Talk:Nassau Electric Railroad

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Opening dates

late May 1895: 39th Street Ferry to 37th Street car house, free until July 28 (see 7/27/1895)
July 28, 1895: 39th Street Ferry to Canarsie (see 7/28/1895 page 4 and 7/29/1895 page 4) and probably to Broadway Ferry (Williamsburg) via Rogers Avenue (12/29/1895 page 22 says within 3 days of July 28) - BUT 8/19/1895 page 12 says that it didn't reach Canarsie yet!
September 22, 1895: to Sheepshead Bay via Ocean Avenue
early October 1895: Liberty Avenue, Rockaway Avenue east (mentioned in 10/13/1895 page 23)

Trackage rights

Atlantic Avenue Railroad: Bergen Street from Rogers Avenue to Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn Heights Railroad: Nostrand Avenue and Fulton Street from Bergen Street to Marcy Avenue
Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban Railroad: Broadway from Marcy Avenue to South 8th Street
Brooklyn City and Newtown Railroad: South 8th Street from Wythe Avenue to Kent Avenue
Did it use a block of Kent Avenue (Brooklyn City Rail Road)? Their franchise allowed it.

Articles with specific information

4/9/1895: agreements
7/27/1895: car house at 37th Street and 13th Avenue
12/29/1895 page 22: history
3/4/1896 page 14: details of Brooklyn Traction Company's lines

--NE2 12:47, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

There is a full list of lines in Brooklyn Daily Eagle 7/16/1899 page 1:

Bergen Street Line
Bergen Street and Liberty Avenue Line
Bergen Street and Broadway Ferry Line
Butler and Douglass Streets Line
Butler Street and Washington Avenue Line
Canarsie Line
West End Line to Coney Island
Fifth Avenue and 86th Street Line to Coney Island
39th Street Crosstown Line to Rockaway Avenue
Fifth Avenue Line
Fort Hamilton Line
Hicks Street Line
Hoyt and Sackett Streets Line
Liberty Avenue Line
Marcy and Rogers Avenues Line to Sheepshead Bay
Manhattan Beach Line
Coney Island and Sea Gate Line
Park and Central Avenues Line
Park and Vanderbilt Avenues Line
Seventh Avenue Line
15th Street Line
Furman Street Line

It also lists all the lines of other companies. --NE2 17:55, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lines in 1898

The names are given in [1]:

Bergen Street Line, South Ferry to Buffalo Avenue and St. Johns Place
Broadway Ferry Line, South Ferry to Broadway Ferry via Bergen Street and Marcy Avenue
Butler and Douglass Streets Line, Fulton Ferry to Canarsie
Butler Street and Washington Avenue Line, Fulton Ferry to Manhattan Beach via Rogers Avenue
Canarsie Line, Broadway Ferry to Canarsie via Wilson Avenue
Crosstown Line, 39th Street Ferry to Rockaway Avenue via Church Avenue
86th Street Line, Fulton Ferry to Coney Island
15th Street Line, Hamilton Ferry to Greenwood Cemetery
Fifth Avenue and Coney Island Line, Fulton Ferry to Coney Island via West End Line or South Ferry to 39th Street
Flatbush and Ninth Avenues Line, Fulton Ferry to Greenwood Cemetery
Fort Hamilton Line, Fulton Ferry to Fort Hamilton via Fifth Avenue
Furman Street Line, South Ferry to Fulton Ferry
Hicks Street Line, Brooklyn Bridge to 15th Street
Hoyt and Sackett Streets Line, Hamilton Ferry to Fulton Ferry
Liberty Avenue Line, South Ferry to Woodhaven via Bergen Street or Broadway Ferry to Woodhaven via Wilson Avenue
Manhattan Beach Line, Broadway Ferry to Manhattan Beach via Marcy Avenue and Rogers Avenue
Marcy and Rogers Avenues Line, Broadway Ferry to 39th Street Ferry via Church Avenue
Park and Central Avenues Line, Fulton Ferry to Evergreens Cemetery
Park and Vanderbilt Avenues Line, Fulton Ferry to Greenwood Cemetery
Seventh Avenue Line, Fulton Ferry or South Ferry to Greenwood Cemetery

[edit] Lines in 1906

The names are given in [2]:

Belt Line, Essex Street to Broadway Ferry (this may have just been a generic BRT service, with no real origin)
Bergen Street Line, Park Row to Woodhaven (Liberty Avenue) or South Ferry to Albany Avenue
Church Avenue Line, 39th Street Ferry to Rockaway Avenue
Fifth Avenue Line, Fulton Ferry or South Ferry to Bay Ridge Avenue or Fort Hamilton
15th Street Line, Hamilton Ferry to Greenwood Cemetery or Coney Island
Hamburg Avenue Line, Essex Street or Broadway Ferry to Canarsie
Marcy Avenue Line, Broadway Ferry to Hamilton Ferry (Bergen Street, Vanderbilt Avenue, and Union Street)
Ocean Avenue Line, Broadway Ferry or Bergen Street to Sheepshead Bay
Park Avenue Line, Park Row to Cooper Street
Ralph Avenue Line, Essex Street to Canarsie (combination of BQC&S with Nassau, using East New York Avenue to Rockaway Avenue)
Reid Avenue Line, Essex Street or Broadway Ferry to Coney Island, summer only (combination of BQC&S and Culver with Nassau, using Church Avenue)
St. Johns Place Line, Park Row to Buffalo Avenue
Sea Gate and Manhattan Beach Line, Sea Gate to Sheepshead Bay
Seventh Avenue Line, Park Row, Fulton Ferry, or South Ferry to Greenwood Cemetery
39th Street and Coney Island Line, 39th Street Ferry to Coney Island (86th Street)
Tompkins Avenue and Culver Line, Greenpoint Ferry to Coney Island, summer only (combination of BHRR and Culver with Nassau, using Bergen Street, Rogers Avenue, and Church Avenue)
Union Street Line, Park Row to Greenwood Cemetery or Coney Island (Court Street/Adams Street, Union Street, and Prospect Park West)
Vanderbilt Avenue Line, Park Row to Greenwood or Coney Island