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Third Avenue Railway

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the line was linked with the Tarrytown line, creating a continuous cross-county route to White Plains. It was purchased by the Union Railway in 1898 and renamed the Tarrytown, White Plains and Mamaroneck Street Railway. This operation was sold to the Third Avenue Railway in June 1900. The railway was sold at foreclosure to Richard Sutro, who set up the Westchester Street Railroad to take over the property. In 1910, control of the streetcar line was transferred to the
2589: 147: 486:. A 1922 bankruptcy separated the Steinway Railway from the NY&QC, and Slaughter W. Huff, president of Third Avenue Railway, was named receiver. Equipment was leased from TARS in an effort to improve service, however, declining revenues and a failing physical plant made these attempts futile. By 1938, the streetcar operation had been converted to bus, and the Steinway Railway was sold to the 43: 2601: 2197: 1671: 803: 2185: 2191: 682:
bus on October 25, 1952. On November 1, Line 4 was closed. Lines 1, 2 and 3 followed the next day. On November 9, the streetcar era on TARS came to an end when Line 7 was shut down and converted to bus operation. The transit franchises were transferred to the new Yonkers Transit Corporation, organized by TARS general manager Samuel S. Schreiber.
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run up a substantial gambling debt. He was arraigned in Bronx County Court on larceny charges for stealing the bus, but given a suspended sentence. The company gave him a second chance and reinstated him as a driver a month later. The larceny charges were dropped in 1950, and Cimillo continued in his career without any further incident.
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station at Tarrytown, up Main Street, across Broadway on Nepperhan Road to Altamont Avenue, Rose Hill Avenue, and Benedict Avenue. The New York, Elmsford and White Plains Railway was chartered in 1892, and by June 1897 trolleys were running between White Plains and Glenville. By October of that year,
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In 1948, Samuel S. Schreiber was appointed as general manager of the Third Avenue Transit Corporation. An experienced transit executive, he was hired to implement the orderly conversion of the remaining trolley lines to bus operation. Slowed briefly by wartime restrictions on gasoline and tires, all
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back to headquarters in New York requesting cash. He was taken into custody by local police, and blamed mental fatigue for his momentary lapse in judgement. Cimillo and the bus were returned to New York, where the wayward driver was received as a celebrity. Further investigation revealed Cimillo had
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By 1942 Surface Transportation System was operating one of the world's largest fleets of diesel-powered buses. In 1943, Third Avenue Railway System was renamed Third Avenue Transit System and had taken over direct operation of STS. After years of litigation regarding transit franchises and purchases
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The Dry Dock, East Broadway & Battery Railroad was chartered in 1863, and later came under the control of Third Avenue Railroad in 1897. The Avenue B and East Broadway Transit Company was formed independently of TARS in 1932 to operate buses over the same routes upon the termination of streetcar
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The Kingsbridge Railway was chartered in 1898 to build a railway from Manhattan Street to the city line. An agreement was made with the New York City Railway in 1906 to operate their cars over Kingsbridge Railway tracks. With the collapse of the Metropolitan Street Railway in 1908, the agreement was
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The origins of the Third Avenue Railway System can be traced back to a simple horsecar line operated by the Third Avenue Railroad Company between City Hall and 62nd Street in Manhattan in 1853. By the 1870s, routes had been extended as far north as 129th Street and across the length of 125th Street.
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bought out the remaining shares of Third Avenue Transit System and gained control of the Surface Transportation Corporation's bus transit routes. Surface Transportation Corporation was dissolved and Third Avenue Transit was renamed Surface Transit, Incorporated. The same year, New York City Omnibus
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Litigation over the transit franchises extended streetcar service in Westchester County for years after the Manhattan and Bronx lines were converted. Routes in New Rochelle and Mount Vernon were closed in 1950, leaving only the Yonkers city lines in operation. Lines 5, 6, 8, and 9 were converted to
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The Central Park, North and East River Railroad was formed in 1860. In 1912 the line was sold at foreclosure and the Belt Line Railway was incorporated in 1912 to take over. Third Avenue Railway assumed control in 1913, gaining the busy 59th Street crosstown line that extended from the Hudson River
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Frederick W. Whitridge, President of the Third Avenue Railway Company, who was blamed by the Public Service Commission for the street car strikes that spread recently from Westchester County to Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, returned from Scotland on the American liner New York yesterday in
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Incorporated in 1896, the Yonkers Railroad Company was the consolidation of the Yonkers Railroad, the North and South Electric Railway, and the Yonkers and Tarrytown Electric Railroad. The line was operated by Third Avenue Railway and consisted of nine routes serving New York State's third largest
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and renamed itself New York City Railways. The company entered receivership in 1908. Ownership of the franchise was directed by John Johnston Railroad Company until 1912 when lines were conveyed to the New York, Westchester & Connecticut Traction. This line was consolidated into the new Union
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As early as the 1920s, public officials were advocating for the increase in bus service as the answer to relieving traffic congestion in New York City. The Third Avenue Railway looked to buses in 1920 when the company made an application to operate a bus line on Dyckman Street, Nagle Avenue, and
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Chartered in 1878, the Forty-Second Street, Manhattanville & St. Nicholas Railway opened in 1884. Third Avenue Railroad acquired 42nd Street crosstown line in 1896. Electrification began in 1898, and was completed in 1901. The Third Avenue Bridge Company was formed in 1910 for the purpose of
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in place of their trolley poles. They did not use conduit current collection in Vienna. They entered service there in 1949–1950, exclusively on the 17/217/317 single track suburban service to Gross-Enzersdorf. They were too wide to run on double track city lines. They were retired in 1969 when
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streetcar lines in Manhattan and the Bronx were converted to bus by the end of 1948. The remaining Mount Vernon and New Rochelle trolley lines followed on December 16, 1950. The last TARS streetcar operation came to an end in November 1952 with the closure of the former Yonkers Railroad lines.
