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.

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

There is a full list of lines in Brooklyn Daily Eagle 7/16/1899 page 1: It also lists all the lines of other companies. --NE2 17:55, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 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

Lines in 1898
The names are given in :
 * 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 :
 * 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