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Copyright © DECEMBER 2006 Arthur John Huneke
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THE NEW YORK AND MANHATTAN BEACH RAILWAY
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THE MARINE RAILWAY Part TWO
NEW DECEMBER 07, 2006 - IMAGE ADDED MARCH 3, 2007
CIRCA 1900: LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD FORNEY NUMBER 211 PHOTOGRAPHED FROM THE ORIENTAL HOTEL
IN 1899 THE DUPLEX CAR "ORIENTAL" RAN BETWEEN THE
MANHATTAN BEACH HOTEL AND THE ORIENTAL HOTEL.
THE WESTERN MARINE RAILWAY
THIS 1891 MAP SHOWS THE SHORTENED EASTERN MARINE RAILWAY
AND THE RELOCATED WESTERN MARINE RAILWAY.
THIS PHOTOGRAPH DATED 1901 - 1905 SHOWS THE BRIGHTON BEACH STATION JUST NORTH (LEFT)
OF THE BRIGHTON BATHHOUSE (CENTER). THE BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL IS AT THE FAR RIGHT.
THE BRIGHTON LINE TERMINAL CONSISTED OF THESE LOOP TRACKS.
MARINE RAILWAY STATION.
THE SAME AREA JULY 12, 1916 - THE HOTEL IS AT THE RIGHT. THE BRIGHTON
LINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO CONEY ISLAND AND THE LOOP TRACKS REMOVED.
BRIGHTON BATHS
BRIGHTON BATHS - BRIGHTON BEACH STATION AND A TOWER IN THE DISTANCE TO THE LEFT
BEYOND THE B.R.T. STATION AND TOWER IS AN ARCH
BEYOND THE ARCH UNTIL LATE 1913 WAS THE MARINE RAILWAY STATION.
THE SIGN READS "CAR TO MANHATTAN BEACH".
BEYOND THE ARCH IS THE MARINE RAILWAY STATION.
LOOKING NORTHWEST - THE MARINE RAILWAY IN THE FOREGROUND
IN THE BACKGROUND OF THIS JULY 1916 PHOTOGRAPH CAN BE
SEEN THE GIANT COASTER AND THE BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL.
THIS CAR WAS PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE 1909 LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD MANHATTAN BEACH STATION.
ORIENTAL BOULEVARD
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EVERY YEAR AUTUMN AND WINTER STORMS DID SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE BEACH AND TO THE MARINE RAILWAY.
A FEBRUARY 16, 1885 STORM DAMAGED THE EASTERN MARINE
RAILWAY SO SEVERELY THAT IT WAS NEVER REBUILT EAST OF THE ORIENTAL HOTEL. |
CIRCA 1900: LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD FORNEY NUMBER 211 PHOTOGRAPHED FROM THE ORIENTAL HOTEL
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THE DUPLEX CAR "ORIENTAL" RECEIVED ITS POWER FROM A THIRD RAIL WHICH WAS LOCATED BETWEEN THE RUNNING RAILS AND WAS ENERGIZED SECTION BY SECTION ONLY WHEN THE CAR WAS PRESENT. IT WAS TESTED FOR A SHORT PERIOD IN 1899, WAS EVENTUALLY FITTED WITH TROLLEY POLES, AND WAS PHOTOGRAPHED BACK AT MANHATTAN BEACH IN 1905.
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IN 1899 THE DUPLEX CAR "ORIENTAL" RAN BETWEEN THE
MANHATTAN BEACH HOTEL AND THE ORIENTAL HOTEL.
THE WESTERN MARINE RAILWAY
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THE STORM OF NOVEMBER 25, 1888 RESULTED IN THE RAILWAY'S RELOCATION FURTHER NORTH |
THIS 1891 MAP SHOWS THE SHORTENED EASTERN MARINE RAILWAY
AND THE RELOCATED WESTERN MARINE RAILWAY.
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STEAM WAS USED UNTIL THE END OF THE 1905 SEASON. A NEW TROLLEY CAR WITH AN ELECTRIFIED OPEN STEAM CAR AS A SPARE PROVIDED SERVICE FROM 1906 UNTIL THE END OF THE 1913 SEASON.
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THIS PHOTOGRAPH DATED 1901 - 1905 SHOWS THE BRIGHTON BEACH STATION JUST NORTH (LEFT)
OF THE BRIGHTON BATHHOUSE (CENTER). THE BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL IS AT THE FAR RIGHT.
THE BRIGHTON LINE TERMINAL CONSISTED OF THESE LOOP TRACKS.
MARINE RAILWAY STATION.
THE SAME AREA JULY 12, 1916 - THE HOTEL IS AT THE RIGHT. THE BRIGHTON
LINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO CONEY ISLAND AND THE LOOP TRACKS REMOVED.
BRIGHTON BATHS
BRIGHTON BATHS - BRIGHTON BEACH STATION AND A TOWER IN THE DISTANCE TO THE LEFT
BEYOND THE B.R.T. STATION AND TOWER IS AN ARCH
BEYOND THE ARCH UNTIL LATE 1913 WAS THE MARINE RAILWAY STATION.
THE SIGN READS "CAR TO MANHATTAN BEACH".
BEYOND THE ARCH IS THE MARINE RAILWAY STATION.
LOOKING NORTHWEST - THE MARINE RAILWAY IN THE FOREGROUND
IN THE BACKGROUND OF THIS JULY 1916 PHOTOGRAPH CAN BE
SEEN THE GIANT COASTER AND THE BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL.
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FROM 1906 UNTIL 1913
TROLLEY CARS PROVIDED SERVICE ON THE MARINE RAILWAY. ON AUGUST 7, 1913 TWO LEASED BATTERY CARS BEGAN RUNNING ON ORIENTAL BOULEVARD AND TO THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD'S SHEEPSHEAD BAY STATION WHERE PASSENGERS COULD TRANSFER TO THE BRIGHTON LINE. |
THIS CAR WAS PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE 1909 LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD MANHATTAN BEACH STATION.
ORIENTAL BOULEVARD