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
[edit] Lines by origin
- Atlantic Avenue Railroad
- Bergen Street Line
- Fifth Avenue Line to 39th Street
- 15th Street Line
- Furman Street Line
- Hicks Street Line
- Hoyt and Sackett Streets Line
- Ninth Avenue Line (Flatbush Avenue)
- Park and Central Avenues Line
- Park and Vanderbilt Avenues Line
- Seventh Avenue Line
- West End Line (Fifth Avenue)
- Nassau Electric Railroad
- Canarsie Line
- 39th Street Crosstown Line
- Liberty Avenue Line
- Manhattan Beach Line
- Marcy Avenue Line
- Marcy and Rogers Avenues Line to Sheepshead Bay
- Ocean Avenue Line
- Coney Island and Gravesend Railway
- Sea Gate and Manhattan Beach Line
- Combinations
- Bergen Street and Broadway Ferry Line
- Bergen Street and Liberty Avenue Line
- Butler and Douglass Streets Line
- Butler Street and Washington Avenue Line
- Fifth Avenue and 86th Street Line
- Fort Hamilton Line (Fifth Avenue)
- Union Street Line