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The Mid-Crosstown Railway was incorporated in 1912 to acquire the Twenty-Eighth and Twenty-Ninth Streets Crosstown Railroad, which was sold at foreclosure following the collapse of the Metropolitan Street Railway system. After a period of operating the line, Third Avenue Railway purchased the
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was located on Mechanic Street in New Rochelle. The company entered receivership in 1908, and emerged in 1912. Most of the local lines had been closed and converted to bus by 1931. Route J (Glen Island) and Route P (Webster Avenue) were converted to bus operation in June 1939. Route A (Main
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The Third Avenue Railroad expanded in 1898 with the acquisition of the Dry Dock, East Broadway and Battery Railroad and the Forty-Second Street, Manhattanville and St. Nicholas Railroad. Additional properties include the Belt Line Railway Corporation, the Mid-Crosstown Railway, the
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cars were introduced in nearby Brooklyn in 1936, TARS did not have the resources to procure new equipment. Instead, older trolleys were rebuilt with new aluminum bodies and reconditioned for extended service. The 138th Street crosstown line in The Bronx was discontinued in 1938.
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for a unified bus transportation system across the city. TARS applied for its first bus franchises in 1928. By 1948, all streetcar lines in Manhattan and The Bronx were converted to bus operation. The lines in Westchester County continued to operate, until the
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line on Amsterdam Avenue. The 125th Street and Third Avenue lines were converted to cable car operation by 1893. The lines were converted to electric operation in 1899. Because of a ban on overhead trolley wires in Manhattan, streetcars collected power from a
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of stock by board members, Victor McQuistion had taken control of the company by 1946, and implemented a plan to replace the remaining streetcar routes with buses. On November 10, buses replaced trolleys on the busy 59th Street crosstown line in Manhattan.
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in 1969. Compensation for the condemnation of its bus routes in New York City was paid in 1970, and Fifth Avenue Coach Lines emerged from receivership in 1971. It was reorganized as the South Bay Corporation in 1973, a privately held investment group.
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was a consolidation of the Bronx Traction Company and the Southern Boulevard Railroad. By the turn of the century, Third Avenue Railroad controlled the majority of streetcar lines in Manhattan, as well as all service in The Bronx and lower Westchester
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did not feel that trolleys were agreeable to the modern image he was trying to portray. Operating franchises for trolleys were not renewed, leaving TARS with no choice but to convert to bus operation. While streamlined
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Third Avenue Transit made national news on March 28, 1947, when diesel bus 1310 and driver William Lawrence Cimillo went missing from its normal route and did not return to the garage. The bus was discovered in
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By 1915 Frederick Whitridge was president of the company. Labor unrest caused strikes that disrupted trolley service system-wide, and Whitridge and his policies were under scrutiny.
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named receiver. Third Avenue Railway was chartered in 1910, and acquired the properties of the former Third Avenue Railroad, completing the transaction in 1912. In 1911, the
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ran from the foot of Main Street through Getty Square to Palisade Avenue. At Elm is split from Line 2 to run as a single track down Nepperhan Avenue to Tomkins Avenue.
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were some of the first to be converted to bus operation in 1939. Streetcars had a rocky history in New York City, losing favor by the 1930s. New York City mayor
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Railway in 1908, which in turn came under the control of Third Avenue Railway. The NYW&CT was operated by TARS subsidiary Westchester Electric Railroad.
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ran from a connection with the New York City Subway at 242nd Street and Broadway, through Getty Square, and north onto Warburton Avenue to the city limits.
