ARRT'S
ARRCHIVES
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THE LONG
ISLAND RAIL ROAD and ATLANTIC AVENUE PART FOUR FLATBUSH AVENUE TO BEDFORD AVENUE 1877 - 1898 |
IN 1877 THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD WAS GRANTED PERMISSION TO AGAIN RUN STEAM TRAINS INTO THE CITY OF BROOKLYN. THE ROAD FROM BROOKLYN TO JAMAICA WAS LEASED FROM THE ATLANTIC AVENUE RAILROAD COMPANY OF BROOKLYN, A HORSECAR LINE WHICH HAD ABSORBED THE BROOKLYN AND JAMAICA RAILWAY. |
IN 1878 BROOKLYN FLATBUSH AND CONEY ISLAND RAILWAY TRAINS BEGAN USING THE L.I.R.R. STATION. IT APPEARS FROM THIS ENGRAVING THAT THEIR TRAINS USED THE TRACK ON ATLANTIC AVENUE. |
WHEN THESE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN CIRCA 1895 THE TRACK ON ATLANTIC AVENUE WAS STILL THERE, UNPROTECTED BY THE CROSSING GATES. THE 1895 MAP SHOWS THAT IT HAD BEEN SHORTENED - THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW THAT IT WAS APPARENTLY BEING USED FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING MAIL CARS. |