Rocky Point station

Rocky Point was a station on the Wading River Extension on the Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. This abandoned station was just east Broadway between King Road & Prince Road, along what is now access for Long Island Power Authority power lines.

Rocky Point
The former Thurber Lumber yard that occupied the site of the former station until 2016.
LocationBroadway & Prince Road
Rocky Point, New York
Coordinates40.949660°N 72.922666°W / 40.949660; -72.922666
Owned byLong Island Power Authority
Thurber Lumber Company (former)
Long Island Rail Road (former)
Line(s)
  Wading River Branch
History
Opened1898
Closed1938
ElectrifiedNo
Services
None (closed)
Preceding station   LIRR   Following station
Former services
Miller Place   Wading River Branch   Shoreham

History

Rocky Point station was originally built in 1898 during the extension of the Port Jefferson Branch to Wading River and was once slated to continue eastward and rejoin the Main Line at either Riverhead or Calverton.

The line east of Port Jefferson, which included the Rocky Point station, was abandoned in 1938, and the station house became a lumber yard which survived into the 21st Century. The right-of-way is now owned by the Long Island Power Authority and used for power lines, but there are plans to create a rail trail for bicycling, running, and walking.[1] The Thurber lumber yard no longer exists.[2]

References
  1. Rather, John (2009-04-10). "Agreement Moves Rails-to-Trails Project Forward". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  2. "Longtime lumber companies close doors," by Giselle Barkley; TBR News Media; January 15, 2016


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