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Central Islip State Hospital
Central Islip State Hospital's spur was also a turn of the century spur. This spur traveled South off the mainline and
paralleled Lowell Avenue for some distance crossing a few hospital roads. Right before Belt Drive, was one of the passenger platforms. After crossing over Belt Drive East, a track came off and went up to
the warehouses. The other track continued South and was gradually elevated until cmming up to the Coal Trestle. This was one of the longest of any hospital
going quite a ways back. Originally, the spur had another section, which branched off South West. This portion served 2 different Power Plants at one point, and Also
having a passenger platform. CISH at one point also had there own Locomotive! A ex PRR 0-4-0 switcher, Central Islip State Hospital # 3. CISH also had a passenger car and baggage car of there own, with bars over the windows.
This train would operate between the hospitals. Today not very much of CISH is left, very little rail other then the Row.
One of the crossings by Lowell Avenue.
Another view of the crossing, this was for pedestrians only.
This is the South Colony platform, still in very good shape, looking West towards Carlton Avenue.
Same platform but looking east.
This is the Row after crossing over Carlton Avenue that went towards one of the powerplants.
This is the east Colony platform, now overgrown.
Same platform looking South, Lowell Avenue to the left.
Some rail remnants before Belt Drive.
Another view looking North.
Some burried rail in one of the crossings behind the firehouse.
Row looking south with the powerplant in the backround. You can see the grade slowly raising.
This is part of the old Row looking North.
The powerplant on 7/30/05.
The powerplant on 12/28/05. Today nothing remains of this plant.
This is CISHs stadium, see next photo for why its important.
The supports for the stadium are all made of light rail, possibly from a trolly.
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