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Goose Creek
Goose Creek
General information
Location	Jamaica Bay Railroad Trestle; Queens, New York City
Coordinates	40°37′58.4″N 73°49′20.5″W / 40.632889°N 73.822361°W
Owned by	LIRR
Line(s)	Rockaway Beach Branch
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	None
Fare zone	1
History
Opened	1888
Closed	1935
Rebuilt	No
Electrified	July 26, 1905
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Goose Creek was a former Long Island Rail Road station on the Rockaway Beach Branch. Located on the north end of the trestle across Goose Creek, it had no address and no station house, because it was meant strictly as a dropping-off point for fisherman using a small island in Jamaica Bay.^[1]

The station opened in the summer of 1888 and by the following year it served a small community consisting of six fishing clubs, two saloons, and a hotel. The area was known as a popular fishing ground for weakfish and boats could be hired at the docks.^[2]^[3]

The Rockaway Beach Branch was electrified on July 26, 1905.^[4] The following year, spoils from the construction of the tunnels leading to Pennsylvania Station were used to fill in the trestle across Goose Creek.^[5] The station closed in September 1935 and by 1940 all of the buildings at Goose Creek were eliminated.^[2]^[6]

References

^ Brooklyn, NY Quadrangle (Map). 1:62,500. 15 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. 1898. § SE. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
^ ^a ^b Black, Frederick R. (1981). "Jamaica Bay: A History" (PDF). National Park Service. p. 58. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
^ Hendrick, Daniel M. (2006). Jamaica Bay. Images of America. Charleston: Arcadia. p. 34. ISBN 0-7385-4559-7.
^ Seyfried, Vincent F.; Asadorian, William (1991). Old Queens, N.Y., in Early Photographs. New York: Dover. p. xi. ISBN 0-486-26358-4.
^ Black, Frederick R. (1981). "Jamaica Bay: A History" (PDF). National Park Service. p. 74. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
^ "LIRR Station History". TrainsAreFun. Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2010-04-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[1] Brooklyn, NY Quadrangle (Map). 1:62,500. 15 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. 1898. § SE. Retrieved 2010-04-18.

[NPS-2] Black, Frederick R. (1981). "Jamaica Bay: A History" (PDF). National Park Service. p. 58. Retrieved 2010-04-18.

[3] Hendrick, Daniel M. (2006). Jamaica Bay. Images of America. Charleston: Arcadia. p. 34. ISBN 0-7385-4559-7.

[4] Seyfried, Vincent F.; Asadorian, William (1991). Old Queens, N.Y., in Early Photographs. New York: Dover. p. xi. ISBN 0-486-26358-4.

[5] Black, Frederick R. (1981). "Jamaica Bay: A History" (PDF). National Park Service. p. 74. Retrieved 2010-04-18.

[6] "LIRR Station History". TrainsAreFun. Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2010-04-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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 The station opened in the summer of 1888 and by the following year it served a small community consisting of six fishing clubs, two saloons, and a hotel.  The area was known as a popular fishing ground for [[weakfish]] and boats could be hired at the docks.<ref name="NPS">{{cite web |url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/gate/jamaica_bay_hrs.pdf |title=Jamaica Bay: A History |author=Black, Frederick R. |work=National Park Service |format=PDF |page=58 |year=1981 |accessdate=2010-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Hendrick |first=Daniel M. |title=Jamaica Bay |series=Images of America |year=2006 |publisher=Arcadia |location=Charleston |isbn=0-7385-4559-7 |page=34}}</ref>
-The Rockaway Beach Branch was electrified on July 26, 1905.<ref>{{cite book |last=Seyfried |first=Vincent F. |last2=Asadorian |first2=William |title=Old Queens, N.Y., in Early Photographs |year=1991 |publisher=Dover |location=New York |isbn=0-486-26358-4 |page=xi}}</ref>  The following year, spoils from the construction of the tunnels leading to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Pennsylvania Station]] were used to fill in the trestle across Goose Creek.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/gate/jamaica_bay_hrs.pdf |title=Jamaica Bay: A History |author=Black, Frederick R. |work=National Park Service |format=PDF |page=74 |year=1981 |accessdate=2010-04-18}}</ref>  The station closed in September 1935 and by 1940 all of the buildings at Goose Creek were eliminated.<ref name="NPS"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/LIRR%20Station%20History.htm |title=LIRR Station History |work=TrainsAreFun |accessdate=2010-04-18}}</ref>
+The Rockaway Beach Branch was electrified on July 26, 1905.<ref>{{cite book |last=Seyfried |first=Vincent F. |last2=Asadorian |first2=William |title=Old Queens, N.Y., in Early Photographs |year=1991 |publisher=Dover |location=New York |isbn=0-486-26358-4 |page=xi}}</ref>  The following year, spoils from the construction of the tunnels leading to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Pennsylvania Station]] were used to fill in the trestle across Goose Creek.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/gate/jamaica_bay_hrs.pdf |title=Jamaica Bay: A History |author=Black, Frederick R. |work=National Park Service |format=PDF |page=74 |year=1981 |accessdate=2010-04-18}}</ref>  The station closed in September 1935 and by 1940 all of the buildings at Goose Creek were eliminated.<ref name="NPS"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/LIRR%20Station%20History.htm |title=LIRR Station History |work=TrainsAreFun |accessdate=2010-04-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106043505/http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirrphotos/LIRR%20Station%20History.htm |archivedate=2011-01-06 |df= }}</ref>
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