THE BROOKLYN,
FLATBUSH AND CONEY ISLAND RAILWAY
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LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD SERVICE FROM HUNTERS POINT TO BRIGHTON
BEACH BEGAN AUGUST 6, 1878 AT 4:00 P.M. THIS IS THE FIRST TIMETABLE |
TRAINS USED THE FORMER FLUSHING & NORTH SIDE TERMINAL - WHICH APPEARS ON THIS CIRCA 1874 MAP - AND HAD TO RUN VIA THE MAIN LINE AND JAMAICA . |
LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD TRAINS FROM LONG ISLAND CITY RAN TO BRIGHTON
BEACH VIA THE MAIN LINE AND TWO NEW JUNCTIONS - BRIGHTON JUNCTION
3/4 MILE WEST OF JAMAICA AND BERLIN JUNCTION AT THE CONNECTION
WITH THE ATLANTIC DIVISION. THIS TRACK REMAINED UNTIL THE JAMAICA
GRADE CROSSING ELIMINATION AS THE "ENGINE RUN AROUND TRACK". THIS 1879 TIME TABLE SHOWS BRIGHTON JUNCTION, BERLIN JUNCTION AND BEDFORD JUNCTION. |