Greenport is the

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of the Main Line (

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) of the

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. It is officially located at Wiggins Street and Fourth Street in the Village of Greenport, New York, although the property spans as far east as 3rd Street and the Shelter Island North Ferry terminal.

History

Greenport station opened on July 29, 1844,as the terminus of the Main line of the LIRR, although some in the industry had hope of building an extension to a cross-sound bridge. The station was listed as Green–Port on the 1852 timetable. On July 4, 1870, it was burned as part of Town festivities, and was rebuilt in October later that year. Another station was built in its place in 1892 (although some sources claim it was in 1894), with a distinguished ticket office bay window that was removed in the 1920s. A train shed also existed behind the turntable, which was replaced by a coal deposit area. Steam service existed until June 5, 1955, mail was carried at the station until 1965, and the train ran onto a dock until 1978. A ticket booth with a station agent closed at Greenport on October 1, 1967. The station, its freight house, and turntable were placed on the

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as a national

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on July 20, 1989. ''See also:'' A high-level

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leading to the old station and the Shelter Island Ferry was built between 1999 and 2000, as the case was with many other railroad stations on Long Island. The former freight house serves as the east end of the

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, while the old station is now the

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Station layout

This station has one high-level

long enough for one and a half cars to receive and discharge passengers. There is an additional siding south of Track 2.

Gallery

Image:Old Greenport Station(Maritime Museum).jpg, Entrance to old station (now the East End Seaport Museum) Image:Old Greenport Station(Freight House).jpg, Door to freight house (now the Railroad Museum of Long Island) Image:Old Greenport Station(Caboose & Plow).jpg, View of freight house from tracks Image:Old Greenport Station(from Platform).jpg, View of old Greenport station from the platform; July 1, 2007 Image:LIRR Greenport line traintrack end.jpg, End of the tracks facing west File:Greenport Turntable; Safety First; Twin Forks NRHS.jpg, The former

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, preserved by the RMLI and NRHS.

References

External links

Last Steam Train to Greenport; June 5, 1955 (Unofficial LIRR History Website)

National Railway Historical Society (Twin Forks Chapter)

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Station from Google Maps Street View
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