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- ↑ "Maspeth's two long lost railroad stations" . Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- 1 2 “Rapid Transit Services” in Vincent F. Seyfried: The Long Island Rail Road: a comprehensive history, part six: The Golden Age, 1881–1900. Page 170 Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 3 4 "LIRR Station History (TrainsAreFun.com)". Archived from the original on 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- 1 2 3 4 “Station List” in Vincent F. Seyfried: The Long Island Rail Road: a comprehensive history, part six: The Golden Age, 1881–1900. Page 266 Archived 2015-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ NYA Maspeth Freight (TrainsAreFun.com)