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THE BROOKLYN & JAMAICA RAIL ROAD THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD and ATLANTIC AVENUE PART ONE |
THE BROOKLYN AND JAMAICA RAIL ROAD WAS CHARTERED TO RUN FROM THE
ATLANTIC STREET ENDED JUST EAST OF FLATBUSH AVENUE.
THE BROOKLYN AND JAMAICA RIGHT OF WAY FROM HERE TO CLASSON AVENUE WAS
80 FEET WIDE. (THE SOUTHERLY 80 FEET OF ATLANTIC AVENUE WHEN EXTENDED EAST)
THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD CHARTER CALLED FOR THE ROAD TO BE BUILT
A MAP ACCOMPANYING A NOTICE OF A JANUARY 1835 AUCTION OF PROPERTY SHOWED
BEDFORD AVENUE AND "THE PROPOSED ROUTE OF THE BRANCH RAILROAD TO
THE CONTEMPLATED FERRY AT THE WALLABOUT" IN WILLIAMSBURGH.
IN FEBRUARY 1836 ONE OR MORE TRIAL RUNS WERE MADE BY THE
LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD. SERVICE TO JAMAICA BEGAN APRIL 18, 1836.
GO TO ----> THE FIRST TRAIN
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ONE OF THE FIRST L. I. R. R. STATIONS WAS UNION COURSE (RACE TRACK WHICH HAD OPENED IN 1821)
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SIDNEY SCHAER'S ARTICLE IN NEWSDAY
DISCLOSED AN ACCIDENT WHICH DISRUPTED SERVICE ON MAY 3, 1836.
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THE BROOKLYN AND JAMAICA WAS LEASED TO THE LONG ISLAND
AS STEAM WAS NOT ALLOWED IN THE CITY OF BROOKLYN, FROM 1836 UNTIL
1839 TRAINS WERE PULLED BY HORSES BETWEEN BROOKLYN AND BEDFORD.
ON MARCH 1, 1837 SERVICE BEGAN TO HICKSVILLE
WESTBURY HEMPSTEAD STATION IS SHOWN. BY JUNE IT IS CALLED CARLE PLACE.
FLUSHING AVENUE STATION IS SHOWN FOUR MILES EAST OF JAMAICA
FROM AN 1837 NEWSPAPER "BROOKLYN ADVOCATE"
1837 NEWSPAPER "BROOKLYN ADVOCATE"
FROM JUNE 17 1837 NEW YORK TIMES
DE LANCY AVENUE IS SHOWN AND FLUSHING AVENUE IS NOT
WE HAD NEVER HEARD OF DELANCY AVENUE (OR FLUSHING AVENUE AT
THIS LOCATION), NEVER SEEN IT ON A MAP. NOW WE HAVE THIS PART
OF AN 1839 MAP FROM THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY'S WEBSITE.
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY'S WEBSITE
THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS "DELANCY" WAS SOUTH OF NEWTOWN AND EAST OF MASPETH.
THE 1830 UNITED STATES FEDERAL CENSUS SHOWED:
"Name: William Delaney [Warren Delancy]
Home in 1830: Newtown, Queens, New York"
ALSO SHOWN IS CLOWESVILLE
GO TO ----> CLOWESVILLE
THIS JUNE 1838 ARTICLE IMPLIES THAT STEAM MAY HAVE PULLED TRAINS BETWEEN HENRY STREET AND BEDFORD PRECEDED BY HORSE DRAWN CARS. OR THE TRAINS WERE PRECEDED BY HORSE DRAWN CARS FOR SOME DISTANCE EAST OF BEDFORD. A REGULAR HORSE CAR SERVICE WAS ESTABLISHED BETWEEN SOUTH FERRY AND BEDFORD. THE LOCOMOTIVES WERE DISGUISED TO RESEMBLE HORSE CARS - DUMMY ENGINES. THIS IS THE FIRST ARRT HAS EVER READ OF THIS ENTIRE OPERATION. |
THE SAME JUNE 1838 NEWSPAPER SHOWS A CHANGE OF SCHEDULE
IN JULY 1839 THE NEW TRACK TO HEMPSTEAD WAS OPENED FROM
HEMPSTEAD BRANCH - LATER MINEOLA - TO A TERMINAL ON MAIN STREET
GO TO ----> THE HEMPSTEAD BRANCH
FROM NOVEMBER 1839 UNTIL JULY 1844 STEAM
PULLED TRAINS BETWEEN HENRY STREET AND JAMAICA.
