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 Roster of Equipment on the timetable of September 1, 1868 as Wellwood and so remains through 1869. In May 1870 the station appears as Breslau. In June 1891 the Hon. Benjamin F. Tracy, owner of much of the shore-front acreage, successfully lobbied a petition through the Post Office Department to change the name to Lindenhurst, and the railroad station was so changed on July 14, 1891.

Babylon: Original terminus of the road. During the summer of 1868 the village succumbed to a brief fad and renamed itself Seaside (and so appears on the July and September 1868 timetables) but the old name returned in 1869. The old South Side station was replaced with a new structure in 1881.

Bayshore: First appears under its old name of Penataquit on timetable of May 20, 1868.In July 1868 the name Bayshore first appears.

Islip: First appears on the timetable of May 20, 1868 as the terminal of the road and so remains until September 1 timetable. Between December 1, 1868 and June 1869 a second station was maintained at Islip Centre, probably the present Brentwood Road, but on August 19, 1869 the railroad loaded the little 20 × 30 feet depot on a flat car drawn by the engine Pewit and carted it eastward, leaving Islip the sole station in the village.

Club House: First appears on the timetable of May 1870. Inside the present Bayard Cutting Arboretum grounds, on the west bank of Great River and south of the Montauk Highway. The station was maintained for the South Side Sportmen's Association for many years, and stood midway between the present Great River and Oakdale stations.

Oakdale: First appears on the timetables of December 1, 1868. Nothing is known about a depot.

Sayville: First appears on the timetable of December 1, 1868. In December 1868 an engine house was completed at the station. In October 1869 a freight house and wooden station platform were erected at Sayville station.

Bayport: First appears on the timetable of December 1, 1868. In March 1869 the local residents built the depot building themselves with materials supplied by the railroad.

Blue Point: First appears on the timetable of May 1870. The Bayport post office was located in Blue Point in 1870. The South Side Signal of June 27, 1891 says the station was opened February 1, 1870 and was closed June 1, 1882.