THE FLUSHING & WOODSIDE RAILROAD COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED
FEBRUARY 24, 1864 TO BUILD FROM A CONNECTION WITH THE LONG ISLAND
RAIL ROAD AT WOODSIDE TO FLUSHING,   WITH A BRANCH TO WHITESTONE.
IT BECAME PART OF THE FLUSHING & NORTH SIDE RAIL ROAD.

ON JUNE 19, 1874   THE FLUSHING, NORTH SHORE & CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
WAS FORMED BY THE CONSOLODATION OF THE FLUSHING & NORTH SIDE RAIL ROAD,
THE CENTRAL RAIL ROAD COMPANY OF LONG ISLAND,   THE CENTRAL RAILROAD
EXTENSION COMPANY,   THE WHITESTONE & WESTCHESTER RAILROAD COMPANY,
THE NORTH SHORE RAILROAD CO.,   THE NORTH SHORE & PORT WASHINGTON
RAILROAD CO.   AND THE ROSLYN & HUNTINGTON RAILROAD COMPANY.

1868   CONSTRUCTION   TRAIN






 





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