Mastic station

Mastic was a station stop along the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It was located on the corner of Mastic Road and Mastic Boulevard at the Mastic Road grade crossing, near the Fire Department and Mastic Seafoods.

Mastic
LIRR diesel train at the site of the former Mastic station
General information
Location	Mastic Road and Mastic Boulevard Mastic, New York
Coordinates	40.8018951°N 72.8396715°W / 40.8018951; -72.8396715
Owned by	Long Island Rail Road
History
Opened	1882
Closed	Summer 1960
Electrified	No
Previous names	Forge (1882–1893)
Former services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Brookhaven toward Long Island City Montauk Division Center Moriches toward Montauk

History

Mastic station was originally built by the Brooklyn and Montauk Railroad as Forge Station around 1882, and renamed Mastic around 1893 following the renaming of the hamlet of Forge. It contained both a passenger and freight/express depot.^[1] When Brookhaven station was eliminated by the Long Island Rail Road on October 6, 1958, Mastic station was one of two stations recommended for use as a substitute by the patrons of the now-closed station. The other was Bellport station. However, this substitute was short-lived because Mastic station finally closed on July 7, 1960, as the new Mastic-Shirley station opened 7,010 feet west at the William Floyd Parkway grade crossing on the same date.^[2] The depot was razed in August 1960, despite efforts by local residents of Mastic, Mastic Acres, Mastic Beach and Mastic Park^[3] to keep it intact.^[4]

References

1. Art Huenke Photo of Mastic Station Freight House from circa 1947 (TrainsAreFun.com)
2. "LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)". Archived from the original on 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
3. The Park
4. Doomed L. I. Station Wins Yule Decorating Prize, New York Times, 22 December 1959

External links

• Ken Spooner's Old Mastic Station Website
  • 1959 LIRR Christmas Decoration Contest