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Railroad stuff

Brooklyn’s long forgotten railroad, Part 1

1884 Route Map of the New York and Manhattan Beach railroad, showing the Greenpoint segment of track.



LIC’s obscure, abandoned LIRR Bogies 2017, RIP

This past week, the LIRR finally began scrapping their abandoned bogies. So just what the hell is a bogie, anyway?



Abandoned Coca-Cola Distribution Center & LIRR Glendale Junction, (Queens) NY

Examining the long forgotten history of a Central Queens industrial zone, with one abandoned warehouse in particular.



Abandoned LIRR Woodhaven Blvd Station (Rockaway Beach Branch)

The Woodhaven blvd rockaway beach branch station is an important neighborhood piece of infrastructure that currently sits in ruins.



Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal (BEDT) – The abandoned years

The Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal (BEDT) was a small railroad located along the Brooklyn waterfront. Their property ran from N.4th street to North 11th street.



Abandoned Ozone Park LIRR station & the giant spider that lived there

In 2002, Me, M, and a reporter climbed up onto the old LIRR Rockaway Beach tracks in Ozone Park.



Abandoned LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch – Park Politics Edition

In Queens, a desperately needed transit option for multiple communities is under attack.