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W Webster Avenue-White Plains Avenue, now Bx41/Bx41SBS, White Plains Road portion of line discontinued, and is now covered by the Bx39 as of June 28, 2009
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Street-New Rochelle) and Route B (Mount Vernon Railroad Station-229th Street) were the busiest lines and remained in operation until December 17, 1950.
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for operation on lines outside Manhattan into the Bronx. In many cases the conduit was run in the former channel occupied by the propulsion cable.
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Tenth Avenue north to 207th Street as an extension of its existing trolley line that served Dyckman Ferry. In 1924 TARS formed the subsidiary
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ran from the foot of Main Street along Broadway and McLean Avenue down to a connection with the Jerome Avenue Subway near Woodlawn Cemetery.
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At its peak, more than 1,700 horses were stabled by the railway to keep up with demand. By 1885, Third Avenue Railroad had opened its first
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V Williamsbridge, formerly Bx28 – now Bx39, extended to Wakefield to cover White Plains Road portion of Bx41/Bx41SBS on June 28, 2009
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The Steinway Railway Company was founded in 1892, as part of the development of Steinway Village, a company town located in
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succeeded Whitridge, but tendered his resignation at the end of 1917. Slaughter W. Huff, former vice president of the
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also ran north from 242nd Street to Getty Square, then turned to serve the steep hills of Palisades and Park avenues.
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The cost of rapid expansion led to financial problems, and Third Avenue Railroad came under the control of the
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in 1956, and transferred the remaining transit operating franchises to subsidiary Surface Transportation, Inc.
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After the system's abandonment, 42 cars of the largest and newest type, built by TARS itself in 1938–1939 (on
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along Tarrytown Road. One branch ran south from White Plains to Eastchester, while another spur ran to
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following a crippling transit strike. The majority of the transit franchises are now operated by
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acquired Yonkers Transit Corporation in 1972, and continues to operate its routes as part of the
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Third Avenue Transit System continued operating its transit franchises through its subsidiary
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Hudson Division station at the foot of Main Street to the subway connection at 242nd Street.
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in 1895 as the North Mount Vernon Street Railway, building local streetcar lines connecting
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Ballard, C: "Metropolitan New York's Third Avenue Railway System", Arcadia Publishing, 2005
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X 149th Street Crosstown, now combined with Southern Boulevard, formerly Bx31 – now Bx19
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S Southern Boulevard, now combined with 149th Street Crosstown, formerly Bx31 – now Bx19
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U University Avenue, now combined with Sedgwick Avenue route, formerly Bx38 – now Bx3
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S Sedgwick Avenue, now combined with University Avenue route, formerly Bx38 – now Bx3
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after the end of rail service. A partnership between Third Avenue Transit System and
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in 1956 when it bought out the remaining TARS operation. In 1969 WST was acquired by
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terminated. Third Avenue Railway began leasing the Kingsbridge Railway the same year.
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L St. Anns Avenue, formerly Bx32 – route discontinued in 1984. due to poor ridership
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created New York Management Ownership Corporation (NYMOC) in 1954. In 1955, parent
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Bang, Robert A.; Frank, John E.; Kowanski, George W.; Vondrak, Otto M. (2007).
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Chartered in 1891, the Westchester Electric Railroad was a subsidiary of the
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city lines were shut down in 1952. Third Avenue Railway was purchased by
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Z 180th Street Crosstown, currently Bx36, Bx40/Bx42 effective July 2022
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T Tremont Avenue, currently Bx40/Bx42, Bx36/Bx36LTD effective July 2022
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Vienna 4208 (ex TARS 679), lightweight, Verkehrsmuseum Remise, Vienna
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to bus operation came from great pressure applied by New York City's
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New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
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B Mount Vernon Railroad Station to Subway/241st Street – Closed 1950
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In 1962, all Fifth Avenue Coach Lines routes were taken over by the
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at the foot of Main Street, built by TARS in 1903 and listed on the
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678 (was Vienna 4220), lightweight, National Capital Trolley Museum
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ran east from downtown along Yonkers Avenue and terminated at the
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A Main Street, New Rochelle, to Subway/241st Street – Closed 1950
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The Forty-Second Street, Manhattanville and St. Nicholas Railway
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A number of cars formerly operated by TARS have been preserved.
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and the transit franchises are now part of Westchester County's
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in between the rails, by means of a plow, a method also used in
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response to urgent messages from the directors of his company.
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ran along Saw Mill Road terminating at the New York Central's
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C Bronx-Van Cortlandt Park Crosstown, formerly Bx20 – now Bx9
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Broadway Subway and Home Borough Car Advertising Company
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died in 1896, and the streetcar lines were sold to the
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constructing and operating a streetcar line across the
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Vienna 4202 (ex TARS 637), lightweight, Graz, Austria
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was a shuttle operation terminating at Main Street.
