Central Railroad of Long Island
Map of the Central Railroad of Long Island, with branches to Hempstead and Bethpage | |
Great Neck Junction in 1891. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Garden City, New York |
| Locale | Queens County, N.Y., and Suffolk County, N.Y., U.S. |
| Dates of operation | 1871–1874 |
| Successor | Flushing, North Shore and Central Railroad (1874-1876) Long Island Rail Road (1876-present) |
Central Railroad of Long Island was built on Long Island, New York, by Alexander Turney Stewart, who was also the founder of Garden City. The railroad was established in 1871, then merged with the Flushing and North Side Railroad in 1874 to form the Flushing, North Shore and Central Railroad. It was finally acquired by the Long Island Rail Road in 1876 and divided into separate branches. Despite its short existence, the CRRLI had a major impact on railroading and development on Long Island.