LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch: Glendale Junction
Glendale, Queens, NY 11385
Glendale Junction was the connection between the (Lower) Montauk Branch and the Rockaway Beach Branch. This was the northern terminus of the Rockaway Beach Branch from when it opened in 1880 until the Glendale Cutoff opened in 1910 to connect the line to the LIRR main line at Rego Park.
Glendale Junction is just north of Union Turnpike. The rail bridge over Union Turnpike and a pedestrian bridge over the abandoned line were still extant when I visited in 2020.
Public access to the portion of the line that runs through Forest Park was a bit further south where Trotting Course Lane terminated at the edge of the park.
Trees growing through tracks
Third rail and insulator
Trees growing through tracks
Power pole
ROW access in Forest Park at Trotting Course Lane
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ROW access in Forest Park at Trotting Course Lane
Parking / playground on ROW at Forest View Crescent
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Parking / playground on ROW at Forest View Crescent
Parking / playground on ROW at Forest View Crescent
Bridge over Union Turnpike
Pedestrian overpass at Union Turnpike
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Pedestrian overpass at Union Turnpike
Pedestrian overpass at Union Turnpike
Pedestrian overpass at Union Turnpike