46-624: The term Atlantic Division may refer to: Atlantic Branch , a railway Atlantic Division (NBA) , the division by this name in the NBA Atlantic Division (NHL) , the current division by this name in the NHL One of the two divisions in the Atlantic Coast Conference Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
92-558: A pier in his unsuccessful effort to have trans-Atlantic ships dock there.) The Great Hurricane of 1938 devastated the terminus area and tore up sections of the roadbed. The population center then moved two miles (3 km) to the south, away from the station. In 1953, amid bankruptcy, the LIRR sought to abandon the Montauk branch east of Patchogue and operate bus service in its place. It cited low, predominantly non-commuter ridership and proximity to
138-710: A proposed connection to the IND 63rd Street Line in Long Island City. This proposal was unpopular in the communities surrounding the branch. In 2017, the Department studied a plan to operate light rail service on the Lower Montauk Branch. After Penn Station opened in 1910, the Lower Montauk became primarily a freight route, and when the present Jamaica station opened in 1913, the two Lower Montauk tracks continued past
184-818: A separate service, the Babylon Branch . It is grade-separated on embankments or elevated structures. From Babylon east to Montauk, diesel-electric or dual-mode electric/diesel-electric locomotives haul trains of passenger coaches. The electrified portion of the Montauk Branch ends in the village of Babylon . Some of the diesel trains on the Montauk branch begin or end their runs at Babylon station, connecting with electric trains there. Other Montauk diesel trains operate into New York City, to Jamaica station; Hunterspoint Avenue or Long Island City stations in Long Island City ; or Penn Station. The Montauk Branch, along with
230-621: Is a short segment of single track) all the way through Babylon, becoming single track at Y Interlocking east of the Sayville station . Some Montauk Branch trains operate west to NYC via the diesel-only Central Branch , joining the Main Line east of Bethpage station . Only a few actually run via the Montauk Branch west of Babylon, under normal conditions on the Main Line. The Montauk Line has heavy ridership and frequent service as far as Patchogue station and commuter service as far as Speonk station . In
276-522: Is an electrified rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York . It is the only LIRR line with revenue passenger service in the borough of Brooklyn . The line consists of two sections constructed separately. The portion of the line from Atlantic Terminal to Jamaica was constructed as part of the Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad and opened in 1836, while
322-530: Is currently unused for passenger service. A select number of Montauk Branch trains operate via the Main Line and Central Branch during peak hours. The westernmost portion of the Montauk Branch in Queens, known as the "Lower Montauk," runs between the Long Island City and Jamaica stations , mostly at street level with grade crossings . East of the Long Island City station, the abandoned Montauk Cutoff merges with
368-688: Is the successor to two separate lines: the Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad (opened 1836) along Atlantic Avenue from Flatbush Avenue to Jamaica, and the South Side Railroad of Long Island (opened 1867) from Jamaica to Valley Stream. The Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad opened the line from South Ferry to what is now 151st Street in Jamaica on April 18, 1836. Initially the line turned halfway between Classon and Franklin Avenues, running halfway between Herkimer Street and Schuyler Street (now Atlantic Avenue) along
414-511: Is the transfer of instructions to the engineer and conductor by attaching the folded orders to the "hoop", a rod several feet long with a loop at the end that is passed from the ground to a moving train by catching the loop on one's arm. The last train to get hooped at PD was train 2730 on May 6, 2006. Currently, the Montauk Branch intersects with the Bushwick Branch , Bay Ridge Branch , West Hempstead Branch , and Central Branch , as well as
460-431: Is underground along Atlantic Avenue . From there the line is elevated above the median of Atlantic Avenue to Dewey Place (with a stop at Nostrand Avenue ) before returning underground. At East New York the line rises to street level to cross above the north-south, freight-only Bay Ridge Branch , then descends underground once more. Between East New York and Jamaica , the closed but intact station at Woodhaven Junction
506-715: Is visible. At 121st Street in Richmond Hill, Queens , the line rises to street level and passes the Morris Park Facility before joining the elevated Main Line at Jamaica. Immediately east of Jamaica, the line turns southeast, ducking beneath the eastward Main Line tracks. It curves parallel to the Montauk Branch after a few miles and continues next to it to Valley Interlocking in Valley Stream. The current Atlantic Branch
