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THE NEW YORK AND MANHATTAN BEACH RAILWAY
Part EIGHT |
THE MARINE RAILWAY
REVISED JANUARY 16, 2012
1897 TOPOGRAPHIC MAP OF CONEY ISLAND SHOWS
MARINE RAILWAY AND EASTERN MARINE RAILWAY
TRACING SHOWS MARINE RAILWAY AND EASTERN MARINE RAILWAY
1884 RENDITION OF MANHATTAN BEACH SHOWS MARINE RAILWAY
TO BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL AT LOWER LEFT AND (EASTERN) MARINE
RAILWAY BEHIND MANHATTAN BEACH HOTEL AND ORIENTAL HOTEL
THE EASTERN MARINE RAILWAY RAN TO POINT BREEZE.
A FEBRUARY 16, 1885 STORM DAMAGED THE EASTERN MARINE
RAILWAY SO SEVERELY THAT IT WAS NEVER REBUILT.
THE LESS-THAN-A-HALF-MILE-LONG MARINE RAILWAY TO THE
BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL AT THE MANHATTAN BEACH HOTEL.
THE MARINE RAILWAY STATIONS
MANHATTAN BEACH
TWO MASON BOGIE LOCOMOTIVES
MASON MACHINE WORKS TAUNTON MASS.
A VERY OLD PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MANHATTAN BEACH HOTEL. A (WESTERN) MARINE RAILWAY TRAIN WITH A MASON BOGIE LOCOMOTIVE AND TWO OPEN CARS IS SEEN AT THE STATION. EVERY YEAR AUTUMN AND WINTER STORMS DID SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE BEACH AND TO THE MARINE RAILWAY. THE STORM OF NOVEMBER 25, 1888 RESULTED IN THE RAILWAY'S RELOCATION FURTHER NORTH.
THIS VIEW SHOWS THE MARINE RAILWAY MAIN TRACK IN THE RIGHT FOREGROUND AND THE
CONNECTING TRACK TO THE N. Y. & MANHATTAN BEACH RAILWAY CURVING TO THE NORTH PAST THE HOTEL.
WORKMEN, NUMEROUS TIES AND A GONDOLA INDICATE THAT FILLING AND TRACK REPAIR WERE UNDERWAY.
THE MARINE RAILWAY STATIONS
BRIGHTON BEACH
THE STORM OF NOVEMBER 25, 1888 RESULTED IN THE RAILWAY'S RELOCATION FURTHER NORTH.
IN 1889 THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD CHIEF ENGINEER REPORTED ON THE
PLANNED RELOCATION OF THE MARINE RAILWAY (WESTERN) AWAY FROM THE SEA.
MARINE RAILWAY'S 1879 MASON BOGIE "WEST END"
MARINE RAILWAY PASSENGER CAR
"ORIENTAL" AND HER SISTER "MANHATTAN" WERE BUILT BY BALDWIN
IN 1877 AS THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD "FLATBUSH" AND "BROOKLYN".
"ORIENTAL" IN MORRIS PARK YARD
PERHAPS AFTER BEING WITHDRAWN FROM SERVICE IN 1906
Go to ----> MARINE RAILWAY Part TWO
return to ----> MANHATTAN BEACH
See ----> JUNE 15, 1881 TIME TABLE
Go to ----> BRIGHTON BEACH
Go to ----> CONEY ISLAND
return to ----> HOME PAGE
1897 TOPOGRAPHIC MAP OF CONEY ISLAND SHOWS
MARINE RAILWAY AND EASTERN MARINE RAILWAY
TRACING SHOWS MARINE RAILWAY AND EASTERN MARINE RAILWAY
1884 RENDITION OF MANHATTAN BEACH SHOWS MARINE RAILWAY
TO BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL AT LOWER LEFT AND (EASTERN) MARINE
RAILWAY BEHIND MANHATTAN BEACH HOTEL AND ORIENTAL HOTEL
THE EASTERN MARINE RAILWAY RAN TO POINT BREEZE.
A FEBRUARY 16, 1885 STORM DAMAGED THE EASTERN MARINE
RAILWAY SO SEVERELY THAT IT WAS NEVER REBUILT.
THE LESS-THAN-A-HALF-MILE-LONG MARINE RAILWAY TO THE
BRIGHTON BEACH HOTEL AT THE MANHATTAN BEACH HOTEL.
THE MARINE RAILWAY STATIONS
MANHATTAN BEACH
THIS IS LOOKING WEST AT THE MANHATTAN BEACH HOTEL. THIS STRUCTURE CAN BE SEEN BEHIND THE TRAIN IN THE ABOVE IMAGE AND SOMEWHAT MODIFIED AT THE FAR LEFT OF THE IMAGE TWO ABOVE THAT |
TWO MASON BOGIE LOCOMOTIVES
MASON MACHINE WORKS TAUNTON MASS.
A VERY OLD PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MANHATTAN BEACH HOTEL. A (WESTERN) MARINE RAILWAY TRAIN WITH A MASON BOGIE LOCOMOTIVE AND TWO OPEN CARS IS SEEN AT THE STATION. EVERY YEAR AUTUMN AND WINTER STORMS DID SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE BEACH AND TO THE MARINE RAILWAY. THE STORM OF NOVEMBER 25, 1888 RESULTED IN THE RAILWAY'S RELOCATION FURTHER NORTH.
THIS VIEW SHOWS THE MARINE RAILWAY MAIN TRACK IN THE RIGHT FOREGROUND AND THE
CONNECTING TRACK TO THE N. Y. & MANHATTAN BEACH RAILWAY CURVING TO THE NORTH PAST THE HOTEL.
WORKMEN, NUMEROUS TIES AND A GONDOLA INDICATE THAT FILLING AND TRACK REPAIR WERE UNDERWAY.
THE MARINE RAILWAY STATIONS
BRIGHTON BEACH
THE STORM OF NOVEMBER 25, 1888 RESULTED IN THE RAILWAY'S RELOCATION FURTHER NORTH.
IN 1889 THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD CHIEF ENGINEER REPORTED ON THE
PLANNED RELOCATION OF THE MARINE RAILWAY (WESTERN) AWAY FROM THE SEA.
MARINE RAILWAY'S 1879 MASON BOGIE "WEST END"
MARINE RAILWAY PASSENGER CAR
"ORIENTAL" AND HER SISTER "MANHATTAN" WERE BUILT BY BALDWIN
IN 1877 AS THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD "FLATBUSH" AND "BROOKLYN".
"ORIENTAL" IN MORRIS PARK YARD
PERHAPS AFTER BEING WITHDRAWN FROM SERVICE IN 1906
Go to ----> MARINE RAILWAY Part TWO
return to ----> MANHATTAN BEACH
See ----> JUNE 15, 1881 TIME TABLE
Go to ----> BRIGHTON BEACH
Go to ----> CONEY ISLAND
return to ----> HOME PAGE