NYRTIG Remix Vol 2 LIRR Port Washington Line

Welcome back to our Remix Volume 2, where we take you on a journey along the MTA's Long Island Rail Port Washington line. Join us as we explore this 19.9-mile route, providing you with historical and technical information to enhance your understanding of our rail network.
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Flushing and Northshore Railroad. 1854
Great Neck and Port Washington Railroad. 1898
Long Island Railroad. 1902
Added data points
Year line built
Year station opened
Current Track
Track Speed (Maximum allowed speed)
Singal Speed * Not included in this volume
Elevation in Feet * Updated per Station
Miles from Penn Station
Miles from Long Island City
Track Gradient
Next Station on line * Not based on trains scheduled stops.
Neighborhood
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[@happygirlnyc5623]

Great information!

[@chrisrailfanning1217]

Really great video. Love the amount of information provided

[@danielwaitzman2118]

What a terrific job. Thank you!

[@nyrmetros]

Amazing video thank you! The Port Washington line was a great choice! 33nd street 😂

[@NYRTIG]

Pages and pages of information to copy and paste from our line research script. That misspell sliped we'll get it together :)

[@nyrmetros]

@@NYRTIG It made me laugh trying to pronounce it!

[@Pensyfan19]

Very well made video with a great deal of information! I never knew that the IRT planned to share the LIRR ROW past Flushing let alone had provisions in place to do so. Cant wait to see what's next!

[@NYRTIG]

So happy you got something out of it. We'll be covering the NYCT A line next.

[@nyrmetros]

Was also surprised by the IRT provisions for the LIRR Port Washington line!

[@kevinwong6588]

Woodside was built 1915 as an elevated station and an early example of an intermodal facility being a subway-rail transfer station. Rebuilt in late 1980s, another renovation as part of the Flushing Line improvement project is underway from 2023-2025. The LIRR bridge over the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278) was installed between September 21 and October 5, 1963. Winfield was a station stop until 1929, and a freight station for decades after with a team track on the south side of the main line at 70th Street. Elmhurst closed 12/31/84, with the last trains just after 11 PM. The station was officially out of service and decommissioned at 12:01 AM January 1, 1985 and the platforms quickly removed that month. Refer to the January 1985 ERA Bulletin for details. The present day Willets Point Station was built 1963 for the World's Fair, the two platforms on the south side were last used in 1965 for the World's Fair. Flushing Main Street station was elevated in 1913 and replaced by a small street level station house on the east side circa 1963. In 2018 the station was rebuilt with a new station building on the west side. The elevated station at Auburndale was in service December 1929.

[@danielwaitzman2118]

The 1963 Main Street waiting room was on the West side of Main Street.

[@kevinwong6588]

@@danielwaitzman2118 I meant eastbound side.

[@danielwaitzman2118]

Second Avenue El -Queensborough Bridge trains ran to Willetts Point, until 1942.

[@NYRTIG]

Yep MUDC and Gate cars were banned from Main Street. Q's were allowed.

[@winstonpx]

Cant believe I missed the notification for this video. Super informative video, y'all deserve so many more subscribers for your work. It's unfair how little attention these videos receive!

[@NYRTIG]

Thanks so much we're slowly getting up to speed. We have alot more in the works. Stay tuned!

[@danielwaitzman2118]

The line ran through a short tunnel, east of Main Street.

[@danielwaitzman2118]

Wasn’t Broadway the old name for Northern Blvd?

[@danielwaitzman2118]

What about the main line connection, east of Flushing Creek (Central RR of Long Island?), closed in 1879?

[@NYRTIG]

It's mentioned @16:52

[@danielwaitzman2118]

@@NYRTIGYou’re so right. My mistake!

[@NYRTIG]

@@danielwaitzman2118 it's a pretty laborious and tedious process researching and writing information for an entire line so we can make a mistake. For future reference the close captioning channel for all of our videos will be for any revision tweaks, and future information changes. Make sure it's activated and you'll see any new info.

[@nyrmetros]

So what's the deal with Bayside siding?