Levittown

 LIRR Central Branch Extension

 

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 View east from west of Carman Ave, behind Meadowbrook Hospital. Construction materials for the building of Levittown were delivered here at this siding known from 1948 C.R.4 as "C 24 Newbridge".  Photo: Vincent F. Seyfried 1952
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Central Railroad of Long Island Extension 1873 Archive: Steve Lynch
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North Nassau Closeup - Central Railroad of Long Island Extension 1873 - Farmingdale Area Archive: Steve Lynch 		central.gif (19118 bytes)
LIRR Central Branch Info: Roger Ramsdale

C.R.4 October 1, 1948 Station "C 24 Newbridge" apparently siding installed for delivery of construction materials for Levittown
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 Employee Timetable (ETT) No.2, June 21, 1942 showing track still ran 7.5 miles to Plain Edge and Pass Service to Salisbury (Plains)
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 Henry Wilhelm visited the area in 1942, 1948, and later. In 1945 the track ended behind Meadowbrook Hospital. In 1948, he noted the sidings for the Levittown constructions materials. 		 qq416.jpg (20695 bytes)
 Employee Timetable No.3, September 20, 1942.
Branch cut back to Meadowbrook Hospital, Service cut back to Mitchell Field
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 In 1951 there were occasional deliveries for Levittown.		 qqspex.jpg (43018 bytes)
 View looking west toward Salisbury Plains Station in distance. Photo: Vincent F. Seyfried 1952
 

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View looking east toward Levittown Water Tower in distance from east of Carman Ave. Photo: Vincent F. Seyfried 1952