Abandoned Railroad Right-of-Way

Collection: This image is from The William J. Rugen Image Collection and is depicted in polyester negative, prints, and digital image.; Image is part of The William J. Rugen Image Collection

Date: April 10, 1938; 1938-04-10 Material: safety film; gelatin silver prints Dimension: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (negative); 3 1/8 x 5 3/8 inches (print); 8 x 10 inches (print); 400 ppi (digital image)

Creator: William J. Rugen Identifier: aql:14988 wjr-000492 wjr-000492.tif

Description: A view looking east at a stretch of the abandoned right of way belonging to the Central Railroad of Long Island. The Central Railroad was established in 1871 by Alexander Tunney Stewart, and eventually acquired by the Long Island Rail Road in 1876. This area is now part of Kissena Park.

Title : Abandoned Railroad Right-of-Way

Collection : aql:9443

Creator : William J. Rugen

Date : April 10, 1938; 1938-04-10

Summary/Description : A view looking east at a stretch of the abandoned right of way belonging to the Central Railroad of Long Island. The Central Railroad was established in 1871 by Alexander Tunney Stewart, and eventually acquired by the Long Island Rail Road in 1876. This area is now part of Kissena Park.

Subject : Long Island Rail Road; Central Rail Road of Long Island

Relation : This image is from The William J. Rugen Image Collection and is depicted in polyester negative, prints, and digital image.; Image is part of The William J. Rugen Image Collection

Rights : Copyright holder unknown

Coverage : Kissena Park, 1000 feet west of 164th Street, Flushing, NY Flushing (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : black and white negative; black and white print; digital image

Format : safety film; gelatin silver prints; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (negative); 3 1/8 x 5 3/8 inches (print); 8 x 10 inches (print); 400 ppi (digital image)

Identifier : aql:14988 wjr-000492 wjr-000492.tif