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ON OCTOBER 14, 1841 THE RAILROAD OPENED TO FARMINGDALE
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ON DECEMBER 9, 1841 THE RAILROAD OPENED TO "BABYLON" STATION WHICH MAY
HAVE BEEN AT OR NEAR THE LATER WYANDANCH STATION OR POSSIBLY AT EAST NECK ROAD.
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THE MARCH 12 1842 "STAR" REPORTED:
MAY 11, 1842 SCHEDULE FROM BROOKLYN EAGLE
FLUSHING AVENUE - DE LANCY AVENUE - IS NOW BRUSHVILLE
AUGUST 10, 1842 SERVICE BEGAN TO SUFFOLK STATION
FAST TRAIN TO SUFFOLK STATION IN 1842!
FROM OCTOBER 15, 1842 NEW-YORK SPECTATOR
COMPARE THIS WITH RUNNING TIME SIX YEARS LATER
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APRIL 18, 1844 SCHEDULE FROM BROOKLYN EAGLE
ON JUNE 26, 1844 SERVICE BEGAN TO MEDFORD (STAGE
TO PATCHOGUE), FIRE PLACE AND CARMAN'S RIVER.
MANY MAIN LINE STATIONS PROVIDED STAGE CONNECTIONS WITH VILLAGES ON THE NORTH AND
SOUTH SHORES - MEDFORD FOR PATCHOGUE AND BELLPORT FOR THAT SOUTH SHORE VILLAGE.
FIRE PLACE, NOW BROOKHAVEN, WAS SERVED BY A MAIN LINE STATION BY THAT NAME.
IT MAY HAVE BECOME BELLPORT STATION OR IT MAY HAVE BEEN SOME DISTANCE EAST THEREOF.
CARMAN'S RIVER STATION WAS AT OR NEAR THE LATER MILLEVILLE
(OR MILLVILLE) STATION WHICH BECAME YAPHANK IN 1846.
THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1844 INFORMS US THAT:
"....the entire line is opened, and has been in successful operation through its whole extent since the 29th day of July last." "Upon the completion of the line immediate steps were taken to establish ferries, to form a connection with the Norwich and Stonington lines, and on the 9th of August last through trains were established to connect Boston and New York. Regular trains were established between Greenport and Brooklyn, and in November last arrangements were made with the Post Office Department and the stages running along the shores of the island, to form cross lines, intersecting the railroad at various points." "The income of this road has been earned under many disadvantages. The incomplete state of the tunnel at Brooklyn, and non-arrival of the freight cars ordered for the line.....have all tended to keep down the revenue; and the income.....has far exceeded the anticipations of the Directors." FROM THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE THURSDAY JULY 25, 1844: "We are gratified in being able to state that the road is finished through to Greenport, and that a trip over the whole route, by the President and Directors of the Company and their guests, will be made on Saturday next (July 27). We shall endeavor to make one of the party, and reserve our comments, therefore, for the present. The road will be open for travel on Monday (July 29)." ON MONDAY JULY 29 THE EAGLE HAD A MULTI-COLUMN ARTICLE DESCRIBING THE "GRAND EXCURSION AND DINNER - THREE HOURS AND A HALF TO GREENPORT." A TIMETABLE DATED JULY 26 AND APPEARING ON PAGE ONE STATES: "COMPLETION AND OPENING OF THE ROAD TO GREENPORT. 