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#1732845068300552-980: The Broadway and Lexington Avenue els with a connection built at Chestnut Street in Brooklyn. This allowed BRT trains to access the Rockaways and Manhattan Beach, while affording the LIRR a connection into Manhattan to the BRT terminal located at Park Row over the Brooklyn Bridge (this service predated the opening of the East River Tunnels to Penn Station ). Nevertheless, the Interstate Commerce Commission ended this service in 1916 when they classified different operating standards between rapid transit trains (such as BRT trains) and regular heavy rail railroads (such as
598-399: The Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York . The line runs the length of Long Island , 115 miles (185 km) from Long Island City to Montauk . However, in LIRR maps and schedules for public use, the term Montauk Branch refers to the line east of Babylon ; service from Jamaica to Babylon is covered by separate Babylon Branch schedules, while the line west of Jamaica
644-677: The Main Line at Long Island City and Jamaica and the Atlantic Branch at Jamaica and Valley Stream ; the Far Rockaway Branch and Long Beach Branch are connected via the Atlantic Branch at Valley Stream. In the past, junctions existed with the Rockaway Beach Branch (a quarter mile east of Woodhaven Boulevard ), Southern Hempstead Branch (Valley Stream to Hempstead ), Manorville Branch ( Eastport to Manorville on
690-634: The Atlantic Branch (then the Old Southern Road ) uses the old South Side to Springfield Junction. The line was soon reopened due to a lawsuit, but closed again by Austin Corbin as of January 6, 1881. Effective May 17, 1906, when an electrified third track opened alongside the Montauk Division from Springfield Junction to Valley Stream, the Old Southern Road and this new track became part of
736-754: The Atlantic Division. Grade-crossing elimination work between Laurelton and Jamaica began in May 1958. East of Valley Stream, the Far Rockaway Branch continues to Far Rockaway and the Long Beach Branch continues to Long Beach . As of February 27, 2023 , the Atlantic Terminal, Nostrand Avenue, and East New York stations are primarily served by a shuttle running between Atlantic Terminal and Jamaica. These stations are also served by trains on
782-558: The LIRR main line from Berlin Junction (west of Jamaica) to Rockaway Junction and the LIRR's Rockaway Branch to Springfield Junction , where it crossed the South Side. This change took effect June 25, 1876, and resulted in the closure of the South Side's Berlin, Beaver Street (Jamaica), Locust Avenue , and Springfield stations. This formed the current configuration, where the Montauk Branch follows this route, mostly ex-South Side, and
828-486: The LIRR's Rockaway Branch to Springfield Junction , where it crossed the Southern. This change resulted in the closure of the Southern's Berlin , Beaver Street (Jamaica), Locust Avenue , and Springfield stations. The old line between Jamaica and Springfield, which became freight-only, was renamed the Old Southern Road . The Southern was reorganized as the Brooklyn and Montauk Railroad in 1879, and on March 14, 1880,
874-508: The LIRR). By the late 1930s, it was clear that the rest of the line needed to be grade separated. Much of the surrounding area along Atlantic Avenue in Ozone Park and Richmond Hill began their suburban development leading to more traffic along Atlantic Avenue which was plagued by the line's many grade crossings. The City of New York along with the LIRR thus allocated the funds to depress the rest of
920-513: The Lower Montauk. Soon after, full control of the Lower Montauk was transferred to the New York and Atlantic Railway for freight operations. The New York City Department of Transportation has periodically floated proposals to repurpose the Lower Montauk Branch for rapid transit operations. In 1984, the Department studied an option to connect the branch to the New York City Subway through
966-633: The Main Line), and Sag Harbor Branch ( Bridgehampton to Sag Harbor ). In early times, the Scoot ran frequently between Greenport on the North Fork , "around the horn" on the Manorville Branch, and east to Sag Harbor. In their day, both of those villages were very busy, bustling ports. The South Side Railroad of Long Island built the line from Bushwick, Brooklyn to Patchogue in the 1860s, and completed
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#17328450683001012-414: The Main Line, and potential savings of $ 450,000 per year. The Town of East Hampton protested this proposed closure, highlighting the potential for increased vehicular traffic due to lack of alternative means of travel, and the line ultimately remained open. 1998 saw the closure of three lightly used stations: Center Moriches , Quogue , and Southampton College . Bellport was also due to be closed at
1058-544: The Montauk Branch rises to cross above the other tracks and turns southeast. At 40°40′01″N 73°44′49″W / 40.667°N 73.747°W / 40.667; -73.747 it swings parallel to the Atlantic Branch between its Laurelton and Rosedale stations. The Montauk Branch east of Jamaica is 0.7 mile longer than the Atlantic. The portion between Jamaica and Babylon stations has been electrified since 1925, and electric trains to Babylon are often identified as
