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HISTORY The Long Beach Branch originally began as the New York And Long Beach Railroad Company from Lynbrook to Long Beach in 1880. The original terminus was along the Atlantic Ocean . LIRR leased and operated the NY&LB RR from 1880 to 1904, at which time the NY&LB RR merged with the LIRR. Five years later, the station was moved from the ocean front to Reynolds Channel , where it remains today. An five mile extension to Point Lookout, New York owned by the Long Beach Marine Railway Company existed between 1881 and 1895. When the LIRR bought the line in 1896, they continued to operate passenger trains along the line until 1890. Bob Emery's LIRR Branch Notes (TrainsAreFun.com) The line was double-tracked from Valley Stream to Lynbrook in late 1910, then from East Rockaway to Wreck Lead (“WL”) on January 15 , 1927 . Electrification of the line occurred from Valley Stream to Long Beach on main tracks in September 1910. Electrification came to freight sidings between 1928 and 1930. Color light signals were installed in January, 1927. STATIONS REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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