Wreck Lead station

Wreck Lead was a train station along the Long Beach Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The station was opened in June 1888 by the New York and Long Beach Railroad to serve numerous fishing clubs and hotels.^[1] This station was a flag stop.^[2] Wreck Lead consisted of a low cinder platform on the northeast side of the Reynolds Channel (south of here, the railroad traverses the channel via the Wreck Lead Bridge). In 1911, a second platform was installed on the west side of the tracks and on January 15, 1927, and Wreck Lead became the terminus of the double-tracking of the Long Beach Branch.^[3][4] Wreck Lead closed on December 31, 1927.^[5]

Wreck Lead
General information
Location	Northeast side of the Reynolds Channel Island Park, New York
Coordinates	40.596690°N 73.660057°W / 40.596690; -73.660057
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
History
Opened	June 1888 (NY&LB)
Closed	December 21, 1927
Former services
Preceding station Long Island Rail Road Following station Island Park toward Lynbrook Long Beach Branch Queenswater toward Long Beach

See also

• Long Beach Branch

References

1. Assembly, New York (State) Legislature (1916). Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York. E. Croswell. p. 304.
2. "TRAIN LOAD IN DANGER FROM ACT OF A MADMAN; Keeper Opened Long Beach Draw in Front of Engine". The New York Times. August 22, 1904. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
3. Company, Long Island Railroad (1917). Annual Report... p. 6. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
4. Senate, New York (State) Legislature (1912). Documents of the Senate of the State of New York. p. 363.
5. "LONG ISLAND STATION HISTORY". trainsarefun.com.

External links

• Odd Interlude at Wreck Lead (Sam Berlinner III's Long Island Rail Road site)
• Long Beach LIRR Station, including Reynolds Channel and Wreck Lead Station (TrainsAreFun)