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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Sun Apr 12 21:34:41 2009, in response to Re: Significant part of former LIRR Wading River Branch to become rail trail, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sun Apr 12 11:14:07 2009. In Rocky Point, the homes are LITERALLY less than 50 feet from where the center of the tracks used to be. It's VERY tight as it went through Prince and King Rds in Rocky Point.Here are some photos I took last year along the ROW. Here's how close the ROW is actually to the homes through Rocky Point. You can also see this if you look at aerial images: The power lines are litterly in people's back yards.  Here's the ROW at the site of the old Miller Place Station, where it's much wider:  Here's the old Rocky Point station house. it is currently being used by a lumber yard. The right part of the building used to be one of the open canopies, and was enclosed. You can also see where the main part of the building was:  And finally, the old Railroad Bridge mentioned in the article, in Shoreham: 
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