Maspeth station was a stop along the original New York & Flushing Railroad that opened on January 15, 1855.Station The Long Island Rail Road A Comprehensive History by Vincent F. Seyfried Part Two The Flushing, North Shore & Central Railroad List Page 145 Maspeth station was located at Covert Avenue, now 58th Street, at Joy Street, now 54th Drive.THE L.I.R.R.'S 1924 CORPORATE HISTORY BLUEPRINT SHOWS THE FLUSHING RAIL ROAD - NEW YORK AND FLUSHING RAIL ROAD - RUNNING BETWEEN "C" (LAUREL HILL) AND "C" (WINFIELD).Queens Street Name Changes So far as is known, there was no depot building. This station was discontinued very early on, probably in 1858. The segment between what was to become the former Laurel Hill station and Winfield station, was abandoned for passenger service in 1875, including the location of the Maspeth station, and completely abandoned in 1880. Part of the right-of-way ran through what is today the Mount Zion Jewish Cemetery in Maspeth.1924 Long Island Railroad Corporate Blueprint (Arrt's Arrchives) The Flushing and Woodside was merged into the Flushing and North Side in 1871, and its line was abandoned in favor of the ex-New York and Flushing line.1900 Flushing Railroad ROW1873 Flushing Railroad ROW
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External links Flushing Railroad & Penny Bridge Station (Arrt's Arrchives)