Railroad to Sag Harbor 1870 - 1939

Man, most people don't know there use to be a railroad to Sag Harbor. It was a 4 mile spur from the Bridgehampton train station to where the post office stands today in Sag Harbor on Long Island Ave. Yup, that's why it's called Long Island Ave. Built in 1870, it operated steam trains until the early 1930's, when it converted to a gas powered Toonerville Trolley. The railroad ceased operations in 1939 and the tracks ripped up for steel during WWII.
The last I remembered, the station operated as a scallop house in the early 1960s, and then was abandoned altogether. As kids, we use to play around the station. Unfortunately it was always securely locked, so we could not get inside. Once a nice looking building in it's time, a donation by Mrs. Russel Sage, it was torned down in the spring of 1966 to make room for an ugly drive up bank that still stands today. Something that could never happen in today's time with landmark preservation.
For the full story about the Sag Harbor Railroad branch click here to visit: Arrt's Arrchive who has the complete history of the LIRR.
The old Sag Harbor Train Station as it looked in 1960