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Some cars were equipped with 52:needs additional citations for 2972:Streetcars in New York (state) 2769:New York & Brooklyn Bridge 2734:Greenpoint & Williamsburgh 2565:New York Consolidated Railroad 2560:New York and Sea Beach Railway 2516:Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company 2056:Staten Island Traction Company 1957:New York & Harlem Railroad 1120:P Webster Avenue – Closed 1939 910:1043, Brill semi-convertible, 454:Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company 380:Mid-Crosstown Railway in 1914. 1: 2799:South Brooklyn Street Railway 2550:Kings County Elevated Railway 2165:New York and Stamford Railway 2047:Staten Island Midland Railway 2032:Richmond Light & Railroad 1195:Westchester Electric Railroad 1095:New Rochelle and Mount Vernon 822:, Austria, streetcar system, 798:Disposition of rail equipment 542:New York and Stamford Railway 516:New York and Stamford Railway 502:Westchester Electric Railroad 200:Third Avenue Railroad Company 32:Third Avenue (disambiguation) 2967:Streetcar lines in the Bronx 2962:Streetcar lines in Manhattan 2809:Williamsburgh & Flatbush 2754:Long Island Traction Company 2709:Coney Island & Gravesend 2083:West Farms & Westchester 2042:Staten Island Horse Railroad 1927:Long Island Traction Company 1922:Long Island Electric Railway 1888:Greenpoint and Williamsburgh 1171:Third Avenue Railway Company 853:Electric City Trolley Museum 266:(TARS), founded 1852, was a 2932:Transit Development Company 2814:Yates Avenue & Flatbush 2699:Coney Island & Brooklyn 2642:Brooklyn City & Newtown 2444:Other New York City transit 2114:North Hudson County Railway 1210:Third Avenue Bridge Company 1186:Southern Boulevard Railroad 1117:J Glen Island – Closed 1930 1023:125th Street Crosstown Line 712:Surface Transit Corporation 621:Line 2 (Broadway-Park Ave.) 598:Metropolitan Street Railway 490:and operated as subsidiary 423:Metropolitan Street Railway 264:Third Avenue Railway System 140:Third Avenue Railway System 3008: 2729:Grand Street & Newtown 2671:Brooklyn & North River 2526:Brooklyn Elevated Railroad 2271:Brooklyn–Queens Waterfront 1992:Northport Traction Company 1863:Brooklyn & North River 1723:New York metropolitan area 1016:59th Street Crosstown Line 1009:42nd Street Crosstown Line 463: 443:Interborough Rapid Transit 435:Interborough Rapid Transit 29: 2904:New York City Bus garages 2862: 2833: 2647:Brooklyn Heights Railroad 2617: 2585: 2506: 2418:New York City Bus garages 2175: 2160:Greenwich Tramway Company 2007:Ossining Electric Railway 1952:New York Railways Company 979:Broadway-Kingsbridge Line 631:New York Central Railroad 533:New York Central Railroad 153: 144: 2764:Nassau Electric Railroad 2652:Bridge Operating Company 2622:Atlantic Avenue Railroad 2219:Hudson–Bergen Light Rail 2022:Putnam & Westchester 1947:Nassau Electric Railroad 1912:Jamaica Central Railways 1883:Grand Street and Newtown 1846:Bridge Operating Company 1582:www.Shorelinetrolley.com 1571:www.shorelinetrolley.com 1560:www.shorelinetrolley.com 1413:– via NYTimes.com. 1011:, formerly M106, now M42 857:220, converted cable car 771:Fifth Avenue Coach Lines 665:station in Mount Vernon. 605:Yonkers Railroad Company 558:Fifth Avenue Coach Lines 359:(a joint operation with 2918:Financing, advertising, 2531:Union Elevated Railroad 2428:Long Island Bus garages 1506:The Time of the Trolley 972:West 130th Street Ferry 957:West 130th Street Ferry 868:Seashore Trolley Museum 767:The Omnibus Corporation 669:Line 8 (Riverdale Ave.) 643:Line 5 (Nepperhan Ave.) 302:Board of Transportation 162:Seashore Trolley Museum 2794:South Brooklyn Railway 2744:Jamaica & Brooklyn 2632:Brooklyn City Railroad 1997:Ocean Electric Railway 1792:Seventh Avenue Railway 1773:Second Avenue Railroad 1213:Bronx Traction Company 1105:Mount Vernon, New York 1101:New Rochelle, New York 968:East 42nd Street Ferry 953:West 42nd Street Ferry 912:Western Railway Museum 811: 361:Brooklyn Rapid Transit 326: 76:"Third Avenue Railway" 1982:New York Interborough 1821:34th Street Crosstown 1801:Ninth Avenues Railway 1783:Sixth Avenue Railroad 1601:www.museumstramway.at 1508:, p. 325. 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