stations in Newbridge and island trees were used to bring in supplies to build the suburbs.
The old turntable is just off the bridle path in Bethpage state park .
Well done
There is still a small platform and light on washington Street just a few yards east of it.
Fantastic video! I love your videos!
7:58 a lot of the rails for the Roosevelt Raceway line are still in place. In particular, they cross this bridge.
Best premiere ever
Excellent job. You must have done a lot of research into this.
There were plans to Electrify the central branch the existing section. Perhaps they should consider rebuilding Garden City to Bethpage Junction of the Central Branch as an alternative way for Babylon trains
Theoretically, they can reactive some of these branches given the fact thats its just power lines and 5 miles before merging with another lirr branch.
Best video
Thank you!
Great video thanks
Great research!
Good job.
nice work! I would be interested if there is any old history about the Long Beach Branch you might find something on for a video. I believe there were a couple of stops that are now underwater before World War 1
8:13 your arrow is pointing at a bridge that still exists! Have to park off the on-ramp and bushwhack in to it.
If it was not partially abandoned, you could have taken a train from Citi Field to Floral park to Meadowbrook to Levittown to Babylon.
Wow Really Good .
Surprised, you didn't mention the Central Branch track less trestle sitting all alone in Eisenhower Park.
LoL 😂 @ the self appointed grammar police.
WOW!
I only took these radio from we once your only time all the time as I was popping with the subways these trains were the longest train ever you couldn’t even look out the window this the window was soap liked off when are you going to get back to your Brandon subway station videos and I love the secrets of the MTA and all the time I think like oh I didn’t Seney been stational oh I
I am amazed by this because I didn’t see stuff like this
@0:19why did you choose to say IN as opposed to ON Long Island?
he actually used proper grammar. that's the proper way to say it.
@@jaydottt_transitfanner nah the proper way to say it is ON unless you live in an underground bunker
I believe you pronounced “Kissena” wrong. 😄
I've heard many disputes over pronunciation of "Kissena", would love to find out what the correct way is.
@@trackwerkOG Kiss-en-ah
Kiss-een-na
REPUBLIC
speak slowly ur hard to understand bro