Bayside LIRR Station (New York City, New York)

USA / New York / Saddle Rock / New York City, New York
 LIRR - Long Island Rail Road, 1860s construction, railway stop
Bayside station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch. Originally built 1866 by the New York and Flushing Railroad. The station, along with the rest of the line was acquired by the Flushing and North Side Rail Road in 1874. The current gambrel-roofed Dutch-colonial station building dates to 1924. The tracks were depressed beneath Bell Boulevard in 1928. A freight elevator building was then opened on the eastbound side until the branch stopped carrying freight. The 1928 freight station remains today, being converted into a local community center. East of the station is a layup track for train and maintenance equipment storage. Station completely refurbished in 1999.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayside_(LIRR_station)
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Coordinates:   40°45'47"N   73°46'17"W
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