▁Island ▁Rail ▁Road . ▁This ▁is ▁an ▁abandoned ▁station ▁just ▁outside ▁south ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁W ading ▁River , ▁and ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁W ading ▁River - Man or ▁Road ▁( former ▁Su ff olk ▁CR ▁ 2 5 ) ▁north ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Route ▁ 2 5 A . ▁ ▁History ▁W ading ▁River ▁station ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁during ▁the ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁Port ▁Jefferson ▁Branch ▁to ▁W ading ▁River , ▁and ▁was ▁once ▁sl ated ▁to ▁continue ▁east ward ▁and ▁re join ▁the ▁Main ▁Line ▁at ▁either ▁River head ▁or ▁Cal ver ton . ▁Though ▁neither ▁of ▁these ▁propos als ▁were ▁carried ▁out , ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁s iding ▁that ▁crossed ▁W ading ▁River - Man or ▁Road ▁toward ▁a ▁coal ▁b unker , ▁and ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁an ▁L IR R ▁Dem on str ation ▁farm ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁The ▁other ▁demonstr ation ▁farm ▁ ▁was ▁east ▁of ▁Med ford ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁Main ▁Line . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁one - story ▁structure ▁that ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁two - story ▁structure ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁Besides ▁the ▁previously ▁mentioned ▁coal ▁b unker ▁extension , ▁it ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁s iding ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁tracks , ▁for ▁an ▁engine ▁house , ▁smaller ▁coal ▁b unker ▁and ▁water ▁tank . ▁The ▁line ▁east ▁of ▁Port ▁Jefferson ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in ▁ 1 9