▁L IR R . ▁At ▁Lyn bro ok , ▁trains ▁continued ▁west ▁to ▁Hun ters ▁Point , ▁Queens , ▁operating ▁on ▁tracks ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁Side ▁Rail road ▁of ▁Long ▁Island ▁( which ▁had ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁L IR R ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁NY & L B ▁service ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁Long ▁Beach ▁station ▁was ▁moved ▁ ▁north ▁from ▁the ▁ocean front ▁to ▁Reyn olds ▁Channel , ▁where ▁it ▁remains ▁today . ▁ ▁A ▁five - mile ▁( 8   km ) ▁extension ▁to ▁Point ▁Look out , ▁New ▁York ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Marine ▁Railway ▁Company ▁existed ▁between ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁The ▁L IR R ▁bought ▁the ▁line ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁passenger ▁service ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁ ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road ▁ownership ▁The ▁L IR R ▁had ▁planned ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Branch ▁north ▁into ▁Manh attan ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Central ▁Rail road ▁( N Y CR R ) ▁at ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Grand ▁Central ▁Terminal , ▁while ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁NY CR R ▁compet itor ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road ▁was ▁planning ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁tunnel ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁Manh attan ▁terminal ▁from ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁Following ▁negoti ations , ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road ▁( PR R ) ▁acquired ▁a ▁majority ▁st ake ▁of ▁the ▁L IR R ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁allowing ▁the ▁rail ro ads ▁to ▁joint ly