Pilgrim Spur - A Long Island Railroad Under Attack

Aug. 4, 2010 - PRLog -- The Pilgrim Spur is pictured below. It used to connect the train station on the bottom of the map to Pilgrim Hospital. Do keep in mind that MTA privatized the LIRR freight service in 1997 to: the New York & Atlantic (NY&A), owned by Anacostia & Pacific Company.

Meanwhile, the NYSDEC, according to a February, 2010 letter from Vinny Palmer to Gordon Canary, is following up on the use of herbicide application related to the possible destruction of protected native plants on trackbeds without landowner consent.

I haven't had a chance to check with the NYSDEC regarding this information, but I found the letter very informative. The NYSDEC is also looking into a statewide issue of herbicide application on trackbeds. To make matters more confusing, there's another law about federal track safety regulations requiring the clearing of trackbeds.

However, the Pilgrim Spur, only for use by Pilgrim State Hospital, is now abandoned.

Read more -

http://www.qualityparks.org/blog/2010/8/3/pilgrim-spur-a-long-island-railroad-under-attack.html

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