1104-505: The Montauk Branch would likely be included in the 2019–2020 state budget. The funding would be used by the LIRR to design three passing sidings to be installed on the line in single-track territory between Speonk and Montauk. The installation of passing sidings would allow for increased service on the South Fork Commuter Connection. MTA President and CEO Pat Foye said that improvements to the Montauk Branch were identified in
1150-629: The Montauk Division – was extended east to the Sag Harbor Branch at Eastport. The Sag Harbor Branch east of Eastport became part of the Montauk Division, and the old line from Manor (Manorville) to Eastport became the Manor Branch . An extension to Montauk , splitting off the old Sag Harbor Branch at Bridgehampton, opened to Amagansett on June 1, 1895 and to Montauk by September, and the line between Bridgehampton and Sag Harbor reverted to
1196-524: The West Hempstead Branch, as well as a limited number of weekday trains on the Hempstead and Babylon branches. Other trains traveling east of Jamaica run to Penn Station , Grand Central Madison , or Long Island City . [REDACTED] Media related to Atlantic Branch (Long Island Rail Road) at Wikimedia Commons Montauk Branch The Montauk Branch is a rail line owned and operated by
1242-413: The branch, after both cross Dutch Kills. The Lower Montauk Branch had nine stations, four of which were closed by 1940. The remaining five stations ( Richmond Hill , Glendale , Fresh Pond , Haberman , and Penny Bridge ) were closed on March 13, 1998, due to low ridership and incompatibility with then-new C3 bi-level coach cars that can only use high platforms (only Richmond Hill had an actual platform;
1288-446: The entire line to Jamaica was to be grade separated. Between 1903 and 1905 the line was depressed into a tunnel from Flatbush Avenue to Bedford Avenue, then placed on an elevated viaduct from Bedford Avenue to Ralph Avenue then depressed back into a tunnel until Manhattan Crossing located just west of East New York station. At East New York the line returned to grade level then rose onto another elevated viaduct until Atkins Ave. The rest of
1334-490: The line from Atkins Ave to Morris Park located just west of Jamaica remained at grade level along Atlantic Avenue with numerous grade crossings with the anticipation of grade separating the line later on. Additionally a new terminal and yard was built at Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues. Electric service commenced in 1905 with the line consisting of two tracks between Flatbush Avenue and Woodhaven Junction and four tracks beyond that point to Jamaica. LIRR then ran two services along
1380-539: The line from Jamaica to East New York had many more stations along Atlantic Avenue spaced at closer intervals, much like a rapid transit line. The four tracks between Jamaica and Woodhaven Junction lent itself to this service with the "rapid transit" trains using the outer two tracks while commuter trains used the inner two tracks. In November 1925, 25 "local" trains left Brooklyn each weekday for Queens Village, 12 more ran to Hillside, and 16 more ran to Jamaica. All trains made all stops, 15 of them west of Queens Village. Fare
1426-420: The line from Morris Park to East New York in a tunnel. Building of the tunnel commenced in 1939 (although plans to build the tunnel date back to 1893) with two of the line's four tracks being pulled out of service and the rapid transit service being discontinued. On December 28, 1942, the tunnel was completed and opened with the two remaining at-grade tracks pulled out of service. Around this time Atlantic Avenue
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1472-459: The line of the present Herkimer Place. It turned slightly to the southeast near Howard Avenue, crossing the centerline of Schuyler Street about one-third of the way between Hopkinson Avenue (Thomas Boyland Street) and Paca Avenue (Rockaway Avenue). It crossed into the town of New Lots just beyond Stone Avenue (Mother Gaston Boulevard). The Atlantic Branch was one of the first lines in the LIRR system slated to be electrified. In anticipation of this
1518-410: The line: the traditional commuter type services from points on eastern Long Island to Flatbush Avenue, along with what was called the "local rapid transit " service, frequent elevated/subway like service at lower fare between Flatbush Ave and Queens Village . Although referred to as a rapid transit service, standard LIRR cars were used, and the service was operated by regular railroad rules. At this time
1564-521: The name was changed from the Southern Division to the Montauk Division . Thus the old South Side Railroad, except between Jamaica and Springfield Junction, was now the Montauk Division. The LIRR opened the Sag Harbor Branch , including the present Montauk Branch from Eastport to Bridgehampton , on June 8, 1870. On July 27, 1881, after the South Side became part of the LIRR, its line – then
1610-606: The new line to Long Island City in 1870. With the reorganization of the South Side as the Southern Railroad of Long Island in 1874 and its lease by the LIRR in 1876, this line became the Southern Railroad Division , Southern Railroad of Long Island Division , or simply Southern Division . Effective Sunday, June 25, 1876, all Southern Division passenger trains were rerouted to use the LIRR main line from Berlin Junction (west of Jamaica) to Rockaway Junction , and
