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36-586: Smith Point can refer to the following: Smith Point County Park , a park in New York, United States. Smith Point Light , a lighthouse in Virginia, United States. Smith Point, Texas Smith Point, Northern Territory , a locality in Australia Smith Point Airport , airport serving the locality Smith Point (Antarctica) Topics referred to by

72-474: A wilderness area . The breach largely closed on its own in late 2022, 10 years after it formed, as has happened naturally at Old Inlet in the past. However, it is technically not fully closed, as some intermittent flow continues to occur. Montauk Branch The Montauk Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York . The line runs

108-558: 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

144-710: 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

180-818: 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

216-575: Is Fire Island National Seashore 's eastern gateway to the Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness , the only federally designated wilderness area in New York State . On July 17, 1996, TWA Flight 800 , a Boeing 747-131 en route from New York City to Paris, France and Rome, Italy , crashed at sea 14 miles (23 km) away from the park; all passengers and crew were killed. The TWA Flight 800 International Memorial

252-621: 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

288-423: Is available on first come, first served basis, beach conditions permitting. A nationally recognized team of lifeguards makes Smith Point its home base, providing ocean visitors with safety protection. With permits, people may drive off-road vehicles on the western portion of the outer beach. All beach-goers are advised to respect the protective fencing that marks nest sites of endangered shorebirds inhabiting

324-523: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Smith Point County Park The park derives its name from Smith Point, a peninsula on the Long Island mainland that extends into Bellport Bay. The peninsula was named for William "Tangier" Smith , who in the 17th century owned 50 miles (80 km) of ocean-front property in the Manor of St. George . The park

360-547: Is not on the Smith Point peninsula. Smith Point Park, located on the barrier island of Fire Island , is a haven for sportsmen, surfers and beach lovers. An extremely popular facility, the park has white sands, rolling Atlantic surf and an adjoining camping facility that attract both Suffolk County residents and tourists each summer. Reservations are required for all the sites in the campground. All sites have water, and many have electric hookups and sewers. Outer beach camping

396-511: 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

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432-847: 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 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;

468-677: 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

504-450: The ocean and bay beaches. Special events are scheduled throughout the summer months at Smith Point County Park. William Floyd Parkway provides access to the beach and rest of the park. It crosses Narrow Bay on the two-lane Smith Point Bridge . Large parking fields with tunnels to the seashore are available at the end of the Parkway. A jeep road (with access by permit only) extends to

540-595: 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,

576-513: 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

612-633: 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

648-414: 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

684-544: 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

720-505: 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

756-629: 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

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792-657: The S74 bus during the summer from Smith Haven Mall to Smith Point. The park extends from the east end of the Fire Island Wilderness portion of the National Seashore to a strip of Town of Brookhaven parkland running between this park and the west side of Cupsogue Beach County Park , which occupies both ends of Moriches Inlet . The Fire Island Wilderness Visitor Center is located at the southernmost end of William Floyd Parkway , adjacent to Smith Point County Park. This

828-645: The east end of the park itself near Moriches Inlet, while a second breach occurred further west on Fire Island at Old Inlet within the Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness . A third breach occurred across Moriches Inlet just inside of Cupsogue Beach County Park . Both breaches that occurred outside of the wilderness area, including the breach within Smith Point County Park, were quickly closed by multimillion-dollar dredging projects. The third breach at Old Inlet remained open while National Park Service officials debated whether to tamper with an event inside

864-671: The end of the island. This road as well as the main road along the beach (Suffolk CR 75) was originally intended to be part of the Ocean Parkway Extension . Suffolk Transit's 7E route served the beach on a seasonal basis, connecting it with the Mastic–Shirley Long Island Rail Road station on the Montauk Branch , until it was discontinued in October 2016. From 1983 until the late 1990s, Suffolk Transit also ran

900-419: 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 is currently unused for passenger service. A select number of Montauk Branch trains operate via

936-632: 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

972-657: 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

1008-487: 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

1044-516: 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

1080-486: 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

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1152-486: 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

1188-457: The sky. In July 2006 the association added an abstract design of a 10-foot-high (3.0 m) lighthouse in black granite designed by Harry Edward Seaman, who had lost a cousin in the crash. The lighthouse sits above a tomb holding many of the victims' personal belongings. High tides and storm surge associated with Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 caused several new inlets to form within and near Smith Point County Park. One breach occurred on

1224-699: 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

1260-700: 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"

1296-483: Was dedicated in a two-acre (8,100 m ) parcel immediately adjoining the main pavilion at the park on July 14, 2004. Funds for the memorial were raised by the Families of TWA Flight 800 Association. The memorial includes landscaped grounds and flags from the 13 countries of the victims. The curved black granite memorial has names engraved on one side and an illustration on the other of a wave releasing 230 seagulls into

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