Holban Yard is a railroad freight yard for the Long Island Rail Road at
Rockaway Junction near the current site of the Hillside Facility. It was built in 1906 and was named for the two communities of
Hollis and
St. Albans which bordered the yard along the
Cedarhurst Cut-Off at the time of construction. The northernmost segment of the yard extends from the sites of the former
Rockaway Junction Station through the grounds of the former
Willow Tree Station, which is the present site of the platforms for the Hillside Facility over the 183rd Street bridge, with tracks extending east of the still-operating
Hollis Station. It continues to be used to hold work cars, and for work on various other MOW equipment. The yard is also used to store a trio of 1950s vintage
Osgood Bradley passenger cars. File:LIRR Hillside Platform and Pedestrian Bridge.JPG|The Hillside Facility as seen from an
Atlantic Terminal-bound train File:HillsideViewEast.jpg|View east from station overpass over yard tracks; Platforms far left ==References==