Talk:Nassau Electric Railroad

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)

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

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

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