Whitestone Landing station explained

Whitestone Landing
Style:	LIRR former
Coordinates:	40.7939°N -73.8076°W
Platform:	2 side platforms
Tracks:	2
Electrified:	October 12, 1912
Former:	Beechhurst Yacht Club
Other Services Header:	Former services

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 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]}

External links

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY. trainsarefun.com. 2015-03-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20100408100226/http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/lirrstationshistory.htm. 2010-04-08. dead.
2. Web site: Whitestone Branch of LIRR. https://web.archive.org/web/20010820004022/http://lirrhistory.com/whistone.html. usurped. August 20, 2001. lirrhistory.com.
3. Web site: Report by Board of Transportation on Proposal of the Long Island Railroad Company to transfer Whitestone Branch to The City of New York. https://web.archive.org/web/20030105101310/http://lirrhistory.com/july2001/whit11.jpg. usurped. January 5, 2003. June 1928. 11.
4. Web site: Robert Emery Track Map from 150th Street (8th Avenue) to 200 feet east of Whitestone Landing.
5. Web site: Picture of Whitestone Landing. https://web.archive.org/web/20051221183548/http://lirrhistory.com/july2001/Whitestone%20Landing.jpg. usurped. December 21, 2005.
6. Web site: Report by Board of Transportation on Proposal of the Long Island Railroad Company to transfer Whitestone Branch to The City of New York. https://web.archive.org/web/20030105095751/http://lirrhistory.com/july2001/whit10.jpg. usurped. January 5, 2003. June 1928. 10.
7. Web site: Robert Emery Track Map Whitestone Landing to Dock. TrainsAreFun.
8. Web site: 1931 Queens Hagstrom Map showing Whitestone Branch. TrainsAreFun.
9. Web site: 1930 Van Nostrand map showing the Whitestone Branch. Forgotten New York.