1656-438: The old Sag Harbor Branch name. Electrification of the Montauk Division from Jamaica to Babylon was completed on May 20, 1925, and normal operation began the next day. The Central Extension between Bethpage and Babylon was reopened for freight trains that had run via the Montauk Division. The Montauk station was initially near the center of a sleepy fishing village at the north end of Fort Pond (where Austin Corbin built
1702-516: The other four stations' platforms were just pavement strips beside the tracks). After these stations closed, the LIRR continued to use the Lower Montauk to operate non-stop trains between Jamaica and Long Island City rather than divert them to the Main Line; there were only two such trains at the time of the 1998 station closures, one westbound in the morning, and one eastbound in the evening. These two trains were re-routed north to Hunterspoint Avenue in 2012, effectively ceasing passenger train service on
1748-486: The parallel Atlantic Branch, spawns three subsidiary branches: the West Hempstead Branch , Far Rockaway Branch , and Long Beach Branch . The terminal stations in diesel territory, east of Babylon, are Patchogue, Speonk, Southampton, and Montauk; South Fork Commuter Connection shuttles may short-turn at Hampton Bays and Amagansett. The Montauk Branch is double-tracked from just east of Long Island City (where there
1794-656: The portion from Jamaica to Valley Stream was constructed as part of the South Side Railroad of Long Island in 1867. Partly underground and partly elevated, the Atlantic Branch runs from Atlantic Terminal in Downtown Brooklyn to Valley Stream , in Nassau County , where it becomes the two-track Long Beach Branch with the two-track Far Rockaway Branch splitting southward just east of the Valley Stream station . The section between Atlantic Terminal and Bedford Avenue
1840-486: The same time, but was kept open and upgraded following community opposition. Southampton College was temporarily reinstated for the 2004 and 2018 U.S. Open tournaments at the nearby Shinnecock Hills Golf Club , along with a steel walkway over Montauk Highway . At the conclusion of the tournament, the walkway was dismantled and the temporary platform was removed. On April 16, 2019, New York State Assemblyman Fred Thiele announced that funding to design improvements on
1886-652: The south side of the station, south of Hall tower and the south Union Hall Street platform and on to Holban Yard . Those two tracks now carry trains to/from the Hillside Facility that has replaced Holban Yard; they can also carry nonstop Main Line trains past Jamaica station. East from Jamaica the Montauk Branch runs between the Main Line tracks (with two usually westward Main Line tracks north of it and two eastward tracks south of it) until just west of Hillside Facility . At 40°42′21″N 73°47′04″W / 40.70585°N 73.7845°W / 40.70585; -73.7845
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1932-700: The summer, with travelers going out to The Hamptons , Fire Island and other beaches, additional service is operated to the far eastern terminal at Montauk, such as the Cannonball , a Friday afternoon train departing from Penn Station (originally Hunterspoint Avenue) and running non-stop to Westhampton station in Westhampton . The Montauk Branch was home to the last tower in North America that regularly used "hooping" train operations: PD Tower , in Patchogue. "Hooping"
1978-498: The title Atlantic Division . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atlantic_Division&oldid=1065269471 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Atlantic Branch The Atlantic Branch
2024-588: Was built just west of the Woodhaven Junction station to connect the two lines, but these closed after the abandonment of the Rockaway Beach Branch between 1955 and 1962. The portion east of Jamaica was opened by the South Side Railroad of Long Island on October 28, 1867, as part of its initial line from Jamaica to Babylon . With the consolidation of the South Side into the Long Island Rail Road system in 1876, all passenger trains were rerouted to use
2070-526: Was probably 10 cents for 13 miles Queens Village to Brooklyn, compared to about 40 cents on "express" LIRR trains making six or seven stops (but a monthly ticket good on any train was $ 7.10). For a while the LIRR operated joint service along the Atlantic Branch with the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company (BRT) consisting of two connections, one with the Fifth Ave El at Flatbush Avenue, and another with
2116-459: Was raised over the East New York station via a viaduct that separated the road and the railroad. The elevated trestle from East New York to Atkins Avenue was also demolished as it had been included in the new tunnel to Jamaica. Only one station was included in the new tunnel: Woodhaven Junction, where the Atlantic Branch crossed under the Rockaway Beach Branch . An interlocking and track connection
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