96 MILES. On and after Monday next, the 29th July, accomodation trains for the local business of the island, will run as follows..... Leave BROOKLYN at 3 P.M. every day (Sundays excepted) for GREENPORT..... Returning, leave GREENPORT DEPOT for BROOKLYN at 5 A.M. ..... Light freight and packages taken by the passage train. The above arrangement affords an opportunity for the residents of Sag Harbor and Greenport, and all other parts of the Island, to remain in New York five hours, and return home the same evening." "Due notice will be given of the connection of the road with the Eastern lines to Boston." ON JULY 29 THE SAME TIMETABLE IS MODIFIED: "The 3 o'clock train from Brooklyn and the morning train from Greenport will discontinue the following stops, viz: East New York, Union Course, Brushville, Carll Place, and Westbury. These stops will be made by the way train to and from Hicksville." A TIMETABLE DATED AUGUST 8 AND APPEARING ON PAGE THREE OF THE EAGLE FOR AUGUST 9 STATES: "LONG ISLAND RAILROAD IN CONNECTION WITH BOSTON - THROUGH BY DAYLIGHT. A train will leave the depot at Brooklyn on Friday, 9th of August, at 8 o'clock A.M. for Greenport, whence passengers will be taken to Stonington in the Sound steamer NARRAGANSETT, and proceed immediately to Boston. On the following day the steamer NEW HAVEN will carry passengers from Greenport to the Norwich and Worcester Railroad, and alternate in this manner until further notice. ..... "Baggage crates will go through to Boston unopened. Fare through, $4.50. Meals extra. Rooms with seats for four persons, can be secured the evening previous at an extra charge, as far as Greenport." THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE OF AUGUST 13 HAD THIS ARTICLE: "The First Trip. - The new route to Boston was tried on Friday, and the whole distance accomplished in 10 hours and 9 minutes. The following was the time through:
Time through. 10 hours and 9 minutes, of which 2 hours and 23 minutes were consumed in passing from Greenport to Stonington - an unusually dull pace, if the distance is only 28 miles." |
FROM JUNE 1845 BROOKLYN EAGLE
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JUNE 14, 1845
Go to ----> 1844 ANNUAL REPORT
BEDFORD
THIS MAP SHOWS THE PROPERTY OF THE BROOKLYN AND JAMAICA ON BOTH SIDES
OF THEIR RIGHT OF WAY. THIS WAS THE TERMINUS FOR STEAM 1836 - 1839. BY 1851
ATLANTIC STREET (AVENUE), 70 FEET WIDE, HAD BEEN EXTENDED AS FAR AS CLASSON
AVENUE - IT THEN CURVED AND RAN INTO FULTON AVENUE. (30 FEET OF THEIR RIGHT
OF WAY HAD BEEN CEDED BY THE BROOKLYN AND JAMAICA.) SINCE THE 1860'S
IT HAS RUN PARALLEL WITH PACIFIC STREET FROM HERE TO EAST NEW YORK.
THIS MAP SHOWS THE PRIVATE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE BROOKLYN
AND JAMAICA BETWEEN SCHUYLER STREET AND HERKIMER STREET.
SCHUYLER STREET WAS WIDENED TO BECOME ATLANTIC AVENUE.
ONE BLOCK OF THE RIGHT OF WAY BETWEEN BEDFORD AVENUE
AND NOSTRAND AVENUE REMAINS TODAY AS HERKIMER PLACE.
AFTER THE RAILROAD WAS EXPELLED AND
ATLANTIC AVENUE WAS EXTENDED TO THE CITY LINE.
Continued on ----> PART TWO: THE TUNNEL; SOUTH FERRY, THE TERMINAL AND THE BOATS;
U. S. MAIL SERVICE; SCENE ALONG THE BROOKLYN & JAMAICA; UNION COURSE RACE TRACK;
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