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This is a portion of an 1891 map from the David Rumsey Collection, published by Julius Bien as part of a New York City atlas. It shows the two separate LIRR branches to the Rockaways, but is outdated, since the two were connected and the southern one was abandoned west of the connection in 1887.
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{{PD-art}} This is a portion of an 1891 map from the [http://www.davidrumsey.com/ David Rumsey Collection], published by Julius Bien as part of a New York City atlas. It shows the two separate LIRR branches to the Rockaways, but is outdated, since the two